A4ULTRA

Hello sorry if this is too late I had a mechanic friend do it for me as he said he needed to remove a part to be able to fit the new filter - I thought this was the case as I had similar problems to yourself and felt I couldn't do anything except break it! Sorry it isn't much help but hopefully it saves some time and stress!

Hello all, Similar issue but not sure if I will be very lucky or extremely unlucky...! Actually driving to Audi dealer this morning for potential warranty work on Bowden cable for passenger door. 35 mile journey on motorway. Message 10 mins in saying "Brake servo restricted - you can continue driving." 66 plate A4 Ultra and approved used warranty actually runs out in 2 weeks - you couldn't make this stuff up! I guess I am now hoping that dealer can replicate the fault and hopefully this is also covered while my vehicle is in. Would not want it to disappear when they investigate and come back when vehicle is no longer in warranty period. Very worried and anxious - can't really afford to foot a big bill at the moment. Also confused though - most on here mention this occurs when vehicle is stationary for a long period of time. However, I have traveled 1000 miles in the past 7 days???? Extremely confused.

Hi Gareth, Sorry for confusion this isn't what I meant in the above post. I cancelled my booking at Audi after a view at the indy. I had the car booked at main dealer original just incase but this was before any extra opinions. I agree with you and am now looking for reputable bodyshops. However I've never used one so am unsure how to differentiate between the sensible ones and not. Also was wondering what the best way to fix this would be incase different bodyshops give different opinions. My current idea is it needs anti rust type of thing on it, then metal bent back in place. Fix the big tear but the circular one looks as if it is standard. Unsure however if that had a bolt like or something as can be seen in the picture or if I should leave it open Sorry for confusion

UPDATE: Dear Gareth, firstly many thanks for your input. It has been SUPER helpful and I genuinely really appreciate it. Took it to an indy today just to get it on a ramp and see (no cost). To be honest, it actually doesn't look bad at all, the hole is tiny and doesn't look like the tyres or anything has actually been damaged. Moving forward, I think everyone agrees if I take it to main dealer as planned, they will want to change the whole part. Ideally I would still like to get the small hole patched up however the indy said to me he would agree but doesn't know who would actually do that? I don't do any diy stuff or have access because of career and work hours unfortunately. As for the metal that was taken off (jacking point), I'm not sure who or how would repair that either, but upon closer inspection again you really can't see a huge difference and doesn't look like (Hopefully) that it will cause any problems. Any suggestions how to proceed from here and who may be able to do this work. Audi want to charge £100 before actually carrying out any work, absolute joke

Hey, Thanks so much for the quick reply! I've contacted a few independent specialists offering to take a look at it so I think I will take it to them and the main dealer just to get any second opinions. One of these also mentioned about taking to a bodyshop, why would this be? I was under the impression bodyshops sorted things like scuffs etc so would they be able to look at this and maybe fix it?? I also came to that realisation last night that I must have driven over it to kick it up on my undercarriage, so will be sure to get them inspected. I am just so annoyed because I have only owned the car 5 months and tyres etc are all brand new as well. Urrrrgghhhh. Many thanks for the helpful advice though it's really appreciated!

Dear Forum, I am new so please bare with me. I am enquiring regarding obtaining some help, advice and a possible quote. (2016 Audi A4 S line ultra) Situation: I was driving on a busy inner city dual carriageway and heard scraping suddenly. I thought for a minute something was jammed in my wheel and was being dragged as when I turned the noise increased. I stopped at the nearest junction and saw a large metal object hanging out from underneath the car. There seems to be no external damage to visible bodywork i.e the front of the car or the drivers door area etc. Looking closer it seemed that the metal object must have been on the road and got lodged in the car. I pulled it out with difficulty as it was really lodged in and it has obviously left a sizeable tear in the undercarriage. I am asking to see what should be done and if any likely damage has been done? Can something be done about the hole in the undercarriage as I have had problems scraping it before also at my old property due to the gradient of the driveway. Should it be filled or could it have caused damage to the items underneath? I frequently make daily 600+ mile motorway journeys so also don’t want any possibility of the vehicle being exposed to damage sooner than is necessary from the environment as I tend to keep the vehicle for as long as is possible. I attached pics What do you suggest? Should this be filled/inspected for damage to other components? Is this common and unlikely to cause any problems? Should the undercarriage be replaced if possible etc etc Any help would be greatly appreciated and if applicable please provide an estimated quote however only if necessary. I have in the meantime contacted dealers etc IMG_1547.HEIC