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You're welcome, glad I could help 🙂 Gareth raises a good point about the suspension, it will be a lot firmer with three lower ride height, bigger wheels and lower profile tyres. . But do check if it has the optional extra air suspension. It does give a lovely ride, but boy is it expensive to fix if it goes wrong. And at the age of the car compressors, airbags and level sensors will start to fail. I personally would try and pick one with air suspension as it's less hassle both financially and time when it does break. Here's a YouTube video which may help too: Cheers Steve

Welcome to the forum Alan, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 Is that price paid for the engine what he paid? I say that as I suspect Audi may have done good will and paid X amount towards the new engine and fitting, ie 25% or 50% as an example. Audi would not fit a reconditioned engine under warranty, it would be new. However a non main dealers would probably happily for a reconditioned engine. The invoice will tell you if it was main dealers etc. Exactly, why is it being sold after having a new engine. I'd be very suspicious abd if it were me I'd be looking at buying from a dealer instead. Cheers Steve

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Bet you could get a replacement on eBay for reasonable money.

How strange. Unless the MMI itself has failed? See if you can do a factory reset which I think you can do from the owners manual. Cheers Steve

Hey Carl, Q7 S line package generally includes * Leather seating surfaces or half leather * Sport suspension * Front grill and rear side moldings with S-line badge * Aluminum interior door sills with S line logo * S line front and rear bumpers * Brushed aluminum beltline trim * S line 3 spoke steering wheel (shift paddles on auto tiptronic models only). See has a 4 spoke wheel. * 20" S line wheels with 275/45 all- terrain tyres. Where the suspension will differ from this is if the car has add air suspension added as an extra. the front bumper has an additional apron that's painted and a different grill on the s-line. Down the side of the lower doors the s line has painted mouldings whereas the SE has bare plastic. The rear bumper on the s line has a different rear balance too. interior wise you might find the s line may have better levels of kit unless additional premium packages were added to an se. The s line gets sportier front seats with better bolsters and knee support. Bare in mind you may have been able to order sports seats as an extra on a se. If it were me I'd have an s line. Hope I've helped Cheers Steve s line. Spec Se spec S line rear bumper S line interior note the different seat base. Se interior S line steering wheel Se Steering Wheel. Also note different seat base to s line seat base.

You're welcome, glad we could help 🙂 Please keep us posted on how you get on. Cheers Steve

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Welcome to the forum, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 Here's a YouTube video which will help: Cheers Steve

Hi Mike, Is the CD player in the glovebox illuminated? If its not excepting discs it's sounds like it's not working. Might be worth removing it and checking the power supply with a multimeter. Cheers Steve

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You're welcome 😊 hmm good question. I'm wondering if it could be the throttle body or carb?

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Yep Gareth has answered the sensor question. Please keep us posted on how you get on. Cheers Steve

Welcome to the forum Ian, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 Is it worth checking the earthing points? Or could it be an idle control valve? I know they're prone to failing on the Audi 80 of this era with the 2.0 engine. Also I found this method online: "Just pull the fuse(s) for the ECU/ignition timing, wait a few mins then replace them. Next turn the ignition on for 10 seconds, but DO NOT start the engine or move the throttle, then switch off restart the engine (still without moving the throttle). the idle rest to normal and everything was back to normal" Or my final suggestion is a failing/sticking throttle body. Cheers Steve

It does look nice, I can't imagine it's better than a A4 model.

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Welcome to the forum, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 My first question is what petrol station was it? I ask as in last two weeks we've had problems with shell fuel with works vehicles in our case both diesel. One was a Vauxhall astra and when checked it showed the diesel was dirty. We then also filled a works minibus up at a different shell station and afterwards the vehicle warned us of a clogged fuel filter. Even if you've left it to sit it could still be flooded. My advice would be to remove spark plugs squirt oil into the cylinders and fit new sparkplugs to see if that works. Or it could be a coolant temperature sensor that's failed causing the issue. Cheers Steve

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Welcome to the forum Aaron, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 Lovely looking a3 you have there. And nice mods so far 👍 Cheers Steve

You're welcome, glad I could help 🙂 The bit referring to using cushions etc... Here's a pic.

First reglue the fabric strip back onto the window and hold it in place to dry with clothes pins. Then glue the fabric to fabric and glass with another application of goop or similar. First release the top to reduce the tension on the window. Then apply the goop or similar and hold it in place with with a thick clear tape(not duct tape as it will leave a residue) apply the glue on the outside first and it let it dry for 24hrs. Then re-apply the goop or similar on the inside of the rear window. You can stuff furniture pillows or similar in the back to keep pressure on the seams. The glue dries clear and you can use a razor blade on the outside of the window to clean up the over flow. Tips: Use gloves Use a razor blade to remove the old adhesive from the window Cut some dowels or other scrap wood to hold up the window from the inside, not too much pressure. Use Acetone on window and top prior to applying 3M 08609 or similar glue. Others recommend using 3M adhesive primer before 08609 application Check the inside of top near the window for any canvas coming loose and apply adhesive during the outside repair Take the opportunity to apply Raggtopp protectant to the entire top after repair. However any glue might not be a viable solution in the long run. Top replacement seems the only permanent fix. Glue options include: 3m weatherstrip, 08609, 1300L Bostik 2402 Goop UV5200 marine glue Owners have reported problems using 3M which are: 1. The glue is a light brown-yellow. Every single smudge is very visible on the black top. It really doesn't look good. 2. Application is a nightmare. 3. The glue does become loose pretty fast. Count on re-applying every month or so.

Welcome to the forum Richard, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 3M do three which I've heard of being used called 1300L, weatherstrip and 08609. Owners have reported problems using 3M which are: 1. The glue is a light brown-yellow. Every single smudge is very visible on the black top. It really doesn't look good. 2. Application is a nightmare. 3. The glue does become loose pretty fast. Count on re-applying every month or so. I've also heard of uv5200 marine glue being used too along with Bostik 2402. But Goop seems a good option. Here's a method for using it: "goop" is advertised that it works on fabric and glass. First reglue the fabric strip back onto the window and hold it in place to dry with clothes pins. Then glue the fabric to fabric and glass with another application of goop. First release the top to reduce the tension on the window. Then apply the goop and hold it in place with with a thick clear tape(not duct tape as it will leave a residue) apply the glue on the outside first and it let it dry for 24hrs. Then I re-applied the goop on the iside of the rear window. You can stuff furniture pillows or similar in the back to keep pressure on the seams. The glue dries clear and you can use a razor blade on the outside of the window to clean up the over flow. Tips: Use gloves Use a razor blade to remove the old adhesive from the window Cut some dowels or other scrap wood to hold up the window from the inside, not too much pressure. Use Acetone on window and top prior to applying 3M 08609 Others recommend using 3M adhesive primer before 08609 application Check the inside of top near the window for any canvas coming loose and apply adhesive during the outside repair Take the opportunity to apply Raggtopp protectant to the entire top after repair. However any glue might not be a viable solution in the long run. Top replacement seems the only permanent fix. cheers Steve