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Both car and 'English' will give you a laugh!! http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/694597.htm

Some time ago there was a thread where many people had disconnected the pipe from the EGR, thus stopping it's operation. Less smoke is seen and in turn is deemed to lessen the carbon billed up. Anyway........ I did this on mine but I had a constant whine like a droaning, I assumed it was the...

Hi I'm looking at get the Audi 17" star Audi alloys as I'm currently on 16". I've seen some on ebay, freshly refurbished? What do you think, good starting price? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220223647312&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=012 Only question I have...

Hi I've had ongoing brake issue for ages! Heat in the right front disc and caliper. I fitted EBC discs and pads as an upgrade and since then the problems have arrisen I had them checked at a brake specialist and there was some runout. Had a new right front caliper as it was sticking slightly...

Hi Can anyone help please!!!!!!! before I go mad! My problems still continue with brakes. Having replaced the front with discs and pads with just new pads on the rear, I have been experiencing higher temperatures on the offside front disc and caliper. EBC discs with Greenstuff pads. I...

I've just replaced pads all round and new discs on the front, rears work ok. I got EBC greenstuff pads and discs, allbeit the standard vented disc. I also bled each wheel caliper using a Gunson eezibleed kit, with which I was very impressed. Now, all seems to have been fine, more bite...

I've had a set of Michelin tyres on for 12 months and have checked tyre wear. The centres have worn 2mm but the outer edges only 0.8 to 1mm. I have a digital depth gauge, that's why I'm going to .0 of mm. Should wear be more on the centre? My car is a 1.9TDi with 205/55 16 tyres which are...

I've looked at a few past threads re K&N air filters. Most refer to petrol engines. Has anyone replaced their standard filter with a K&N on 1.9TDi. I've heard they can confuse the maf sensors and in some cases cause excessive smoking. Also, do they really make any difference? I'm about to...

During the weekend I noticed my brakes were sticking on, not too bad but enough to cause heat build up. Keeping this story short, here are the events. When I first spotted it and tried to push the car, it was very stiff. With engine off I pumped the brakes pedal and it came free! I aimed...

I was checking the pollen filter as I had an awful smell coming in through the vents only to find the water hasn't been draining where the battery sits. I've just sucked out 7 litres of rank water!! I have two questions:- Does anyone know where the drain hole is located for the excess water...

For some reason, all of a sudden the air coming in the car smells. It's like a stale, musty smell. I've had the climate control working all winter and even had it low without any smell. This morning I had to turn it off and open the window. Does anyone know what could cause this and how...

Considering the number of posts re temp gauge problems I thought mentioning this worth while. Although it is related to the TT, there have been many people on this A4 forum alone with temp gauge problems... Here is the piece from BBC Watchdog website. It's interesting to read near the end...

I've always done my own servicing and have never taken my cars to a dealer for work (other than cambelt). I'm very familiar with petrol engine requirements but am wondering what other work is essential/desirable with a diesel. The car, 1.9TDi, has done 22,500k miles (reg 2001) and does 8k a...

Can anyone recommend an accurate tyre pressure gauge. It seems to be hard to find one that is calibrated correctly. Between a few mates we differ in 3 psi which is poor. I've currently got a dial gauge from Halford but am not convinced it's accurate. I've used these digital ones and they...

Does anyone know why on many sport models the lower part of the trim is black, non body colour? I've seen some sports and this is not always the case. Mine is black and I quite like it, I know many people prefer body colour. Any thoughts? Cheers.

Has anybody else experienced creeks or rattles with the interior when the car is cold in mornings? I don't know whether it is me becoming obsessed by them, but, I sometimes get a front window rattle and a steering column tick when it's cold. I've also noticd a ticking noise from the back seat...

During these really cold winter nights I've noticed that the temperature barely gets to 90c. When driving casually the temp struggles to get to 70c especially when the heater is pumping air out. Uphills it will start to warm up quicker then going downhill it will begin to cool. I'm happy that...

Hi I decided to check the accuracy of the average fuel consumption for a tank. The DIS said 52mpg and my calculations (taken from mileage completed on a full tank against the number of litres to re-fill) were 46mpg. I was slightly alarmed to see such a difference. 1 or 2 I would accept but...

Hi I've recently developed a rattle on the offside rear window. It's not electric. When I wind it down about 1/4 inch the rattle goes. Yesterday it was better and it was much milder so I am assuming that the cold weather has caused the window 'housing' to shrink a little and cause this...

This may seem an odd thread, but, since I bought my mates A4 1.9TDi sport, I have 'sometimes' driven a bit like a tool The car is fully loaded with sport pack and leather. It's only done 19,000 miles and I would be devasted if anything happened to it. I'm often a chilled driver but the...