Recent content by s3mike

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    ASDA

    From what I can gather the Magnatec meets the VW 505 00 standard which is for older ( pre 2000 ) diesels according to the opieoils site. Edge 5w30 meets 504 00 and 507 00 which is for new diesel / petrol cars. It's the same stuff as supplied with my car in the top-up pouch in the boot. I...
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    Quattro & Snow....Opinions??

    I find the traction pretty good even on summer tyres. I've driven past many people stuck in fwd and rwd cars on my road without issue. Can also be fun when cornering, once you have got the nose to tuck in you get a nice controlled drift when applying a bit of throttle. I was very suprised how...
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    Quick haldex question

    Not really true, the manual says it should be switched off in DEEP snow or when rocking the car to try and move it. On packed snow or ice the ESP will work well to help prevent the car sliding. If I switch if off and accelerate while turning ( with 4wd ) the back slides and drifts to the point...
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    Quick! Somebody stop me from cancelling my S3! And maybe buying an R32?!?

    If you're worried about what the reviews say try this one : Audi S3 - Autocar.co.uk Personally I think Autocar is a decent magazine and I tend to trust their reviews! As for Autoexpress and Clarkson, leave them to reviewing tyre inflators and judging a cars handling purely by how sideways it...
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    TT wishbones

    I thought this was more for A3's. I believe the S3 already has aluminium front wishbones and subframe whereas the A3 has steel - hence why the TT wishbones are an upgrade for A3.
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    Just had a bump! My Fault or ?

    Looks like it was definately her fault, although you may have difficulty proving it! That kind of thing happens to me so often I just expect it now, half of drivers seem to have no lane discipline and when going straight generally take the racing line and use all the lanes regardless of what...
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    Tyre wear - Some sort of record or some sort of fault?

    I get around 9k from a set on an 8 mile commute which has a mix of country roads, dual-carriageway and town / roundabouts. I don't drive fast all the time but I do have a habit of accelerating hard and taking roundabouts at high speed! I was quite suprised that all four seem to wear at a...
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    Well I got it, pretty well on time

    I also noticed the fog-light thing on Auto, however if you turn the knob straight from Auto to Dipped beam ( past the sidelight setting ) the dipped beam stays on constantly, you don't get a second of sidelights only. Bit of a pain but not needed very often - mind you 50% of people on the road...
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    Front tyres needed for S3.

    You might have trouble finding them at the minute. I have been looking on Camskill for weeks and they are out of stock, emailled and they said there is a problem at the factory - 2/3 weeks delay. I tried local suppliers and they have none either - fine if you can wait, I might try the...
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    External Temp Sensor Location

    Anybody know where the external temperature gauge is on an 07 S3? I recently had my headlight washer jet replaced and now it seems the outside temperature varies wildly when the car is parked. This morning it started of at 10c when the temperature was 1c, it eventually dropped down to the...
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    Headlight washer problem

    Would they not replace them under warranty?
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    Engine Oil

    The Edge stuff is what they supplied as my 1 litre top up bottle from new ( 5w-30 ). Homebase were doing it for £8 a while back but I think they have stopped stocking it. I guess if it meets the VW spec the Halfords stuff should be ok.
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    Headlight washer problem

    After the snowy weather I noticed my driver side headlight washer is spraying towards the windscreen and nowhere near the headlight! I prized the washer open ( carefully ) and noticed there are two little nozzles to direct the water, or I should say there were two nozzles. I now only have one...
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    3 door - lift and slide seat question

    The seat should return to the same position but the mechanism is a bit fiddly. On mine you have to be sure and tilt the backrest as far forward as it will go, then move the seat on the runner. The seat then returns to it's original position when slid back. Problem is if you don't tilt the...
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    S3 Tyre Question?

    With regard to rotating tyres it kind of depends if you have directional tyres or asymetric. If they are directional you can't swap them left to right without also swapping the tyre round on the wheel. asymetric you can put them on any corner. Personally I did diagonally as we have lots of...