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16th May 2019, 08:21 PM
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Mannyo - sounds like you've had a lot of hassle there
 For all those looking to replaces struts I bought some for my Allroad from Germany new for about £140 each. Company was called aerosus or something along those lines. I never had any problems with it at all. I think buying a used strut is a gamble as you never know whether your used replacement is any better. Mannyo - I had a replacement strut fitted on my D3 and it was calibrated on the flat. Not sure how a slope would affect things but why risk it? Hope you get your car sorted. They are good cars the D3's but replacing costly items is a major headache and is where a lot of owners sell up. 
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27th May 2019, 01:07 PM
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Back again, mine is now sorted and back on the road after more than 2 months.
To summarise, It looks like the strut I replaced was not faulty, as the same issue remained after replacement. Instead it looks like the valve to the left hand rear wheel was stuck open. The left hand rear went right up to maximum, and because the valve was stuck there was not enough pressure to raise the heavy front of the car. I have also now fitted a replacement compressor and recalibrated the suspension and she sits nice and level now.
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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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27th May 2019, 06:47 PM
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Great news Manny, glad to see your determination has finally paid off and you have a useable D3 again
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Audi D3 S8 - 2007 - V10. B&O, Phantom Black, black and silver interior, and still completely standard with everything working as it should  SOLD 2023 Audi TT - 2015 - Ultra
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27th May 2019, 07:09 PM
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Well done.
Hope that everything else comes to you.
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