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so since selling the A3 in March 14 I have been driving around in a Saab 9-3 1.9tid (the 150bhp beast il have you know) . Can't knock it as it has done exactly what I wanted it to do over the last 18months but alas the dry bumming I have exposed it to over the last 40k miles is now taking its...

Bradford and Huddersfield Audi dealerships are dripping with ***** The receptionists any way

I believe the amount of items that are covered are reduced massively once you go over 100k

Best thing to do is plug in VCDS as that will give you the actual temp. Even when the needle is on 90 the temp can be anywhere up to 120deg within tolerance.

Yeah it's a killer. Just another receipt in the pile. I'm selling the car and it's become very apparent I'm about to lose a lot of money. Did you get your bumper back on easily enough? I struggle to get it to sit flush where it meets the door. Those three screws and that 10mm bolt are a pain.

Good job. I paid £180 for the entire cylinder head cover.

Finally got round to changing the oil pressure sensor today. It was a ball ache as the entire front end had to come off. It has fixed the problem though so all good. The sensor on the car, well the electrical connector was full of oil!

Il do you a deal on mine. Virtually everything in the engine bay is new. Including the chains.

Sounds like you have found one of the few honest car dealers. Have they anything else in stock you fancy? Apart from the good avensis obviously (very trendy in Bradford btw)

Warren S3 is right you know JJ, if you aren't confident and don't even have a spark plug remover then take it to a garage. Fact is its going to cost, either way it will cost its just if you did some investigation you can go to the garage with some information. However a decent mechanic would...

Just have to remove spark plugs and fuel pump fuse and screw the gauge into each cylinder and crank the engine 4-6times. Then note the pressure reading. Repeat on all cylinders. To ascertain the correct pressure times your compression ratio by atmospheric pressure.

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A blocked pick up pipe would cause the mayo though would it? I think you should pressure test your engine, you can buy a gauge for around 15 squid. Then if all ok, take your oil cooler off and pressure test that by submerging in a bucket of water, block one of the pipes and force air into the...

Bad times. Try this. Block Tester Kit by: Test Tool Inc - UKtools Limited - Hand Tools : Power Tools