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    Alternator from a MY 2000 A4 B5 1.9tdi

    This came out of my A4 B5 Saloon before it was scrapped. It was about six months old at that point. Any use to anybody? I don't want any money I just think its too good to throw in the bin. Delco Remy pattern part.
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    I want a v8 - is a 20yr old A8 a mad idea?

    I have had a desire for an Audi V8 for a long time. The A8 4.2's seem to be really good value especially when they are a bit older. What at the weaknesses of the engines at 100k miles? Would it be crazy to buy an A8 at that kind of mileage that were more that 15 years old? Cheers!
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    change your slush box ATF

    I just changed the ATF and gear box filter in the dear old thing and I have to say what a spectacular difference! Box was ok before but was starting to get a bit snatchy on some shifts. The ATF and filter change seem to have had a big effect. I imagine this is what she drove like out of the...
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    limpy limp mode - VCDS code 17964

    The dear old cooking sherry 1.9 PD tdi saloon has been running like a dream for a year or so, we have covered some miles together and done some continental trips never missing a beat. in the last couple of weeks she has developed a habit of dropping into limp mode when under power up an...
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    A) Just Got Back From Hols. B) Pd Engine Robust?

    I just got back from a family holiday in Italy and we drove down through France to Limoges stayed with our friends and then drove along the Mediterranean coast to Northern Italy where we had a brilliant time.we then drove up through the mountains and up and through the St Barndadino tunnel and...
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    Looking for a B5 A4 - are they getting rarer?

    ASDA delivery driver reversed into my Passat and its been written off. It still drives ok but because I have been paid off what I paid for it two years ago I am looking for a new (to me) replacement. I would ideally like an Avant 1.9 TDi which is not too knocked about and has good evidence of...
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    Broken down on the m4, electrical?

    Hi All, I am not in the A4 but in the Passat 1.8t AEB 1998. We were cruising along nicely at 70. I switched the air con off and car lost power. Electrical systems all seem to power up when I turn the key, the engine turns over, kind of catches but dies immediately. I am waiting for the...
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    If you were going to drive to Italy on holiday what spares would you take?

    I am thinking about driving to Northern Italy ( and planning on back again) it's going to be a bit more than 2000 miles - what do you think would be sensible to take as spares for a car with 1.9tdi with 156k miles on it?
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    Vcds lite windows 8.1 Chinese cable

    Hi Vcds forum experts - are there any known issues with win 8.1 vcds lite and crappy Chinese leads? ( and I love you all but no lectures about buying the full version please Vcds supply software for cheap leads) It all worked fine with xp on an old lappie - old lappie dies new lappie has 8.1...
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    Air con failiure... Not catastrophic yet......

    So the air con had a couple of days when it developed a tick tick tick noise seemingly coming from the rhs of the engine bay. Tonite it stopped working altogether and when switching the Econ switch no audible loading of the engine at idle. Any ideas?
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    is this just not a good idea?

    I dont have to commute 82 miles a day anymore and so have been thinking about selling the Passat (keepin the A4) and buying something a bit quicker, Avantish and getting back to quattro stylee. I saw this on ebay Audi A6 Avant 2.7T auto 2002MY quattro Sport with LPG conversion you will notice...
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    Condensation in the headlights

    Drivers side headlamp has stared to get condensation in it - has anyone had this before, and is it repairable?
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    So does it make sense to uprate the injection nozzles

    Following the tuning a tdi threads recently it did start me thinking.... So would the sensible cost effective route be Uprate injection nozzles - where to buy nozzles? Remap Then when funds are available and the wife isn't looking get a pd 130 turbo and fit that .... What is the collective...
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    Any chance of getting a set of wheels from Andover to York?

    I would like to bid on a set of wheels for the daughters Polo to fit winter tyres. They are collect only - is there any way they could be transported by ASN forumistas? Cheers all,
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    why are A4 dip beams so rubbish?

    I was just on euro car parts and spotted these xenon conversion kits at £33 Ultra HID Xenon Conversion Kit - H7 (477) - 8000k then I was wondering how all that candlepower gets lost in the headlamp units - after all they use the same bulbs that work well in every other car so what is it about...
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    if you were doing the timing belts on a AJM woud you replace the water pump as well?

    Time to replace the timing belts - new water pump a good idea while i'm at it?
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    urgent window motor help needed

    my drivers side rear passengers window has stopped working and it has stopped working in the down position. I have taken the door card off and can hear the relay clicking when I actuate the switch but the winder motor does not react. So two things - I urgently need to get the window back up...
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    thermostat + CTS sticky in the FAQ - helpful?

    I just finally got round to replacing the thermostat on the 1.9 having owned the Car for just over a year and it had the classic wandering temperature guage symptoms = would not warm up beyond 80 deg and then would cool down on a run + Oil temp guage showing same temps and sometimes just not...
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    Auto Underwear

    Very noticeable fashion for bonnet bras at the moment. I saw a Mitsubishi in York this morning that had a rubbery cover on it's boot - would this be car pants or possibly a car truss or even a car thong? I can't think of anything that rhymes with boot. Boot snood?