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    Hi, help needed near Keighley

    Hahahahaha, not the keighley trade center!!!, do as everybody says fella, walk away!! I used to live just down the road from them, bad news. I'm in skipton north yorks so if you need vcds just drop me a pm Mak
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    2.0 tdi hesitation/stutter between 1400-2000rpm

    I've owned 3 cars to date with this engine in. 1st Mk5 golf gttdi 2nd A3 tdi QS 3rd Chrysler Jeep Patriot Only on the 3rd car have i had this issue and i decided to dig into it today, first checking all vac connections and electrical plugs. whilst checking the vac connections i came...
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    HALDEX, Bit of info to share with you all

    Hi quattro7tdi, call me on 07967346199. Regards Graeme
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    OEM fit RNSE Radio reception rubbish

    Well, long story short, stripped back the rear wiper motor mechanism and got it all cleaned up, water now squirts but fills the mech with water, so much for a cheap fix , so today i fitted a new wiper motor and mech, works a treat but still no radio. I rang Audi Leeds and asked what options...
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    HALDEX, Bit of info to share with you all

    I'm talking about Gen2 here, not gen 4, there may be differences with the gen4 stuff, i can only comment on what i've found out about which is purely gen2 With regards to gen 2 stuff, an R32 controller , valve and pressure switch will fit my A3 2lt TDi Quattro, i know this as thats what i'm...
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    HALDEX, Bit of info to share with you all

    Think i'll be doing my rear diff at the same time as the Haldex oil, certainly looks easy enough and it's fair to say, it's probably not been done!
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    HALDEX, Bit of info to share with you all

    aahh ok, it was one of the bits i changed out on mine!, came with the controller off ebay!!
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    HALDEX, Bit of info to share with you all

    Hmm, where is the sensor??, i dont recall seeing one, unless it's one of the metal valves/ items under the controller?? We could do with as much Haldex info putting on this thread to make it a sticky so all the good Gen 2 info is in one spot, would save on a lot of searching!! DIY Haldex...
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    HALDEX, Bit of info to share with you all

    car was a 2005 Audi A3 Quattro s-line with 70k on the clock and FASH up until the last service. one point to note though, i did just have the Haldex oil service carried out by a local independant 7 weeks ago??. It took them over an Hour??, me thinks they didnt really know what they were...
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    Red Carbon Fibre S3!!

    Not wanting to sound off, but why would you advertise your car on Autotrader as having a full red carbon wrap and not show anything that resembles a close up shot of the finish/effect of the carbon wrap?? And why use poor quality photo's?, i've always sold my own cars with my own photo's...
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    HALDEX, Bit of info to share with you all

    Hi All Thought i'd share an experience i've just had with you all regarding Haldex 4wd. I have a 2005 A3 Quattro s-line and the other day i had the abs warning light come on, this went off after recycling the ignition and stayed off for the remainder of the day, the following day, this...
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    OEM fit RNSE Radio reception rubbish

    no chance of trying another stereo, and mine already has a sharks fin, a friend at vw said that early mk5 golfs had the element in the rear screen as the aerial but thenh they went to sharks fins, is this the same with audi A3's?? gonna strip it down tomorrow, hopefully get the rear wiper...
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    OEM fit RNSE Radio reception rubbish

    Cheers Paul Is the radio antenna defiantely the rear screen de mister element??, are there no receivers or amplifiers in the boot lid??. I do know the sat nav works a treat and has never caused any probs, just no radio! Cheers Graeme
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    OEM fit RNSE Radio reception rubbish

    Thanks for that info mike, i had wondered about that but initially i took the cover panel off in the bootlid/taigate and everything seemed to be dry??, that was a year or so ago though, will be stripping everything back in the boot lid for some serious fault finding, on a side not, the washer...
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    OEM fit RNSE Radio reception rubbish

    Yes, i'm afraid i have, moved house and have very little time or money to sort little niggles out, like the rear wiper not squirting aswell. I had thought about faulty antennas but how do you test them?, is there a measuring block on VCDS, no faults are detected when i run it through a full...
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    OEM fit RNSE Radio reception rubbish

    Hi All been searching through old posts and can't really find anything that applies to my predicament. What i have is a 2005 Audi A3 8p 140 tdi Quattro with factory fit mk1 RNSE with BOSE and ever since buying the car a year ago the radio reception has been none existant. With radio 1...
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    [2.0 TDI] How to know if your cylinder head will Crack (if it hasnt yet)?

    Hmmm, mines a B and it's using oil and water like it's going out of fashion!! but nobodys mentioned anything about oil usage??, just water usage??
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    Cruise Control 8p0 054 692 A

    hmm, i think you were watching the same gear on ebay thaat i was LOL