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Is this what your car is like? Got my S3 in a bad way and decided to swap the turbo even though I'd never worked on a car before ( if only I knew what I was getting into lol ). Turns out the last owner used water instead of coolant and the coolant return pipe was blocked, hence why it was...

Santorin Blue, Red and Imola Yellow( Yet to see one in person ) are my favorites. Santorin Blue isn't very common but I think it looks incredible. It's the one on the left. Silver is also very smart. Ming blue is just too dark for me, I've heard too many people call it black. Just my two cents.

Need to replace the tyres on a S3, what kind would you guys recommend? I looking for a good, all-rounder tyre that will be good in summer but still decent in the wet. Thanks.

Well I don't see why you had to reply unless it upset you so I just wanted to ensure I apologised because I wouldn't want to hurt your feelings. :) can we be fwends again?

Yeah, that worked just fine. Thanks again Tuffty. My bad Stuart, just a little bit of confusion because the manifold is gone in the second picture and the guide I was following before had the manifold off. I'm sorry if that really upset you.

Alright will give it a go. Thank you very much Tuffty

Yeah, I've most of those things done but how to do you undo the oil & coolant supply pipes without taking the manifold off or can you leave them attached as you take the turbo out and disconnect them then?

Hey everyone, I'm currently trying to remove the turbo in my S3. I've got a decent amount of things removed, like the driveshaft, the down-pipe disconnected, the TIP and intercooler piping removed etc. The guide I'm following is for an Audi TT 180 so there are a couple things that are...

Right....... How much are you looking for the core you have?

Is that DIY-able? ( I have no experience with turbos )/ Where would I get replacement seals? Thanks.

The smoke is definitely oil smoke. What part of the turbo could be the issue? I cannot stress it enough that the turbo boosts fine and feels healthy when driving it. Yeah I know whoever installed the TIP used a cable tie and in waiting for a hose clamp kit. Only a temporary thing.

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I may be interested in that Bill, depending on what the problem is. I changed the oil + filter to 5W40 to see if it would fix it ( Didn't have high hopes ) and it didn't. Shocker. The car boosts just fine. Plently of power however when the car is up to temp and on overrun the smoke comes out. I...

So as I said in my previous thread I'm having some suspected Turbo issues where the car burns huge amounts of oil out of the exhaust and turbo area on overrun but only when the oil is up to temp. I decided it was very likely a problem with the turbo so I'm talking it out of the car. After...

After experimenting with the car today, I think it's an issue with the turbo. The light grey/blue smoke comes out of the exhaust and turbo area on overrun, so I decided to try and take the turbo out. I have the TIP and charge pipe and the majority of the piping off to have a look at the turbo...

I pulled off the pipe and was greeted with this: http://i.imgur.com/5g8dcCj.jpg One thing that might be note worthy is the lower crankcase hose was broken but I used a random hose as a bodge fix attempt ( I have a proper one on the way ) however the problem didn't go away. Could this be...

Thanks for the advice guys. I wouldn't think it would be shaft play because I cannot stress enough how well the thing runs before it warms up. I found this on another forum and it sounds like my exact issue: "Turbo smoke is normally most apparent when the engine and oil is warm after a drive...

Hi Guys, I'm having an issue with my AMK S3 and I can't quite figure it out. I've tried looking on various forums but none seem to have my exact issue. The only mods I'm aware of with this car is the creative motorsport TIP and Forge DV, and it seems to be mapped ( I didn't do any of these mods...