Steve Q

3 hours ago, Paul A6 said:

Case Sensitive?

Bingo! :) 

Sorry to hear your having a bad time Richard but this is becoming a too common problem on vag cars. My dad's 2013 1.6tdi a3 and 2016 2.0tdi Passat both burned too much oil for our liking. Keeping working on them though as I do hope there is some factory good will they can do. 

Cheers

Steve 

Nope! Its not as well known. Do you Give up? 

1 hour ago, Trevor said:

maybe we need to start a New York and Caribbean branch of the Audi Owners Club then :-)

Lol deffo a Caribbean one!! 

Welcome to the forum Scott :) 

You'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

Cheers

Steve

7 hours ago, HellaFlush said:

@Steve QRoom for one more? Anyone near Bedfordshire and wanna convoy down? I'll be going M25 then M3? 

 

Of course Matt :) I'll add you to the list :) 

Cheers

Steve 

1 hour ago, Southampton Graham said:

Thanks Steve

 

You're welcome Graham :) 

3 hours ago, Paul A6 said:

dont often was channels with ads as i lose interest lol so i`ll guess its Broadchurch

Nope lol guess again? :) 

The new Audi Q8 which was shown at both the Geneva and Frankfurt motorshows is set to be released for sale in 2018. The Q8 is Audi's new SUV flagship and competes against the Range rover. 

The drivetrain will include e-tron plug in hybrid which will be connected to a 3.0tfsi engine and fitted with Quattro. This engine will do 155mph and hit 0-60 in 5.4 seconds. Emissions was 53g/km of CO2. In fully electric mode the range is 37 miles and the battery will take 2 and half hours to charge from empty. 

It is also suspected that the V8 diesel engine as fitted to the SQ7 I will most likely be offered to the Q8. This engine is a 4.0 bi-turbo v8 which produces 429bhp. 

Here's the link for more info: 

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/audi/q8/63643/new-2018-audi-q8-suv-specs-engines-and-release-date

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Steve 

1 hour ago, scorp10 said:

Hi Steve, Thanks. I take it I need to find a way to get at the chanels and unblock them. So I can start the dry out process. Why can't cars do these things in the summer when it's warm outside lol. well I was on the right track of thinking. Thanks for the clarification. Cheers Karl

You're welcome Karl :) I'd start off by removing the battery. You'll get a better view then. 

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Steve

Welcome to the forum Paul :) 

You'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

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Steve

48 minutes ago, Paul A6 said:

some sort of police drama?

Correct. 

Have you had a diagnostic check carried out at all? 

This definitely sounds like a wiring issue to me.

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Steve 

Well I'd just be careful. It might be worth you having an independent inspection carried out by companies such as the AA or RAC. If the dealer refuses or is reluctant then I would say the dealer or car has more to hide! 

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Steve

Above are 3 pics of Audi's in new york which I saw whilst I was away. Can you believe that whilst in the Caribbean I did not see ONE Audi!! Plenty of Jap cars though. 

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Steve 

On 11/12/2017 at 10:08 PM, AudiA6_AZ said:

 

Any guesses? 

On 11/28/2017 at 1:59 PM, A7Guy said:

Hi,

I have the same problem with the same tyre spec.  Have you had any feedback from Dunlop?  I am getting my tyres replaced tomorrow so can probably keep one back as an example.

I would definitely keep one back as an example. Your the 3rd person now. I think Dunlop are trying to brush this issue under the carpet. 

Welcome to the forum Lee :) 

You'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

Great choice on having B&O it's a great system :) you should be able to adjust the settings in the mmi I believe. Did you not got a handbook with it when you colleted it? 

Cheers

Steve

Hi Bradley, your not thinking of getting rid of the a4 now are you?! 

Obviously check service history, this ideally should be full and check to see if the cambelt and water pump has been changed as on the age of cars you'll be looking at, they should all be due or have had them changed. 

Also make sure all electronic items work as they can be expensive to fix. 

Are you thinking of manual or auto? And are you wanting Quattro? 

Cheers

Steve 

On 11/16/2017 at 11:44 AM, Wesley949 said:

Last weekend, about 3pm, without starting the vehicle since the previous night, went out to hoover the interior and clean it, keeping the doors open and the Interior lights staying on.  Afterwards, I then inflated my tyres but to start the Ignition only so the electric compressor can function.  Upon completion, I reset the Tyre Pressure monitor within the MMI and then started the engine only for an alarm to sound, and on the Dash screen, it stated "Start/Stop Fault - System Unavailable".  But there were no Amber/Red lights displayed.

I turned off the engine and Ignition and restarted the car an this time, no warning.  I then went for a drive, to get the vehicle to operating temperature so the Start/Stop system would work and it did, it worked as it normally does.  Even to date, there has been no further indication of any warning and I do not have any Diagnostic kits so I cannot check to see if there are any Fault Codes listed on my vehicle.

One Audi forums (not this one) stated that on an S3, the Start/Stop fault on there car was due to a faulty Crank Sensor and a Low Battery voltage.

I can only assume that the Battery voltage aspect was what played a part on my vehicle but the car is not quite a year old yet so I hope my Battery isn't faulty.  Would this cause any fluctuation with the Start/Stop system?  Should I have my Audi Service Centre look in to it or is that too extreme?

I would have to agree and suggest this issue was caused by low battery voltage. It's amazing how many electronic issues can be traced back to a low battery. If the battery is low then this will prevent the start stop to not work as it takes alot on the battery if that makes sense. 

Sounds like everything is back to normal now though :) 

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Steve

Hi Ray I believe it'll be on.obe of the side boot panels but unsure which one. Sorry I can't help more.

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Steve

I'm not sure if they'll fit to be honest Paul. I suspect they will to be honest :) 

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Steve 

Welcome to the forum Adam you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

Its worth trying Audi but I'd doubt they'll be able to help. 

You'll also need all the door lock barrels as well from the donor car. How have you managed to get in the car without a key?

Cheers

Steve 

Keep us posted on how you get on Andrei and glad your on your way to diagnosing the problem :) 

When you get a chance feel free to post a pic of your a6 in France in our Audi's from around the world section :)

Cheers

Steve