November 2006
Hi All
I`ve a 2000 A4 1.9TDI which had a cam belt and tensioner change at 60K in Dec 2002. Since than it has done a lot less miles and is now on 85K. I know that the hand book is 60K changes but have read that Audi / VAG were now talking about changes every 4 years regardless of mileage. Based on this it is due one in Dec. Can anyone shed some light .
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Petrol is not so dear after all. I ate in a self service restaurant today and saw that 330ml bottles of still water are £1.05 each. I could go a long way on that money.
When I was first motoring the cost was 3s 6d a gallon. In 1965 when I landed at Cape town it was 2s 6p. When I got to my destination in Zambia it was 3s 6p again. Shortly after I arrived Rhodesia declared independence and the Zambian government rationed petrol to 4 gallons per month. Yes, motoring was cheap; couldn't go anywhere.
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>>Of course, you could just not buy water from there.>>
Agreed, but presumably everything else is priced in proportion...:-)
I remember feeling somewhat, to say the least, annoyed when I was charged £1.65 for a bottle of water in a pub when getting a round in a few weeks ago.
No, it's not the only round I've bought in recent times..:-)
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Just seen the Parrot minikit device on a website. I think that it has only recently been released here and on the face of it looks like just what I want - a decent quality plug'n'go handsfree for the car.
So has anyone here bought one of these yet? Are they good?
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We have a CK3100 in one car which works well and I have just this weekend fitted a Parrot Rythem 'n' Blues in my car, that too seems to work well, If you can I would recommend going for a proper kit rather then the movable type. The full kits are not difficult to fit if you have any basic technical skills, just buy the correct wire harness for your car and plug it all in.
First off, I don't think this is the pollen filter. I have fitted a whole new housing, and I literally had a watering can up around the pollen filter housing yesterday, launched buckets of water at the screen, the lot, and it was dry. Took it out after and it was still fine.
Can anyone tell me where else water could get into the heating system, as the passenger floor was wet today.
Is it possible for water to come up under the pollen filter/housing? I went through a puddle on the left side of the car, and that's the only thing I can think of that could cause it.
Basically if anyone can give me any other possible leaks that would be handy! Read more
If you look in the car by car breakdown section on this site and look up the Toledo 11 1999-2004 there is a reference to leaks. Something to do with the drain plugs and door seals. I have heard of a common problem on other SEAT models with the rear door seals leaking possibly on this site. Hope this helps.
Hi my friend has a Brava 1.9 diesel on a N plate. The glow plug heater light flashes for about 60 seconds and goes off . car drives ok. any ideas on the problem? thanks Read more
Can anyone adivise me on how to remove the original stereo from a pug 206cc and replace it with a kewood? e.g. would i need any special removal keys or face plate? Read more
Removal & if it needs a face plate depends on the age of the CC in question.
If you come back & say 2001 we also need to know if its multiplexed or not.
Has anybody driven the 1.6 Fsi tiptronic auto Touran? what are they like? I've driven the Renault Scenic auto & hated it. I've driven the DSG Touran in the 2.0 diesel & loved it, but can't afford it. So now, I'm toying with a 1.9 dci Scenic manual or a 1.6 Fsi tiptronic Touran petrol. Any thoughts?
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Am trying to replace water pump on a toyota carina.........no matter what way the pump body goes on I cant stop it from leaking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have tried using just the supplied paper gasket, the gasket with blue sealer , and a combination of both...all to no avail.
The Oring looks ok and i have torqued all the nuts to manufactures spec...................any help appreciated! Read more
Have you removed ALL of the old gasket from the block ?
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Does anyone know how to change a brake bulb in an A4. I have bought a bulb but cannot get to the light cluster. Inside the boot is all sealed up and if I moved the trim it looks as though half the boot has to be pulled out. Was just expecting a little hatch that unclips that you put your hand through - no such luck.
The owners manual isnt much help - 'take to an Audi dealer or qualified outlet'
I cant believe that something as simple as a 99p bulb is going to cost me in labour charges to get it fitted!! Read more
Thanks for your help and advice. I think I will take the easy way out and get a garage to do it. I'll only really get to have a good go at it when its dark which I expect is not ideal if its that complicated.
What happened to making bulb changing easy?
It's a 2 litre TDCi 53 Reg 59000 miles. Had it 3 months & 4000 trouble free miles but last week it started cutting out suddenly with glow plug lamp flashing. It restarts easily after waiting about 5 mins. Then repeat performance every 10/15 miles approx. Garage drove it about 15 miles with fault code reader plugged in but nothing showed up & it behaved itself. With me driving it continued to cut out as on the first day. Garage told me to lock/unlock it to reset the ecu but that doesn't work for me. Shall I trade it in & get a Jap job???!
Have just read horror stories in another thread about fuel pumps etc. Scary!!! Any advice on a low cost fix would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards Lofty1931
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A fault code will only usually be stored where a sensor is providing values outside of its normal range. In the case of the cam sensor I believe the problem is that as they fail they momentarily drop out and provide no signal to the ECU at all. As the injection system must have input from the cam sensor to time the injections, if it loses that all it can do is stop injecting and so the engine cuts out.
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