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Hello Matt, This concerns, since any oil which has been in the sump of a diesel engine - for even the shortest of time - will be black. So ‘clear’ will certainly ring alarm bells. Appreciating everyone has to start DIY mechanics somewhere, and I don’t want to make this too critical, but since you are asking if the sump plug is the same as the drain plug, it really does demonstrate that you are on A of the mechanic’s alphabet, and that’s fine, but I think you would be well advised to have someone by your side who has a bit more experience, and can guide you through. Now, clear oil might be expected from the gearbox ( if it has a drain plug) and one begins to wonder whether you have indeed removed a wrong plug. Having said that, 200/300mls would be a small quantity to run out of there, whatever angle the car is at, but to run out of the engine sump of a diesel engine just seems to ring alarm bells to me. Photos of what you’ve done Matt, so we can try to help? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hi I agree with Steve and Gareth on both options, can you specify what has failed as if its a pipe its either repairable or substituted with a different material with a similar bore, if you look at it I wouldn't mind betting your system is exactly the same as the A4/A5/A6 I think its a safe bet as VAGs love of globalisation means one part fits a load of other models, I to am a cabbie and I know exactly where you are coming from, I feel for you I really do, no car is like someone has cut your throat financially, I have come across this none in the country for your vehicle CR@P loads of times as with my engine mounts, ended up buying FEBI units which also fitted the A4 with a CNHA engine, oh no I was told by the main stealer they wont last, 70k later says no difference. If you get in a jam just get the adblue mapped out until you can get the parts its a lot cheaper than being off the road for six months. Steve.

Sorry to hear of your situation, this is very poor by Audi. If it were mine I'd be sourcing second hand parts of the ad blue system to stick pile them.

Hello Graeme, Obviously the situation is intolerable, but to me, the emphasis should be on obtaining suitable substitutes rather than concentrating on how/why Audi has allowed this situation to deteriorate - that is not being progressive. If this were mine, I would concentrating my efforts on inspecting the faulty component (pipe?) and thinking about some better mode of repair than resin goo. Surely a reliable repair/modification would not be beyond the scope of a small engineering shop. Kind regards, Gareth.

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Thanks everyone for your help. I think I will leave it to the experts for now until I get a better understanding of what I’m doing!

Yes I have done exactly this, you can fit a spare wheel with the Sonos subwoofer. It's identical to the old B&O subwoofer and the J525 amplifier module is under the front left seat, for both Sonos and B&O ssystems. See here: https://www.q3ownersclub.co.uk/threads/spare-wheel.8738/

As with Steve and Gareth, i am abit concerned for you Matt. First of all, whatever you do, do it safely. Couple of things to add. - If you've drained the gearbox oil, oops. But at least you'll change the oil for that now. - Best to have the car level, as you won't drain all the oil and particulates. Basically you'll mix new oil with old oil. A little bit waste of time and money. - Warm the engine (have it running for a short while), to warm the engine oil, and (I believe) mixes/suspends all the particles together. So alot easier to drain the oil, and you get alot more of the stuff (particulates) out. Be careful not to burn yourself, so i normally get it up to about 50-60C. Thanks, Joe

Hello Keith, Welcome and thanks for joining. Try entering your registration number into ‘Parts in Motion’ website, and they should come up with a variety of brands of parts. In terms of rear suspension bushes, just go for the complete arms - they are that expensive. Incase it helps, I’ve used Febi parts to good avail. I wouldn’t buy on cheapest will do. Kind regards, Gareth. p.s. I don’t have any connection with Parts in Motion, except having bought a variety of parts off them and had a good service and competitive prices.