help please :(

turns out its just no oil pressure and the load tapping is from the tappits

so it could be a blocked hose or the oil pump plus the turbo as the oil is used to cool it
 
if it wont start and the pump had gone pick up pipe blocked you got a big bill
prob took the turbo maybe seized the bottom up
either way sump off turbo off



so where did all the oil come from ?
or didnt you wipe the dipstick 1st ?
 
it starts and said there seems to be no engine damage just oil pressure and most likey the turbo
 
audi upgrades
well to me it seems you dont know the 1st thing about cars
with the noises and prob you said its got no one knows what damage its got
the sump needs dropping 1st to look at the pump and pick up pipe
i realy think you should get a decent garage to remove the sump and take it from there
the garage that did your so called oil change i wouldnt let them touch it after they said they didnt even do the change !
 
you have a very good point but thay are doing the labor for free and said i only have to pay for the parts to that note i said i'll get my own parts off ebay i spose a bit of extra cash for a 2ed gargae to take a look at it wont hurt and no i dont know the 1st thing about cars apart from put petrol in and not desial :p
 
omg realy do you think they will do labour for free ?
low preasure caused by oil pump pick up blocked wasnt nothing to do with an oil change
belive me they will charge you or they are thick sump on and off and turbo on and off at a garge prob 40 /50 an hour they just aint doing that for fun
 
was told just then before i made the post by the gargae thay will do it for labor free as thay messed up on the oil change
 
all i can say is good luck
 
well if thay do stay to there word and do it like thay should im sure my car will end back in a gargae a day or 2 later im going to get a mobile macanic out and check it over costing £45 for the call out lets see what thay say
 
well IF they can **** an oil change up i wouldnt trust them to take a sump off
 
tubby-ben said:
either the garage didnt drain any oil and just filled it up with your oil or you have just stuck 4.5 litres of oil in thinking it had none in it. ive never heard of so much oil in an engine before after it has left a garage.
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Just been reading this thread and that's exactly what I thought had happened!
 
well im must say im finding this story very hard to follow, did you by and chance give the keys to your car to the student trainee mechanic????

nothing makes sense??? how can a garage mess up such an easy task???
 
Also check the condition of the rubber hose coming out of the crankcase - it is located between the air intake hose (the one your air filter connects to) and your engine...see my pics below. These hoses corrode and split after time and cause all sorts of running problems.

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The loss of power could also be a problem with the fuel pump - maybe the fuel flush has forced some dirt through it?
 
Would you say removeing the sump and oil pump can be done on axle stands.
I myself plan on doing this myself if it can i went out and treated my self to Haynes manaul for this and it seems simple enough todo if it can be done on axle stands IF

i forgot my mannors be for and THANK YOU to the people that have helped and help with this :)
 
can be done on axle stands yeh. i did it. there's just 2 sump bolts that are tricky.

but first:

if you had 'NO' oil pressure or even low oil pressure, you'd have a red oil can on the dash followed by 3 loud beeps.

the sound of your engine does sound like this (i've had it) but do you have the light on the dash??
 
ok yeh, low oil pressure deffo.
just check by taking the oil cap off and holding your hand over it, see if theres any splatters of fresh oil.

my guess in all of this is that the oil change has maybe free'd some hard oil and clogged the pick up.
get a new one (£12) and get that sump off. i think you'l be amazed at the state of it.

oh and use an engine flush.
and dont be surprised if you have to do it twice!

i did, just to be sure.
mannnnn that was an expensive week for oil.

GOOD LUCK!
 
engine flush how is this done and what is it you use sorry for being so dumb about that :)
sump is comeing off 1st thing tomorrow just refuse to pay £210 for a grage to change it if its that
 
go halfords and ask for some engine/oil flush additive. you put it in your current oil. let it IDLE for say 15 mins. then drop the oil.
its designed to break up and free any blockages or caked on stuff.

in my case, my low oil pressure was iffy, every now and again id get it. so i flushed, dropped sump, cleaned, re-fitted, filled up, used car for a couple of days, flushed, changed oil, then never heard of that dreaded light ever again.

oil changes every 5k after that.

stupid longlife servicing!!!
 
a i see thanks bud did you get a loud tapping sound when you had low oil pressure was told that was the hydroilc tappits cant spell that for crap
 
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im not sure if anyone else had read all through the post
some are saying run it for 15 with a flush in it ?
it sounds like the big ends are ready to fall out so another 15 mins will see it dead
 
camerontarver said:
Would you say removeing the sump and oil pump can be done on axle stands.
I myself plan on doing this myself if it can i went out and treated my self to Haynes manaul for this and it seems simple enough todo if it can be done on axle stands IF

i forgot my mannors be for and THANK YOU to the people that have helped and help with this :)
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i thought the garage was doing it labour free ?
and to be honest you dont know where the plugs are or what a flush is
id leave well alone and get it done in a garage dont drive it dont flush it dont even start it again
the way you decribe the noise etc its ready to seize
 
that garag said thay will do it but im staying clear from there and would sooner pay the labor else where but then if its a blocked pickup why pay £210 labor for something that can be done on the drive im going to take the sump off in about 30min or so well try :)
 
well the reason you pay 210
is couse they will do it right and check every thing else in there at the same time
you may change the pump pickup pipe but may have a problem else where
they will also refit the sump in the right way
as its not that easy iv dont quite a few and had 3 or 4 leak oil after
 
that is ture, and for 210 that was the quote i got from a other garage to take the engine out sump off and chick the pump and pick up then put it all back in + then £86 for the pump if needed just seems very steep
 
camerontarver said:
...for 210 that was the quote i got from a other garage to take the engine out sump off and chick the pump and pick up then put it all back in + then £86 for the pump if needed just seems very steep
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do you really mean take the engine out?
 
well for 210 to remove engine (god knows why) remove sump fit new pump @ £86 refit re oil etc etc etc
that is a realy realy good price id be chargeing alot more than that

£210 to do the work without the engine out and no parts is a good price aswell
 
Mate seriously take your car to VW/Audi specialist
Your gonna end up costing yourself some serious ££££££
These cars are not cheap to maintain and if your not carefull your gonna realise that very soon
 
just phoned up a vag specialist in my area and i got qouted £146 to get a new pump fitted if thats whats wrong
 
This all sounds a little 'clutching at straws' tbh... as has been suggested you should 'take' the car to a specialist to get them to assess whats going on before replacing a part thats assumed to be the issue...

<tuffty/>
 
I completely agree with Tuffty - this has got epic fail written all over it.

Someone has made a substantial **** up, and you may have got away with it.

Put down the spanners, give the original garage a WIDE birth and take it to someone who KNOWS what they are doing.

And further to that, don't drive it there if you have a low oil pressure warning. Ever. Ever. Ever. Don't start it, certainly don't rev it.
 
well i tryed geting it off seems the bolts holding the sump but the bolts are very rusted and i looked at the oil plug thing and that wont even move so i know for a fact that the oil was not drained before hand thay just toped it up so to that note ive toke your advise and theres a vag specialist not far from here just waiting for them to phone back
 
camerontarver said:
well i tryed geting it off seems the bolts holding the sump but the bolts are very rusted and i looked at the oil plug thing and that wont even move so i know for a fact that the oil was not drained before hand thay just toped it up so to that note ive toke your advise and theres a vag specialist not far from here just waiting for them to phone back
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Sump bolts rusted?? Thats not something I've seen before....
 
the post is full of BULL from start to finish

not the advise the op posts
 
that was my bad then i ment corroded and warn dont know why i said rusted
 
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This thread stuns me and I whole heartedly agree with others on here. Get a VAG specialist to look at her. IT will be the biggest money saving decision you will make. Any other of your suggestions is just asking for something else to go wrong or fail.

I'm pretty handy with the spanners however I only trust my s3 with my local specialist who knows the car inside out. In the long run they keep your car tip top and can sav you huge bills..

If you've invested good money in a tidy example then don't skimp on maintaining them as it will always come back to bite you in the ***!!!!

Just my 2 pence worth.... Carry on tho, it's an entertaining thread :-D
 
camerontarver said:
that was my bad then i ment corroded and warn dont know why i said rusted
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The 2 bolts that are the worst to do are middle by the flywheel... you need to use a 1/4" 10mm socket on a wobble extension to get to them...

<tuffty/>
 
Defo take it to a VAG specialist or you will be advertising in the classified section
Audi S3 BREAKING

welly needs a diff
Vince wants an Interior and a rear bumper
I'm after some 1 piece headlights and centre console
 
Corrsion is rust. This thread goes from bad to worse.

This may have already been said but, as you're in Manchester, get it transported to Awesome GTI. I did that when my clutch went.

IMO you should put the spanners down and walk away from the engine bay.
 
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