A4 B7 starting problem plz help

[Qasim]

Can anyone please help me, I have had my Audi A4 for 6 months and it usually starts up fine. Tried to start it today, it wouldn't start. The light on dash come on fine, it turns when starting it, no funny noise but it won't start. First time it has happened does anyone know what it could be. 

[James]

Have you checked the battery? Seems the most logical thing to check first!

[Brucielee]

Where you able to get it sorted out Qasim, is it petrol or Diesel?

[Qasim]

Thanks James and yeah Brucielee all sorted. I had a diagnostic check on it from specialist and it turns out it may be the battery. Has a damaged cell and is over 10 years old, will need to change it at some point. But has been starting ok since Jump startling it once. 

[Qasim]

Oh and it's a 140bhp diesel model Sline a4.

[Brucielee]

Happy days, glad you got to the bottom of it, nice car too, any pics of it 

[James]

Definitely sounds like it could be the battery then - are you planning on replacing it soon?

[Qasim]

Lol I think I spoke to soon, the battery went on me again today after parking up at my university, which is 36 miles there and back and wouldn't start. 3 hours later returning to car, turned the key and it just started without a jump start. I am replacing it some time next week James. Any recommendation on a specific brand of battery to go for?

I will upload pics of my car  in a few days Brucielee and thanks!

[James]

If you stick with a decent brand you should be fine. Just avoid the cheap and nasty ones. I've always liked Yuasa personally but that's just my preference...

[Qasim]

I got the battery changed earlier couldn't wait till next week, went for a mid range from Europarts, it started fine but I got another issue that's popped up, the ABS or drift light is on and won't go off ? I had a diagnostic run at mates garage and he says it could be a sonsor, got it booked in at specialist tomorrow. Any ideas on what it could be its so frustrating ? 

[James]

On 4/21/2016 at 3:30 PM, Qasim said:

I got the battery changed earlier couldn't wait till next week, went for a mid range from Europarts, it started fine but I got another issue that's popped up, the ABS or drift light is on and won't go off ? I had a diagnostic run at mates garage and he says it could be a sonsor, got it booked in at specialist tomorrow. Any ideas on what it could be its so frustrating ? 

Garage is probably right on the sensor front, especially if they've already run diagnostics. Did it throw up a code?