November 2013
Out of the blue the engine started to overheat. ^5mph heading up the A9. Pulled car over & allowed to cool down. Opened overflow/expansion tank, turned over engine & left running, air bubbles/bubbling in coolant so water pump must be working? If not that, has it blown the head gasket, hence the over heating or is there something else wrong? Car was serviced 100 miles earlier by Audi franchise dealer... Any thoughts advice welcomed as would be estimates on repairs?
Taking car to Audi in morning... not holding out much hope!... Read more
Just had the discs and brake pads replaced. The abs & service lights still come after a few miles. Sometimes when braking a crunch like sound happens.any ideas would be appreciate.thanks Read more
They said it could be a sensor problem or ring , ive just bought the car. Thanks for ur comment.!!!!
Just had the discs and pads replace. The abs & service lights comes on after a few miles, whening brake sometimes there's a crunch lkie noise. Please advise. Thanks. Read more
Duplicate thread.
A friend was badly injured recently receiving multiple fractures. As follows: Crushed pelvis, broken thigh, broken upper arm, broken rib, broken ankle and broken foot. Has had plates put in pelvis and thigh. I can't be any more precise as I have got the medical records, but would like a ball park figure for such injuries, perhaps a from- to. Read more
Make sure you note any external variables affected as already mentioned loss of earnings, missed holidays or paid events, pain and suffering etc. If physio is required the bills for that should be paid by a third party as well, if I remember rightly and if there's any damage for life (loss of movement etc) you could be looking at several 100k in my opinion.
Really these high intensity headlights are getting stupid! I have come home with yet another stinking headache from the glare and flash from overly bright headlamps. What is the point?!
I teach astronomy as well as physics, and as part of that I discuss light pollution and how our eyes adapt to the dark. These HIDs are causing more problems than they're worth as our eyes desperately try to adjust and react to the brightness. I find that I can't see what's eitherside of a car with these lamps (especially 4x4s as they're so high).... Read more
Yes indead, these lights are ok on level ground but we havnt got any in the uk, cars bounce up and down and its goodnight Viena for oncoming drivers. Thing are even worse if its an high 4x4 coming your way. Have considerd making a complaint to Euro trafic commisioners but as always have done nothing. Maybe we should all wrie in.
Anyone able to give me a listed time for remove and replace on the starter motor. Two garages quoted, one said hour and a half the other said day and a half as axle has to come off front????
Voting in our democracy is a pointless exercise.
There was a time when it made sense to express ones views via a ballot paper, but the implementation of the “user pays” full blown capitalism of Reagonomics and Thatcherism and its pervasive reach over some decades now has made electoral voting a waste of time. Global economics has happened and it is now stepping on my face.... Read more
You need to decide, of the various things you're angry about, which are the priority.
I'd go for the corporate stuff that's squeezing money that once went into wages into the pockets of the rich....
HEATER FAN STAYS ON FULL ALL THE TIME Read more
If it has an electronic speed control the transistors in the blower assy have likely failed.
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my band and I have been waiting so long for a van, we saved up hard, lots of gigs etc... Read more
A majority of DPF problems are caused by short runs on speed-restricted urban roads, when the engine never gets a chance to warm up properly.
If you're doing 25K miles per year you'll be doing a good amount of journeys of more than 30 miles, I think you'll be fine....
Hill start assist? No handbrake? Read more
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There shouldn't be air bubbles in the header tank. You should be getting a flow of coolant from the return (small bore pipe that attaches to the top of the tank) and to check it, take that pipe off, hold it in the open filler cap neck and run the engine at around 1500 RPM and see if it's flowing. If the flow is weak or non existent, there is a problem with the pump. VAG's had a problem with the plastic impeller wheel either slipping or breaking off the metal drive spindle causing a lack of circulation and thus, overheating.
This flow check is easy to carry out but you will need to get it block checked at a garage to see if the head gasket has failed due to overheating. This involves using specialist kit that can "sniff" hydrocarbons in the cooling system and usually involves a blue coloured fluid in a tube that's held in the header tank neck and changes colour if it detects exhaust gasses in the coolant....