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My fan keeps coming on too, even a 10 minute drive can put the fan on for 5 minutes or so, doesn't do it everytime though 

I unknowingly had the opportunity to get it remapped for free when I got the adblue deleted but I asked the question too late but according to the guy it would have put power up to 225bhp and increased the torque and he reckoned it would have improved the economy by up to 10mpg over standard 

I've got the 2l tdi ultra and my long memory mpg figure is 39.4mpg and I don't do much round town driving, I too don't think it's particularly economic and had expected at least late 40s early 50s its worse than my old 3l v6 jag xf

Had this a month now though only actually driven it for 2 weeks of that month, adblue issue is still there but I'm taking it in for diagnostic test on Wednesday and then it's a warranty job from there, unless the garage say no then it will be a drive back to the dealership to park it in their office and walk away from it

On 4/14/2024 at 2:57 PM, Mel clark said:

remapping with adblue delete should help, 

I'm getting it done through warranty this time, if and when it happens again I'll be going down that road of getting rid of the adblue, might even delete the dpf and egr whilst I'm at it

I picked up my 2014 a6 avant 3 weeks ago, took it back 2 weeks ago as start stop, auto release handbrake and parking sensors were up the spout, on way home the adblue p20e8 fault popped up so I refilled it with just over 5L tried the reset which worked for about 30 seconds then got the same message pop up, but it also bought on the engine management light too. Apparently there's nothing wrong with it and I picked it up yesterday with them saying all the faults had been sorted to go back out an hour after getting home to have the 650m message pop up yet again. 

Also on a side note I was going through the menu's to find out how to change the clock time and found the engine oil level menu with it saying please reduce the level.... now just before I picked it up it Apparently had a service, should I just hand the car back as a lemon or should I persevere?

I'm starting to get the feeling that I've been sold a dud car as it wasn't as described in the ad

4 hours ago, coupe4 said:

hi richard,i think the history for cam belt change and service history will be online if its been done by audi or a reputable independant garage.Greg

I will find out Friday when I take it in, im going to guess they'll have done it by their in house workshop 

3 hours ago, Magnet said:

Sorry Richard, this might be too direct a question, but why did you accept the car with so many of the ‘must check I have’ elements missing? 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

Hi mate I accepted it in current state as I'd already changed the insurance over from the old car to the new and the jag really was on its last legs, the adblu and the front park sensors only went south on the day of pick up the other stuff I'd been told had been rectified prior to pick up but on checking only 1 of the 3 presale issues had been resolved, the dealership have been very good though so far and I'm taking it back to them this coming Friday for everything to be resolved otherwise I'll be walking away from the deal and buying something else (though probably not from them) 

As an aside the recall was for a heating element though I didn't get placement of said heating element from the main dealers when I rang this morning 

1 hour ago, Magnet said:

Worth describing the symptoms to Audi and taking their advice on potential costs. As I said, I would just forget about the recall, unless they can assure you it is connected with the Adblu issue. 

Sound advice, well there's a few things that aren't right with the car which I was assured last weekend when I viewed the car would be sorted before I picked it up which haven't been, also I don't have the current mot paperwork nor any kind of service history and also the cam belt and water pump have apparently been replaced yet I don't have any paperwork to support this so these are just things I need to query with the seller as I'd have thought they should have been present in the pack 

1 hour ago, Magnet said:

I wouldn’t worry about the recall if it’s not Adblu associated. Any ‘messing orotund’ with the car, gives the seller ammunition to claim it ‘wasn’t like that before you subjected it the recall’. 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

The selling company will be the first port of call, I'll be telling them the issues i have with the car and giving them the opportunity to rectify it otherwise I'll be handing them the car back and walking away from it

2 minutes ago, Magnet said:

Hello Richard,

There has been many posts on the potential impact of this issue - regrettably often not good reading. 
I take it you didn’t buy your car from a main dealer ( too old?). 
If this were mine, I would be e-mailing the seller today, and following up with a phone call in the morning. 
I think you need to request that you book this in to your nearest main dealer, or trusted independent for a diagnostic check, and seek their sanction to do that. 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

It was bought from a 2nd hand dealers, I have already messaged the selling dealers though not heard anything back from them just yet, I'll be calling them tomorrow morning along with teesside audi for the outstanding recall which I'm hoping is about the adblu issue I've got 

So picked up the car yesterday drove home and halfway home got the 650mi till no start warning. 

Refilled the adblu with fresh, plugged my handheld scanner in and its coming up with P20E8 and P20E8 P codes both relating to adblu issues.

Now does anyone on here know how to get rid of this issue?

Rich

Well I've got to call them tomorrow to speak with the service department as they are closed today so I'll be doing that in the morning 

53 minutes ago, Lauren3001 said:

Update:

Our friend has just been, the issue is glow plug 4 - all 4 glow plugs were changed when they were prepping the car! My partner and father in law said this might be the case, so guess they were right! Waiting for the dealership to open so I can call them and update them. I’ll still be heading there tomorrow and hopefully they can sort it the same day without me needing to take a courtesy car home! 🤞🏻🙏🏻

Hopefully its an easy fix for you and can be done while you wait, I'm going to call audi now

2 minutes ago, Lauren3001 said:

Keep me posted! 

Yeah I shall do, I hope the issue with yours is easily sorted too 

I'd have said 12.8 with the engine running was abit low id be looking for low 14s raising slightly when load is applied 

15 minutes ago, Lauren3001 said:

Well I hope you get it sorted asap. Surely if they’re not going to entertain sorting it or acknowledging it, you can just give them the car back! Have you any warranty from them?
Annoying buying a car that’s new to you, and then there being issues! I’ve been very frustrated this weekend, stuck in with 2 small children not knowing whether I can drive this car or not! 

Our friend is due this morning to plug it in, so guess I’ll know more then!

I have got a 3 month warranty with the selling company so at least that's something 

1 minute ago, Steve Q said:

Keep us posted on how you get on 

Yeah I will do 

5 minutes ago, Lauren3001 said:

Fingers crossed they get you sorted and it’s nothing too serious. Bit naughty of them not to tell you beforehand though! 🙄

Yeah considering one of the salesmen was the last keeper.... apparently but he didn't know about the issues I'd flagged up so unsure if they are trying to pull the wool or not but I've gone in with my eyes firmly open 

40 minutes ago, Lauren3001 said:

Congrats!

hope all goes ok with the recall. What’s it for?

Thanks Lauren 😊 

Honestly I don't know, hopefully its nothing serious otherwise I'll be doing my ends with the selling company 

6 minutes ago, Lauren3001 said:

Ah no! Annoying! 
What year is it? I had a Q3 before this and was impressed with it, had it for 6 years! Just wanted something bigger (kids!). 

It's a 2014 plate, had a jag xf 3.0d before this but as we're expecting a 2nd within the next month or so I needed something with a bigger boot and this seemed perfect 

1 hour ago, Lauren3001 said:

 

Thank you.. yeah he seemed adamant but then who knows! The car has been through various checks in preparation for me to collect it, 4 glow plugs changed, brake pads etc. The guy said the tech who he spoke to was the guy who prepped the car for me to collect and he was pretty certain that’s what it would be but like you say, the light could come on for anything and we won’t know until we have the codes.

Will know more tomorrow morning when our friend comes over to plug it in 🤞🏻
Spoke to the garage further, they’ll obviously sort whatever it is for me, it’s just a pain as they’re an hour away and can’t go until Monday morning!

I picked mine up today and I too have a few niggles that need sorting, then I do a check and find out there's a recall outstanding... I'll definitely be on the case tomorrow to find out why I wasn't pre informed 

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1 hour ago, Lauren3001 said:

 

Thank you.. yeah he seemed adamant but then who knows! The car has been through various checks in preparation for me to collect it, 4 glow plugs changed, brake pads etc. The guy said the tech who he spoke to was the guy who prepped the car for me to collect and he was pretty certain that’s what it would be but like you say, the light could come on for anything and we won’t know until we have the codes.

Will know more tomorrow morning when our friend comes over to plug it in 🤞🏻
Spoke to the garage further, they’ll obviously sort whatever it is for me, it’s just a pain as they’re an hour away and can’t go until Monday morning!

I picked mine up today and I too have a few niggles that need sorting, then I do a check and find out there's a recall outstanding... I'll definitely be on the case tomorrow to find out why I wasn't pre informed 

15 minutes ago, Lauren3001 said:

Hey. Collected an Audi Q5 2.0 Quattro yesterday. Diesel, auto. 
Drove it 40 miles home, got into it today and the EML came on. Spoke with garage, they’re happy for me to take it back to them on Monday morning for them to sort - he said he spoke to one of the technicians who said he thinks it’s potentially a O2 sensor issue. 
Car feels fine, no lag, and drives what I think it normal. 
We have a mechanic friend coming tomorrow who is going to plug it in and see what’s going on. 
The tech at the dealership said because the vehicles potentially been standing for a few weeks he thinks this is why the oxygen sensor light is on. I personally have no clue about cars in depth, just wondering if this sounds likely? 

I guess it's plausible that a sensor might just go awol but I'd say it sounds abit like clutching at straws, nowadays without the car being on a diagnostic device nobody has a clue because everything seems to talk to everything else and if something doesn't send the relevant information at the relevant time then it they get scared.

I'd say get codes read and go from there, you've nothing to lose from doing that