cliffcoggin

If the jets have ball mountings you can move them with a pin in the nozzle.

Undoubtedly. It is both stupid and mean not to change the belt while it is accessible.

I recall reports here of frequent damage to the module under the passenger seat, though I uncertain which Audi model was involved. Search the forum history to learn more.

As a 23 year old, scratched & dented, sun burnt car with damaged rear seat I reckon its resale value as a working car is just about zero. You would be better off dismantling it and selling any useful parts on Ebay, though that would leave a large heap of scrap metal to be got rid of.

Have you checked for the most obvious cause: a loose wire or connection shorting out?

Good. Please let us know the outcome.

What "thing" in particular, or weren't you told?

Top marks for ingenuity. I have to suspect the brake test at your testing station if it can not cope with different vehicle weights. Would it fail the brakes on a really light car I wonder? As for the EGR, without it for so long soot is bound to accumulate in the exhaust. The better solution is not to blow it out at high revs, but to burn it out by initiating high temperature regeneration, which the ECU normally takes care of but which I believe can also be done from a decent code reader.

Did you get the new battery coded to the car? It's essential to do so.

So it's not immaculate as you first claimed. All the more reason to get anything that fits and have it painted to suit. Any half decent body shop should be able to match the paint.

My guess is that the mirror has been changed for a housing not designed for the rain sensor.

Whom have you asked to take on the job? Forget about official Audi dealers, go for an independant VAG garage or a gearbox specialist.

I suggest an independant Audi specialist rather than a Audi dealer. An internet search showed several near Wolverhampton.

If I recall correctly if you lock the car manually with the key instead of electronically with the fob, the alarm does not set. On the other hand it has been three years since I sold my A3 so memory may be letting me down. It does all too frequently of late.

I am surprised it was not spotted when the torsion bar was renewed.

What's the point? Unless you solve the root cause of the problem it is likely to keep throwing up other faults and error messages.

It seems that EGR and DPF removal/blanking is a recognised way to ruin engines. Stevey Y has been warning about this for some time on this forum.

Antonio. Did you get a printed test report on your old battery? Did you code the new battery to the car? Did you reset the error code via the OBD port? Did you get the charging circuit tested? Unless you did all those actions you may well be destroying your new battery, so please provide some answers.

Niso. Your mechanics can hear the noise; I can not so I really can not help any further. Note that people often post recordings of what they believe are strange noises, but which are rarely audible to us here. The human ear close to the car can become attuned to such noises and mentally filter out the background engine and road noise. We do not have that advantage so unless you can get a better recording it is doubtful we can do more.

Thanks.

I can not help with a source, but I am curious to know why you want a wing with original paint. Any secondhand wing for a car of that age is bound to have some defects that will have to be treated and painted, so why not go the whole hog and accept any colour?

Sorry to read you have been sold a lemon Simon. It would have been better to return the car to the dealer as soon as the first injector failed, but it is too late for that now. I hope your luck improves. Have you tried wriggling the steering wheel to release the key? Is the gear stick in Park position, assuming it is automatic transmission?

Now that I can see thank you. That equates to 133000 miles, so to return to your previous question, yes it could be timing chain. The only way to be certain is to open the chain cover and inspect the chain tension and the condition of the chain tensioner.

Odd. I see nothing except a full stop. Can anybody see a response or is there something peculiar about my computer?

Not that I can see. Please point me to your answer.