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Old 28th September 2019, 08:55 PM
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Default Mannyo's 2004 Audi A4 B6 1.8T Sport Cabriolet

So I picked up this A4 Cabriolet the other day.

Silver Metallic,
89K miles
Red leather
Bose

The original invoice from 2004 has the total price (with options) at just just under 29K (2004 prices). The first owner spec'd the red leather which was a 1K option at the time along with sport pack, heated seats, Bose sound, upgraded Stereo with CD and cassette player.

The car has some issues, but the current list of things to sort

Tyres x4
Replace broken rear springs
Fix sticking offside caliper
Needs a good clean inside
Needs a good clean in the engine bay.

Thats about it for now.

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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 24th December 2019, 07:21 PM
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Quick update on the Cabrio

So it transpires this poor car had a lot more wrong with her than I thought although nothing that has cost too much to fix.

It had fuelling and running issues, all related to the vacuum lines and engine breather system. All these are finally resolved and the engine as of today is running better than ever, it actually idles properly now and does not misfire anymore.

Despite all the problems, I've driven it 5K miles in three months and it's just coming up to 96K miles.

Only one mechanical issue remain outstanding from what turned out to be a big list.

Rear springs still need replacing. I've had a quote to replace them, from an Audi specialist using genuine Audi springs. Springs are £110 each, they want to use Audi parts due to the sport suspension.

And two electrical ones,

The Radio aerial booster in the boot lid has failed, discovered this after I fixed the aerial cable breaks.

The Check Engine light is AWOL and non functioning. Guess it's been tampered with in some way to mask all the fuel and misfire issues as it most definitely should have been on according to VCDS. Output tests show all the LED's working and visible except for the engine one.

At least the car is now almost fault code free.

VIN: xxxxxxxxxxxxx Mileage: 153670km/95486miles
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Address 01: Engine Labels: User\8E0-909-518-AL.lbl
Part No SW: 8E0 909 518 AL HW: 8E0 909 018 A
Component: 1.8L R4/5VT 0003
Coding: 0011504
Shop #: WSC 00672 785 00200
VCID: 7AFFF6DB4C4F

No fault code found.
Readiness: 0110 1001

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Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 8E0-614-517.lbl
Part No: 8E0 614 517
Component: ABS/ESP front 4529
Coding: 04475
Shop #: WSC 00672
VCID: E5C535A755F1

No fault code found.

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Address 08: Auto HVAC Labels: 8E0-820-043.lbl
Part No: 8E0 820 043 AD
Component: A4 Klimaautomat 1323
Coding: 00100
Shop #: WSC 00672
VCID: 63C1ABBFDBC5

No fault code found.

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Address 09: Cent. Elect. Labels: 8E0-907-279-8E2.lbl
Part No: 8E0 907 279 F
Component: int. Lastmodul RDW 0517
Coding: 00001
Shop #: WSC 00672
VCID: 356525E725D1

No fault code found.

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Address 15: Airbags Labels: 8H0-959-655-84.lbl
Part No: 8H0 959 655 B
Component: Airbag 8.4EC 2015
Coding: 0011104
Shop #: WSC 00672 785 00200
VCID: 397D29D709C9

No fault code found.

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Address 16: Steering wheel Labels: 8E0-953-549.lbl
Part No: 8E0 953 549 S
Component: Lenks·ulenmodul 0611
Coding: 01011
Shop #: WSC 00672
VCID: 43814B3F7B05

No fault code found.

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Address 17: Instruments Labels: 8E0-920-9xx-8E2.lbl
Part No: 8H0 920 950 G
Component: KOMBI+WEGFAHRS. RB4 D22
Coding: 00401
Shop #: WSC 00001
VCID: 306B14F3DAB3
WAUxxxxxxxxxxx AUZ6Z0D0092601

No fault code found.

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Address 26: Auto Roof Labels: 8H0-959-255.lbl
Part No: 8H0 959 255
Component: VSG B6 CABRIO 6386
Shop #: WSC 00672 785 00200
VCID: F3E15BFFEB25

No fault code found.

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Address 45: Inter. Monitor Labels: 8E0-951-177.lbl
Part No: 8H0 951 178
Component: Innenraumueberw. 0411
Coding: 00001
Shop #: WSC 00000
VCID: EFE9578F870D

1 Fault Found:
01350 - Alarm via Theft Warning System; Rear
43-00 - Closed

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Address 46: Central Conv. Labels: 8E0-959-433-MAX.lbl
Part No: 8H0 959 433 F
Component: Komfortger·t T3B 3220
Coding: 06795
Shop #: WSC 00672
VCID: 37792FEF3FDD

Part No: 8H2959802
Component: Tırsteuer.FS BRM 0003

Part No: 8H2959801
Component: Tırsteuer.BF BRM 0003

Part No: 8H0959801A
Component: Tırsteuer.HL BRM 0002

Part No: 8H0959802A
Component: Tırsteuer.HR BRM 0002

1 Fault Found:
01370 - Alarm triggered by Interior Monitoring
35-00 - -

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Address 56: Radio Labels: 8E0-035-1xx-56.lbl
Part No: 8E0 035 195 M
Component: symphony II NP2 0410
Coding: 00201
Shop #: WSC 66048
VCID: 316D11F7D1B9

1 Fault Found:
00856 - Radio Antenna
29-00 - Short to Ground

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Address 63: Entry Assist,D Labels: None
Part No: 8H0 959 760 A
Component: EasyEntry F H12 X024
Coding: 00005
Shop #: WSC 00065
VCID: 356525E725D1

No fault code found.

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Address 73: Entry Assist, P Labels: None
Part No: 8H0 959 760 A
Component: EasyEntry BF H12 X024
Coding: 00005
Shop #: WSC 00065
VCID: 356525E725D1

No fault code found.

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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 January 2020, 02:43 PM
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Engine light is working now.

It was as I thought, someone had taken the cluster apart and unsoldered the LED from the cicruit board. I removed the TPM LED and soldered it back where the check engine LED was and all is good.
Light comes on with ignition and goes out when started, and stays out which means she is still code free. Now on 97K mies.
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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 7th September 2020, 03:18 PM
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Hello everyone.

So a lot of months later, and a lot of things going on with my A4 Cabrio.

Put her in for the MOT last week, and she failed on the first go, however it was a simple fix in that she needed a headlight levelling motor. She now has full MOT until September 2021 with no advisories.

The miles have been racking up, and in my ownership its done more than 3 years of mileage at the previous rate of increase, now has 105K miles, up from 89K when I bought her.

Issues to date,

Several leaks in the vacuum system led to unmetered air entering the intake and excessive crankcase vacuum leading to high oil consumption. All fixed myself for not much outlay, just time.

Engine light LED had been tampered with to mask the issues mentioned above as the CEL should have been on, but clearly was not. Again fixed by me, took cluster apart and replaced the CEL LED with the one from the TPM position as my B6 does not have TPM.

Both rear springs were broken, and one rear damper had failed. Had both rear springs and dampers replaced at an Audi Specialist in Dorset.

Was not expecting the headlight levelling motor, but that was an easy fix by the MOT station, they fitted a new motor.

Next on the list.

Cambelt kit and water pump and
Replacement roof most likely from carhood.com https://www.carhood.com/soft-top-dir...udi-car-hoods/
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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 7th September 2020, 04:17 PM
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I do love the B6/B7 cabrios. They are a lot of fun. Glad to see you're saving this one
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Old 23rd December 2020, 06:08 PM
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Another quick update on the B6, had full cambelt / water pump / tensioner and aux belt replacement a few weeks ago so thats another tick off the list.

The roof is still the original, not changed yet.

Got some click and collect furniture last week and had to put the big box on the back seat and drive home with the roof open in the dark.
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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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