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and here again, eddie... the engine mounts have electrical pressure sensors built in to register engine torque - if the ecu picks up a fault, it should back off the power slightly to avoid damage - had a car in the other day. two options - the factory have a wiring mod for the A8's which im sure wil...

hey eddie, that "check sum error" is the ecu telling you its in need of an upgrade - preferably factory. go by the dealer and see whats involved. dont know how you guys work there, but in SA (im at the dealer) we flash the ecu with an overwrite from the factory

hey radams, i thought the bumper needed to be pulled to get the bottle out..?? c an you send pics of the "vent box"..?

hey guys, im at the dealer in south africa, and ive actually replaced quite a few thermostats in the last two months on the V8 engines.... the A8 engine is a relatively easy thermostat to gete out (3-4 hours), but the RS6/S6 involves a bit more stripping (7 hours isnt over the top), so either find s...

hey laurie, maybe the engine mount fault is a red herring... ive done yet another rs6 at the shop with high idling issues - replaced the following: seals where airmass goes into intake tubes, o-rings where airmass seals in airbox, ALL vacuum hoses - problem solved!!!!! :D car goes like a rocket!!!! ...

hey ells109, the engine light can be for many reasons - ive done some homework on the air/fuel mixture faults in the last month on the cars here, so post what the vag readouts are, and ill point you in a near as damnit direction...
PM me if easier....

hey laurie, that fault with the engine mount is related to torque. dont think it will affect the idle though, but i know on the A8's, there is a factory mod where a blank off harness is sold to plug into the existing harness, to keep the ecu happy - i think these mountings are a little over-sensitiv...

hey paul - solution is simple - your car needs to go to dealer for an SVM (software upgrade) of the ECU. DO NOT replace ECU, as this isnt necessary - im at AUDI dealer in South Africa

b5 1.8T - downpipe and piggyback....
palms get sweaty when i see what i can do tho, so....

hi guys, vinny here from south africa.
hope to get and offer good advice...