Hello all,
As with other members I appear to be in the 'one thing after another,' bracket at the moment. The vehicle in question is a 2001 S3 8l, it's been mapped and from what I can tell is running about 275 BHP. I just got it back from it's MOT last night, a fortnight long saga to get a pass, and on the way home found it underpowered and making a large hissing noise about 4000rpm. I'm confident it's nothing to do with the place who MOT'd it, just another one of those things. My liquid gauge has thrown up fault code 17705, so it's a boost leak. The garage I usually use is good but it's just too far away and with my working hours it's impossible to get the car to and from it without taking time off and after the last fortnight of finishing early to get the car from one place to another I feel a bit cheeky asking for more time off.
I've already tried several garages around Coventry but have yet to find one that doesn't bodge repairs and charge dealer prices, will own up when they've screwed up or that I even trust to leave my car with. I know there's a fair few performance Audi's in and around Coventry so who would you recommend I send the car to? Someone with a leak detector would be a bonus as having the mrs rev the car with my head stuck under the bonnet in the dark is wearing thin,
Sandy
As with other members I appear to be in the 'one thing after another,' bracket at the moment. The vehicle in question is a 2001 S3 8l, it's been mapped and from what I can tell is running about 275 BHP. I just got it back from it's MOT last night, a fortnight long saga to get a pass, and on the way home found it underpowered and making a large hissing noise about 4000rpm. I'm confident it's nothing to do with the place who MOT'd it, just another one of those things. My liquid gauge has thrown up fault code 17705, so it's a boost leak. The garage I usually use is good but it's just too far away and with my working hours it's impossible to get the car to and from it without taking time off and after the last fortnight of finishing early to get the car from one place to another I feel a bit cheeky asking for more time off.
I've already tried several garages around Coventry but have yet to find one that doesn't bodge repairs and charge dealer prices, will own up when they've screwed up or that I even trust to leave my car with. I know there's a fair few performance Audi's in and around Coventry so who would you recommend I send the car to? Someone with a leak detector would be a bonus as having the mrs rev the car with my head stuck under the bonnet in the dark is wearing thin,
Sandy
