The pads and disks all round have only done 1k miles, so they're still fresh as a daisy

MikkiJayne wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 7:50 pm Bugger. Front or rear?

Rear. They said the front had an imbalance as well so I took it to the sticks and stamped the pedal aggressively a few times to get the ABS firing. That usually takes care of it. If not, the fronts too

Failed MOT on sticky brakes, though, so looks like I've got to spend boxing day rebuilding the calipers. Yay! Must have been with it sitting through the fuel pump debacle.

They've got to claim those warranty hours from Audi :D It'll take longer to type up the shopping list of things they would love to change but can't get than it will to do the actual work :lol:


It was brilliant to see their faces when I rolled in with my ancient car. They couldn't wait to get it ...

All I could find on it said drivers side only. I'm pretty sure the guy at Audi said the same.

So, that being the case, they need it all day...... to disconnect the battery and take off two torx bolts

Hi everyone.

Finally taking her in for the "gas generator" recall. The only info from Google is it's the drivers side, and Audi wouldn't tell me anything useful other than they need it all day and they're going to do a 'health check' with a helpful traffic light system to aid me to imagine how ...

Is it working now?


Yes! Perfectly :D

It feels like quite the achievement at this point :lol:


Excellent, well done :D

That's one critical part solved then. Fuel pump next...



No. Thankfully, the fuel pump is sweet. The problem was that I'd neglected to put the o ring back in the ...

Ronin wrote: Sun Nov 23, 2025 10:41 pm Thanks for the wiring info

Least I could do. This forum has been a godsend!

MikkiJayne wrote: Sun Nov 23, 2025 7:50 pm Is it working now?

Yes! Perfectly

It feels like quite the achievement at this point

And with that one post, he decided to never consider the purchase of a D4.