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update.....1st may, battery still dry.😁i wont mark it as a solution as it may come back and bite me.😉 ...update 5th may been chucking it down overnight and this morning. no water on top of the battery or down the sides at all so marked as solution...here is a picture(2) of where one of 2 air vents are in the boot recess.i sealed round the edges.(had to take the bumper off to do them)at least no water gets in cubby holes now where i store the first aid kit etc or anywhere else in the boot.so marked as solution as unsure whats what

thanks david i will shop around then thank you

there is this genuine kit on ebay but would you david or anyone know if this would fit my audi avant a4 2.0 tdi cjc engine....ebay item no 234955961932 thanks all

hi again david,would you or anyone know if these locking tools would be okay from ebay for my timing.i have asked the chinese person and they have said yes after giving them my reg and it would be sent from the uk.i just wanted to make sure.or could you tell me where online you got your locking kit from and also where you ordered your timing kit from best wishes stephen

hi thomas there are 3 square dots just above your email press on that and that will give you an edit click on that then you will be able to remove it and then press save

*****NOW SOLD*****hope someone in the audi a4 b8 section managed to buy it

thanks for the update david hope everything goes smoothly and thanks for the picture of the locking tool kit.thats cheap enough.kind regards stephen

hope you dont mind me starting with the simplest....when i put the parking brake on i have my foot on the brake first, then lift the switch up and then the red light comes on and the car holds firm. when i set off(say on a hill) there is a bit of resistance and off i go,and of course that then releases the parking brake..... or if i want to, before i set off, i put my foot on the brake put the clutch in and then release the parking brake by hand and quickly set off.i do the latter sometimes say when i am on a flat surface only.....i have never experienced in the time i have had the car your symptoms.but is this how your using your parking brake as how i am doing it.regards stephen

update.....had plenty of rain recently.checked the battery and elswhere in the boot and still dry.👍i will keep an eye on it and update again at some point.thanks all

hi david,hope you managed to do your timing belt and what tools did you use to lock the timing in place.any pictures best wishes stephen

hi steve Q thanks for your reply.yes very strange this has been doing this for sometime now.i haven't had any problems with the battery since buying the car.just been to check the battery now, but dry at the moment.I will wait until it rains or keep checking the battery every 2 days whichever comes first.i have some spare jeans material so i will take a sample with that and go from there thanks for now steve Q regards stephen

As you all know with an audi a4 b8 you have the parcel shelf then below that the base cover for the boot,then the spare wheel underneath that,then the plastic cover that goes over the battery.The question i am asking is, how come i have water on top of the battery everywhere else is dry...ie parcel shelf,boot cover,wheel,battery cover(both sides).i can only think that warm and cold air is the cause.any ideas appreciated as always.thanks stephen

Not mine but a bargain rear parcel shelf for sale on ebay for and audi a4 b8 avant (8K9863553B94H)....this is pick up only(i asked) from carterton(ox183sa) west oxfodshire close to RAF brize norton .there looks like a crease mark in the middle but once pulled out it could be ok(never asked about it)....item no 115753352745 stephen

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hi,do you have an update on this please hope you got sorted. thanks

thanks gareth and steve all sorted now. just had an offer from the AA.i rang them and went through the policy and by reducing my annual mileage by 1 mile this then reduced my policy by £12.(from 9000 to 8,999.i asked if they had an offer with home start.they said no... the only offer they had with the car insurance policy was breakdown cover if your a quarter of a mile for home £19.50 a year or for £38.00 a year national recovery.excess is £150 so total £250....so my policy cost £349 thats because i am paying for it monthly otherwise £320 with 9 years no claims....interestingly 1 company valued my car at £6500 but my premium was coming in at around £550....AA have valued it at around £3500...had more quotes but excess higher.i feel there is not the competative quotes like there has been in the past. i tried darwin gareth but when i went to retrieve a quote its coming up with a blank page....did you mean miles ahead car insurance steve... it seems to be on facebook i tried their link but it says server not found

hi all,my car insurance is due soon but it has gone up £70 this year due to a few factors and ukraine and parts were 2 of a few.there is no change in my policy.should i be thankfull.. i have tried a few comparison sites,but qoutes are coming in up to £150-300 more.i know there are a lot of factors to take into account but is this the norm now.thanks all.

happy easter to you too steve Q and all the admin team. i like many others, really appreciate what you and others have helped us with on this great forum👍😃

just bought a workshop manual from ebay for an audi a4 b8 diesel.please see pic 2 for which car/engines it covers.here are the basics

ive managed to source one from ebay😁 from experience of doing the aux belt and pulleys i found it easier to take the bumper off as also there is enough room to do the timing/water pump etc as of course its next to the aux and pulleys

all i can suggest is ring audi with the reg here is a pic from the owners manual audi b8 with writing highlighted

A while ago i had water coming in in the recess bit on the left hand side of the boot.and now believe it maybe coming from one of the(what i call)an air vent.and in order to seal around both vents i removed the rear bumper.there are youtube videos for doing this i just tapped in audi a4 b8 rear bumper removal.i found it quite easy to do.i removed the rear left and right covers in the boot then removed x2 10mm nuts from behind the rear light area(pic 1) then removed both plastic screw in holders(pic 2) that hold the rear lights on,by loosening the holder by inserting a philips in th whole turning it anti clockwise.but while doing so held onto each light as i then removed the connector(pic 3) from each light by pressing on the connector with my thumb and at the same time pulling on the connecter(a bit tight).....then removed x3 t20 torx screws from both rear wheel arches(pic 4)and then removing the other x3 t20 torx screws from underneath the bumper(no pic)......then removed the x2 plastic pins by lifting them up with a flat bladed screwdriver(pic 5)....carefully prize apart both left and right sides of the bumper(pic 6)and carefully remove the whole bumper....then just do the same in reverse order to put the bumper back on.....tips....be careful not to drop the 10mm nuts in the recess(i dropped one but have a magnet rope.(pic 7)....when re-alining the bumper up use the 2 long screws as a guide and while pushing the bumper in check that 2 plastic holders in the middle of the bumper on the inside slot in place....very important too that you have to open like a plastic door(pic8)on either side of the bumper to insert a bit of the plastic bumper and then you close the plastic door in order to be able to slot the long plastic holders in place.....be also carefull that the edges on either side of the bumper for the wheel arches dont scratch your paintwork and be carefull when slotting them in place when putting the rear lights back in i would suggest inserting the plastic screw in first(pic 9) so its protuding and then push the light in while still holding the plastic holder and light, and start !Removed! it into the light....(pic 10)showing where water was getting in.(pic 11) bumper.(pic 12-13) order numbers only 1 number difference between left and right light..sorry for been so long winded hope you get the drift of how to😀

hope this helps just click on the picture

hi david.i too have the cjc engine and timing belt will need doing sooner than expected as i am loosing a bit of coolant(suspect water pump)any pictures/info from anyone would be appreciated.as you say its finding info on the cjc engine thanks stephen

it is now you have updated it thanks