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I've had several unprompted soliloquies from a good friend about the following. Those in the thread more learned than I might have objections, but as he absolutely swears (literally) by it for finishing, I thought it worth a mention. R...

The code should be stamped somewhere on the engine (also the engine number, which normally starts with the letters of the engine code)... I say somewhere because it's something of a movable feast. Very often it used to be that there was a little tab somewhere up the top end (attached to the...

No worries. Easily missed when you're anxious to get it sorted out, and it being an easy one that didn't have me rummaging through the parts catalogue made me smile. R

You do(!) ...It's the long number on the boot. I'm not certain I'm making out the third character correctly, but it looks like 04E 905 199 A (Googling that number makes a lot of boots which look like yours appear). All the best, Rob.

The rule of wipers: you can buy Bosch or you can buy twice.

Welcome to the forum. I've made some slight edits to your post, but I wonder if it needs to go in another section? There's an outside chance your 2007 car is a late B6, but it's more likely a B7. Does it have the newer single frame grille in the front bumper? If you can let us know your engine...

No worries, it just helps keep the place tidier, but mainly as I say, means that more people familiar with the type see your posts. If you let us know the year of your car it'd help with an accurate answer, but if it's not in exactly the same place as pictured above, the odds are it won't be...

Well, when I bought mine -many, many moons ago- there wasn't an awful lot of choice and £ to $ was strong, so in the end I had it shipped straight from Ross Tech in the states. I *think* their main UK distributor is Gendan (in Fforestfach, I've just discovered to my surprise (I was a Llanelli...

Welcome to the forum. There are some other devices coming on to the market now - OBDeleven and others, which are good if you need to run on iOS/Android, or want a less expensive basic system, but if you've got a Windows laptop (even an old one), VCDS (aka VAG-COM) is still top of the heap for...

For those who are after a cheap & cheerful 'better than guessing' model... Lidl have got one on from Sunday... 1/2" drive, quick release, 17, 19, 21mm sockets (common wheel bolt sizes), 80-210Nm - £19.99 Also axle stands - £12.99, and what looks like a not bad cordless impact gun (5 torque...

You're welcome. Glad it worked. :icon thumright:

Knowing what happens when you press the pedal (with no gear selected) might help narrow it down, but the release bearing is most likely. The good news is that the part isn't expensive; the less good news is that it's right in the middle, so the strip-down is the same as doing a clutch. The...

CBB or CBBB? If the latter, It's about half way down the intercooler pipework - item 18 on this diagram. Rob P.S. Please post your threads in the correct section for your car (A3 8P) - more people familiar with the model will see them there.

Resetting the stop positions is probably worth a try - whether it fixes it or not is another matter. Drop the window to fully open, hold the switch to close it, when it gets to the top, release the switch and then hold the switch in the close position again until you hear a little click. Rob...

Release bearing has to be top of the list... Does the noise go away when you press the pedal (in neutral), and not present when it's in gear (as far as you can tell)? What sort of mileage has the car (or clutch, if it's had one before) done? Do you sit at a lot of red lights or in a lot of...