Mrisir

Thanks Greg, I will do some research and give it a try.

1 hour ago, coupe4 said:

hi imran,id be removing the door car and check is there something loose or if someone previously changed the window reg they may not have put it back properly or maybe left a nut or washer in the door panel.Greg

Hi greg,

thanks for your response. That sounds very sensible. Is there a guide you know of or any documentation I can follow to remove the car door?

thanks

Hi all,

I’ve noticed recently that when I drive my audi, i hear a weird buzz/rattling noise from the lower side of the driver door when going over 30mph. It sounds like its near the speaker (this noise also happens when nothing played on the stereo). Sounds like something is lose/vibrating then stops when i slow down.

I’ve checked the speaker grill is not lose. Checked the metal strip underneath the speaker grill. Even checked to see if the puddle light is lose but still hear it…any ideas what it could be?

Thanks 🙏 

1 hour ago, Noodles said:

Hi Mrisir, did you ever resolve this problem?

I seem to have the same issue

Hi mate. Unfortunately (or fortunately) for me it was one of those issues that just went away itself so not quite sure what the issue was….

2 hours ago, Rob G said:

With Big Motoring the reasoning is Kafkaesque. They say that replacement is only ‘recommended’ but when asked about the likelihood of honouring a warranty claim linked to the cambelt they agree that they will most likely reject it if the recommended schedule isn’t followed. 

Definitely a catch 22.

amazing you mention big motoring group, I was going to buy an Audi from them. They told me it was full service history (2016 model only had two stamps once I checked!). But that wasn’t the most crazy thing, when I asked if they would do a service they first said they only do services if the last service was done over a year ago or 12k miles ago…well the last service on the car I was looking at was over 2 years ago so I asked them to do the service then they responded saying they wont do it (no reason given). Literally walked away, I do not trust them at all.

50 minutes ago, Rob G said:

Re the cam belt timing. 
My car registered in Sept 2017 is currently in with a specialist for some work. As part of the inspection they flagged getting the belt done as we’re coming up on five years. 
When I mentioned this to the supplying dealers (car supermarket that sounds like another German car brand) that I was surprised that this work hadn’t been carried out prior to putting the car on sale to me less than two months ago, they said the following (I’ll paraphrase). 
Belt replacement is ‘recommended’ at five years or 140,000 miles so they would not fund or assist with cost of replacement. When I suggested that I was sceptical that they would honour a warranty claim (I have three years warranty on the car) if the belt let go, they agreed that it was unlikely they would do so. 
Bit of a Catch 22 situation. 
TLDR I’m replacing the belt to be on the safe side. 

Wise getting the belt done on the safe side, nothing beats the feeling of piece of mind. 

When I got mine I asked for them to get it done but it was last done in 2021 (there was an audi dealership receipt for it) so they didn’t do it. 

Hi All,

I've just been doing my service planning for my new audi A4 B9. It's a diesel automatic. I have done some research online and found that the recommended times for the service items are:

Gear Box oil:

First one after 35k miles

Then every 40k after that

Brake fluid:

Every two years

Pollen filter:

Every 20k miles or two years

Oil and filter:

Every 10k miles or 1 year

Fuel filter:

Every 20k Miles or 2 years

Cambelt and water pump

Audi say 120k miles.

But generally suggested is

Every 5 years or 50k Miles

(to include Aux belt and rollers also)

Engine air filter:

Every 55k miles

Pollen cabin filter:

Every 20k Miles of 2 years

Battery

Every 7 years

Do these look correct? Are there any items you would suggest getting done earlier/later?

Thanks!

1 minute ago, Steve Q said:

I'd recommend a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up. Could be an issue with the egr and car trying to regen or an issue with a sensor. Whats the engine temp like when driving?

Engine temp showing completely normal (90 after around half hour of driving).

When the fans came on this morning, they came on literally as soon as I started the car and the temps were reading like nothing then

Hello
I have an audi a4 b9 2016 2.0 diesel. Today i turned on the engine and this fan noise came on from the front of the car. 

I turned off all the ac and fans in the car and could still hear this fan noise from the front even as the engine was running.

I drove around 100 miles. Then stopped as it was still there, turned off the engine (so ignition still on) and the fan noise was still there. It’s only when the car was totally off it stopped. I then started the car again and it was gone. Any ideas what this would have been? 

Indeed, wise words Gareth. The detailer I am going to is highly recommended for his quality of work in our area so if I get a payout which will cover his costs to put it right, I will be happy. Then I can just pay him to carry out the work to fully remediate the issue 

Hi Gareth,

Sound advice, will have someone look at it tomorrow so I know in advance the cost of repair.

thanks

yep I will be very cautious. I know certain cleaning products will just mask the marks and wear off so will double check if it has gone or not.

not really sure what to do if the marks dont come out, i like the car and feel its abit mental to return it because of this. Equally these marks really have taken the “shine” off of this new car for me. Even if they offered cash this might not make the feeling go away but I’ll see what they do and what they can offer. Thanks again Gareth

Hi all, thanks for all your responses. Sorry for the delay in my response, I never got a notification that anyone had responded.

@Magnet thank you for your advice, very useful and this was my plan until things had got worse (see below for the update).

@Turlough thank you for your suggestion, I will try and find some of this stuff (again see update below).

Update -

So looks like the car will be going back to the dealership after all, I didnt want to do a 400 mile round trip for just those marks but unfortuantley another problem has popped up. The LED lighting in the S Line sill trim has stopped working, which actually really affects the look of the car at night since the rest of it is lighting up beautifully. So I thought might aswell hit two birds with one stone and get the dealer to get these marks out & fix the lighting issue which they have agreed to.

....however need your advice as clearly you guys know your stuff. If the dealer says they cannot remove these marks (they caused this damage as its not in the pictures & video they sent me of the car) - what should I do? Should I ask them to replace the silver damage trims? Ask for cash? Any advice would be appreciated.

For context, its a big dealership up north with over 3000 cars over three different sites and they turn over millions a year (cant say the name just incase they find this post before the repairs are done 😂)

Hi Mark,

I have had the car for a week, the dealer has I bought it from valeted the car before I bought it. I travelled 200 miles to pickup the car and actually came right at the end of the day on a Sunday but the kept it open for me to make the sale. I noticed these marks on the day and the salesman cleared the marks on the back left and told me he done the others but he annoyingly didnt. 
Dealership have said if I take it back they will remove the marks for me…but thats a 400 mile round trip so I was hoping there would be some product I could buy or something I could do to get rid of the stains.

thanks

imran

Any idea how to remove these white marks on the silver trim? 

Have tried washing up liquid with warm water & also warm soapy water but no luck.

Hi guys,

When I start my car up I get the parking sensor warning light come on for a few seconds then it dissapears, is this normal? (images below)

IMG_8118.HEIC IMG_8120.HEIC

Thanks so much Joe! I’ll attempt this in a couple weeks time once I get back. But between your advice and the video i think i know all I need now. 
Might come back with some more questions 👀(hopefully not 😂)

33 minutes ago, JMKC82 said:

With ignition off, check the fuses that have 0V

This is why I was wondering how to turn the power on and off. When I hit stop, the virtual cockpit and the centre screen are still on - my thinking was that with these screens on the car would still be sending power to all so I would never get a reading of 0V. I’ll leave the car door closed for abit and try what you suggested and hopefully the electrics just turn off so I can take the reading 😬

complete noob question (sorry again!) - which ring lug would you recommend? & how do I connect it to the black earth cable supplied in the nextbase kit? I assume just it touching is enough? 
thanks

1 hour ago, JMKC82 said:

Hi,

I'm not sure if you need to turn off the power completely?  I didn't, and just plugged the hard wired fuse connector into the fuse box.  It is only 12Vdc.  Caveat, this is just me, and i take no responsibility for electrocuting yourself.

As a side note, i recommend a branded hard wire system.  I've tried a cheap hard wired system from ebay, and the electrical noise has affected the radio.  I'm currently using Nextbase hardwired system.

Second note, if memory serves, the majority of internal power switches off after a certain time you switch off the ignition or unlock the car (open the door or doors that you are going to access, as if you keep opening and closing the doors it will repower the internals of the car).

Thanks, Joe

Hey mate, thanks for responding. The only reason I wanted to get the power off was to figure out which fuse powered off when the car was locked but if they all turn off after a short amount of time I’ll just go try my luck lol.

I’ve got the nextbase hardwire kit, where did you connect your earth to? In the video i linked the guy has this massive ring that goes over the bolt to earth but the nextbase kit doesnt come with that ring. Did you buy it separately? Thanks!

Hi guys - silly question but does anyone have any idea on how to turn off all the electrics in the car? As soon as I sit in the car, all the electrics are on even before pressing the start/stop button.

Ideally everything would be off (I want to hard wire my dashcam into the fusebox). Somone suggested sitting in the car then pressing the lock button on the key but I dont want to set off any alarms as I would need to open the doors to get access to things.

Just incase anyone is looking to do the same found a excellent guide here - 

Sorry was responding in a rush (train to work), missed out that bit - They said miles. I work in london and there is a Audi dealership near the office so I went in & asked…they said 5 years or 75k miles whatever is first. So completely lost as to what they actually recommend as they don’t seem to want to agree a consistent figure😬

Trust me, I was every bit as surprised as you are. I called a second Audi dealership & they said the same…but I think I will get it done just for piece of mind.

Yep they include water pump & aux belt. Audi said something mental which I still can’t quite get over…they said it doesn’t need to be done until 140k miles and there is no “time” based parameter which needs to be hit.

Then went on to suggest I don’t even need to get it done. I think leaving it that long isn’t wise even if it does hold up…just feels plain wrong lol.

Hi Gareth!

thanks for your detailed response. I’ve had three quotes back.

1) from local audi dealership £845

2) independent audi specialist £680

3) independent local garage (non audi specialist) £580

cost difference isnt that great so I will probably go with option 1 or 2. But off the back of your advice I will give a couple of other audi dealerships a call just to see if there is any difference in quotes. Options 1 & 2 claim to use quality parts where option 3 was not even open to discussion about what kit they have got.

Ah makes sense. Thanks will defo get the aux belt & rollers done at the same time