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- Water pumps rarely cause overheating. A water pump is just a shaft, bearing, and impeller, and for it to cause overheating the impeller would have to come loose or break, which is pretty rare. Failures are usually related to the bearing wearing out and causing a leak or causing the shaft/pulley to break loose. It’s much more likely that there is a problem with the thermostat, radiator, etc, or that coolant is low due to a leak.
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I’ve a 5 year old Audi A3 1.8t Quattro. It’s done about 34K miles and is in pretty good nick. The problem is that over the last 2 or 3 months, when changing up from 1st to 2nd gear under slightly harder than normal acceleration (i.e., pulling away from an uphill junction, or flooring it to get up to speed on the motorway – or just flooring it) it crunches as if the clutch were not fully engaged. In fact I thought it was me not fully pressing the clutch and ignored it. The problem continued and I was careful to ensure the clutch was fully employed. On a trip at the weekend I noticed that the problem had also started occurring in 3rd as well. Monday morning I booked it in at my local garage and it’s due to go in tomorrow. Of course since I’ve done that the gearbox has been as smooth as anything – for the first time in months!
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- As stated you top up through the diptube, usually located at the rear of the engine. There may not be a dipstick in the tube and it may have a tamperproof cap fitted, may be better taking to a garage if you don’t have the correct workshop tool (dipstick) as you will be guessing at the correct level.
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Does anyone know if a 17″ space saver from another Audi type or even a VW will fit?
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I have an audi a6 1996, it has been sitting around and the battery has gone flat, which means without any power the doors do not unlock. other then breaking the windows, how can i get the doors to open?
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When I go down hills and brake it gets pretty damn bumpy. Id like to change my brakes myself and found some photo tutorials online, i’ve got decent mechanical ability. They aren’t grinding or anything so is it likely that I only need new disks, pads, or rotors too. did I give enough info for someone to troubleshoot my problem? plus, what are some decent brakes for a low price?
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- A Junk yard if they have any on those cars in their lot.. Try slaming your door shut with the ignition on and holding the button. If you haven’t used the window in a while sometimes they get corrode a little and the slaming of the door can free it. It’s not a promise but it has worked for me quite a few times.
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- Depends on which system in the car needs repaired. Some are more costly than others, obviously a part that you need to rip half the engine apart to get to is going to be more costly than a piece where you can just slap it on with only taking out 2 bolts.
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I have undone the airbag plug under the seat now my airbag light is on also my abs light is on so changed all sensors so does anyone now how to reset the system without getting ripped off at an audi dealers.
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I have a 97 Audi a4 and my mechanic whom i’m now suspecting to be a quack told me that audi manual transmissions have no need for transmission fluid.
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