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Hi there is only the coolant temperature sensor in the block not sure where , that would kick the fans in, if its both fans the control unit on the fan pack is probably faulty, easy test disconnect the fan control unit and take it for a drive and see if the temperature goes up to 90 degrees. Steve.

Hi from the top, as long as you have the first service with the dealers you are then entitled to take the car to any garage that turns over £30,000 a year + and pays VAT to have it serviced, as long as they use O.E. parts, Hengst or Mahle oil filters and Quantum oil all is good, these people know the vehicle is under warranty and by law have to fit the right part as they dont want any fall out in the event of a warranty claim, as for the service history Paul will have that in real time with his bill and resume of what's been done which to my mind is better than the the two sheets of Andrex that Audi supply with minimal information, when I first acquired my car at 36k I applied for their version of service history is all it told me was they had investigated a squeal on the front of the engine and replaced the timing belt and replaced it, when I phoned Manchester Audi they refused to tell me what parts they had actually replaced as it infringed data protection, really?, my suggestion is Paul arms himself with the right tool which will more than pay for itself at the next service and then have the ability to do his own resets, £100 is not to be sneezed at, as for future buyers if they have done their research they know its not worth the Andrex its printed on and how many times have we had posters claiming they have full service history from a dealer and they wont honour the warranty, you know full well what they are like. Steve.

Hi dont bother to buy manuals as everything you need to know is on YouTube real time. Steve.

Hi the reason for this is the year of your car, VAG fitted all vehicles with SFD software protection which stops anyone outside themselves from performing a lot of simple functions so they have to do them and charge a shedload for it, it used to be that you could do it on the MMI but thats gone, the only way you can do it now is with OBDEleven pro which has the ability to disable SFD, its not too expensive and would be a worthy tool for the future as you can also reset your inspection milage as well, I discovered all this when I bought a 2021 Passat so I bought OBDEleven that allowed me to reset it all, then I discovered on YouTube that you can reset it all by using the trip distance button on the dash, but in saying that I have since re adapted a sensor and coded in my new battery, all in all its saved me about £400 in diagnostic charges at the dealers. Steve.

Hi steer well clear of J&R they are complete garbage, might be worth looking in to FEBI they do shafts and from what I have heard from various users they are pretty robust, in saying this second hand units can be pretty good as long as when you get them pull the boots back and make sure they are packed with fresh grease. Steve.

Hi if you are as knowledgable as you claim you would know that the existing bolts on the front can be altered, or buy a new set from Audi, I know for a fact that you can't obtain any camber adjustment from the front subframe as the mountings are set in their protocols at the factory with a floating jig that positions the subframe precisely + or - two millimetres then the two diametrically opposed bolts are locked in and the jig is removed then the last two bolts are placed and tightened, if the car was on a hunter four wheel alignment unit your camber problem would have flagged up straight away, the local garage I use has this and I have watched them set many vehicles and if the car has been lowered nine times out of ten the operator declares that no suitable camber can be achieved because the lowering has taken any range adjustment out of limits, which I think is the problem you have, therefore it may well serve you better to contact any of the people Steve Q suggested and give them your range data as they may well have a bolt to suit your problem. Steve.

Hi the pollen filter has no part in this although if it has not been changed this will help your cause, if your not to sure about the flushing bit its fairly easy but you will need a high pressure hose and a good working knowledge of the flow direction, mine was done with a jet wash after which the expansion tank cap was removed and we back flushed the block so what there was left of the crystals from the Silica bag erupted out of there. Steve.

Hi you asked the question about the first code back in may this year, the reply for that from Steve Q was totally correct, the second code is to do with the starting module but I am intrigued as to what you are getting these codes from, if you dont have a good code reader you will never delete them so I would say the engine mount problem is still present as with the other code. Steve.

Hi thats the bulb then probably wont need a ballast, I am pretty sure these are D3s bulbs, a word to the wise change both sides, the standard bulbs are 42000 kelvin so for a little treat go up to 5500 kelvin and have much better lights. Steve.

Hi stick to the £40 + postage thats a real steal at that price. Steve.

Hi just make sure you clear the faults first then make a note of the original code then when you enter your new code use the old code but change the last two digits [numbers not letters] then press accept. Steve.

Easy way to find out is go on the Gov. MOT and TAX checker. Steve.

Hi Leighton, you have had a wealth of reasons as to why they do this my car went in for repair for a month at one of the local body shops, guess what they disconnected the dash cam which I knew they would it protects the identity of the staff as well as anyone can patch in to the bluetooth system on the camera and download the footage, all their equipment where its stored, even the Police have to get a court order to seize CCTV footage from inside the workshop, it wont matter how far you pursue this the answer will be the same, I can see their point of view insomuch as how would you feel if anyone was filming your kids on a beach without your knowledge and selling the footage on line. Steve.

Hi the Battery Energy Module is the sensor on the negative lead that monitors charging and and the discharge rate of the whole system, Goliath is one of those cheap and nasty battery brands the same as Lion and Napa, the only ones you will see any longevity with are Bosch,Yuasa,Varta ,Exide if you code them in which is one of Caristas functions, the vintage fault you can just clear, there was a chap on here that had just bought VCDS and it threw up a lot of faults mostly over five years old so he just cleared them and that was the end of it, just replace the battery and code it and I am pretty sure all your problems will disappear. Steve.

Dont hold your breath Gareth its the usual, we have a few like this recently which strengthens my case for a subscription as it will keep the Wiileys away as the dont like paying to publicly whine. Steve.

Hi sounds like the BEM unit on the negative lead is on its way out, but before condemning that I would make sure the battery is not failing as most low current faults stem from that except for the last fault which can only be described as vintage according to the fault date, what is the make of your existing battery? and I dont suppose you know if it was coded when fitted. Steve.

Hi if you post a picture of your headlight that will help as if you have projector lenses my guess is that it will be a D3s bulb which will possibly need ballast unit as well, both are easy swaps. Steve.

Hi, the report sounds like we can't be bothered, at no point did they remove the outlet pipe from the matrix [easy] to check the physical flow as often this is restricted by the Silica bag debris from the bag in the expansion tank which has probably ruptured and allowed the crystals in to the water system, if you think about it the fan works and both pipes to the matrix are hot therefore it has to be a water flow issue, try and find a independent garage that can flush the system for you that would be a good start, as for the basic settings bit I dont get that as if there is a fault inside the airbag it should give you a P code with a description of a mechanical or electrical fault. Steve.

HI Gareth, if the live data shows the injectors are running rich that means the engine temp will be cooler due to bad combustion, lean combustion will cause rapid warming internally therefore commanding the pump thermostat remain fully open despite the low ambient temp, I think the original posters problem was the oil fired auxiliary heater which was always a problem on cars sold in Scandinavia. Steve.

Hi yes you do need to buy credits, just the hundred will do the job, plus the subscription otherwise any changes you want to make you just get a big padlock in red saying thats not allowed, if as you say you are good with tech a mate of mine said there is a cloned version of VCDS floating around on the web which covers cars of your age might be worth looking at as I have used his version a few times on cars he has been working on and its pretty much the same as my kosher version except it baulks out on some complex long coding whereas my version wont, cost him £60 for the cable but you dont get all that subscription Cr@p. Steve.

Hi either of those platforms are good but the OBDEleven will have the edge but is becoming expensive with the subscriptions and token scheme, if you can run to VCDS that is the best and if you only want single VIN it works out cheaper in the long run, being a cable operated device it connects faster and wont rely on bluetooth where both the others do and you can end up in pooh creek if the WIFI is not that good where you are. Steve.

Hi you said you tried to put your lights to LED did the new units have a Canbus link if not its probably caused an embedded fault in the lighting control module, would suggest scanning the car and deleting any light related faults. Steve.

Hi no noises as the cam lobes are designed to throw the cam followers out to prevent valves from annihilating the pistons I reckon it could well be the crank position sensor. Steve.

Hi most people have either VCDS or OBDeleven they both do it, Carista, no idea, if you consider I always did my filter change over 270k the way I described I can't see the problem, they do it that way at most garages thats where I learned and never had a problem. Steve.

No supposedly about it Cliff the right tool does the job, even a lot of the generic code readers used in garages now have this facility. Steve.