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Hi get the level sensor in the tank re calibrated diagnostically or just keep driving the car and it may well disappear of its own accord, this phenomenon usually occurs when it s been overfilled. Steve.

Hi yes the battery removal is ok and should work fine after, just don't go anywhere else in it until garage day. Steve.

Hi possible, engine Hydro mounts especially if they are original check them for oil leakage. Steve.

Why buy the collar and lead for the Rottweiler when you can have the whole dog with the collar and lead. Steve.

Hi why would anyone build a gearbox that relied on crud in the oil to help it work, biggest hole in that theory is that has anyone thought about what the filters do in the box, yes they stop 99percent of contaminants and its when they become blocked and the pressure starts passing larger volumes of matter through the filter that you have problems, if the clutch slips after a gearbox service the plate was already knackered. Steve.

Hi you can't trust the fuel range implicitly as it works on an algorithm which makes its calculations on driving style, the most common source of milage drop rapidly is DPF regeneration. BTW £60 worth of diesel is not a lot at current prices. Steve.

Hi you wouldn't half have to have some aborted regens to start filling the sump with diesel, don't know if the last person to service it might have overfilled it it don't take a lot for the sensor to spit its dummy out. Steve.

Hi, so they want £800 to tell you your EGR valve is knackered that must have taken some real working out, they have already found the cause and now want to be paid to take it apart to find out what they already know, I have run diesels as cabs for a million miles now and come across all types of EGR valves and the rule of thumb is if its showing blocked/low flow just replace it there is no milage in cleaning it as that won't last long as if its the original valve the electronic part of the actuator normally fails shortly after, believe me this is from bitter experience and especially if your paying for it, I have a morbid mistrust of these type of garages that spend time and money on films rather than invite you in real time and explain the problem man to man and by the cringe they are paying through the nose for that dealer system, so are you, its something any garages diagnostic system would have found, the flow rates measured by a sensor in the unit, wonder if they thought of that being knackered, in the final analysis its a lot more cost efficient to just replace the unit and readapt it, these people prey on the lack of knowledge of the average motorist the garage I use has no I.T. tech to post videos just people that know what they are doing and find the quickest and most cost effective solution, thats why they make plenty of money and custom walks in the front door, word of mouth the finest form of advertising. Steve.

Hi if it runs with adblue whats the problem better to produce Nox2 than rip up the starter and ring gear at just over £1200 just for the parts. Steve.

Hi can't see it will cause slipping as burnt oil will cause far more wear problems than fresh oil and new filters, provided you use a good quality filter kit and oil I can't see the problem the only time I have seen that happen was when some zoon used the wrong grade oil.

Hi the oil level sensor is on its way out, mine did the same and I had to replace it which is fairly easy, mine was showing to high after I had removed a litre, the problem is if you have opened the bonnet at all after removing the oil because of the switch on the bonnet mechanism it will only show the previous readings until you have driven the car a couple of times, if that won't work its the sensor, finest formula belongs to Thomas G on this site when servicing pour in 4.5 litres of oil run it for a couple of days then dribble the rest in. Steve.

Hi if you got that sort of dollar you might as well buy the real thing, had a Porsche 911 floating around my area with an uprated Alfa Sud engine in it, it was of course a fake and I was even less impressed when the owner showed me the engine explaining that he had to put a twin choke Webber on it to get it insured but it still had Autodelta billet high lift cams and reworked heads as well as an overbore to 1750cc, whats the point of all that money and machine work if you are starving it of air/fuel. Steve.

Hi its most probably either the reversing switch on the gearbox or most likely the parking sensor module is on its way to retirement. Steve.

Hi if your talking about the green menu I would steer well clear of it unless you are totally at home with the adjustments to be done as if you get it wrong you can FRY the MMI and oh boy is that an expensive hobby.

Hi it won't ever sound like the RS6 but will give a deeper note and better performance as its all about clearing exhaust gas quicker via a more direct route prime example being the exhausts on big engined trucks in America they go straight up wth no baffle boxes. Steve.

Hi Gareth Redex is not cheap or the cheapest, all branded product comes from the same plants just different labelling and if you as I have had to search about for better deals you would soon find out that the average price is over £20 for ten litres, therefore one would conclude there is no such anomaly as cheap adblue, as for the companies proliferating product range, over fifty years of trading and a multitude of products might just indicate they make a decent product otherwise they would have gone bust a long time ago, oldest saying in the world, don't knock it unless you have tried it, I have used both their adblue and a lot more of their in tank DPF cleaner over the years both with good results, after just shy of a million miles I think I should be able to spot the lemon by now. Steve.

Hi No its not legal and definitely won't do you any favours in the long run, long term effects can be catastrophic with regard to your wallet the P2002 code is the one that would worry me if its description is bank 1 as that will be the low pressure cooler going into retirement. Steve.

Yep, there is no wiring for the lights running to the boot lid except for number plate lights and reciprocal power cables for the locking mechanism, from 2003 - 2010 they are all the same, please note the power and earth tracks as described. so replacing the unit at the back of the light is the most sensible option.

Hi Gareth, the wiring for the light units runs inside the trim to the rear control unit in the boot and is nowhere near the loom for the tailgate which controls the rear wash/wipe HRW and fog lights on some models. Steve.

Hi the lack of refrigerant may well affect the operation of the fan as the A/C unit senses no gas pressure, and being a single fan system the fan won't operate, with regard to the LEON they use the same radiator as the Skodas and this summer all the Octavias on our cab circuit had the fans going 24/7, small rads and a transverse engine no real natural airflow over the hot bits like you get with the north south configurations on our engines, if you held the revs at 2500 for the two mins required and the car overheated you wold have a real problem , head gasket/thermostat. Steve.

Hi not really, remove the rear trim in the boot and its possibly two 10mm nuts holding it in, undo them and it pops out, you will find a more in depth video of the process on youtube. Steve.

Hi most likely it needs renewing as that type of unit has steel tracks running along the back they supply power and earthing to the bulb holders and are prone to corrosion, there is not a lot you can do with the unit once its gone, try the connection plug you might get lucky. Steve.

Hi thats what cracks me up when people waffle on about only ever buying Audi parts, the whole range is made by someone else and packaged in the Audi boxes so if you want to buy something thats possibly three times the price from the dealer, Knock yourself out, example my oil level sensor £168.00 plus vat from Audi, local motor factor sold me a Febi unit for around £80.00 all in and guess what when I matched the numbers on the casting they were identical except some wag had ground off the dealer logos, Quantum oil is made by Q8, drop links by Lemforder, engine mounts by Febi, I suppose it must be a great consolation when you are pot less knowing you gave your all for the VAG cause. Steve.

Hi the gearbox oil change is every 50k or two years and I use Fuchs Titan which is whats supplied to Audi but cheaper because its in Fuchs own bottle, my advice would be to get the filler plug out before the drain plug as its a real Barsteward to get out the first time. Steve.