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Can anyone tell me how to find the paint code for my 2011 A4 B8, the label in the boot is missing so is there any other way to check, thanks

yes im buying from parts in motion, they seem to have good prices, ill keep you posted, thanks John

Thanks, i will go with LUK/Sachs then, i took the car to Lion garage our independent vw/Audi specialists, just to confirm its the flywheel rattling, and they said it was, they also said they would charge £760 labour only to do the job, as its an 8 hour job, i have done a clutch job on an A6 in the past, so i know whats involved, too be honest i wouldn't do the job for £280, and i cant any more due to my health, im considering having it done by Lion as they are experts on Vw/audi and the previous quote i got was from an Asian back street garage ??

i am intending to buy LUK parts, clutch kit and dual mass flywheel, the price i mentioned above is just the fitting cost, labour only, do you suggest getting other make for the parts, such as Sachs , thanks

i will keep you posted thanks

Thanks for your reply, yes i have checked all that, pretty sure its the DMF, got a good quote from a local garage to do the job for £280, but im supplying the parts, not too bad

had a good listen to the car today to try and locate the rattle, im now 99% sure its coming from the dual mass flywheel.

Thats what i was also thinking, its done 170,000, i dont know what you mean by chain driven,

I have replaced everything on the serpentine belt side, new tensioner and belt etc but im getting a rattling / chattering noise that seems to be coming from the top of the engine, the noise only happens on idle, but when the revs are picked up the noise goes away, could really do with some help on whats causing this please.

thanks for everyone's help, all sorted now

thanks very much for the picture, im just putting it all back together now

Ive had a look on there but cant find anything for a 2011 a4 with the CAGB engine, so i downloaded a manual from ebay but its hard to navigate, hoping i can find it in this, thanks

I had to change the belt tensioner on my car last week, but after waiting a week for the parts to arrive, i have forgotten how the serpentine is routed, i should have taken a picture, the engine is the A4 CAGB 2.0l diesel, can anyone point me to the direction of a diagram please.

good idea i will do thanks for your help on this, i wouldn't have done it without your help

Finally managed to get the alternator out today its a real pig of a job and took a lot of jiggling to get it out, it was stuck on the sliding bushes that were seized.

Thanks Steve, ill give it a try, i just read something about alternator sliding bushes so ill give that a try as well, been working on this for two days now and its been a nightmare, no space to work, and cuts all over my hands

well i managed to get the bolts out and alternator is moving around, but it still wont come out, its like something is holding it, i can move it in all directions. and the alternator is loose.

thanks, ill give that a try with wd40

The car is a 2011 2.0 tdi with the CAG engine, i need to change the belt tensioner but to do that i need to remove the alternator first, i have searched you tube videos and found one thats the same as my car, i managed to remove the top bolt and what i think is the bottom bolt but the alternator is still tight and will not move, like its still bolted up, im thinking there must be another bolt holding it somewhere but i have checked with a torch and mirror but cant see one, any help on this please.

did you manage to fix this problem, i have the same code on my 2012 1.8 A5 ?

Hi, Im new to the forum and could do with some advice please, the car is a 2012 1.8 A5 convertible and is showing the fault code P201400 manifold runner position sensor fault, i want to test the resistance and voltage values of the sensor and which pins to test on the sensor etc, the car is really running fine, and drives very well, \i would be very grateful for any help on this please