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Hi all....great forum you have here, I have a question, we have a 2001(51 plate) A6 2.4 quattro with the auto/tiptronic transmission. I tried a cone filter i had lying around (i didn't have a maf adaptor so managed to get a good seal with some strong duct tape - no air leaks etc, just to try it out) anyway we went to try it out and it was really struggling up hills.....so i want to know why this is and would i be better with a K&N panel filter?


also i have another question, I took apart the remote yesterday and since disconnecting battery and reconneting the fob has stopped working.....its a 3 button one with the lock, unlock, and boot release....Is there a way to re-pair it?