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    cliffcoggin replied to Weeder's topic in Audi Q2 Club

    You were lucky to keep the car running for two years with a defective battery. You would not believe the number of members here who will not accept that a battery can be faulty if it starts the car or still has over 12 volts. Possibly the fuel pressure message is genuine. Consider taking the car to a VAG specialist rather than an Audi dealer for diagnosis and repair.
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    That's unfortunate. I can't make any other suggestion except to engage an auto electrician.
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    Please do tell us what the hole is intended for, and what needs to be done about it.
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    cliffcoggin replied to Anton8's topic in e-tron

    If threats fail Tony, try beating it severely with a rose bush. It didn't work for John Cleese, but you might just be lucky. Nevertheless I'd still take it in for testing.
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    Sorry, the black dot in your picture looked like a plug. Is the hole round or rough? Threaded or smooth? Parallel or tapered? Is the metal around it cracked? How best to repair it depends on what the hole leads into.
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    Search for EGR (exhaust gas recirculation).
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    That it leaks more when the engine is running suggests it is the shaft seal. Speculating further, is it possible the crankcase ventilation is not working properly? I am wondering if excess pressure in the crankcase is actively blowing oil out.
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    I have no personal experience, but from what I have read the problem is caused by crystallisation. That being so it should be possible to flush the system with water to dissolve the urea.
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    Years ago there would have been individual setting levers in the edge of each door. I don't know if that is the case nowadays but worth looking. Does the handbook mention anything?
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    The days of regarding Audi as prestige cars have gone. The company is just another manufacturer fighting to gain market share by any cost cutting means possible.
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    If it is the crankshaft seal that is leaking, there is a distinct possibility that after 240000 miles the sealing surface on the shaft is also worn to the point that a new seal will not stop the leak. That would be a very expensive fix, and to cap it all you won't know until the engine is stripped.
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    Help Needed

    cliffcoggin replied to a topic in Audi Q7 Club

    What was the result of Halfords visit? Did they test the battery?
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    Were the answers of any use to you Paul?
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    Any update for us Andy?
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    I have no idea what the hole is for, but it does appear to have a plug in it. Is that plug metal or rubber? Does it have a hex top or slot to allow it to be screwed in? Whatever the reason for its existence there must be a way to seal it that does not involve another engine.
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    Be grateful you did not buy it and feel pity for whoever did.
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    Well the water has got to be going somewhere. If you are certain it is not boiling away, and is not leaking externally to the outside of the engine; then it must be leaking into the engine. The usual cause of that is the EGR cooler, a common failing on diesel engines of that era.
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    Gary some us know when you visit the forum so your excuse will not wash. That, and your lack of answers to direct questions, means I shall no longer respond to this topic.
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    Do you mean the link to propowersteering? What makes you think it is spam?
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    Perhaps it might be better to get the battery tested elsewhere. Halfords are often recommended on the forum, though I am not keen on them.
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    cliffcoggin replied to Anton8's topic in e-tron

    Do please let us know the outcome as I have heard the convertors (or should that be invertors,) are expensive.
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    I would have expected Volksmaster to have tested the battery as a first response to an electrical problem. Did they? Did you inform them the battery had been flattened?
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    No service history and no log book (V5)? I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.
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    There's a good chance your battery is damaged as a result of being allowed to discharge too far. I suggest you get it professionally tested and replaced if necessary. Note that (a) a volt meter test is not sufficient, and (b) a new battery must be coded to the car.
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    cliffcoggin replied to Anton8's topic in e-tron

    Tony. Are you aware that electric cars do not have alternators to charge the auxilliary battery? Instead they have solid state DC/DC convertors (400 volt to 12 volt,) which have a reputation for failing. Maybe yours is faulty.
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