fyi you can buy the $20 obd2 interface off ebay, and use the shareware or limited version of obdtool or vwtool software and be able to do most everything you...
Hey there, ... According to this link VWTOOL is NOT a free tool (and somewhat outdated). http://forums.audiworld.com/vag/msgs/8175.phtml Are we talking about...
Hi, I have a '98 A4 v6 avant. Doesn't anyone know where the radiator fan module controller is located? I read a post saying it's located above the oil filter,...
Hello Mitch, ... Have you checked the two other most common failed electrical components: (1) fuse (2) relay. Just thinking out loud. Good Luck, Jong P.S....
... I think this is what you're looking for - http://69.0.158.19/live/G5007133341STR.JPG Being that it's an electronic part, seems likely to be located on the ...
Hey all, just to let you know an experience I had changing the flasher on my 99 2.8QA4. I was experiencing a stuck flasher intermittently and through this...
Hi Jong, Thanks for pointing it out but unfortunate for me that I already checked the obvious and they are not the problem. Mitch ... and ... fan ... fan ... ...
Hi Dan, The pix you sent is exactly what I was looking for. I thought I did look around the firewall and around the fan shroud but will look again to double...
hi all, so i've got a 2001 A4 1.8T Quattro with about 120k miles on it. it has started making an ugly "rattle" at idle and i took it in to a mechanic who said...
lots of people have this problem with the 1.8T, mine did the same and i just empty'd it, "no state emmissions" cough off road only, anyways you can buy a ...
Make sure that the bad cat is causing that light to come on. Yes if you are handy you should be able to change out that cat yourself. ;-) How much is the labor...
The mechanic is charging about $900 for the part & $200 for the labor. But he is pricing an OEM Audi cat, which I have also found to be about $900. But it...
Hey Wilder, ... has ... mechanic ... engine ... There no need to replace the Cat converter just because of rattling noise. Unless it is (a) failing emission...
Hey Wilder, ... From the mechanic's point of view, it makes no sense to go with a cheapy. If they were to break, then the mechanic has to re-do the work...
Jong it's seem to the 1.8t converter is easy to find, but I have the same issue with the converter but it is hard to find the aftermarket for the 3.0. Any...
Matthew, ... same issue with the converter but it is hard to ... I'm a DYI mechanic. Even though I've done lots of car repairs (including few Honda clutches),...
... First question I would ask is, what is the code that caused the CEL to come on? I would not do anything until I went to Autozone and had them pull the code...
check ebay, car-part.com , post on audiworld.com and vwvortex.com, audizine.com ... ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com...
Hi Dan, ... to ... === My personal recommendation is to get the Audi specific scanner (Vag-Com tool). It will tell so much more than the generic ODBII tool. ...
this is a common problem on the 1.8T's, it happened to me and others on the forums . sounds like your mechanic knew his stuff, testing with a stethascope"sp?"...
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=101953 if you post on there im sure a couple people have oem ones laying around who have upgraded do a serach...
I would trust one from http://www.techtonicstuning.com/ ($295) but I am not absolutely sure it is for your '01. With the right tools, you should be able to...
hey, thanks y'all for the very helpful responses. first thing i will do is take it to Autozone to see what the CEL is really trying to tell me (since it came...
... Jong, I'd suggest you re-read the OP. The poster stated - "now, a couple weeks later, the check engine light has finally come on." Dan D '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6 ...
Hi Dan, ... Dang! How did I miss that ? I think I read that post like 3 or 4 times. I guess sometime (or often) we (I) see what we want to see. Sorry......
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