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hello again, I have a hot start issue on my 130 PD, fine when cold, cranks for ages when hot internet searches suggested low cranking speed may be issue(needs to see 250 rpm when hot), battery was old anyway so fit new one and cleaned up all main earths, spins over a treat , but same hot...

hi all after not posting for a long time, work and life (or rather almost lack of life, a touch of cancer) I find myself requiring the vast knowledge that is audi-sport i'm doing a cam belt change on my TDi , its a PD engine and i'm slightly confused as to which bolts are TTY and hence require...

has anybody found a decent substitute for this? I want to touch up the usual areas and it seems that its no longer available from the dealers cheers m

hi there can you supply the CREE LED halogen replacements? I believe I have H1's as dipped beam cheers

had to take drive shaft off whilst doing clutch instructions for refitting hub nut, say to do up to 150 ftlb ( or something similar) undo one turn then another lower torque and 60 degrees my torque wrench goes to about 90 ftlb, so not much use for 150 ftlb if you know about how torque is...

just one of a few threads I shall start after changing my clutch last week Audi have two types of boot listed for the inner cvj, one rubber, the other plastic, the OD of the boots is similar, and the man at TPS said that they are interchangeable, and the plastic one is preferred wrong...

I need to change my front discs again, I'm getting a bit of judder under light braking, google suggests this is due to the cheapish discs from ECP (pagid I recall) which are ok for a year or so then develop disc thickness variations which cause the juddering what's a good disc for normal road...

184k miles, 14 years old, 0.35 on the smoke test, and no advisories rear subframe is getting a bit crusty, inner drive shaft boot cracking but not leaking nice one Mr Audi

hi all need to change an inner boot as its starting to split, looking around, a new drive shaft doesn't seem hugely expensive, seen at about 60 on ecp, I know I can just change the boot, but the mileage on them is pretty high (180k), and although no obvious signs of wear it might be worth...

as in title 163,000 miles 12 years old no advisories smoke at 0.7 (its a diesel) pass limit is 3.0 still getting 55mpg :)

in the thread about the crunchy second gear, there was a piccie of some gearbox additive by Xado. I have a noisy gear box, sounds like the needle bearings on the main shafts as it only does it in neutral did some googling, and it does seem to have some good reviews, and has been around...

as the title we had a "small" fire at home on Saturday evening, it was contained in a small lobby off the kitchen, I discovered it before it got too bad and put it out with a garden hose before fire engines got there the fire brigade check for smoke alarms at every call out, I have two...

all playing top trumps i'll spend 10 mill on nhs oh no, we will spend 12 mill on nhs without any realistic way of funding it and trying to present themselves as understanding how "ordinary hard working families" are struggling pompous t***ts

so, last MOT I got an advisory on a missing nut on the exhaust downpipe to turbo flange, been smelling exhaust fumes a lot more recently ,got all me tools together and ripped into it last w/e this is what needs to come off just t access the ex mani inlet mani, plenty sooty ! ex...

was on site last week at bexhill sewage works, the CHP engine was being serviced, its a 772kw v8 spark ignition, runs on bio gas (giant version of lighting your own farts :) )

maybe its all the twaddle about 50 shades of grey film release, but the watching symbol seems to look like a pair of handcuffs to me

just finished changing alternators on my TDI, but should apply to most A3/S3 oem fitting is valeo or bosch, interchangeable, the bosch is a better unit as its a lot easier to change the bearings/brushes etc bosch have been making the same basic unit for years, and are fitted across the whole...

hi all and seasons greetings I need to run without my ac compressor for a while, whilst I figure out how to repair it. the serpentine belt for my car (130 PD) is listed for with and without a/c, so can I pull the compressor and run the non a/c belt, or are any other changes needed . I...

always a nail biter with old cars, and 144,000 on the clock :) two advisories corroded brake pipe at rear, I got that last year so need to fix it bolt missing from downpipe to turbo manifold how did that happen? don't know if its snapped off or backed itself out, need to have look smoke...

is it time for an oil change yet?