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    Service action 23N4

    What sucks even more, I just called the dealer where I bought the car, they say they need the car for at least half a day and won't give me a loaner for "just a software update" as in they aren't getting hundreds of dollars from me for service they may not even be doing correctly. If this is...
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    Service action 23N4

    Well that sucks, I guess I'll get it done then.
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    Service action 23N4

    Got this in the mail and debating whether to bother with it. I do my own maintenance so the dealer hasn't seen my car since I took delivery so there won't really be a convenient time to get this done.
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    Fuel additive poll

    Only some of them, and I think it varies by the area. I have personally checked at least 6 in my area (San Fernando Valley) and called a few more in other areas I'd be willing to drive to and still haven't found one that has it or an employee that has heard of it. Supposedly it can be found in...
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    Container for lube

    FYI I tried this method and after about a year the rubber button on the dispensing valve had been eaten away to the point where the container leaked quite badly when I placed the container horizontal for filling my car containers. This was on a Kirkland (Costco) brand detergent bottle. I...
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    HPFP issues?

    fixed for me.
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    Rear Parking System

    I don't know if it's different on the new ones but on my 2013 it just beeps and beeps faster as you get closer to an object behind you. When you get to about a food away the noise turns solid. Seems to work well and I haven't accidentally backed into anything yet.
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    Check out my Audi cargo van

    No I'm bone stock.
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    What flavor of Stanadyne should I use?

    OK thanks, I don't get out to the 909 too often, will try to keep that in mind the next time I'm out that way.
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    Just had my HPFP replaced at 77K, now what?

    The theory is that the HPFP is designed for European spec diesel fuel which has better minimum lubricity standards than what we have in the U.S. I don't know if I believe it but then again I put in DFA in every tank because I figure it's cheap insurance for a car I'm planning to keep for a long...
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    What flavor of Stanadyne should I use?

    First, what Vatozone in SoCal carries Stanadyne? I've checked a half dozen of them in my area and none of them carry it. In any case, I order my Stanadyne online and use the performance formula because I want the cetane boost as well as the lubricity improver. I know even under the most...
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    Good bottle to dispense lubricity improver into?

    This is exactly what I do. I place the bottle in a quart sized freezer bag with a paper towel in case there are any leaks (which hasn't happened yet) I have 4 of the Lucas bottles and one slightly larger Gumout bottle, I fill them all at once and store on the shelf with one always in the car...
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    Honesty of dealership oil changes

    I agree with others that darkness is not a good indicator that the oil was or wasn't changed. I change my own oil with an oil extractor and can tell you even with less than a minute of idling my brand new oil will look as dark as the oil I just drained. That being said, I change my own oil...
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    TDI Used Oil Lab Analyses Results & Discussions

    Did a UOA when I did the third oil change in my 2013 A3. I figure most of the break in is done at this point. I was mostly looking for some peace of mind that the 10K OCI that VW calls for is based in reality.
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    Check out my Audi cargo van

    Behold! The Audi Cargo Van! Since 2012 I've been volunteering on the USS Iowa, a former U.S. Navy Battleship that's now a floating museum in San Pedro, CA (Near Los Angeles). My company donated some old computers to the ship, even though these are all 3-4 years old they are still a significant...
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    VW wants to emissions test my Golf - even though I own an A3

    I'm not especially worried about that, for one thing my car is already >20k miles so a large part of my break-in is done and I figure even if they thrash it on the dyno it will just help seat my piston rings a bit more. I actually let AEM use my old car (Mazda3) as a test mule to develop the...
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    Group buy on the new MKVII's?

    You could make a fleet purchase probably but it would be a pain and there would no doubt be warranty implications.
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    VW wants to emissions test my Golf - even though I own an A3

    You know how people say that an Audi is just an overpriced VW. I'm sure that Audi/VW would deny this but that didn't stop VW from sending me a letter inviting me to have my 2013 Golf tested for some kind of emissions longevity. Pretty amusing in all. I'm inclined to let them do their test...
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    Delvac I and Stanadyne-So. Cal.

    Bringing an old thread back from the dead because this is the best one I could find by searching. I'm looking for a local source for Stanadyne specifically, the Topanga Oil listed above has apparently been bought out by a competitor in the >10 years sinnce the last post on this thread. The new...
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    Did mobil turbo diesel truck change labels

    Devils advocate: that's what people said when Exxon switched the regular Mobil1 formula over to a semi-synthetic.
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