Recent content by marksyms

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    S3 Cambelt

    Somebody on this board posted a photostory of them changing their own cambelt about 6 months ago. Very scary and very big job - I really wouldn't want to do that. I think the general opinion at the time was that we could all see why Audi charge what they charge for it.
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    Am I mad? 350z..

    Not at all mad, I'm in the process of swapping my 1.8T for a 350Z. Seems I'm not alone, the dealers reckoned it was one of the more common cars that people had swapped from. And whilst yes it is a Nissan and the interior is not quite to the quality that Audi can produce it's still a lot of...
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    Air Con help

    It looks like the compressor on my R reg 1.8T has just died. The stealers have quoted just short of £900 (with a 10% discount) to fix which really isn't worth it I don't think. I know the parts for this are very expensive so do I have any other options? If anyone has any experience with this...
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    Glove box hinge

    Thanks for that Neil, what a pain. Shall have another look at it tomorrow and see if it has just popped out or if it is knacked. Feeling very silly at the mo The service book and manual wasn't quite back in the slot properly and I just flipped it closed and then found it wouldn't shut properly...
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    Glove box hinge

    Doeas anyone know if you can get the hinge pieces for the glove box separately from the actual door piece. I think I just broke one of them
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    brake recall

    Mines a 97 TS. (So I was kinda surprised when they told me "we've done some warranty work", but happy too )
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    brake recall

    Mine was done automtically when they had the car in for the last service but other than that I don;t have much info. The first I knew was when I picked the car up and they told me they'd done it.
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    Brake failed

    I had the same thing. Picked the car up after the service with a vague mention of "we did some warranty work on the brakes". Mind you I was quite impressed given that it was the 100k service and the car was 6 years old. Almost worth paying for dealer servicing.
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    TSPORT - Old and low mileage, or new and high?

    If it's a 1.8T the cam is 115K, the S3 is 80k
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    Hybrid blow-off valves

    Actually I think the OEM one is entirely closed loop isn't it? i.e. non of the pressure is vented to atmosphere and it all runs back into the intake which is why it's called a diverter valve not a dump valve which is what Scoobys have.
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    How are number plates fixed to the bumpers?

    Well my rear is screwed on and the front is stuck on so I guess it depends on the dealer. The front one looks a hell of a lot neater IMO but I'm not having new plates made up just to tidy things up.
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    After advise on a relatively high mileage S3..

    Well mines only a 150 TS but I'll hit 100k this week and other than the water pump (yeah another one ) and having the cambelt done earlier in the year no problems (that's jinxed it I guess ). Obviously the S3 is quite a bit more stressed with the extra power and boost but as mine now feels no...
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    S3 Thought's....

    Windscreen should be about £50 if your insurance covers glass (and most do). It doesn't normally affect your no claims but they do prefer it if they try and repair it first (needs to be small and they inject hot resin into it ot stop it spreading). Phone them up and ask them is th best bet.
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    Heated Mirror Problem??

    Well my manual says they are heated when the ignition is switched on. May be different on the later cars after Audi found that the earlier cars were burning the elements out.
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    Icy Roads...wohooooo

    Well you can because I did in my last car. Unless rules have changed since. I did it with a friend who was a member of the IAM and I think it was arranged through them. The one slight problem was having the clean the cars afterwards, they were coated in oil to the level of the windows after all...