Does the 2.8V6 30V engine have any known 'weaknesses'? If yes, which
are its weaknesses or high cost maintenance items? What mileage can be
expected (under normal circumstances, normal driving + good
maintenance), give or take 20,000 miles. Is a life expectancy of

Can anyone give me some advice on this:
I've got a 2001 A3 1.8T. I got out of the car earlier and noticed that the
rear brake lights on remained on. I've checked the brake pedal to check it
wasn't slightly depressed at all, but that's all ok. I disconnected the

After detecting white colored sludge in the overflow reservoir,
I cleaned and flushed the radiator coolant.
Now, in stop-go traffic, the car still overheats occasionally.
I am speculating that the radiator core is still congested with the

Been looking for a Haynes manual but their one only covers the A4 up to year
2000. Does a manual exist for later models?
What I'm after at the moment is how to remove the speakers, as two seem to be
knackered - anyone offer advice on how to do this?

The auto-dimming review mirror inside car stays dark during daylight hours
as though there are headlights shining on it at night.  Is there a
malfunction requiring replacement or is there a simple solution?
Thanks

I'm having problems with my turn signals/flashers on a 2002 A6 3.0. I
spoke to the dealer service manager who told me that it was probably
the flasher module. I purchased a new flasher module at a parts store
and now I'm trying to figure out what to do with it. I don't generally

Hello all, can you help !!!
I have a 1998 A4 1.8 Turbo Sport with an ignition fault. I have had it
at the local dealer on the VAGCOM and it came up with 'WEAK SIGNAL'. I
have done many hours of research on the net about this and theories

Help!
I have an 1988 Audi 80 quattro.  When slowing down, the oil pressure warning
light on the dash comes on and there is a beeping.  When I stop, the light
goes off and the beepings stops.  Our service technician has checked and

Anyone now where the coolant temerature gauge is located in the engine bay
on a 2001 A4, 2.0L petrol engine. The gauge on the dash keeps going up and
down, maybe a bad wire or faulty sensor I hope.
Thanks

The shocks (inserts) are shot in my '93 Audi CD100.  I know you can buy
just the insert gas cyclinders (shocks) but is this something a home
mechanic can replace?  I have replaced regular shocks and other items
and am mechanically competent....just don't want to get in over my

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Hi, is it just me, or is cleaning the inside of the back window on the A4 a
bit of a nightmare! i find it really awkward to get in to it to clean and
need to be a bit of a contorsionist to do it, whew there is got to be an
easier way surely, anyone else find this problem, and has ...

I currently have 38,000 miles on my 03 A4 Quattro and noticed that my
clutch is slipping when I change gears. Basically my RPMs are way too
high for my acceleration and speed when I shift into gear.  I've also
noticed that it seems to stick a little when I shift into 2nd gear.

Sorry, this has probably been discussed to death in here but... I'm a noob, what
can I say?
Anyway, my bro was just nagging me to look up mod-chips for my 2001 A4 Avant
1.8T Sport "for a laugh" and I stumbled across the Revo stuff which appears to

The dealership parts department told be to be careful when buying a used
2000 a4 symphony (single CD/casset) model (even with code) because there was
a manufacturing split in that year and some of the symphonies use a
different connector in the back and are incompatible with ...