Audi A8 - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support - Page 5

Need to have it scanned by someone,the parts houses such as autozone usually will do this for free. Notate the code number that this gives,it may be as simple as an external sensor or loose wire to transmission.By the way you can google that code number and get lots of usefull info

it sounds like you had a disruption in power and it may need to be reintroduced to the car with a diagnostic computer.

Open the screw on the sump under the engine, best to do a oil change after a quick drive as will drain better.

gas pedal sensor could be faulty or the ecu is telling to to speed up.

CHECK THE SPRING ON THE ACCELERATER RETRUN IT MAY BE OFF OR BROK

fusebox in the engine compartment near to the battery, should have a list on the lid/cover

Most new cars don't have a simple timing fix. If the mark isn't where it should be the frst thing to check is your timing belt / chain. DO IT IMMEDIATLY or you could ruin your engine. Otherwise in a repair manual details will be given on how to set timing.

On most 55k or 60k services they flush all of the fluids and add new ones. Service the belts if needed. Some dealers even suggest doing the timing belt on them. But to tell you the truth most everything execpt the oil can wait until about 75k. Very little breakdown occurs in the other fluids in this amount of time especially under normal driving conditions. Now if in severe stop and go traffic all the time have the tranny and brake fluid serviced because it will be the worst.

look beside the engine or the oil pan it may be in the pan itself a cartrige type but most likely it an external filter usually its on or near the side of the engine.

it's coming from nearly seized tie rod joints or ball joints

you dont need a diagram to see the timing marks on the top/bottom pulleys,just clean them off and run a piece of chalk around the perimeter.they are a bit obvious