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Hi the code is thrown up by a lack of correlation between the MAP and MAF sensor I think you should replace the MAF as they normally need replacing as a pair especially at that milage and the MAF will need to be readapted. Steve.

Hi roy the amount of unrecognised batteries I have come across is breathtaking, I personally got through three new batteries on one of my Mondeos before I learned of the battery counter reset function, fortunately my supplier was very accommodating as I was spending about three grand a year with him otherwise I might not have been so lucky, there are only so many DUFF batteries in circulation. Steve

Hi if you don't recode a battery the BEM module will carry on charging the new battery at the same rate as the knackered battery effectively cooking it internaly. Steve.

Hi it will be the modified pistons and rings and associated gaskets and seals, they know its a problem and after the good old boys in the U.S. cained them they decided it was easier to cave in and produce a retro fit piston and ring assembly. Steve.

Hi I don't know who told you the injectors don't need coding but they are misinformed, even my first cab a MK3 mondeo 2004 vintage needed any new injectors coded otherwise it ran like a bucket of bolts, if the car has a pcm it has to be informed and registered with it. Steve.

Hi BP ultimate is crap another good one is Esso. Steve.

Hi no the valve is replaceable done it before its only held in with a rubber fixing, why would you replace it with a new servo, £££££, you can soak the seal in WD and wiggle it out then pressure test it by using an air line or simply blow down it and then try and suck air through it if you can suck air its probably knackered. Steve.

Hi its normally the one way valve in the servo body letting air back into the chamber the whining is probably air moving the wrong way past the valve. Steve.

Hi try ECU Testing they have a fix for just about every rogue part on any dash pod. Steve.

Hi there is miles of difference between the two, try a tank of Shell V Power and enjoy the non surgical smile it produces, the alternative [cheaper] is use an Octane booster Hydra and Archoil do some really good versions. Steve.

Hi glad you found the cause of the water ingress whats already in there should disperse via the breather vent on the light and the silicone won't be letting any more in. Steve.

Hi try Valeo specific fit Aero flat, normally the cheaper kits come with multiple adaptor to fit most cars its just a case of working out which adapter suits your wiper arm, specific fit all only fit your vehicle. Steve.

Hi the Adblue filler is next to the fuel filler its circular and made of plastic with a 17mm plastic bolt on the top, if its the filler flap that won't open there is an emergency release red cable behind the boot trim that side. Steve.

Hi there is video for the light unit removal on you tube, just plumb in Audi Q7 matrix headlight removal its a 2017 model so it can't be that different as they only fitted these to 2016 up models the one I worked on was a 2015 with HID FISH EYE lenses. Steve.

Hi the only way to get to the back covers is remove the headlight assembly, remove silly trim panel over the light which is held on with a twist clip, remove the two screws that secure the unit, pull out light so you can remove wiring connector and remove the unit, the ballasts are attached to the rear covers which need to be unscrewed and pulled away from the connectors, then remove the covers and get going with the hair dryer, when reassembling coat the gaskets with silicon grease and put the thing back together. Steve.

Hi my impression of refurbished would be new seals and pistons and then a repaint, hey-ho thats just me. Steve.

Hi the front bumpers will be the same on the estate as they are on the saloon, they have not got that finicky with the body parts yet and along as its a year either side of your one they should fit its only rear bumpers that are a bit different, give you an example I was after driveshafts for mine and most of the monkeys will say what side do you need when both shafts are exactly the same size but have a different letter at the end of the part number which is designed to scare the crap out of the average buyer as I said before the letters are just year designations. Steve.

Hi please let the forum know how you get on. Steve.

Hi unfortunately the only definitive way to find out is to have the car scanned for codes, hazard a guess it may well be an injector BUT without codes who knows. Steve.

Sounds like a belt tensioner or alternator clutch. Steve.

Hi sensible option, these days I no longer find laying on concrete whilst trying to juggle one and a half tons of metal on axle stands a going proposition especially when you can go in, pay the man and drive home without multiple abrasions and feeling like you have been run down by a bus, sweet. Steve.

PS mounts on eBay Febi around £70.00

Hi the units are not that expensive, DIY is possible but you will need two robust trolley jacks and a nice wide piece of wood to support the engine on one of the jacks, to my mind a garage with a four post ramp is a better proposition as it looks as though its very accessible from the picture and they will have a hydraulic cradle to support the engine whilst standing upright to do the job. Steve.

Hi Um just about sums it up, the only original Mann filter you will get thats made in Germany is the one thats fitted when the car was built, anything aftermarket in a Mann box comes from CHINA where Mann Hummel have moved their production to and of course the Chinese are doing their usual and substituting the build material with cheaper cotton based material in an effort to make more money, in the European manufacturing plant in Germany random test sampling every five hundred units is common and it is common knowledge the Chinese don't subscribe to this practice, Mercedes have started getting their filters from the Chinese plant and have had problems for which they have absolved themselves of responsibility as the filters are produced outside the E.U., but they are cheap!. Steve.

Hi if you have the old units they should have a code on them which you can replicate on to the new injectors using VCDS/Snap on diagnostic units. Steve.