My wife's A4 convertible top stopped working similar to what is shown here. It would lift an inch or two then stop. Topped off the hydraulic fluid as shown in this video and it's working again. We did have to manually cycle it a couple of times. My uninformed guess is that pumping the rear cover a few times may have been the key - possibly priming the pump so to speak. To address another comment below, the fluid level was really close to the minimum level and there was no visible leaking around the motor. Obviously it could be leaking somewhere else and the fix may be temporary but if you have a malfunctioning top, this $20 solution is worth a try before you spend big $$$'s on a repair. But do be prepared - getting to that motor is a bit tricky.
at a loss what to do with mine. I removed my passenger seat and all interior was removed and replaced inc dash etc (everything down to carpet) and roof worked fine before but now the new interior is in the roof stopped working. any ideas ..?
NO YOU DID NOT FIX IT YOU GOT IT WORKING BUT IS GONNA FAIL AGAIN YEP DEALERS ARE THERE TO TAKE YOU. BUT BE AS HONEST AS YOU WANT THEM(DEALERS ) TO BE AND SHOW THE LEAKING PART THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED
If your fluid was low there has to be a leaky piston/cylinders keep an eye on fluid
My wife's A4 convertible top stopped working similar to what is shown here. It would lift an inch or two then stop. Topped off the hydraulic fluid as shown in this video and it's working again. We did have to manually cycle it a couple of times. My uninformed guess is that pumping the rear cover a few times may have been the key - possibly priming the pump so to speak. To address another comment below, the fluid level was really close to the minimum level and there was no visible leaking around the motor. Obviously it could be leaking somewhere else and the fix may be temporary but if you have a malfunctioning top, this $20 solution is worth a try before you spend big $$$'s on a repair. But do be prepared - getting to that motor is a bit tricky.
Thanks pal for showing me right 1 fluid to use on my quattro. Idiots on ebay sold me CHF 11S and said they've check it wtf?!!!
yaaaaay stealerships!!!!!!
U can most of them parts on EBay & yeah try resting the top manually the key to the roof is on the driver side dashboard behind the plastic piece
Does it still work or have there been more issues? I'm having the same problem
at a loss what to do with mine. I removed my passenger seat and all interior was removed and replaced inc dash etc (everything down to carpet) and roof worked fine before but now the new interior is in the roof stopped working.
any ideas ..?
Try to reset your roof manually the key to the roof is in the dashboard on the driver side behind that plastic piece more toward the door
That's not a fix it's a temporary solution to a leaking hydraulic system.
Step by step what did you do to manually recycle the Top to get back on track?
I have opel astra car i can put this oil in this pump for open the roof hood
You're meant to measure Fluid level with top down
Top up I think-I've looked with top down and was like almost empty :]
NO YOU DID NOT FIX IT YOU GOT IT WORKING BUT IS GONNA FAIL AGAIN YEP DEALERS ARE THERE TO TAKE YOU. BUT BE AS HONEST AS YOU WANT THEM(DEALERS ) TO BE AND SHOW THE LEAKING PART THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED