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Hi everyone I have a few issues which I don't know if they are linked but to help find the fault I will list everything. i have a 1.8T 2002 AVJ engine code and when we started to get the bad weather my battery went flat and kept going flat. So I bought a Boshh silver battery and it still kept...

Im fed up I solve one problem and get another! I drove the car the other day and noticed that the temperature gauge wasnt moving much of 50 which is obviously cold. The hot air was blowing luke warm through the heaters and when I stopped at my house and reved the car for a while the gauge rose...

Hi, I was driving today after doing 350 miles and on the last 20 miles a red warning light of an Oil can with the words OIL came on my dash. So I stopped checked the oil lvl which was full and checked for back pressure and water lvl etc. All seemed fine so I drove home. I then went out for a...

Just to give a bit of an overview I have a water leak somewhere on my car which I cant locate. I have pressurized the system and looked for it and I cant locate it. Its not the head gasket and the only give away is the small smell every so often of coolant when you put your heater fans on...

In the icey weather we have just had I tried to put my window down and noticed the lights on the window switches going dim as I pressed them. The trouble was that the window had frozen and so it couldnt open. However all of a sudden all the power for the door went off as if a fuse had burst. The...

Hi everyone. I need youir advice. I have just checked all my tyres and they are all on the limit! The strange thing is that 1 tyre on the back was a year old and the other rear was about 6 months old. They appear to have worn only half of the thread from the side to the middle but they...

I was driving yesterday and I had my heater blowing hot air. I could smell alittle antifreeze smell coming from the blowers. This isnt anything special as most cars I have had I could smell the same smell. Anyway I thought nothing of it. When I went to start the car this morning the coolant...

Hi everyone I know this will have been asked before but I couldnt find a definitive answer on the search menu. What is the best size wheel and tyre combo to put onto my A4 1.8T sport? I think for cost the 18" will be the best value. But I would like to put the widest tyres possible on that...

I was travelling along the road and my engine just cut out and when I tried to restart it. The car would turn over but wouldnt even attenpt to fire? I thought it may have been the auxiallary air pump and so went to take it out as I could smell a burning wire smell from under the bonnet. The...

Hi everyone Just a quick question. I fitted a recirculating forge DV onto my audi 1.8T. Its chipped upto approx 200bhp. It seems to dump to easily. I was thinking that the spring in the DV was to weak. But when I looked on the forge website it gives an example of a chipped audi running approx...

Could someone point me towards some good white LED sidelight bulbs to go with my 6000K HID bulbs. I had a set off e-bay on order and the seller never sent them so still with the standard yellow sidelights. Any links would be most appreciated Thanks Andy

Basically how do you do it? I dont have a key switch in the glove box or at the left of the radio (That I can see!) however if its hidden I do have an aftermarket radio that came in the car so I suppose it may be behind the facia. Or do some cars not turn off? Thanks Andy

What is the general consensus on NOS? Has anyone got it? I was watching a few videos on youtube and it looks impressive. I have always wondered how reliable these are and if they are worth it. To be honest I know very little about them. Andy

After much stress and grief. I have now fitted my induction kit and my XS power stainless manifold. Trouble is I cant really tell any difference:3sadwalk: Apart from the obvious noise of the induction sucking it feels very similar. Im a bit dissapointed as looking at the standard manifold you...

Hi Please could someone tell me what the thick plastic pipe at the front of the airbox does? I have removed the box to fit an induction filter to try out and noticed this breather looking pipe. Do I need to conect it to the new induction filter of can I put a small filter on it and forget...

Im after a bit fo advise. I bought: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130290931476 A few days ago and spent 6 hours yesterday trying to get it to fit! The car was stripped down in less than 40 minutes but when I come to put this manifold on it was nothing but hassle...

Everytime I post about this I never get an answer about it. Please could anyone tell me. Do you have a decat pipe? If so/or if they know of does the antifouler modification keep the ECU light off or does it come back on ever so often? I want to buy one but havent due to the uncertaintly over...

As you may be aware I just bought a new exhaust manifold. What exhaust/turbo gaskets do I need to fit it? I assume 1 x exhaust manifold gasket and 1 x turbo gasket if there is one, but im not sure if they are the only ones I will need. Does anyone have a prefered brand? Anyone know the parts...

Whilst dredgeing through the bay I noticed a turbo manifold stainless thats quite cheap. Are they worth it? Cue everyone bidding against each other now to try and get it!:moa:. Are the benifits worth while etc? Also slightly of topic is there anyone using a decat pipe on there cars? if so has...

Could anyone tell me where do you buy the chrome mirrors off an S4/RS4 etc? I have seen a few covers and what look like copies on e-bay but I wouldnt mind the genuine article unless the copies are any good? Has anyone got any advice or tips on these? Possibly a link etc? Many thanks in...