cliffcoggin

How much were you quoted Campbell?

Agreed. That's why I warned him, though it's unlikely he will ever read it.

Amar. You posted the same query in your own topic eight months ago, and failed to respond to the suggestions there. If you can't be bothered to look at it why should anybody answer you now? https://www.audiownersclub.com/forums/topic/26340-audi-a3-16tdi-2011-randomly-cuts-out/#comment-100863

Shaf. Whereabouts in the UK are you, and why are you suggesting parts from an American supplier? Are you aware that USA spec cars are different to UK and European spec cars?

So second user means secondhand?

The need for camber adjusting bolts suggests the chassis is twisted. Has the car been in a crash?

I doubt we can expect a peaceful future Gareth, but I join you in wishing for it. Happy Christmas dear readers.

Yes and no, it depends on the competance of the persons involved not the training organisation. I suggest you look for independent VAG specialists to get the best of both worlds i.e, a good knowledge of Audi cars without the corporate greed and indifference of the Audi company.

Yes of course the battery should be disconnected before cutting wires. Are you intending to change the rear lights to a different type, such as tungsten to LED for example?

Please do. You are not the only one in such a position so it would help everyone to know of your progress.

US quarts, yes. Imperial quarts, no. So tell us how much you have added in litres. Are you in the USA?

Fenton is in Staffordshire, hence my puzzlement. What say you James?

I fully agree with Gareth. Reject the car and demand either a replacement or a refund.

In your position I would demand, in writing, a replacement car on the grounds that the car is defective and the dealer has thrice proved himself incapable of fixing it. It could be a long battle so keep records of all communications, which should preferably be written not verbal.

Any news on this Joe?

Any news on this Keith?

More likely he flushed out some sediment or removed some air. I suggest you reverse flush the matrix alone, i.e. not the whole cooling system, with mains pressure water. You may be lucky to dislodge sediment and limescale enough to get the heating working again.

It sounds like a loose connection. Check the plug connection and bolb contacts for looseness. Clean them with contact cleaner as well.

There's your answer: 8 quarts in the UK is 9.1 litres, not 7.6 litres, so you have added 1.5 litres too much. An odd thing to do because oil is sold here in litres, not quarts or pints or gallons, so you must have done some conversion when buying it.

Fingers crossed that the rusty brackets don't break off.

No great loss then.

It doesn't look good. Might as well change all four while you are at it.

Search the recent history of this forum and you will find several reports of the heater matrix becoming blocked. As far as I recall they involved disintegrating bags of silica gel. Stevey Y knows more of this than I do.

I don't know how much oil the engine is supposed to contain, but 8 quarts, which is two gallons or 9 litres, sounds far too much. Where did you get the specification of 8 quarts? Quarts is a measure only used the USA which has a smaller gallon than we do.

I imagine that AC specialists would be more knowlegable, though any competant garage, if you can find such a place nowadays, should be able to sort it out. If there is a possibility of contamination by a foreign substance you can try flushing it out with water.