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Hi its the rubber switch on the tailgate that has malfunctioned they get water in them and the con tacts corrode. Steve.

Hi check the connector to the power steering motor as they are prone to corrosion on the pins, then check the wiring from the plug up as far as possible for broken wires, even if you have to remove the loom wrapping its easily replaced, genuine loom tape on eBay is pretty cheap. Steve.

Hi they will be D3s or D1s either way the best upgrade is 6000k the blue tinged ones will not give any better vision and will only attract unwanted attention from the local Garda. Steve.

Hi unfortunately moderators have the ability to see from your account if you have viewed any replies so you can't sue him under the trade description act, furthermore if you are that short on time it beggars the thought why post?

Have the car scanned for faults, my guess is low fuel pressure. Steve.

Hi it wont matter about the order there is none except if you have the one thats fatter than the rest with the knock sensor built in that definitely has to go in the same hole. Steve.

Hi measure the arm paying close attention to the shape then measure the spindle size in he middle of the retaining nut, my bet is they are the same sizes as the aeroflat arms, then go looking they never change the arm design just the end the blade fits in to, BTW Costco do a range of Michelin wiper blades with every adapter known to man £18.00 the pair, thats what I have always used. Steve.

Hi the symptoms of clutch failure are simply diagnosed, take the car out get it up to temp then find a nice hill to go up and change up early so the engine is beginning to labour then slam the throttle down if the clutch is knackered the revs will rise rapidly withe no extra acceleration, I am in no doubt Audi will tell you its gone just to get the job and charge you even more money than anyone else, I have driven over a million miles in cabs and stand on me thats the best way of testing the clutch, Audi ownership is for people with deep pockets, yes they are great to drive, yes they are powerful, but you know what the parts prices dont justify the ownership, I just bought new discs and pads for My Passat and they were a bargain at £123.40 compared with the A6 which was Brembo as well at £270.80 even aftermarket its a JOKE. Steve.

Hi you have probably blown a fuse/relay if they are both not working. Steve.

Hi I am with Clifford on this one how did it get from not sufficient funds for a clutch to buying more stuff which wont solve the clutch slipping, it just doesn't add up or maybe my abacus needs an overhaul. Steve.

Hi believe me when I tell you if the insulation is not there its nothing to do with noise thats why it has pressed steel inserts to stop it drumming, if you look at it logically the only real reason for insulation on the underside its to dissipate heat and stop the aforementioned heat from terminating the undercoat and causing the clear coat on top of the bonnet from peeling, basic physics are that even when cured if you heat any paint it gases and bubbles, ever watched what a heat gun does to paint. Steve.

Hi I doubt it as the insulation would only be fitted in the event it was made as a hybrid, the electrics beneath definitely dont produce the kind of heat to warrant that. Steve.

Hi the rear struts could be loosing pressure as was the case for the poster depending on the milage of your car it might be worth investing in some new units.

Hi the codes given do not register on my coding listing, therefore I can only surmise that the scanner you have is for older models or not capable of reading your car correctly I would suggest you get it scanned elsewhere or invest in a new reader OBD Eleven being about the best mid range system and not too expensive, but if you intend to keep the car it will pay for the system in record time. Steve.

Hi you omitted to tell us if its diesel or petrol the codes will mean different things for either model. Steve.

Hi its probably what is referred to as the Dogbone link which fits from the bottom of the subframe to the engine, you have to remove the splash guard to see it, the bushes for this are mounted in the subframe the lower bush starts to split and thats where the noise comes from, the bushes are a pig of a job and require stripping the subframe out, the shame of it all is the bushes are only £20 each but the labour is horrendous, if the bushes are not to split you can always buy a Powerflex insert that fits in to the voids around the bush and make it solid again, these inserts are about £30 and easily fitted, look on YouTube for how to do it. Steve.

Hi the battery was just over three years old, parked on the flat on my local garage forecourt, filled it up with diesel, got my money out of the car, walked in and paid for the diesel, looked at the car, no one behind me so I went to the loo and when I came out the car had gone and rolled off into a wall, game over, it wasn't until I spoke to the insurance engineer that I discovered why it had done what it did and if you go on the net there are a good few others who have shared the same fate, in addition to this my wife swore I must have forgotten to put the parking brake on, so there we are putting the shopping in the back of her car when a 2014 A6 saloon rolled out of its space opposite all on its own and rammed the front of the car three spaces up from us, as the engineer said he has visited loads like this to asses damage and they know about the problem, when I bought my Passat sure enough its got an EFB battery which you can fit and code to any Audi. Steve.

Hi thats how I lost my car, the AGM batteries cause all sorts of problems, in my case the discs and pads were new and the battery decided to have a voltage drop and released the parking brake, according to the engineer we get loads of cars like yours and thats why anything post 2020 has an EFB battery they tend to not have these sort of problems, might be your battery h is not producing enough power to operate the release, wreathe pads free enough? Steve.

Hi I had all that with my A6 which uses the same sensor, so I bought a Febi sensor from a local part shop, if you go through my posting history on the A6 C7 part of the forum I did a full write up on it and it was the same sensor with the VAG logos ground off, if you have a problem finding it ask Gareth and he is red hot at pointing the way. Steve.

Hi £1600 is not a bad price if thats with the parts its a horrible job believe me I have watched it twice on my A6 and can honestly say if I had seen the video of the change I would never have bought the car, I bashed my credit card both times to get it done, unfortunately if you buy an Audi you join the owners club along with the exorbitant prices for parts, personally I am glad I am now out of ownership and have a VW Passat in which I have covered 17k since February without a murmur and the parts are about a third of the price, I.E. full clutch LUK £450 + £250 to fit, welcome to the real world, before £1600 for the parts + £600 to fit. Steve.

Hi could well be a glow plug problem but I would change the whole set, not worth playing chase the ace when the others start to fail, nearly all the diesels are post injection engines which rely heavily on glowplugs for starting and the start of DPF regeneration they come on to heat the extra fuel that burns off the ash in the DPF, Also one of the plugs is a knock sensor as well as a glowplug. Steve.

Hi I would personally wait until the light came on, it gives you 1500 miles warning, with regard to the brand of Adblue you wont get better than Halfords own brand, its made by a company called Yara who produce the most pure Adblue in Europe, finally I can thoroughly recommend the Forte additive as this stops it crystallising in the system and blocking it all. Steve.

Hi, thats a bit drastic, buy a new car because the old one has a dodgy clutch, have you looked at the prices of these things second hand, if you get a cheap one it will be cheap for many expensive reasons. Steve.

Hi Barry good idea with a new lense that could well net you at minimum half your cost back, thanks for the picture, by the looks of the rest of it most of that will mop out. Steve.

Hi not sure about that one, but if the module swap is straight forward in theory it should work, could you post a front picture of the headlight. Steve.