Steve Q

Glad I could help :) Well I worked in.a volkswagen service department and we would advise customers thar the engine needs to get up to a good temperature. The best place to do that is on a motorway or duel carriageway. Regardless of the dpf or not it's never good for an engine not to get up to motorway speeds. Cheers Steve

Welcome to the forum Matt, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) The short answer is that Its normal. Your a6 is doing a dpf regeneration which basically means it's burning the soot (particulates) off the dpf. In order for the regeneration to take place the fans have to be on to cool the engine. A warning light would come on the dash to let you know if the dpf was clogging up with soot which wasn't being burnt off. As long as the car is getting a good motorway run once a week then you'll be fine. You say your journey to work takes 10mins. What kind of roads are you driving on? Cheers Steve

You're welcome :) Id definitely get it looked at by a body shop. Have you also inspected the rear wash pipe and jets? I can't fully remember where the jet is on the 8v but obviously the pipes can come loose and cause water to enter the car. Cheers Steve

Nice one Rob :) I've updated the attendee list, and including you we have 5 members who have paid :)

Frustrated

Welcome to the forum Ian, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) Great collection of Audi's you have! Cheers Steve :)

Drivers

Good make :)

Hmm, good point! I hadn't thought of that!

Packet

Very clean engine Chris :)

This is great advice Dave :) I've pinned the post so that any other Q7 owners who experience the same issue can see your thread at the top of the Q7 section. Cheers :) Steve

Nice one! Keeping on top of servicing is key in order to keep.them on.the road :)

Welcome to the forum Howarth, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) I see the image you've attached, but what help are you after? Cheers Steve

Good research there Chris :) sounds like you've got the better version :) Sorry the Audi dealers weren't helpful. Did you ask.them about your a3 service history at all? Cheers Steve

Glad you're pleased Alan :) what springs did you go for? Cheers Steve

Welcome to the forum Paul, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) Thanks for your kind words about the forum :) Generally the panel gap should be even all the way around. Is it wider at one end than the other? Obviously the boot can be adjusted slightly but I'd advise getting it looked at by a body shop. My other question is whether or not you have the panoramic roof option? Cheers Steve

Boss

This is not.good news at all!! I wonder if the offenders (vag, Merc and bmw) will be punished and what the punishment will be. It also begs the question what other illegal/immoral behavior have they been up to?!

If.you are referring to a genuine Audi radio, then yes is your answer :) Unsure on how you.change the language though. Cheers :) Steve

Agreed, that's partly the reason why I'm keeping mine. To be fair it has various Ford accessories fitted. Mainly because it was a dealer gimick which was also an RS accessory specialist. The dealer specified it in black which is unusual for an LX model apparently. The dealer was also featured in the accessories tv ad from the early 90s. Which explains why my escort has: RS accessory front fog lights RS accessory front splitter, side skirts and spats RS accessory alloy wheels RS accessory front strutbrace RS accessory mudflaps RS accessory gearknob RS accessory duel tone horns RS accessory front wind deflectors Ford fitted immobiliser It's a long list but it looks great! Looks quite retro now!

Inform

I'm sure you're right Paul. If I'm not mistaken the 3 specs on the a3 are: Se - standard ride height Sport -15mm lower than standard S line - 25mm lower than standard Cheers Steve

Should have gone to spec savers! Oh wait, they already did!!! 😂

You're welcome, glad I could help :)