Maka

No i haven't, i did replaced belt tensioner too

Forgot to mention that new AC compressor works perfectly fine minus the noise

Hi all, i got myself a big headache probably because i try to save money and fix things by myself haha. I've bought my B8.5 few months ago and i did notice right away that there is some grinding/bad bearing noise coming from the AC compressor area and AC wasn't working (system had pressure and was filled correctly). Noise was quite annoying and I didn't wanted to spend money on fixing the issue back then, so i came up with idea to get myself shorter serpentine belt and install it avoiding ac compressor pulley. So i did that and it worked perfectly and there was no more grinding noise yeayy! So that should confirm me 100% that this noise was coming from compressor isn't it? But now I'm not sure as today i have installed brand new compressor put back correct length belt and the noise is back!! Compressor was filled with oil and recharged correctly. So could it be that new compressor is faulty same way as the old one? Or there is something else i could have missed? Noise does go away completely with higher revs, and gets better on idle when engine warms up. VID_20250519_203900.mp4

I did find the whole set of suspension arms in Parts in Motion made by Febi and price was surprisingly low only 400£ for a set. On a compatible vehicle list i found all the variations of my a4 except it was only for AWD. I did enquire parts in motion to see if it fits my car anyway, but unfortunately they got back to me and said no. So i will try over the weekend to order them separately, just need to find out correct part numbers for my car.

Master-Sport

Thanks I'll have a look. I've was looking from Autodoc as they sell complete set instead of selecting parts one by one and still ends up cheaper than anywhere in UK including postage fees. I know i can afford to spend a bit more and get parts from here if i had too, but that still doesn't answer my original question.

Hi all. I've just recently bought an Audi A4 B8 avant 2012. After purchase I've checked front suspension and realised most of the suspension arms bushings are cracked and some of them completely gone. I was about to order the whole set of new arms and links from Autodoc but one of my friends told me that it will not fit as it is made in Germany for LHD vehicles 😅. Personally i don't see how it would be different? Could anyone with better knowledge advise me please? Or i should stop talking with that friend.