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Hi all, I have read mods post and any help given will be much appreciated and reciprocated. For the last couple days I haven't been able to get my 2.0tdi A4 to start. OBD showed no fault codes but battery light is on when turning on the electrics. Noticed the battery was sitting at 12/12.6V idle but dropping right down to 8V when cranking. When hooked up to another vehicle for a jump start to goes up to 13.7V but still drops down to around 9V when attempting to start it just cranks and doesn't ignite. Got a replacement battery today but still have the same issues with a brand new battery. I was told this might be a DPF issue or a glow plug issue. What do you all think? Also within the last couple months I've had the EGR replace and the timing belt and pump replaced too. Screenshot is from a couple days ago, still showing the exact same reading with the new battery.

Hi peeps So I have a nasty coolant leak on a piece of the steel coolant line. I've searched endlessly for this part with no joy. It runs down the side of the engine behind the oil filter casing (passenger side) and what looks like a push fit into the engine. Also attached with a bolt behind oil filter casing which Is impossible to get to. Any help appreciated 🙏

I was on the road this morning at just before 0500, heading from Norfolk to Bristol for a business trip. Just after an hour into the journey I got the 'glow plug' warning light flashing... ...followed by a reduction in power as the cruise control clicked offline and the car went into 'limp home' mode. I pulled into a layby and switched the engine off and back on again - which cured it for about 30 seconds, after which it came back again. I turned around and headed home. At some stage, about 20 mins later I think, the 'Check Engine' light came on... ...followed, with a beep, some 10 minutes later, by the DPF Filter warning light... Oh joy. I made it back home and plugged in the OBD Eleven and got the following: P227900 - Intake Air System Leak static priority - 1 frequencyCounter - 2 drivingCycle - 255 km-Mileage - 170257 km This apparently suggests an air leak. I watched our very own Gav's YouTube video on the fault, which involved doing a smoke test (which failed to show any leaks) and then the replacement of a Mass Air Sensor. The car Gav was fixing was a later model than mine with a different engine (mine is a 2006 2.0TDi 140 with a BPW engine), but this seems a reasonable diagnostic course to follow, doesn't it? I'm tempted to think that the 'limp home mode' for over an hour might be the cause of the DPF Filter warning, and that an 'Italian tune-up' might well clear it. Any ideas or comments welcome. Thanks, Mike 😎 PS If you're not subscribed to Gav's YouTube channel, I recommend it - used it twice this week already! 👍

Hello Now this may seem like a really unserious question but I am in the market to buying an Audi A3/A4 for my first car! Surprisingly I can get the insurance at a “cheap” price for a 17/18 year old and the car model itself from anywhere between 1.5-2.5k. Would you guys recommend a car like this for a first car or am I being stupid and should get something more suitable , main reason for wanting an Audi is because I don’t want to get a corsa or something boring as a first car. Cheers Sam

Hi all, wondering if anyone could help, I'm getting ready to install sub and amp in my a4 cab, I was wondering if anyone could help with access through the firewall for the power cable? Is there a grommet that comes out anywhere close to the battery? Hope someone can help. Thanks

Evening all, I have a Bose system, CD stacker is removed for a 3.5mm Jack and iPod input. This may not be linked, but irrespective of weather the car is on or off, the stereo is on or off I can here a constant noise from the back left door speaker, it sounds like a sort of morse code, beeping or when you receive a test message on a mobile phone near a speaker? Any thoughts?