Steve Q

Think they give a slighter stronger spark (5.5ohm compared to say 3.3ohm on a golf R) and allegedly more reliable, thus less susceptible to misfires than other VAG coilpacks but there's no other performance grains I don't believe. Cosmetically they're red so look cooler too lol 👍 Another good sparkplug you can upgrade to is NGK BKR7EIX. For your V8 I believe the Audi part number for the R8 V8 coilpacks are: 06E905115E Cheers Steve

You're welcome 👍 And I totally agree with Gareth. Don't fiddle with it untill your battery issue is sorted. I have a suspicion you could potentially Leave the car completely dead. Cheers Steve

Welcome to the forum Lee, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 My advice would be to contact the companies who carried out the other modifications to see what they would recommend. I think on slot of performance Audi's NGK sparkplugs or Denso IKH27 or IKH24 sparkplugs are quite a common choice and on other performance VAG cars Audi R8 coilpacks have been used. Cheers Steve

Had a look online but not exactly sure on cost I'm afraid. Cheers Steve

Good luck 👍 Here's a video on the key reprograming: Cheers Steve

Pick

Couldn't agree more 👍

Navy

Hmm not sure then. Was only going off information I had been told a long while back. My advice would be to wait until Halfords reopens to double check what you need. Or ask Audi your car has one or two bulbs. Cheers Steve

Please keep us posted on how you get on. It's not good enough really. I'll be interested to here how Audi respond to you cancelling your direct debit. Cheers Steve

Remove headlight, then on the back of this you will see two circles indented on the plastic housing, cut these out carefully, as there are wires behind where your cutting, I did this with a Stanley knife. Once the circles are cut out, remove the bulbs and replace with new ones, suggest you could try site t8ups for these. You will need 2 rubber covers for the holes you have cut out, 2 per headlight, these can be purchased direct from your Audi dealer. Replace headlights and enjoy your new crisp drl's. By the way there's no need to remove bumper, just the plastic radiator cover under the bonnet, between your headlights. The bulbs you need must be canbus type/error free. Otherwise you'll end up with bulb warning light on the dash. P13w are one type of LED you can get. cheers Steve

Defense

Glad it started. I do think a new battery is the first port of call. I still wonder if the cylinders got flooded. As you say doesn't explain the cutting out though.

Invaders

You might find it easier to find a second hand unit as I'll suspect you'll be looking around £1600 for an engine rebuild. Cheers Steve

Invaders

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Glad you've loved all your Audis Jonathan 🙂 is your current Q7 your favorite? Cheers Steve

So glad you got the problem resolved abd at such a bargain price. Happy future motoring Geoff 🙂 Cheers Steve

I do agree it is both annoying and frustrating. But not helped as there was some many different models of a3 8p over the production run. What model of a3 8p is yours? I believe there are 4 different heights for the springs which are set out as you describe: Standard which is found on SE models etc Sport S-Line S3/RS3. It gets more complicated though, as non sport models of any variant could be specified with sports suspension as an optional extra. My advice would be to look at the build sticker which can be found in either your boot or inside front cover of your service book. Use a vag decoder as per link which may help determine which suspension you have. http://prsearch.planetvag.com Cheers Steve

Room

Hey Robert, Good luck with the sale. I've removed your personal details from your post and asked interested individuals to PM you. Cheers Steve

I believe the problem is caused by the brake servo pressure sensor. Cheers Steve