Recent content by Chilly

Hi All, Looking at replacing the discs and pads on the front of our S4, current set up is OEM. Was thinking of installing Vagbremtechnic J hook along with either OEM or DS performance pads, would be good to know your thoughts on the proposed set up or any suggested alternative. Does anyone...

Or it could be the window seal out of alignment...... unbalenced indicator....... Faulty door lock.......... Where do these people come from?????? Sounds mechanical, isolate it to a particular movement i.e. Steering acceleration / deceleration or on a suspension bump / rebound etc, if...

Great car, good choice! Sounds like a brake booster vacuum leak, over time as it gets worse you will need to put more effort into the brakes to get them to perform. Could be a loose vac line or worst case a leak on the diaphragm. Had it on our S3, glad I got a garage to repair as it needed...

Sounds like the engine is burning oil, google blue smoke exhaust, I suspect the valve stem seals are probably to blame although it could also be attributed to worn piston rings. Without a detailed inspection it is difficult to say..... doesn't sound like a cracked head to me tho. I would...

Out of curiosity what BBK are you going to? Cheers, Chilly

Cheers for the info. Unfortunately mine was mechanically destroyed by Oxford Skoda during an MOT, then Oxford Audi quoted the damage bill at just over 10k due to other associated components the deemed as U/S. Anyways long story short..... I repaired it myself with a working spare sourced from...

Could be a lot of things, but to me it sounds like a vacuum leak on the inlet side. Engine is attempting to correct the mass flow and causing the rough idle. Had it on our s3 on the vacuum line to the brake booster ...... Not sure if it's common on the S4.......... and before anyone says, yes...

Vacuum leak! Ecu is struggling to supply fuel to the engine as additional air is making it into the inlet manifold, hence the revs hunting.

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I see your points, however does a fast estate really need the extra 45bhp over the already ballistic RS6? it's a numbers game and in the case of the RS3 its about showcasing that they can produce the most powerful performance hatchback so I would be surprised if the new spec doesn't knock the...

Having had a look at Audis website it seems apparent that the current ethos is to release an RS model and then do a performance or plus model with an enhanced spec, do you think this could be the case for the new RS3. For example: RS6 with a mere 560ps RS6 performance with 605ps R8 v10 with...

Cheers Josedebardi will look in to it. I can see your logic regarding the prom and base. Thanks again guys much appreciated.

Thanks Hood - it may just convince the boss that it's a viable option.

Good point thanks, sounds like you have the same driving set up as us. I drive, the boss navigates.....

Pram - apologies