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Hi I think this information is exclusive to the stations as it beggars belief the amount of double logins and the swipe card that is used just to get into the system, its getting that tricky now as in the old days with the emissions if you had a car that had failed you could always use a car that had passed and use that reading but now because the Vin has to be entered it knows what it should be checking so if any other vehicle is used it clocks up a fail if there is any descrepency, they are electronically heading at type approval even though its a European thing and we are not in it anymore, I think your main problem is the non compatible software programmed into the new BCM, also I would be checking if that year and model were ever produced with HIDs if yes then you are in with a shout as you could always tell them it was a grey import as normally information on those is pretty rare, as for the software I would not know where to begin as thats a bit above my pay grade, as for the MOT info I am only going on what I have been told by a couple of testers, I have two MOTs a year as my car is used as a cab, I had fitted higher output bulbs before the last one and the tester spent ages looking at the headlights and then commented they seemed brighter in the beam reader so I just told him I had replaced the bulbs so he pulled a face and let it go. Steve.

Hi its comforting to know I am not the only one to have come to that conclusion, why can they not let us have the choice of what we buy which will probably boil down to a 50/50 split in no time, then again thats not what Boris new toy girl Greta wants

Hi Anton, I was only commenting on what I watched and my main concern is that Diesels reputation is being destroyed at the expense of promoting the Hybrid which is happily trundling about creating more pollution than the Diesel, and if you don't give the cake up you will cram on the pounds and won't go as far on your new charge because of the extra weight LOL. Steve.

Hi try a few of the other forums as the Americans are big on posting fuse box/ relay diagrams, I will ask my bud at the garage tomorrow as he does a fair few Audis and might know where to look for the relays, or even come across the problem before. Steve.

Hi, Steve is right as all the new MOT equipment throws up the build specs for lighting etc so the tester knows what he had to check, my local garage I use has an MOT bay next door, when I was down there earlier this week I was chatting to the tester about the pile of H4 Led bulbs on top of the the bench, apparently they are from the many MK5/6 Fiestas he MOTs for the local boy racers he used to be able to give a non urgent advisory about the foggy beam pattern but one year on its now law they have to be fitted with the type of bulb the car left the factory with. I admire your reasoning but you have done everything bar fitting a range control module for the self levelling system as on Audis with this fitted way before your year have all had this, even my A6 has one as that is HID but has no washers for the lights as it comes fitted with D5S 25w bulbs which use less power than say D3S/D1S which are all 55w therefore under European law washers are not required, as for your other problems its not recognising the new BCM for some reason, when your car reached the end of the production line it is then plugged into a massive mainframe computer which dishes out the correct software version for each module on the build specification, what type of lights used, what fuel used, what engine power output is required, all these modules talk to the ECU which digests the information while in contact with that software version it recognises, no recognition no communication then the ECU starts cancelling functions that it can't recognise from that software, you really should see the size of the Sony can bus I had to have fitted when my cab meter was fitted just to stop the BCM from spitting its dummy out, thats why hardwire dash cams are clever as they piggy back on to an existing fuse or a designated spare fuse station but are never noticed as they draw less than 2amps, the electrical system is designed to ignore really low voltage drains as they don't have the potential to cause real problems within the programmed perameters. Steve.

Hi spot on ken I have been using it predecessor for years and Maximus when it first appeared a couple of years ago, I know people think you are talking out of the wrong end when I mention this stuff but I have covered over 600k using this stuff and it does exactly what it says it will, as one of the Hydra techs explained, it won't cure a terminal problem knackered EGR/DPF but its regular use on a healthy car may well prevent those problems occurring prematurely. Steve.

Hi probably physically, but in practise not, as the bigger engine will produce more HP and the differential would be different to accommodate the extra power and torque produced by the larger cylinder capacity this could mean your engine would struggle to pull the gears as its not producing the same power, I.E. if it won't or struggles to pull say fourth from 2k revs you would have to engage third to get the revs and speed higher to use fourth gear therefore you would be constantly stirring the gear box, not a nice way to drive, go on breakers yard on the internet and put in a request for what you want it won't cost you anything unless you buy a box or try an Audi breakers in London called Nirrol, I have used them a few times and the parts are good quality previously enjoyed items, it just shows you my system said it was a five speed box, changeover years are always painful. Steve.

Hi they should both work even in tandem range, chances are the battery in the fob has died try that first. Steve.

Hi the gearbox number will be in raised letters on top of the bell housing in its own little frame on my system its either an FVH or JHT both five speed manuals. Steve.

Hi, could well be strut top mounts on the front the rubber goes hard and shrinks the knocking is normally a sign that the damper units have had their day and are not slowing the spring compression which makes the mount move up and down. Steve.

Hi did anyone watch the channel 4 documentary, the truth about electric cars, what an eye opener they took a group of random cars to a company that specialises in emissions analysis, heres the meaty bit they found that Hybrid petrol vehicles emit 30 percent more Co2 than conventional petrol vehicles and the Nox ratio is up as well, the diesel vehicles produced a lot less Co2 than the petrol and the Nox was less on those fitted with Adblue. Boris and Mr Khan are all over these vehicles being driven in London, is this a message to us to go and pollute much more?, I rather think its more to do with the back handers that are coming from Uber to keep their fleet of ageing Priuses on the road, they also had an interview with the head of the motor manufactures association who kept on repeating like an African Grey Back Parrot that the Hybrids meet the governments strict guidelines, who is he kidding, one bunch of special needs tells the other bunch to go and do something and off they trot and make a car that pollutes more and costs more as well as not going as far as the brochure says on the electric bit, I feel sorry for those who have rushed out and bought a Hybrid as they have done the opposite of what they wanted to achieve, just shows how easy the public are to fool, its like the story of The Kings New Clothes. We then went on to charging points for all electric, half were out of order and the other half wouldn't take the guys card and the one that did was expensive, well now theres a thing, he did an interview with some dozy bint who ran an app for finding charging points, when the guy explained his problems is all she said was I can't believe it, not much use when you are stuck at half past stupid with no charge, other Audi sites are starting on line petitions for synthetic fuels and Hydrogen fuel cells, I don't see why this forum can't do that or are we just a shade to reserved, must not grumble I might upset someone in the government, maybe that lying duplicitous scumbag Grant Shapps. STEVE.

Hi try and find a sensible independent garage in your area if it is the sump they can probably get away with supporting the engine on a cross brace and remove the mounts apart of the subframe to wiggle it out, the sump has no gasket its sealed with some sort of grey silicone, I wish you luck. Steve.

Hi I had a look at Vgate its not the best as it will only run a limited interrogation of the ECU please can you tell me what code you have as I am leaning more toward a blocked or faulty injector being the problem. Steve.

Hi, according to what I have read the code is for the injector power supply caused by a fault at the injector plug or the wiring, which begs the question when you replaced the offending injector was it second hand/new and did you recode it to the car. Steve.

Hi must admit I have never heard of Vgate but I will look at that one just to educate myself, if you have changed the coil pack and the spark plug the next port of call is check the wiring and the plug harness to NO1 cylinder as it might be a crusty wire or corrosion on the connectors pins. Steve.

Hi the colour will be peculiar to your model and year and some models pre 16. Steve.

Hi if you throw in the milage and any possible previous owners, service history, price?, you could well get some more serious interested parties. Steve.

Hi finally got the Hydro mounts replaced on my car as I knew one of them was out of oil by the way the car was wobbling from side to side in the morning on a cold start and also the problem of selecting first and second gear sometimes, this was because the whole engine and transmission was floating about, anyway for those who have any interest the part numbers for the Febi units I bought are as follows, left mount nearside is Febi part 3917 and the off side right hand is Febi part 43700. My two original mounts were knackered, one with no oil and the other with oil but both were beginning to show signs of splitting. Steve

Hi can you tell me what code reader / diagnostic platform you are using, also look up on google the firing order as I am pretty sure thats not the firing order as you look at the engine the plug line up is correct. Steve.

Hi was it an O.E DPF, genuine Audi, if it was aftermarket they do tend to block up more often as they are a smaller unit and have a Cordierite core instead of a Silicon Carbide core, ask the garage if they have VCDS as that will tell you how many regenerations the DPF has had since fitting, my guess is its not regenerating because the garage has not done the appropriate re adadaption of the new unit or its a wrong un, only other solution is get the DPF mapped out and gutted. Steve.

Hi most likely a corroded connector where the wiring goes on to the fixing on the window the bcm will always turn something off that is raising a current resistance. Steve.

Hi, yes you can activate other features but only if they were fitted as a dormant option when built/specced, you will also need VCDS not the cloned version as this will only let you do certain things, look on youtube as there are plenty of how to activate on most VAG vehicles. Steve.

Hi try inspecting the wiring loom to that injector especially the plug connector to the injector as these are prone to corrosion, please can you quote the DTC number. Steve.

Hi that one, tighten /loosen will be a trial and error job, my guess would be mark the current position on the nut and the body and try a full turn either way, and at least you will have a point of reference if one way will not improve your situation. Steve.

Hi it will normally be in the vent for that foot well which will involve removing the trim on that side and then squinting down the vent hole with a good torch after removing the duct cover, its a twist out unit that looks like a strip of metal with rivets in it and a plastic base with a plug connector which twists out to release it from the side of the vent. Steve.