First of all hello eveyone,I have just joined today and my name is Dave Garrett.I bought my A2 TDI SE eighteen months ago and in general have been very happy with it, however the following problems have occurred which might be of use to members
(1)A rubber hose came off, I think it was something to do with the turbo,the symptom was a total loss of power and excess smoke from the exhaust Audi roadside assistance fixed it in minutes,I would have done it myself but it is still under warranty it just needed the pipe putting back on and the jubilee clip tightening, a very long screwdriver is required (about a foot long)as it is around the back of the engine by the bulkhead.
(2)My open sky roof sticks on the few VERY REALLY HOT days of the year that we have, (it,s OK on normal warm days) ,it will tilt then give up,it will not go back and on one occasion would not close either till it cooled down,it has been looked at twice by the dealer each time it has been greased (I suspect it is down to something expanding).It is due to go back on the 19th of this month, I have been told that a jig bigger than the car is required to set it up and they said that "We have never done one of these before" (I am feeling like a very nervous guinea pig)I will let you know how I get on.The third and last problem is, has anyone noticed the rear number plate lights?, I recently went to open the boot and noticed the screws that hold them in had put slight cracks in all the lenses (about 1 millimetre), the second one from the right had crumbled completely around the screw and the light has come loose on one side almost falling out ,when I checked another A2 in a car park it was exactly the same, my car is just 2 years old.
bye for now Dave Garrett.
(1)A rubber hose came off, I think it was something to do with the turbo,the symptom was a total loss of power and excess smoke from the exhaust Audi roadside assistance fixed it in minutes,I would have done it myself but it is still under warranty it just needed the pipe putting back on and the jubilee clip tightening, a very long screwdriver is required (about a foot long)as it is around the back of the engine by the bulkhead.
(2)My open sky roof sticks on the few VERY REALLY HOT days of the year that we have, (it,s OK on normal warm days) ,it will tilt then give up,it will not go back and on one occasion would not close either till it cooled down,it has been looked at twice by the dealer each time it has been greased (I suspect it is down to something expanding).It is due to go back on the 19th of this month, I have been told that a jig bigger than the car is required to set it up and they said that "We have never done one of these before" (I am feeling like a very nervous guinea pig)I will let you know how I get on.The third and last problem is, has anyone noticed the rear number plate lights?, I recently went to open the boot and noticed the screws that hold them in had put slight cracks in all the lenses (about 1 millimetre), the second one from the right had crumbled completely around the screw and the light has come loose on one side almost falling out ,when I checked another A2 in a car park it was exactly the same, my car is just 2 years old.
bye for now Dave Garrett.
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