Recent content by Fatbloke

Hi All Just spoke to the dealer regarding getting the timing belt done and they said the 5years part has been removed by Audi so its just 140,000 miles now. An unexpected bit of good news. They also said it has a recall 23CO outstanding for the ECU/DPF. It would remove my remap so I would need...

That's just the info I needed. Thanks for that. That was my next thing to try. My additional 1/4 inch drive extensions have arrived so I will try this soon. The car will be on a mid rise scissor lift which makes things a bit easier and keeps it level. Dave

The drain and fill plugs for the gearbox are shown I this video. Different car but its the same as the A3. https://youtu.be/RewuYxuKmsY?feature=shared

Has nobody done this and knows what to use to fit in the limited space to get the fill plug out? There has to be a way to do it. Dave

Yes, as far as I am aware.

I replaced the suspension on my S-Line with a Bilstein kit (B12 I think) with the Eibach Sportlines in the kit. I replaced front and rear top mounts. I used Lemforder parts. I also replaced front and rear Anti Roll Bars with Eibach ones. Massive difference to the ride and handling. Note that I...

Hi All Firstly, Happy New Year everyone. A3 8vf 150tdi quattro 2016 I have been trying to replace the oil in Front differential. I have done the rear diff, haldex etc already but cannot get into the fill plug on the front diff. The drive shaft and subframe and all manner of other things are...

You can get a digital load tester cheaply to test it. It will measure the actual cranking output of your battery and tell you if it needs replaced. First thing would be to connect it to a battery charger and let it charge overnight.

When that light happened to mine, I took it a cruise along the motorway at about 2000rpm for 30 minutes or so. Luckily it did a regen and cleared the error. Did they give before and after readings when they did the static regen to show if it had cleared anything? It may be that's its very...

I have seen a few nightmare stories taking glowplugs out. It's due MOT next week so I will clear codes before it goes in (tried that already and EML took a few days to come back) and tackle removing the glowplugs afterwards. Cheers Dave

https://www.gsfcarparts.com/parts/electrical-lighting/glow-ignition-system/glow-plug There are two NGK listed here that seem to fit. Both with no pressure sensor. The bosch one doesn't match the production date so I ruled that out. What am I missing? Anyone got a link for the correct Beru...

Hi All The EML has come on and a scan shows its a glowplug issue on cylinder 2. I had a look for new glowplugs but there's 2 listed. Slightly different overall length and different distance they protrude into the engine. It's a 2016 A3 8V 2.0l. Any idea what ones are required and are they...

It's been a while but I think the gearbox plugs were hex. I don't remember changing washers (if that's what you mean by seal). The original drain plug is not magnetic. I also used the Fuchs Titan Sintofluid FE SAE 75W oil. So far its been fine. Now on 64,000 miles. I changed the oil in the...

Yeah very strange. Seems absolutely fine now. Will keep the jump starter in the car for another few days just in case.

Tested battery again after full charge. Voltage and load test fine. Used car today, no issues. Regen started and cruised on motorway and regen cleared. No fans running. No idea what caused the fan issue but all seems fine. Nothing really standing out with vcds scan. Hope it doesn't do that again.