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Alternator pulley fell off yesterday. Car making a hell of a squealing noise. Just got it through its MOT and now this. Is this an easy cheap fix, or am I in a world of hurt? Heeelllppppppp.

Heeeeelellllllllllp. Anyone in Scotland (Near Inverness) who can help me diagnose my suspension issues ASAP. I have an MOT due. I had (two years ago) a rattle coming from the front suspension and a creak when going over dips in the road at 20mph+. There was also a clunk when dry turning the...

A2 TDI 2003. I had repaired the fan which worked for all of 2 months and now it's not even turning on anymore. I think it is time to get a new (newer - working) one. Is the bay of E the best place to get one or does anyone on here have one for sale? Also, while following a big truck the other...

After leaving my car outside for months in the Scottish Highland weather, with locked back brakes, a dead battery and a malfunctioning climate control panel, I finally fixed the back brakes and charged the battery and oiled the climate control fan and the car works wonderfully.... .....Except...

My car is dying. It needs a service. The cabin heater no longer works. The rear brakes are sticking to the drum every frikking morning even though I leave the handbrake off. And to top it off my mpg is worse than a range rover v8. I had started looking to sell and buy another electric car as I...

Hi All, Where can I buy heated mirrors that actually fit? I bought various different aftermarket ones from eBay or Amazon and none fitted at all, the shape was out and I have been through 6 different companies and not one have got the shape right. I popped into the Audi dealership in Inverness...

I sold my Nissan Leaf and kept my Audi A2 with it's Sky Roof. I have pondered how to transport our bicycles in it and could never find a convenient option. I was not sure if I could put a roof rack on the Sky Roof so just left it. Fed up one morning I fished out my Nissan Leafs Whispbar roof...

Hi All, My A2 had been exhibiting the typical cracking clunk noise when turning the steering included in this was a creaking noise when I went up and down speed bumps. Long story short, from the excellent info on this site, I replaced the Top Strut and Mounts with Meyle parts and two drop...

Just about to sort out my broken washer bottle and have removed the near side wheel arch cover. There is a green bottle which is below minimum. What does it do?

Just preparing everything to change my suspension strut mounts and bearings only to fall at the first fence. Locking wheel nut thing is missing. I have the other type so do not know what this is on my car. Any clues?

Hello all, Please correct me if I am wrong but I thought brake pads were a flat shape which was parallel to the brake disc? The ones that appear to be on my car are a wedge shape and do not appear to be flat against the brake disc. Is this correct? I had my car serviced and MOT’d last year...

Having issues with my fuel gauge and went to check the fuel sender contact plug for any corrosion, could I get the damn thing off. Nope. 30 minutes later I eventually figured it out. You guys probably already know how to do this but I didn't. Here's a guide for people like me. Not for the super...

I have an Open Sky Roof and have just noticed the last glass panel which is next to the rear boot glass seems to not have a gasket in it. Is this correct?

In my previous SE I had a 6 CD changer in the boot, in the area under the flap with the tools and battery. In this car there is a space for the changer and wiring which appears to be plugged into a slot but no CD changer. Does this mean, if I get a changer, that there is already prevision...

Dear Previous owners, From my point of view you are a bunch of (insert expletive here)s. You have all systematically destroyed a lovely car. If you had realised what a gem it is you may have attempted to have looked after her better. From the crap left in the car (chess pieces to tiny solider...

While I patiently wait for Tony to give me the diagnostic data, my wife has just told me of an issue she had with the climate control unit randomly turning itself off, which I could not replicate until today. Econ works, air con works and gets stupidly cold, fan works, all the system works...

Hi All, Just spent most of the morning fiddling with the windscreen motor position as the rubber seal around it had come off. Finally found that it was being pushed too far forward because a cable got trapped behind the mount. After I finally got everything back together I noticed the water...

The drivers door control opens and closes the passenger window. The passenger window also backs up if I shove my hand in the way when it is going up on it's own after the one touch thingy via the drivers door. Try to do any of this via the passenger door switch and nothing happens. There is a...

So if you have a rattle which is not related to the drop links, it is probably likely it's the plastic shield which covers the Driveshaft at the bottom of the car in the centre of the engine bay. 0/ get some space underneath the car so you can get to the undertray (if you have one). 1/ you need...

I have 5 really sh**y scuffed wheels and am thinking of trying to unscuff them and respray (lacquer) them myself. The tyres on it are 185/50/R16's which to me is not enough rubber to protect the rims from kerb rash. This example is one of the best undamaged ones. I once paid for x4 A2...