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  1. ajf3011

    How to spot a clocked car?

    Rear tyres I usually get at least 30k out of, but driving style, road conditions, brand etc can all have a big effect on that figure. My drivers seat bolster also has the wear you describe as well as the steering wheel starting to look a bit worn smooth, mine has over 100k on the clock...
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    VW massaging emission figures

    This sounds to me like the car's attempting a DPF regeneration. Take it for a 30 min motorway run to allow the regen to take place and that should get rid of those symptoms.
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    New owner and a list of questions. Help needed

    Most likely stagnant water in the washer reservoir bottle. Siphon out what's in there and refill with a decent quality screenwash. I use the Quantum Premium mixed with distilled water rather than tap water, buy it from TPS and from memory it's about a fiver for a 5 litre bottle. I have heard...
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    New Owner

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    Exeo owner new to the forum

    Scuttle panel: 8E2 819 447 01 C Battery Cover: 8E2 819 422 AO 1C Screenwash bottle cover: 8E0 103 927 F Rubber gasket: 8E0 823 731 B ECU cover: 8E2 907 613 D (needs a bit of modifying to fit, see my earlier post above in this thread) Hope this helps.
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    Battery cover

    £30 is reasonable, seen a few eBay sellers asking daft money for them. Just checked my paperwork and the prices at the time from Slough Audi were £14.88 + vat for the scuttle cover and £6.16 + vat for the battery cover
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    Those factory gadgets you never knew were there

    Yep, had that on my old Passat......which I discovered 5 years after buying it :rolleyes:
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    Battery cover

    Best price for these tends to be buying them from Audi or through TPS. Been about 18 months since I bought mine so prices may have increased, but at the time scuttle panel and battery cover were roughly £25 including VAT.
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    do I need a new water pump with my cam belt? Update

    Providing approved parts are used you'll still have the same time/mileage warranty even if not fitted by a main dealer. From memory the independent I use charged around £350 for belt and pump change. Main reason it's worth changing the pump at the same time as the belt is there's no extra...
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    underbody cover damaged - easy to replace?

    There's a seller on ebay called nerobart who does engine & gearbox undertrays plus fixing kit for around £45/50. I've used him a couple of times for my previous Passat and current Exeo, his A4 B7 trays fit the Exeo fine and don't rattle. Quality of them is good enough, one on my Passat was on...
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    Alhambra adblue warning

    Just for info Adblue is available at pretty much all motorway services and the majority of larger petrol stations, either in drums or via a pump (usually by the HGV diesel pumps). Prices are usually £10-15 for a 10 litre drum or around 80p per litre via the pump. Air1 are the official makers...
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    Replacing broken sun visor clip

    The plastic casing pries off with a trim removal tool or screwdriver, the hook piece is fixed into two holes in the roof with plastic lugs and should just require a tug to come free.
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    New Exeo owner with a few questions

    Welcome to the forum. Haven't found the fuel consumption on the Exeo much different from my previous Passat. With a 60 Litre tank I used to get 500-550 miles between fill ups in the Passat, my 143 Exeo with a 70 litre tank is giving me 600-650. I did notice the computer MPG display used to...
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    LED replacements

    Haven't any pics but there's nothing complicated to it, there's instructions in the handbook for how to change interior bulbs. The only thing to be careful of is the vanity lights behind the sun visor, do not prise the lens off the light as it won't go back on again! Remove the complete light...
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    LED replacements

    Got mine from Horizon LED, they do a pack for the Exeo with the footwell/puddle lights if required for about £40. Fitted them last year and all still working fine.
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    Servicing expensive!

    So would I but my faith in main dealer services is pretty much zero. Maybe I'm just an old cynic :D
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    Servicing expensive!

    Would like to know what the DPF chemical clean involved. With my cynical hat on I'd guess they tipped a £15 bottle of Forte DPF cleaner into your fuel tank.
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    Exeo Mod Ideas - Photoshop

    Black Edition is the Audi model name. Looks great in your pic [B)], wouldn't be too difficult to do apart from the roof rails which are a bit of a pain to remove.
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    Honeymoon Period Over

    6 weeks to get a fuel pump in stock :confused: Glad you put a complaint in because someone's extracting the urine. Although the Exeo is a pretty rare car, the tdi engine is probably the most common across the VAG range so no way should you be waiting that long for any parts.
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    Another miles per gallon thread...

    The advice I had was it's a good product but sees best results on older engines, engines that have done a lot of stop/start work or maybe not been serviced as well as they should. Because I do mostly motorway driving, have the oil changed twice a year and tend to use Shell v-nitro diesel my...
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