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In addition to the Nissan Patrol, I had to upgrade my other car.
Before buying my Audi S4 I had a Volvo V40 1998 which had some electrical gremlins. Volvo designed the S/V40 very 'cleverly' and runs the main wiring loom from the nearside to the offside underneath the radiator. Due to this design there is a lot of moisture which finds its way into the wiring loom. As a result the wires in the wiring loom corrode and you can expect very interesting faults to come up randomly.
My latest fault was an ABS light and a Brake Fluid reservoir low level warning. I expect that the ABS light comes on as a result of the Brake Fluid reservoir low level warning. Whenever this problem came up the speedometer would also stop working. Not a major issue as such but a little bit annoying. In its final days the wiring loom that runs to the tail gate (tail lights and number plate lights) failed too so a lot of work to do.
The downside with these faults is that I can replace the individual wire but you never kknow what will happen next. As I bought the car on ebay for £700 when my Nissan Patrol failed the MOt it was no longer worthwhile to invest in replacing the wiring loom and it needed 3 new tyres.
So out with the old and in with the new.
Bought myself a Audi S4 2.0 Multitronic, brilliant car to drive.
Before buying my Audi S4 I had a Volvo V40 1998 which had some electrical gremlins. Volvo designed the S/V40 very 'cleverly' and runs the main wiring loom from the nearside to the offside underneath the radiator. Due to this design there is a lot of moisture which finds its way into the wiring loom. As a result the wires in the wiring loom corrode and you can expect very interesting faults to come up randomly.
My latest fault was an ABS light and a Brake Fluid reservoir low level warning. I expect that the ABS light comes on as a result of the Brake Fluid reservoir low level warning. Whenever this problem came up the speedometer would also stop working. Not a major issue as such but a little bit annoying. In its final days the wiring loom that runs to the tail gate (tail lights and number plate lights) failed too so a lot of work to do.
The downside with these faults is that I can replace the individual wire but you never kknow what will happen next. As I bought the car on ebay for £700 when my Nissan Patrol failed the MOt it was no longer worthwhile to invest in replacing the wiring loom and it needed 3 new tyres.
So out with the old and in with the new.
Bought myself a Audi S4 2.0 Multitronic, brilliant car to drive.
