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Hi the only way is to get the car scanned for faults it could be anything from injectors to big end failure. Steve.

Hi Al that is a disaster in so much as the oil pressure issues have done for the head the cam seal is leaking from the movement in the camshaft, all that scoring is from intermittent loss of oil pressure which has caused the two components to meet and rub on each other causing the scoring, there are no bearings as most modern engines run interference fit bearings and rely on a oil pressure wedge to keep the cam and bearing surfaces apart, either way you will need a new cylinder head/camshaft and depending on the milage one would have to consider the expense of that in view of the fact that the big end bearings are probably the same. Steve.

Hi Al I wish you luck ad a speedy solution, oil on a cam belt is pretty deadly and toxic as oil and rubber don't get on ask any Transit owner about the wet belt, yes its a rubber belt that is immersed in oil, and Fords have replaced a shed load of engines under warranty and they still don't get it, its a rubbish idea, problem is oil has a capillary action and flies everywhere especially when being propelled by something thats going at speed. Steve.

Hi an educated guess would be either the crankshaft oil seal or the camshaft seal, you will have to have the cam belt off to replace the seals, you might as well do both whilst there that should nail it and a new belt kit wouldn't be out of town, do you know when it was last changed. Steve.

Hi if its not wet or slimy don't worry its just moisture driven corrosion, brush it off with a brass brush and see if it reappears. Steve.

Hi it will, where there's a will there's a way. Steve.

Hi yeah most of the trim bits are stuck on, I am just about to replace the door card trim/inserts on my daughters Q3 the drivers side has fallen out and the others are on their way, Audi want £100+ for each trim in metal so we are having some nice carbon fibre effect trims all four for £30 and the same as the audi ones they stick on with 3M double sided tape. Steve.

Hi the roof is the expensive bit unless you get it re dyed, the scuff plates are easy as they are stuck on with double sided tape you can buy aftermarket plates on the internet for not to much money the trims for the hood are also available. Steve.

Hi there is only one range control module which does both lights, when you say the right hand is always dipped do you mean pointing at the floor in which case the levelling motor is stuck you can sometimes get away with turning the adjuster in and out about four turns each way but before you do that mark the adjuster with tipex from the edge of the adjuster to the casing this will give you a reference point so you do one turn until the adjuster mark lines up and then repeat the process another three times then take it back four turns to point zero and then do the same again the other way and then come back to zero again, if that won't work it means the shutter mechanism is worn out which means another headlight. Steve.

Hi when you go through the pairing process it walks you through giving you the options to de bond any other/previous devices. Steve.

Hi definitely a split turbo hose the whistle is the air escaping, best get it sorted a bit sharpish as the car won't regenerate the DPF if its loosing boost pressure. Steve.

Hi Steve Q did say it was similar not an exact video so room for poetic licence and imagination, worse ways it gives you a clue as to what to do.

Hi the trunking is what carries the air from the intake through the air filter box and then into the turbo, subject to your video I would definitely be checking the rubber turbo hoses first before replacing the induction parts. Steve.

Well done Tony, the older repair kits are cheaper as the market for them is diminishing and no parts supplier wants a few hundred of the kits for garden ornaments. Steve.

Hi no as there is no plan to introduce Nox testing equipment in to the MOT test because the world of government thinks we are all going to be charging around in electric cars in another seven years, where's the charging infrastructure. Steve.

Hi hazard a guess its the trunking either side of the airbox, as it gets older the plastic deteriorates and allows extra air in. Steve.

Hi is that so many different types of bird or lugs?, if you strip the front scuttle panel that runs across the front of the radiator the part number should be on the top of the headlight, plumb that in and the fact you need a lug repair kit and based on the right part number a kit should appear. Steve.

Hi no if you look at the dynamics of SCR the adblue only converts the Nox particles from one to two the addition of a 80% water solution into the steam makes the oil soot particles sticky and harder to burn, I am thinking of having mine deleted and there is nothing wrong with my system the car is now on its third EGR cooler which like the others was blocked with adblue crystals and a sticky tar like mess that hasn't been burned properly and at about £900 every fifteen months is bordering on stupid, the thing that screws the DPF is if you have theEGR mapped out as that allows the gas to be a lot hotter and start to melt the Turbo Steve.

Hi Steve, the car won't rev above 2500 standing because it has a built in rev limiter to stop that sort of activity and the moronic element from smashing the granny out of the cam belt and valve gear, it ain't like the old days where some used to get a kick out of listening to valve gear bounce and compression rings chattering, the whole process works on reciprocal force I.E. weight counterforce against the driven speed of the engine, the two forces balance each other out. Steve.

Hi myself and other members have nailed this one a few times, Pagid are eurocarparts own brand and carry neither E11 or E9 certification Brembo will as will Febi Blueprint EBC and Mintex, please read up on the net about E11/E9 that will explain all about the ratings and why, the best fluid is Comma ESP 4 as it is rated for all VAG/MERC/BMW anything cheaper will eat the seals over time, best stuff for lubricating slider pins is silicone grease and for the pad sliding surfaces on the callipers a thin smear of copper grease. Live Long and Prosper. Steve.

Hi you can always get the adblue mapped out, end of problem. Steve.

Hi its all about being spiteful because they don't like the fact we have deserted the E.U. tried to get a right hand drive o/s headlight for my car from the dealers but they want £1100 for the bare unit and won't guarantee the new one unless I buy the bulbs and ballast with it from them, that brings it up to £1750, so I bought a refurbed unit in the end for £650 apparently if I had ordered the dealer part I could have paid for it but they couldn't promise I would get it before Dec 23. Steve.

Hi the oil coming out is where the pump is spraying oil up to the cylinder head and fly's off of the cam lobes as they turn over, I think your problem is most likely the in tank fuel pump under the back seat as when that goes that would give the low fuel pressure code as its not supplying enough fuel to the high pressure pump on the engine. Steve.

Hi what you are referring to is VCDS, not sure what a plopper is but VCDS is better than most generic scanners as it gives fault codes the amount of times they have occurred, the times they occurred and the offending part number, it does all VAG vehicles Seat, Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda. Steve.

Hi the hub is a one piece unit get the speed sensor out and brush the crud off of the ends of the bolt threads and soak the threads with plus gas if you leave it for an hour it should penetrate use a good quality ring spanner and once loose work the bolts loose and then back and forth while hosing down the threaded bit with release agent, failing that heat the threaded end housing with a blowtorch then try, if you use a puller you will annihilate the bearing as they are pressed on to the hub at the factory, the bearing will follow the hub as it comes off. Steve