Steve Q

9 hours ago, Miguel167 said:

Some pictures of my princess 

 

Very nice :) 

Welcome to the forum Rob, 

youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch. I'm sure someone will be able to help you with your query :) 

iv moved this to the a7 section by the way to make it easier for other members :) 

cheers

steve :) 

When was your air con last serviced? And pollen filter changed? There could be stuff trapped within the system. Might be worth having the system checked. 

Where does the smell originate from (front or rear)? If it's front could there be a leak into the cabin under the dash? (Through the bulkhead)

Cheers

steve 

Not sure to be honest, I'm still trying to get definitive numbers for vag Tuner Live also. 

Erm, it could affect the regen being carried out. Normally it's the egr cooler that's at fault rather than the egr. Normally you change both though. 

Cheers

steve

32 minutes ago, Brad-B5 said:

Will keep you guys updated, And I haven't been able to come on for a while because of being so busy at work! missing this forum! @Trevor

Missing you too Brad! But it's understandable, work can get busy! 

Your welcome :) 

its worth replacing the relay. But like you I'm unsure if there's a module. 

As long as the dpf isn't nearly full it should do the Bergen ok once fixed :) 

in terms of the egr and egr cooler, replacing them is an expensive job. You'd probs be looking in the region of £1000. When I worked at Volkswagen in the service department it was common of VWs to come with this problem. It was mainly the 1.6 and 2.0tdi which were common. 

Cheers

steve

Hello Matt, yes I do believe the dpf regent will not occur if the heater plugs have stopped working. 

Not sure if the egr problems are connected to the heater plugs not working though. But I would doubt it. 

Cheers

steve

10 minutes ago, DrB said:

Turned out to be both front bearings, got them sorted all in for £310, not too bad. Major service on top and she's purring like a kitten.

Thanks for the feedback gents!

Your welcome :) 

glad it's all sorted :) 

Welcome to the forum James :) 

youll find the members on here are a friendly bunch and will help you where they can :) 

i would suspect at 4 years old your car is due an air con regas or service. This should be done ever 2-3 years as the air con looses gas over time. A regas  should cost around £35 and a full service should be around £60. 

On a full service they'll check for leaks and change the filter.

cheers

steve

2 hours ago, cypher007 said:

update:

ordered a brand new Toledo 1.0 3 cylinder 110PS. excellence. £12k.

Glad you got sorted :) 

sorry it's not an Audi though, but I quite understand :) 

atleast with a brand new car you shouldn't have to worry about faults! But if you do get one it'll be under warranty ;) 

cheers

steve

1 hour ago, Brad-B5 said:

Hey guy's thought so! I have just booked it in for a re gas and clean :) hopefully it still works :s will be fuming if it doesn't work!

Cheers guy's hope all are enjoying this amazing weather! :) (with Air-con on ofc)

Your welcome :) 

id love the weather more if my air con worked lol

Welcome to the forum Alex :) 

youll find the members on here are a friendly bunch and will help you where they can :) 

min unsure on the dimensions of the brake discs myself but I would certainly say they are vented. 

Cheers

steve

If it were me I would use the recommended oil as per the handbook. I'm unsure if or what other oil you could use but I'm sure other members will be able to help :) 

cheers

steve

I'm with Gareth, I would certainly say your a4 has air con Brad :) 

May just need a regard or air con service. Regis should cost approx £30 and a full service should cost around £60. the worst case scenario for the air con not working is a failed pump/condenser. This is the problem with my a6 but iv been quoted approx £1000 to fix the system! 

In my case i know the air on doesn't work as the car puts econ on automatically and even when turned off it comes back on. 

Cheers

steve

Welcome to the forum Miguel :) 

youll find the members on here are a friendly bunch and will help you if you have any questions :) 

feel free to post a pic of your a4 when you get a chance :) 

cheers

steve

That's cool :) looks really good Dave :) 

I'm assuming it's heat resistant? 

24 minutes ago, fast edd said:

Oh I don't know , ever worked on  a Citroen XM with an electrical fault😀or anyone for rear beam/trailing arm bearings on a 205/309 etc etc.I wouldn't give my laptop up for any of that nonsense. .....

Lol

lets face it. The French cars are wacky! 

Oh just to mention. Fitting grooved or drilled discs could potentially increase your brake pad wear. 

58 minutes ago, fast edd said:

Good shout Steve, that deals with the hot gas/dust.This maybe my route thinking laterally, no mucking around just like for like .Many thanks. Maybe longer lasting lifetime hopefully ,as my days of driving 205's with 16 valve'ers on twin 45 as if I stole them have long gone 😅😅😅😅.Ah good days those.....

Glad I could help :) 

btw iv moved this thread out of the recalls section to the a6 c6 section. 

Now that was back in the day!

cars have got a lot more technical and complicated now! 

Cheers

steve

Looking good Dave :) 

nice to see a colour other than red :) 

cheers

steve

What if You get grooved or drilled discs of the same size as the standard discs? 

Cheers

steve 

I don't think you'd have to change anything apart from the discs. As long as they are the same size as your cuttent ones :) 

if your going for discs are you changing to fast road pads too? 

Cheers

steve

Hi Yaz, 

i believe you can damage the engine by not having the idle pulley. 

Could you not call out a mobile mechanic to try and sort it? 

Cheers

steve

12 hours ago, jaudia6avant said:

Hi Steve

 

Thanks, from reading around its the feeling i had.

i will have ago at doing this asap as ive heard the horror stories if these decide to break. 

any idea where the best place to buy the kits are?

cheers 

James

Your welcome :) 

unfortunately I'm not sure where you get the repair kits from but I assume any Audi specialists should be able o help :) 

cheers

steve