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Yes it can be retrofitted but it's expensive and could void your warranty. You'd be better asking the dealer if it can be fitted now.

Excessive white smoke out the exhaust would be a sign of that plus if it was loosing coolant.

Issue with the heater matrix is one option or issue with heater controls.

Ivo. What you call a normal cold start, when the engine idles well above its warm speed, is actually abnormal. As Stevey Y explained your engine is cold starting normally, and you should not be concerned about it providing it starts easily and idles evenly without any intervention from you.

You're most welcome 🙂 A steering lock is a good deterrent. The best security is a ghost imobiliser

Are you certain the car has those features fitted?

No more of an imposter than me. I no longer have an Audi, and as if that was not enough, my current car is electric.

Hi no way you will be blackballed as a non Audi owner, I as an ex Audi owner thought the same when mine went but due to open minded attitude of the moderators I have just been able to carry on, they all seem to realise as I do that all VAG model diesels operate the same way regardless of different engine designations, they even share a lot of the same DTCs and I would be more than happy to help you should you need it, just PM me, after all its a sad world when you can't help someone else, the small capacity TSFI units have to work a lot harder to get you what you want so longevity is not guaranteed and when you consider a lot of Audis, Q3,A3 share the same engine design you could still learn loads. Steve.

Steve. If all else fails you could try buying plain straight or bent silicone hose from Ebay and cutting it to length yourself. That would only work if you can measure the ID of the original accurately and there are no branches in it. You would need to fit hose clamps as well. The first supplier I found was https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385050052731?_skw=silicone+hose&itmmeta=01JDAJSV0WC50JQXCWWD296ZWV&hash=item59a6c5887b%3Ag%3A6OsAAOSwud1i8N48&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwHoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKn1r65jsH3Mn1dUx0VBIpCyHyEmxepNCORmL0DfrunmF6aXGcDWcDI6MnEq%2BDFHO8HeNbCU1LWK5KQHw29w4Rlnm0ErfJtAmjflVMmuUi%2B1F0oWs1FgWRfCKMNDZS%2BNeiKeMuujg1pmewiw3sXueG1nnfQsplHY9kUR%2FqeuwkL7IY50ZyZ30nMoMqQruNQfUKHPG06ybkQkUvoPlAeg8cuGwp271dfhA5TkPEYxoXbKqQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABlBMUMSw59LqZA&var=652930845042

Hi post 15 is about right but get a late 16 if possible, with regard to the Passat I have one for a cab now and can't speak highly enough of it when bought it in feb this year it had 58k on the clock, it now has just under 90k on it and apart from discs and pads all round and the usual servicing its been brilliant, its only 150bhp but gets down the road a bit lively and returns about 40mpg around town and sixty on a run, the part prices are about a third of what I was paying on the Audi. Steve.

Many years ago the 1.4 litre petrol engine suffered dramatically high oil consumption leading to many claims by owners. The problem was eventually rectified by Audi with a modification to the rings. It's unlikely you will come across one of them now, but it is worth knowing of the possibility. Unfortunately I don't recall the affected production dates so you would need to research it yourself, unless others here can supply the information.

Latest update, the A4 has gone back. Very disappointing but the right thing to do. With more knowledge about the running costs (repairs!) of the TDI ultra engine I'm mulling over a 1.4tfsi. In my budget I could probably pick up something around 50-60k miles and will do 15,000 mainly motorway miles each year. I don't mind the drop in economy if I can avoid an inevitable £4-5k spend on adblue/egr issues. But would love to hear any feedback about reliability specifically of this engine on higher mileage. Are there any differences in engine codes across different years from 2016 onwards? And anything to be aware of e.g. chain vs belt. Thanks for all comments and replies so far. I'm considering other VAG options too - the B8 passat has a 2.0tdi pre-2018 with no adblue which is very attractive!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts it is much appreciated, I know this wasn’t going to be A easy process. I have now contacted Audi head office and have raised my issues and concerns with them (Fingers crossed] but not expecting anything. I have a friend, who also is giving me some legal advice who is a Solicitor about what the best route is and what are my best outcomes.

Thanks Steve, I does help if you let us know where you have tried and failed so far, to minimise the risk of us advising you to look where you have already searched. Can you provide a photo of the offending part? Can you get derivatives of the part with the same number but a later prefix letter to G? Kind regards, Gareth.

Matt. It is not clear to me what the problem was that initially caused you to visit the dealer in the first place. Was it the error message and staying in D1, or was there some other symptom? What I am trying to get at is whether there were two faults with the car of which only one has been fixed, or whether the valve body fault was wrongly diagnosed as a flywheel fault.

Apologies for the gripe, but the forum has recently suffered from a spate of what can be termed ‘Post and Run’ new members, who seem to think it’s perfectly acceptable to post a plea for help, and simply not return to view the help given. In a more diluted form, help is offered, but is very rarely acknowledged even via. a simple press of the Like button, leave alone a posted Thank You. The last part of the gripe is that we frequently have to ask for additional information, and this extra detail often never materialises. Please remember, everyone who posts replies do so without payment, but it certainly does cost them in time - in terms of the Moderators and Admin back up - a lot of time. So a special plea to all on here who post needing help:- please be respectful enough to acknowledge any help given, rather than simply accept it as a no-cost, no time of yours, free advice service. It’s wearing thin folks, so if you want to retain this service, please respect and acknowledge its benefits. Thank you all for reading this, and above all, agreeing to adhere to the respect that is needed to be shown. Kind regards, On behalf of the Moderators. Please note:- This request is to all members, not just new ones.

Matt. It is evident from what you described that the valve body fault was introduced while the car was under repair. To my mind that makes the garage that did the work responsible for putting it right, however it will undoubtedly argue that it was co-incidence or an existing fault, and hence will deny liability. It's going to be tough proving the dealer's responsibility, and given that the repair cost is going to be £5500 it may need to go to court for a settlement. It is certainly worth appealing to Audi UK, but I would simultaneously consult a solicitor for advice on your options and your chances of winning. Whichever route you take to resolve the problem is going to take a long time. Months or possibly years in fact. If you want the car repaired now you may well have to pay for the work in the hope of recovering your costs at a later date. That is a choice only you can make. Sorry to be so pessimistic. Justice does not always prevail.