Daniel Burrows

They’ve said it’s the Mass Air Flow sensor which they are going to have replaced but I have not heard back anything else yet

Thanks for your insight Adam, You know the funny thing is my experience with the dealer was pleasant, but very odd. Usually they do everything in there power to get a sale but when I said I’m not prepared to deposit on the car with those issues, they said ok not a problem, they didn’t seem keen to get the car looked at by what they claim are there ‘master technicians’. It’s like they didnt want to sell the car, it’s like they are waiting for some mug to come and just buy it, no questions asked. I just wanted to shake the salesman and be like come on you can sell the car if you sort those issues! A very strange experience. Daniel Burrows

Hi guys, I went to view a 2011 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI Quattro (53,000 miles and FSH) the other day, the dealer I visited seemed pretty legit and trustworthy. However, when I started the car I noticed the engine management light was on glowing yellow. Now I know an EML can come on for something very simple and it was probably just that the car had sat at the dealership for a while because I had been keeping tabs on it for a few weeks to see if the price would come down. But should I be concerned? The other concern I had is when you blipped the revs to 3500RPM on the come down a strange rattling noise was coming from the drivers side of the engine block almost like when you scrape one of those wooden guiro instruments. I’ve read online that these models suffered with a rattle from the wastegate rod/arm and Audi claimed its a characteristic of the car and cannot be fixed (although some have suggested an aftermarket clamp that is able to nullify this sound) All I’m trying to find out is whether I’m being paranoid or whether it genuinely is a car with problems. Could this noise be something wrong with the turbo potentially? Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Daniel Burrows