Hello Gents..
well to start up i had a Audi A3 1.6ltr i fell in love with it , soon to be riddled with problems so 7500$ Australian i decided to sell it and get something more exciting so up to the Silver S3 bought that for 15500$ in November last year. i know crazy prices here in OZ.. but oh well soon after i had to repair a ton of stuff on it...decieded to get one thread to post everything as ive had a series of different threads and thought id link em up...
anyway here is the list of stuff ive done to it, been unlucky
1- Vanos assembly/chain
2- timming belt/water pump
3- drive belt
4- EGT, O2 sensors front and rear
5- High pressure Steering pump
6- CV boots on the front
7- Steering Pump
8- Aero wiper blades
9- head gasket / rocker cover gasket
10-oil sensor gasket and sump gasket
11- DMF and clutch
12- Rear main seal
13-Timming belt adjusters and relevant seals
14- Coolant Temp Sensor
15- Brand new Pirelli PZero tyers (as it wouldnt pass MOT)
16-Fuse box ontop of the battery and 3 fuses along with it
17- Batter Holder/ Cover / Battery Fuse cover
18- Serviced the Car twice through 5,000KM's ..New filter etc.. Haldex oil filter and the sort
19- Bleed the Coolant System as it had air trapped
20- Changed the Boost pipes going from the DV to the hard boost pipe going to the turbo (got some nice blue forge ones)
21- Brand New Carpets
22- Pedal Brooke on a red light so that had to be replaced...sigh
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TO BE DONE!
23- Got my FPR hose disconnected from the inlet mani so getting that tomorow to replace....
24- Ultrasonic clean for the FPR and INjectors... while im at it
25- she wont pass MOT so i need new pads discs as they are quite thin... so i purchased Tarox's 6 pot caliper 323mm big brake kit with some F2000 discs [ as Paul recommend not getting drilled discs as they cracked..thanks Paul ] mind you that set me back 2800$
26- Getting rid of my AVUS wheels and getting some black 17*8.0 OZ racing Ultralegerra's just like S3Dave's Silver S3 [should recieve them byt he 17th of April]
27- Audi S3 8P Gear Knob
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PLANNED!
1- GTX30r Garrett turbo Garrett GTX3071R Ball Bearing Turbo
2- T3 turbo manifold to compliment the GTX30 Integrated Engineering Top Mount T3 Turbo Manifold for 1.8T
3- Change all the Turbo/ Vacuum/ Coolant pipes to silicone hoses
4- Forge Catch Can
5- Forge Alloy Hard Boost pipe Awesome - Forge Alloy Boost Hard Pipe - 1.8T 225
6- TT pedals - Awesome - Audi TT Mk1 Pedal Set
7- B5 Tip Awesome - Badger 5 80mm Turbo Intake Pipe - S3 8L/TT 225/LCR
8- SEM mani Awesome - SEM Intake Manifold - 1.8T 210/225
9- AEB head... Integrated Engineering 1.8T 20V Stage 1 AEB Cylinder Head - Assembled Race Engines
10- Stroker kit to compliment the damn fine turbo 1.8t 20v 2.0L Stroker Kit (06a) - Stroker Kits
12- 550cc injectors Bosch 52LB / 550cc Hi Impedance Injector
13- dual surge tank Integrated Engineering Submerged Dual 044 Billet Surge Tank WITH PUMPS
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15- finally the exhaust not sure if it would fit to the "planned mods" however im hopping you lads might be of great help but any there it is 3" pipewerx Awesome - Pipewerx 3" Down Pipe & High Flow Sports Cat - TT 225/S3 8L and a miltek cat-back system
16- Bilstien b12 or b14 still not sure and polythene bushes all round....
17- change the timing belt to a gates racing timing belt
18- OH BOY THE END!!!!
well that's that... im hopping to complete this by next year mid to end as it "ALLOT" of cash to be dumped as for now... i ve also takent he car today to Audi Five Dock in Sydney to inspect my roof rails hopefully fingers crossed they paint them for me... but while i was there they inspected the car which yapped about the brakes, though interestingly said i had a coolant leak which was evident (sitting on the transmission case though ive already changed the damn coolant temp sensor with its O-ring) not sure ... ill be putting pics up too dont worry dont have the Westy disease of teasing everyone .. another sodding problem is its leaking oil.. checked the rocker cover etc.. nothing "apparently as Audi said though they told me it might be from the turbo pipes as its leaking towards the back of the block all the way down as i looked at it on the hoist..so im hopping you lads might be able to help me out here please im sick of problems
ill be posting the pics soon.... sorry
well to start up i had a Audi A3 1.6ltr i fell in love with it , soon to be riddled with problems so 7500$ Australian i decided to sell it and get something more exciting so up to the Silver S3 bought that for 15500$ in November last year. i know crazy prices here in OZ.. but oh well soon after i had to repair a ton of stuff on it...decieded to get one thread to post everything as ive had a series of different threads and thought id link em up...
anyway here is the list of stuff ive done to it, been unlucky
1- Vanos assembly/chain
2- timming belt/water pump
3- drive belt
4- EGT, O2 sensors front and rear
5- High pressure Steering pump
6- CV boots on the front
7- Steering Pump
8- Aero wiper blades
9- head gasket / rocker cover gasket
10-oil sensor gasket and sump gasket
11- DMF and clutch
12- Rear main seal
13-Timming belt adjusters and relevant seals
14- Coolant Temp Sensor
15- Brand new Pirelli PZero tyers (as it wouldnt pass MOT)
16-Fuse box ontop of the battery and 3 fuses along with it
17- Batter Holder/ Cover / Battery Fuse cover
18- Serviced the Car twice through 5,000KM's ..New filter etc.. Haldex oil filter and the sort
19- Bleed the Coolant System as it had air trapped
20- Changed the Boost pipes going from the DV to the hard boost pipe going to the turbo (got some nice blue forge ones)
21- Brand New Carpets
22- Pedal Brooke on a red light so that had to be replaced...sigh
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TO BE DONE!
23- Got my FPR hose disconnected from the inlet mani so getting that tomorow to replace....
24- Ultrasonic clean for the FPR and INjectors... while im at it
25- she wont pass MOT so i need new pads discs as they are quite thin... so i purchased Tarox's 6 pot caliper 323mm big brake kit with some F2000 discs [ as Paul recommend not getting drilled discs as they cracked..thanks Paul ] mind you that set me back 2800$
26- Getting rid of my AVUS wheels and getting some black 17*8.0 OZ racing Ultralegerra's just like S3Dave's Silver S3 [should recieve them byt he 17th of April]
27- Audi S3 8P Gear Knob
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PLANNED!
1- GTX30r Garrett turbo Garrett GTX3071R Ball Bearing Turbo
2- T3 turbo manifold to compliment the GTX30 Integrated Engineering Top Mount T3 Turbo Manifold for 1.8T
3- Change all the Turbo/ Vacuum/ Coolant pipes to silicone hoses
4- Forge Catch Can
5- Forge Alloy Hard Boost pipe Awesome - Forge Alloy Boost Hard Pipe - 1.8T 225
6- TT pedals - Awesome - Audi TT Mk1 Pedal Set
7- B5 Tip Awesome - Badger 5 80mm Turbo Intake Pipe - S3 8L/TT 225/LCR
8- SEM mani Awesome - SEM Intake Manifold - 1.8T 210/225
9- AEB head... Integrated Engineering 1.8T 20V Stage 1 AEB Cylinder Head - Assembled Race Engines
10- Stroker kit to compliment the damn fine turbo 1.8t 20v 2.0L Stroker Kit (06a) - Stroker Kits
12- 550cc injectors Bosch 52LB / 550cc Hi Impedance Injector
13- dual surge tank Integrated Engineering Submerged Dual 044 Billet Surge Tank WITH PUMPS
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15- finally the exhaust not sure if it would fit to the "planned mods" however im hopping you lads might be of great help but any there it is 3" pipewerx Awesome - Pipewerx 3" Down Pipe & High Flow Sports Cat - TT 225/S3 8L and a miltek cat-back system
16- Bilstien b12 or b14 still not sure and polythene bushes all round....
17- change the timing belt to a gates racing timing belt
18- OH BOY THE END!!!!
well that's that... im hopping to complete this by next year mid to end as it "ALLOT" of cash to be dumped as for now... i ve also takent he car today to Audi Five Dock in Sydney to inspect my roof rails hopefully fingers crossed they paint them for me... but while i was there they inspected the car which yapped about the brakes, though interestingly said i had a coolant leak which was evident (sitting on the transmission case though ive already changed the damn coolant temp sensor with its O-ring) not sure ... ill be putting pics up too dont worry dont have the Westy disease of teasing everyone .. another sodding problem is its leaking oil.. checked the rocker cover etc.. nothing "apparently as Audi said though they told me it might be from the turbo pipes as its leaking towards the back of the block all the way down as i looked at it on the hoist..so im hopping you lads might be able to help me out here please im sick of problems
ill be posting the pics soon.... sorry