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Engine Maintenance Light - diagnostic required 2010Audi a4, Dublin

  • 27-02-2017 12:43pm
    #1
    magic_murph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,536 ✭✭✭


    Can anybody recommend somebody to Perform an engine Diagnostic for a 2010 Audi A4
     
    Engine Maintenance light has been on for a while so want to get it checked out to see whats wrong.
     
    I am booked in for a Major Audi service but they  want to charge 90quid for the 1st hour and 159 for every hour after that – just to run the diagnostic. Far too expensive
    Would prefer to let them to the normal service and provide information as to what the diagnostic, from elsewhere, is saying.
     
    [font=Calibri, sans-serif]Working in the D2 area – any suggestions[/font]


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  • #2
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,088 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Your best bet is if you can find someone here with VCDS (diags software) who can run a scan and see what's up.

    You could also look into an App called Torque and get a Bluetooth dongle (few quid on eBay) that will allow you to scan the car yourself when needed. I have this and it's very good at determining whether something is urgent or not.


  • #3
    Neilw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,795 ✭✭✭Neilw


    Anyone with vcds can scan your car for faults and give you the info.
    Unfortunately Audi won't accept this and will insist on doing their own diagnostic.

    I think it's crazy to bring a 2010 Audi to a main dealer for servicing, find a good independent and halve your costs. They should have the correct diagnostic equipment to fix the issue too.


  • #4
    magic_murph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,536 ✭✭✭magic_murph


    Cheers, 
    I am looking at Cardock in D2 for service, diagnostic and work on any other issues.
    Had a feeling Audi would reject any diagnostic info performed by somebody else - just a money racket but I get that.


  • #5
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,688 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    To be fair to audi, diagnostic is not just reading out a fault code. Any monkey can pull the codes but the knowhow comes after that. So going in to dealer with fault codes is a pointless exercise.
    If the fault was something that was clearly identified by a basic scan, well why go to audi at all, just get the part and fit it.


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