Brennybear
Member
As someone who has very little mechanical or electrical experience of cars I just wanted to post this. For those members who have not yet availed themselves of Tom's services yet, what the experience was like yesterday. In a word 'brilliant'. I learned more about my A2 1.4 tdi in 3 hours than the last 2 months of research. Tom has to be the most knowledgeable person on A2 electronics in the world. He diagnosed several faults and fixed them on the spot, did little upgrades to central locking (bleeps when fully locked now),set mpg on my meagre display (non DIS). He did the drivers side door strap with the upgraded version available through Paul, fitted my Concert radio/cd unit and tidied up the wiring behind. He also diagnosed that I need the EGR valve re-installing after my cars remap(previous owner) as it needs the anti shudder part of the EGR - stops engine over-running and is a safety mechanism for if the turbo fails evidently. If anyone has an older EGR valve for a 2001 1.4 tdi I am in the market (must be the one that is combined with the anti - judder/shudder bit. Also need an engine temperature sensor which will be fitted on my next trip along with the addition cruise control, for which Tom provides all the parts. Oh, he's going to do me new key next time as well. Some other simple things were enabled via his laptop - anti hijack locking was enabled. Tom also explained calibration of various displays such as temperature, speed and revs and checked these were all correct.
All this in 3 hours. I left with music in my car and renewed confidence in my recent purchase, plus a shopping list for future upgrades. If you are able to make the journey for any of Tom's services you will not be disappointed.
All this in 3 hours. I left with music in my car and renewed confidence in my recent purchase, plus a shopping list for future upgrades. If you are able to make the journey for any of Tom's services you will not be disappointed.