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Morning all, I've owned this car for 6 months now and noticed on a good run last Sunday a fairly faint hum between 38-50mph. The car has done 32,000 miles, it's a 2009 V6 3.0 quattro avant, DSG tiptronic. The hum is not gear specific, or engine rev related, and it's not the supercharger. I...

Yes I kid you not. When my wife rang me on a drive back from the South to tell me the wipers had suddenly started and would not switch off I presumed she'd probably got her handbag wrapped around the stick. Sadly not indeed the only way to stop the wipers is to pull the fuse. Audi kindly sold...

Morning. Out of the blue, my air con stopped working (Econ light on permanently). I read the threads on this forum - (which were very useful) and did a VAG COM. I was getting an 00819 high pressure sensor (G65) warning. I tried clearing it but it kept coming back, then whilst doing the...

Afternoon all. Out of the blue, my air con stopped working (Econ light on permanently). I read the threads on this forum - (which were very useful) and did a VAG COM. I was getting an 00819 high pressure sensor (G65) warning. I tried clearing it but it kept coming back, then whilst doing the...

My wife hit a fairly heafty pothole in her A2 last week. Prior to it there were no knocks or thuds. Now, when driving on uneven roads the car makes a heavy thud/thump. The noise is dull and comes from the front of the car. It does not seem to be side specific. The steering feels fine and sharp...

Does anybody know if I can fit a wider tyre to the standard 205 40 17 set up? The car my wife bought a couple of years ago came with super skinny Falken tyres and she has successfully attacked every curb in Yorkshire since. They are the right size but I could do with a wider tread before I set...

Hi, I've just had both N75 valves replaced (whilst doing the cambelt) to see if it improves the power, but it doesn't seem to have helped much. Mine's flat until approx 2300rpm when you can feel the turbo kicking in. Is this normal? The car's a 1.8T quattro 2004 with the BEX 190 bhp engine...

Hi, Has anybbody had to replace the fuel pump on their 1.8T petrol? Mine failed yesterday. I've located it under the rear passenger seat and ordered a replacement, but wondered how you remove it. I've taken the wiring, hose, and circular fixing off allowing me to remove th ewhite plastic lid...

Hi, I've always had a bit of trouble getting into 1st. Although the gear oil claims to be lifetime I have found with other cars that a change of oil can do the trick. So I first tried Granville oil, which made no difference, and then I bought Miller CRX GL4-5 oil. This unfortunately has made...

I know this is a long shot but I just need one piston to get my engine back together. It needs to be either piston 3 or 4 (aparently one/two and three/four are different). It is for a 1998 1.9 TDI (110bhp). Engine code is AFN. Any help much appreciated. Cheers, Beef

Hi, Not sure this is the right forum for this, but it's for the right car. I would like to buy either a 'short motor' for a 1.9TDI AFN diesel engine, or may indeed consider a complete replacement AFN 1.9 TDI diesel engine. If anybody knows where I can pick one up, has has one for sale I'd...

So, I've just installed the Audi iPOD kit into my A4 (2004) - and it's great! I was so fed up with constantly tweeking the mini FM transmitter...this is splendid. A quick (slightly anal) question, but, is it possible to re-programme the Concert head unit to display 'iPOD' instead of CDC...

Two weeks ago, after an oil change and turbo clean the engine on my 1997 1.9 TDI ran away. :ohmy: It revved out of control for about 20 seconds and then the auxiliary belt snapped. The engine then gently died. Having replaced the belt and VAG COM'ed it I have not been able to get her to...

We've just bought this car, and it drives beautifully except for a hesitiation when pressing the accelerator from idle. If you sit with the car in neutral and press the pedal, there is literally a 1/2 second delay before the engine revs. When setting off in first this means you have to...

My wife just bought an A2 last Thursday - a 2003 sport. It's a 1.4 petrol and the road tax is £115 - does anybody know if this is right? Many thanks, Beef

Here's a bizarre one - last night when I clicked the rear window de-mister on my A4 Avant I lost all radio reception on fm...simply got white noise. Most frustrating whilst trying to listen to Dangerous Dave Pearce and keep an eye out for plods on the A1. Anybody else experienced this/can...

Hi , I've been having this problem for a while now. The turbo cuts when I put the engine under heavy load (accelerating up a hill for example). If I then stop, switch off the ignition and re-start the problem instantly goes away until the next time I boot it up a hill. We recently...

As Britains terror threat moved up to Critical, I was most reassured this weekend to see the police doing a roaring trade on the A1 near Grantham in two unmarked 2006 5 series BMWs. We travelled this stretch 4 times between Saturday and Sunday and on each occasion saw motorists being nicked...

I noticed this a few weeks back, but with the latest downpours it has become most noticeable: On all passenger doors I get a fair build up of water trapped between the door bottom and the sil...so if you don't stand out of the way when opening the door you get wet feet. There's no water...

I'm running a 2004 A4 1.8T 190 quattro. She's done about 60,000 miles and has started surging under hard acceleration. Whilst still in warranty it did this a bit, but when the stealer checked it out they reported on problems. I've just got vag com 409 set up and connected tonight which...