Recent content by DickyNI

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    2003 2.5tdi Coolant Temp Sensor

    Recently got a friend of mine to plug my car into VCDS software to see if any hidden codes could be pulled from the ECU. All came back clean apart from a failing coolant temp sensor. Done sensor jobs on cars ive owned in the past but i cant for the life of me find where this sensor it located...
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    Long crank/high idle/hesitation

    I recently bought a 2003 B6 A4 2.5tdi (180bhp) and the first month was perfect, no issues and the car ran fantastic. But recently ive been noticing some issues. When the car gets to temp and you shut it off and back on again, the crank gets longer and when it does finally start it idles at...
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    B6 A4 Sport Front Lip

    Looking recommendations for places that do front lips for an 03 A4 Sport front bumper, on a budget but want something to make the front end look less dead
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    Boost Delay and Slight Dark Smoke

    How would i go about checking for a boost leak? Worked on my cars before but nothing really outside of oil changes and coilovers a couple of times
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    Boost Delay and Slight Dark Smoke

    Currently have a 2.5tdi B6, generally havent had any issues with it but the last day or so ive notice a bit of boost delay, usually kicked in around 1900-2000rpm but now it revs to about 2500 before kicking in. Also in the build up to full boost there was a darkish coloured smoke from the...
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    B6 Interior Modifications

    Any links for the 12v plug? That looks clean!
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    Key reprogramming

    I have both my main key and spare key, neither of which lock or unlock the car via the buttons, tried so many different methods and nothing has worked to program them… any ideas that are a sure fire way to get it sorted?
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    B6 Interior Modifications

    Recently purchased a 2003 B6 A4 2.5tdi Quattro Sport, only thing i dont like about the car is i feel the interior needs a few modifications. Nothing over the top but anything simple to modernise it a bit that wont break the bank would be great!