Recent content by JLA

Yet another problem has occured with my tdi, now when I try to start it especially when cold, it takes lots of turning over before it finally fires up, but then there is a big cloud of smoke from the exhaust and lumpy tick over for 30 seconds or so. After that its fine and carrys on with its...

Already looked on there and the nearest one is Bournemouth, thats quite a way from here! I also searched the site and didn't find anyone in this area. 1animal1, thanks for your support, I had it checked a while ago and it was clear then that its more than likely the turbo. Fingers crossed it...

I've been having problems with my A3 for a while now http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/showthread.php?t=64334 I decided to just cut my losses and trade it in as I don't have the spare cash to throw at it at the mo as we are going to be moving away soon, but it seems its only worth around £1500 and...

I think I'll Just see if I can trade it in today. I've had no end of trouble with it in the 2 years I've had it and now I've had enough.

Can anyone recomend an ebay vag com that comes with everything I need so I can check the fault codes myself??

Thanks for all the info, but I have more on this... Driving along normally it does it too, not accelerating or going fast, just normal 60-70mph for no reason and also I can feel it 'hunting' a little too, both of these could be due to the sticking vanes. But, when I accelerate I can hear a...

I had a look at it last night and tried to move the actuator by hand, is it meant to be hard to move or fairly resistance free? Also, does the rod push or pull against it. I'm guessing it pulls seeing as it has a vac pipe? With this said, if its meant to be fairly resitance free then I think...

We have a 110bhp tdi and it suffers from the over boost problem, I had it checked by a garage and they said it could be a number of things, of which all have been covered on here too. My theory is, if there was a fault with the turbo would it not cut out every time it reaches a certain...

Sounds like the same problem I'm having with my tdi, turn the engine off and back on and its fine? Not sure if the tdi turbo is the same as the petrol version, but its the variable vains inside the unit get clogged with carbon and stick, causing the turbo to overboost and go into limp mode. I...

I bought a Dension Icelink off ebay, went to instal it thinking it would be a straight forward job only to find there are 3 or 4 plugs on the back of my head unit. Which one do I need to unplug to fit into the Dension adaptor part? Also I read on here that you need to download something from...

I guess thats a no then!

Is it possible to fit the roller type parcel shelf from an A4 into an A3? I have a dog guard in the back of my A3, but it also means I can't leave anything in the boot because the original shelf won't fit now. Or can you get an aftermarket roller shelf?

My tdi will **** all over my missus vts, your car is slow mate!

I've been having intermitant faults with my ABS for a while now, and with my MOT due in a couple of weeks I needed to get it sorted so the light wasn't on on the dash. I checked all the usual stuff and wiggled a few fuses and this seemed to cure it for a while, so I assumed it was just a loose...

Don't get the Nuvi, I don't know which monkey programmed the routes into it, but it always takes the most direct route (no matter what setting you have it on) which means going down narrow country lanes instead of sticking to the known main routes. This is a BIG problem I think, especialy when I...