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  1. I've bought a sensor from eBay to keep in the car 😀 I'm not going to tempt fate by messing around with something that isn't broken. It doesn't appear to be the 'A' version however for £15 it might prevent a bigger issue. Edit: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334119302412?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=uI6ymBN1QH-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=BbKs5X6FTgi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
  2. I did exactly the same thing (different paint 😉) to the callipers, brake disc drum and brake shields on the wife's Golf, only because the discs can be removed without removing the carrier as I didn't have a large enough bit. Glad you mentioned it - I feel less particular now 😅
  3. Hi Steve, thinking back to when I rebuild the callipers on my A4 I didn't replace the carrier bolts then, and as you say, they had the grip washer. I just cleaned them with a wire brush and added a few drops of blue loctite. I was also surprised about the pads not having the backing on. I've seen it multiple times on various brands I've fitted over the years. Unfortunately ECP didn't have another set in stock to compare. Perhaps QC missed that batch 😄 I'll be going ahead with the full Brembo setup, and will report back on progress in the coming weeks. Thanks guys.
  4. Hi Gareth, I tried Parts in Motion but no luck on these brands for my car this time. The full Brembo setup from CP4L is £149 with the wear sensor and for no other reason than I pass the ECP store every Sunday where I can do a pick-up from 🙂 Thanks for your notes on experience with these also.
  5. Thanks for the feedback and advice Steve - much appreciated. How are you getting on with the Bosch pads? I bought a set for the wife's Golf rear a few months ago, but they did not have a friction pad and squealed loads, so replaced them with ECP cheapest brand and they are doing great. Do the carrier to hub bolts need replacing?
  6. Hi all, it looks like it's time to put some shiny new rear brake discs and pads on my car. I've always opted for Pagid discs and pads however there seems to be mixed thoughts on them these days. The only negative of the setup is was they create a lot of brake dust, but I never had an issue with confidence in stopping the car. With the dust seen on my previous car in mind, I am looking to move away from the Pagid pads at least. ECP have Brembo at around the same price as everything else these days, and people seem to rave about them but I have no experience using them. Having a quick read on here, ATE come up as recommended for discs and pads. Can anyone share experience on either Brembo or ATE or something else? I have a full OEM setup currently, so will be calling TPS on Monday to see how their prices compare. As for the procedure, I understand the calliper to carrier bolt torque is 30 Nm (and the same bolts can be reused if not supplied with the pads if blue threadlock is applied). The carrier to hub bolt torque is 196 Nm but they MUST be replaced. Do I also need to replace the wear sensor? It's not worn. The car is on the original discs and the second set of pads, the issue is the discs are pretty much at the minimum thickness and the lip is about 1.5mm away from rubbing on the calliper. According to my verniers, the discs are close to the minimum thickness, so grinding the lip off isn't worth doubling the effort.
  7. Thanks Steve; I appreciate your thoughts and advice. I'm up to 93k now......I should probably get this done
  8. Gearbox oil change is an interesting topic. Audi and the specialist I take the cars to say for my A5 B9 manual, it's a sealed box and doesn't need changing. The specialist however did say if I'm having issues, and if not, leave it alone. My old A4 B8 had a slight issue at 140k so the oil was changed and slik50 (I think it's called) added and it's now on 265k with the new owner and trouble free.
  9. jdragon

    Rough Idle

    Have the glow plugs been checked, and MAF sensor cleaned as suggested in my last post?
  10. jdragon

    Rough Idle

    I had this on my A4 B8 2.0 diesel at more miles than your car has covered. As posted elsewhere on this site (search my posts), I did something like: Cleaned MAF sensor Checked glow plugs resistance (all ok) and checked caps were seated properly Might have been something else but I can't remember just now, but the problem went away. When was air filter changed? Cataclean would be something else to try. Throttle valve could also be an issue if the above does no solve the issue.
  11. That's how it leafy it looked in my car, but with a cleaner filter that had been changed at 59k 😄 I think Audi only have a hoover in the valeting bay...
  12. If it were my car, I'd go to TPS for the shocks. They will cost you around £90 each but for piece of mind, it's worth the little extra in my opinion 🙂 Edit: a garage I trust do however rate Sachs. They fitted Sachs rear coil springs to my old A4 B8 with no issues over the 20k I had the car following or for my mate who now owns the car.
  13. Just for completeness; I checked the longterm trip this morning and it showed 64.6 mpg over 8300 miles. I realise the difference as yours is Quattro but I wanted to better quantify / validate my earlier post of the MPGs I'm seeing 🙂
  14. Yes, it's why I avoided the Quattro but it sounds like you'll definitely benefit from it in the winter. The Cataclean and Archoil are great for the fuel system and DPF, but for the EGR cooler the main contributer being the AdBlue so no amount of fuel system cleaner will negate that, but it should help delay from the perspective of the fuel contributers.
  15. I didn't notice it is a Quattro, so the MPGs I'm getting is not helpful here. At least you have the satisfaction of knowing the average over it's 67k so that rules out something more sinister too, so that's great news. @Jaime A5 Quattro is yours diesel? Fingers crossed the EML comes on, so you can get the EGR valve and cooler replaced with some help from the warranty cover. Paying forward a tip from @Stevey Y is run a bottle of cataclean through it, you should be very pleased with the outcome.
  16. Those values, even the "improved" ones don't seem right. I can cruise at 68mph along A roads for approx. 35 miles and achieve ~75mpg, if I push it, I still get ~65 mpg, according to the trip data. My only gauge is I had a A4 BB 2.0 diesel and for the same amount of fuel and journey, I'm now getting ~100 extra miles per tank. I only use Esso standard fuel with the required dose of Archoil. There could be something more sinister going on there. Edit: what's the service history? I changed the air filter and spray cleaned the MAF sensor shortly after getting mine, but I don't recall the MPGs ever being as low as you're seeing. I also think my car has the latest version of software.
  17. That's interesting. Do you know which version of software it was / is now? What's you're typical driving and MPGs were you getting?
  18. The DPF cleaner will not solve the issue. The issue Is the EGR cooler, unfortunately.
  19. I still see the tailpipes going white, but I was wondering if the Archoil does this 🤔 I forgot to use the additive and didn't notice any white build-up....I should experiment more with this.
  20. I thought about this topic earlier when I heard the same noise coming from the neighbours new car when it started up. It's a Seat Ibiza 2016
  21. Here's what I would do. Revert the mapping so the car can see the EGRs Run it. If light comes on (which it probably will) have it diagnosed and it'll probably end up needing a new EGR and cooler. Accept that if you keep the car for several years, it'll need doing again but when exactly will depend on mileage, driving pattern, fuel quality.
  22. @AlanF it's detailed here in the thread you've commented on 🙂
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