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That looks the easiest way, I’ll look him up thanks

Thanks, I will.

Ok, I’ll have another look. Don’t suppose you have a link to the thread on A5oc or something like that?

I will but what unofficial methods do you mean? I haven’t seen a Vcds solution. (Course, that doesn’t mean there isn’t one, just that I haven’t found it!)

I’ve been quoted £300-£700 for aftermarket fit, I’ll enquire with Audi next week.

Ahh, that’s interesting, yes, that’s the spec on mine, I’ll try asking Audi then! they do t make it easy do they. thanks

Thankyou. couldn’t find the thread on a5oc but googled it and it seems it was from the next model/facelift in 2016 (article was written in April 2016, not sure when Audi released the facelift/next model).

I didn’t have the facilities to get it out or do the job at home.

Sounds good, I had one of the old V8 allroads, the 1st model, 98-2005, that was a nice engine, I loved that car, had it nearly 5 years. Solid engine except for the timing chains, 4 chains, all on the back of engine, if you had a timing chain problem, it required the engine to come out to fix it. £6k job! luckily I avoided that!

Not sure if they do a bi-turbo A4 here, just the A6 Allroad with that engine and that’s auto only (Tiptronic, torque convertor auto box). so nothing to directly compare with sadly.

I understand, I was very concerned when the car I really wanted only came with an auto box, always had manuals up to then. but all Audi autos need regular oil (& filter on some) changes. the S-Tronic (twin auto clutch ‘manual’ box), need both lubrication and hydraulic oils replacing routinely. A lot of owners never had the oil replaced as it’s not cheap, but means that buying 2nd hand can be a real lottery to find a good one.

Thankyou.

Hmm, interesting. How long have you had it? just that I’ve had bad experiences with the reliability of Chinese electronics before, so a bit wary. cheers Dave

I took a previous car in for tyres after damaging 2 in a pothole, found 1 wheel not only buckled but had a 2” split in it too! No reliable fix for that sadly. But luckily found a pair of 2nd hand wheels in good condition as spare was space saver of course.

Couple of folks have said that Audi can activate if it was standard fit but not switched on from build/delivery. Not sure when they started fitting as standard, suspect it was much later.

Delivery & Reg date was nov 2015. So guess build was mid 2015 ish.

I’ve thru the list of functions on Carista, no mention of figs with sidelights or car play. anyone know if these are even available?

That’s quite impressive. Didn’t know anyone could straighten Alloys!

One of the reasons manufacturers used a torque converter auto with high power engines is that the manuals and twin clutch boxes just cant handle the power, the box becomes the weakest link in the drivetrain. So id think carefully before doing this, the auto boxes are reliable if previous owners have been religious about the 40k oil changes, if not, the box fails, often around 80-100k miles, sooner if they have a heavy right foot. May I ask why you are looking to change it over? I put a Ford Cosworth Granada 3.0 v6 - ( about 240 bhp) into a sierra many years ago, (common mod at the time to replace the standard Ford 3.0 v6 - about 150bhp), auto only in the Granada, manual boxes used with it in the sierra never lasted more than about 6 months, even the steel cased high power custom built ones, costing around £5k so I just bought cheap 2nd hand boxes for £50 and swapped them out when they fell apart! Being RWD or 4WD, swapping was an easy job even on the drive!

Hi there, I recently found a partial list of very useful Vcds mods that activated some handy functions (like remote close for the rear lid) and many more. Since lost the link after my iPad needing restarting🤦🏻‍♂️ what I was looking for though was the bit about having foglights (all weather lights) on with sidelights. (I have foglights ready to fit, if I need to use them then I Really dont want to have the headlights on at the same time. Sort of defeats the object! currently the fogs will only come on with headlights, so glad I’ve not needed them since buying the car. Does anyone know of a full ‘how to’ last showing what changes are needed n Vcds to activate (or deactivate) various functions? Also, has anyone found out how to activate android auto / apple car play. Apparently later A6 were fitted with the relevant MMI systems but those functions weren’t activated within Vcds unless the option was specified at build. all and any info gratefully received! cheers All Doc

The fuse box lists are great but what I don’t understand is why do so many systems, eg; Seat heating, have so many fuses in different fuse panels? it doesn’t make any sense to me at all! anyone got any (sensible ones please) ideas? cheers all Dave

Does anyone know where the seat heating control units are please? I suspect they’re in the seats but don’t know for certain. im also trying to find wiring diagrams that show the ‘in car-off seat’ wiring for the Seat heating, ventilation & massage functions. I suspect it’s just supplies from fuse panels for heating & ventilation to either the BCM or the HVAC control unit and that the massage supply is the main seat 12v supply, so not extra. However,! I was pointed towards the ‘vladgur.comk site for wiring but while very useful, it’s not easy to search! cheers guys

I had it it checked by a non-franchised specialist. It’s fine. he said if/when I can hear a rattle on every start (there’s none at present), then spend some money. apprently the tensioner is very sensitive to oil level. Mine was half way up the (software monitor) indicator between max & min. Topped up and no sign or sound of any rattle under any condition. (Start, hard acceleration etc). quote was for £2,300, which seems fairly good value as the online ‘garage job guide’ software said £2,700 for labour alone! so no further action apart from back to standard weekly oil checks.

Yeah, can imagine, they did say that there are a lot of single use components in just doing the chains, tensioner and guides, apart from all the seals & gaskets, things like stretch bolts etc. apparently the parts would be over £1k to start with. but when it does get, I’ll also get the common water leak bits done too, that just makes sense as it’ll be accessible at the same time, so 2 birds. One stone. still very annoying though, just wasn’t expecting these sort of problems at 62k miles, partly why I bought the car! Hey ho!

I only get a minor rattle under harder acceleration, normal urban acceleration is ok, just when you give it a little bit more when joining faster traffic on the M’way etc, It only lasts for a split second, almost not noticeable. It’s fine on start up & starts with no issues. I’ve spoken to a local Audi specialist, they think it’s either; the chain, the tensioner, 1 or more of the plastic guides or all of the above. it’s going in for them to check/confirm next week, If it needs those changing, apparently it’s a 2 day, £3k job! Which is more than a bit scary. To say the least.