Recent content by paulgo6

Hey guys, just over the last few days my a3 1.6 has developed squeaking/squealing noise thats comes and goes and can go from being barely noticeable to really annoying even with the windows up but only when im driving but stops when stationary and pressing the brakes no difference either. Its...

Seems to carry on as normal after the pause but I do get a bit of stutter in the lower rpm range, havent checked the maf due to no codes coming up how can I go about checking it?

Problem 1 : When taking the car out in the morning it starts up fine no problems at all but when I get on a straight road and put the foot down the power goes fine then suddenly stops/pauses for a few seconds (around 3000 rpm) and then the power returns. After its done this once or twice it...

Got a fault code for this and got the part but where is it to change it? Its a 1.6 a3 2000 prefacelift cheers

Ok eventually got the car hooked upto vag com heres what came up: VAG-COM Version: Release 409.1-US Chassis Type: 8L - Audi A3/S3 Scan: 01,02,03,08,15,17,22,35,37,45,54,55,56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 01: Engine Controller: 06A...

cheers for the quick reply. Yeh it aint a good feeling at all, its just a 2000 1.6 sport model, havent got access to a vag-com over the weekend but should be able to get my local audi specialist to have a look at it start of next week.

Tonight coming home from work the car started slightly chugging at low revs, so took it out for an hour 2 see if problem would pass but it only got worse. Now its severely chugging in all gears and theres a loud swirling noise coming from under the bonnet in time with the chugging but this goes...

Hey there, just bought new ice for my a3 but problem is I cant find any part of the boot area that gives a good or any ground for the amp. Anyone else hooked up their amp and know where I can find a good ground to get everything up and runnin thanks