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Old 24th January 2014, 08:10 AM
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Default Mannyo - 2004 D3 3.7 Work in progress

Seeing as their are several project threads, here is mine.

This is a small thread about my recently acquired 2004 pre facelift D3 3.7 Quattro.

As well as the standard kit, mine also has the following.

Solar Sunroof
Bose surround sound
Audi fixed phone in armrest, with sim card slot
4 zone climate control
Analogue TV
Electric boot open/close
ACC cruise control with widescreen DIS
Keyless go/entry with fingerprint reader
Comfort seats with driver/passenger memory
Rear seats with lumbar adjustment
Front/rear parking sensors
19" wheels

Now the bad bits.

Upon scanning with VCDS there were a lot of fault codes, however the car had been standing for a long time. The dealer has had the car for 12 weeks, he was waiting for the cherished plate to be transferred from the car before he sold it. The faults appeared to relate to low battery.

The exhaust has a slight blow from one of its joints, nothing serious (I hope) and did not cause the car to fail its MOT in August. The same advisory was on the previous MOT in 2011, so it seems to not be getting worse.

4 tyres need replacing,

Moving on, in the 2 months since getting the car a number of issues became apparent. I'll list these along with their current state in the next post.
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2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles
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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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Old 24th January 2014, 08:16 AM
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in my ownership so far,

I have replaced the battery as it soon became apparent that the installed one was dead.

A suspension fault reared its head, later tracked to water ingress in a level sensor, but this also revealed the compressor to be weak and only outputting about 6bar.

Now onto the list.

1) Sort out battery captive nut so the battery can be secured down - Completed 30-12-2013
2) Replace cambelt / tensioners/ water pump/ thermostat / Aux Belt - Completed *7/01/2014 (except water pump, seized bolts in head)
3) Replace all four tyres - TBA
4) Have MMI screen mechanism fixed, common issue because of cog with missing tooth (works fine, just clicks on open/close)*- TBA
5) Intake manifold variable flaps need fixing - TBA (low priority TBH)
6) Have exhaust flexi joints sorted - Completed 3/03/2014
7) Sort suspension issue out. Either wiring / sensor or compressor. Hopefully the first one, but knowing my luck it will be the last - Fixed 07/01/2014
8) Have suspension air compressor rebuilt using repair kit - Fixed 21/01/2014
9) Upgrade MMI firmware from Version 3.50 to Version 57.50 - Completed 14/01/2014
10) Replace Alarm Siren to remove VCDS Code - Completed 18/01/2014
11) Fix parking sensors, front nearside is dead - Completed 01/03/2014

Still plenty of things to do, but getting there.

Other outstanding issues which may never be fixed,

NS rear passenger footwell heater is dead.
Both front door handle touch sensors are reporting short to ground.
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2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles
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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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Old 24th January 2014, 07:39 PM
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Mannyo,

It's been great reading all your updates! Seriously impressive and I'm sure it will benefit many of us in time to come!

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Old 13th February 2014, 07:25 PM
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I'm off to Harrow tomorrow, to Audivwsc who are going to measure up for two custom made flexi joints. They have already replaced them on M-A8's car, but lost the drawings and measurements. Once thats done the joints will be custom made, and fitted to the car in a week or so. That will be number 6 on my list completed, leaving just the tyres on the urgent list.
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2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles
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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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Old 13th February 2014, 09:39 PM
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Good stuff man yo, these 8s are labour of love.
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Old 22nd February 2014, 05:26 PM
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Quick update,

Exhaust joints should be sorted next week. Replacement joints measured, ordered and made, should be with AudiVW Specialist Centre early next week.

I have a HVAC error for the recirculation flap motor under the bonnet, luckily the flap motor failed in the open position so I have fresh air in the cabin. Need to replace that motor at some point.

Nearside Front parking sensor has intermittent fault, guess it will fail fully in the future.

Still need to get some tyres.
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2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles
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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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Old 23rd February 2014, 01:20 PM
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Keep it up Manny , not a lot left, it's more about time as they do take most of our life

In regards to tyres, I do strongly recommend Toyo's
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7293
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Old 1st March 2014, 06:13 PM
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Parking sensor eventually died, purchased genuine new one from ebay and fitted today so sensors all now working properly again.

Also fixed a small issue with the air suspension intake/exhaust pipe where a joint had come apart with the result it was creating unwanted sound on compressor start/stop.

Exhaust being fixed Monday, so I should for the first time in 3 months have a much quieter car.
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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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Old 3rd March 2014, 03:14 PM
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List updated in post number 2,

Only thing outstanding that needs attention now are the tyres.

Then perhaps the dead HVAC recirculation flap under the bonnet, and seized intake flaps.
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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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Old 11th March 2014, 09:10 AM
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Nice thread mannyo.

Quote:
8) Have suspension air compressor rebuilt using repair kit - Fixed 21/01/2014
What's the rebuild kit?
what's involved with the rebuild?

Is there a thread on the rebuild?
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