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D3 - Common Faults Quick links to all known common faults and their solutions |
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I am 75 years young and learnt to drive at 12 (yes twelve years old) on a three ton Bedford bread van. I had to drive it 'cos the real driver had me fasten him in the back with a shop assistant who we were allegedly giving a lift home to. They were a bit redfaced as I remember it when I let them out near her home
Anyway, back to topic, with all my motoring experience when driving the 8 I think it is wonderful and fault free. Then I make the mistake of plugging the VCDS in. The Ross-Tech super gizmo breaks my faith in all things mechanical, it tells me I am driving a box of rocks that is about to burst into a self destruct cycle of flames and mayhem. OK, says I, stop worrying about it all, if it breaks fix it, otherwise just enjoy the pleasure that an A8 gives me. Turn up the Bose and drown out SWMBO and the grandkids. I love it.
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Ray at Wigan Pier 2014 A8L D4 4.0TFSI Gold (Sticker says "Beige") Can't leave you in a black smoke cloud anymore.. In progress, Nothing left to do. Gone 2004 A8 D3 3.0 TDI. Ebony Pearl Black (with little bits of other colours and glitter) |
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Used it another 6 times today and all working as it should
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. Nite Blue 3.0L SE Quattro |
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My boot has not closed properly since I got the car, had a look last weekend and you can feel where the spring is meant to be and there is nothing there. So mine does not close properly because the spring has also snapped.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles |
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Have a look if you can find the spring behind the trim somewhere. I found mine laying behind the trim, made a new loop at the end and fitted it back
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2010 Audi A8 4.2 TDI |
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Well it seems all was not well with my boot soft close again as it decided to not pull down when closed. After a bit of a poke around there seems to be 3 components to this system.
1. The latch on the lid 2. The pin mechanism on the floor 3. The drive motor somewhere in the battery compartment My symptoms were the boot went down the latch flipped over the pin but the lid would not pull tightly closed. Trying to find the fault is a major pain in the butt, what with 3 components to deal with and nothing responding. The latch would open when pressing the remote fob button, the interior boot latch button and the boot lid button. When I had the lid open I tried flicking over the latch to see if it would engage the pull down pin mechanism but nothing happened so this led me to believe the latch was faulty. It must have a microswitch inside to send a signal to the motor but without removing it for inspection I was at a loss. So plan B was to hit the latch with a screwdriver handle a few times and low and behold it worked. It's now dowsed in some WD40 and been operated a dozen or so times and all seems to be working again Does anyone have the instructions for removing the latch?
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. Nite Blue 3.0L SE Quattro |
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Quote:
Found a new one on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-A8-D3...-/111782026395 |
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Quote:
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...8&d=1420367585
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Confidence is the feeling you have before you know better . . . . Audi A8 D2 3.7 Quattro Sport 1999 FL - Melange 2nd Place Winner - A8-Freunde Annual German Meet 2012 at Edersee 20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black Audi A8L D4 FL 4.0T Petrol twin turbo - Havana Black Audi A2 1.6 FSi Sport - Dolphin Grey with Votex body kit and Red Leather Interior and some other A8's A8L's and Mercs |
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Thanks, page 27 I needed for the latch removal.
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. Nite Blue 3.0L SE Quattro |
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All seems to be working perfectly today
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. Nite Blue 3.0L SE Quattro |
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