Bugsy Update
Forgot to mention that I had the alternator regulator replaced on the A2, along with the battery and a wheel bearing. Just the driver’s door window and remote key fobs to do now..
Forgot to mention that I had the alternator regulator replaced on the A2, along with the battery and a wheel bearing. Just the driver’s door window and remote key fobs to do now..
I finally got the wheel bearing sorted on the Audi. Yay. Silence.. Bugsy is now my ONLY car, as I have SOLD the Clio! I’d run out of time on the “temporary car” insurance, so it needed to go. I tried Gumtree and got a couple of replies, but no sale. So I bit the… Read More Fleet Update !
Ok. So I gave up trying to get the blower fan sorted myself and consulted a local mechanic. This is the guy who fixed the Clio starting issues. He had it working (sort of) in a few minutes, but every time we turned off the engine it would not work again.. Until, for no reason,… Read More Bugsy Update 18.3.2024
After consulting the experts at at the Audi A2 owner’s club, I have disconnected the tracking device hidden under the passenger side floor. It looked more complicated than it actually was: snipped 4 wires and insulated the ends. It looked like they were attached on 2 places, but this was just tape. The big wire… Read More Bugsy the Audi A2 update: goodbye tracker, Hello red plug.. wheel centre caps.
See the big brother post.. Apart from that, the red plug on the CCCU is not connected. Why? Is this connected to the plipper issue? No centre caps for the wheels & no key for the nuts. Heater fan not working. If it would stop raining long enough, maybe I could find out?
Is watching Bugsy.. Seriously. I found a Mercedes/Motorola tracking device next to the CCCU under the passenger floor. This was while trying to match the codes of the CCCU and slipper keys. The tracker seems to be wired into the loom. Ongoing..
This is the third time. First time, a bit of twiddling and it worked again. For about a week. Second time, none of that worked and we replaced the starter. After trying bumpstart, which worked eventually. Oh, and the “shorting the starter terminals” bodge. Also worked (once). Last Friday, came home, stopped car, tried to… Read More Clio starting issues again
Sunday night. Ordered McDonald’s for pickup. Jumped in the car. Turned the key, and.. “click”. That’s it. Bloody click. Had to walk to Mackie’s FFS! Tried the Halfords booster battery (see earlier post). Nope. Click.. Tried the fancy battery charger. It reckoned there was plenty of charge and shut itself down. Bugger. So. Probably starter… Read More Starting Issues and another tyre.
A few weeks back, I bought an O2 sensor for the Clio from eBay. https://ebay.us/ES6O0V Disclaimer: I may be paid a commission by eBay if you purchase anything via my link. The idea was that I was going to fit this myself, but it’s bloody impossible to get to without a garage lift. Anyway, the… Read More Clio Update: O2 Sensor
See also : Sunroof sorted. Hopefully. I realised I’d missed an opportunity yesterday: I should have taken photos of the job. Bugger. In my defence, it was 29 degrees out there, and I had 2 hours max window anyway. Anyway, here are a couple of non-obvious points I discovered: 1. The handle won’t come off… Read More Some details on the sunroof handle fix..