In the end i replaced the failed leg with one from a scrappers,
it's never missed a beat since.
the fault that had been there since i'd bought it has now never returned either.
C1047 07 [008] - Mechanical Failure
so if anyone else gets that code, your front left leg is on its way out!!
Albert
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2011 A8 Executive 3.0 TDI Quattro
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