Hello all A2 owners! I've stumbled across this forum and found it really useful so thought I'd register and ask for some help at the same time.
I've recently bought a 51 reg A2 1.4 with 30k miles, fully Audi maintained, every MOT etc. Really love the car, but it has got a couple of problems already....
At the weekend, the Engine managment light came on and now stays on - is this something only Audi can diagnose? Are there are known faults I can check for? Also, the fanbelt squeals for about the first 20 secs of use in the morning. Any ideas how much to fix this and could it be done DIY? Could the two be related? Also, I need a new ARB as it is knocking lots - I think the previous owner must have hit a pot hole or something...Any ideas on what I should pay to get this fixed?
I've just phoned up Audi to get it checked out, but they have quoted me £120 just to diagnose the faults?!!? Every other garage I've been to, this has been free and you only pay if you want the work doing!?!
So, is the only route to get stung by the main dealer or are there any decent specialists located in the Birmingham area? any help would be massively appreciated.
Cheers,
Gaz
I've recently bought a 51 reg A2 1.4 with 30k miles, fully Audi maintained, every MOT etc. Really love the car, but it has got a couple of problems already....
At the weekend, the Engine managment light came on and now stays on - is this something only Audi can diagnose? Are there are known faults I can check for? Also, the fanbelt squeals for about the first 20 secs of use in the morning. Any ideas how much to fix this and could it be done DIY? Could the two be related? Also, I need a new ARB as it is knocking lots - I think the previous owner must have hit a pot hole or something...Any ideas on what I should pay to get this fixed?
I've just phoned up Audi to get it checked out, but they have quoted me £120 just to diagnose the faults?!!? Every other garage I've been to, this has been free and you only pay if you want the work doing!?!
So, is the only route to get stung by the main dealer or are there any decent specialists located in the Birmingham area? any help would be massively appreciated.
Cheers,
Gaz