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I can get hold of a forge turbo to hard pipe hose for a decent discount but it doesnt have the fluoro lining. Is it worth getting or does it require the fluoro lining?

so long story short, i had a cheapo 2nd hand 3" tip and billet adapter fitted to the car. wanted to remove it and fit my b5 tip. while trying to remove the little grub screw in the billet adapter, the hex bit snapped inside the screw and now i cant remove it. the grub screw is at the 3 o'clock...

I'm trying to pluck up the courage to change my tensioner as the chain is rattling and i also need to fix a leaky rocker cover/half moon gasket. GSF are currently selling the tensioner for £400 :dizzy:. can i remove the tool from the new tensioner to compress the old tensioner to remove it...

Just wondering if anyone has ever used a fog machine as a boost leak tester? i have tried a few local garages and none seem to have a smoke tester. I'm fairly certain i have a boost leak, car boosts up to 23 psi then drops fairly rapidly.

being a bit lazy here. to save me getting under the car does anyone know the diameter of the pipe that goes between the center silencer and the backbox? i need to cut the center section out and replace it. also a rough length? and finally should i replace with mild steel or stainless?

So my car is not very well at the moment. i dont think it likes the fact that it has just clocked over 200k miles. having weird ESP issues. abs and esp lights are on big red warning on the dish. scanned it with vcds lite and i have the following codes...

Just after some quick advice. Car wouldn't start last night. first i thought it was a dead battery. stuck the boost on it and still wouldn't start, it turns over very weakly on full boost and sometimes clicks. with no booster on it just clicks. i did have an issue with the snapped earth lead...

So.... I changed the oil pump today and now the car doesn't start. It turns over but doesn't fire. Any ideas? I did have a strange issue yesterday where I had a fuse warning on the dis just above the milage. Changed fuse 11 or 15 can't remember which and it's been fine since.

Hey quick question. Is the plastic thing inside the sump needed? The part that the bolt goes through and then into the oil pump has snapped off. I have super glued it but was wondering if it's really needed?

Hi all, for one reason or another the S3 has been neglected for the passed year or so. just doing the very minimum to keep it on the road and safe. well time has come to sort all the issues out and was after some advice. 1. power steering. a few months back i had the leaky PS pipe issue and...

Hi all, i need to fit a towbar to the S3, anyone know what the difference between the towbar that fits the a3 quattro and S3 and the towbar that fits all other A3's? i basically need a cheap towbar just so i can put my bike carrier on it, detachable is preferred but will consider...

Has anyone attempted to move the internals of the key fob over to the newer style? By the looks of this thread http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/199643-B7-Key-Fob-for-B6-DIY They have managed to do it, the only part that really needs to go over is the immobiliser chip. The circuit...

Anyone seen the new mag available from WH Smiths and online? The cover caught my eye in my local WH Smiths today so had a flick through and it looks very impressive and at £29.99 for 12 months doesnt seem too bad. their main site here https://audituner.com/ and facebook page...

Wondering if anyone has any details of the next showcase event? I attended the last 2 years but haven't heard anything this year. Weston park in Telford was a great day, drove the new s3 rs4 and r8.

Hi, looking for 10mm spacers for the front of my s3 so that my rstt wheels fit over my brembos. I can't seem to find any for a reasonable price. Cheapest hub centric ones I found are £50+ whereas 15mm with bolts are £35. Can anyone recommend where to get 10mm ones from?

Just after confirmation, i think i know the issue but just incase i have a S3 8L amk. when driving the car, if i'm going slow and letting the car tick over then go from no throttle to part throttle i get a quick rattle sound, sounds like braatttt. does it every time i go from no throttle to...

So after removing my blades to wrap them a few weeks ago i noticed the paint bubbling under the blades and since removing its got alot worse and is now climbing the door. at the same time i have a few bad stone chips on the lower rear arch. I had a quote from a few autorepairs ranging from...

I have a full front S3 brake setup that i removed when fitting brembo's. will it fit the A4 b5? will there be any gains or not worth it?

See a picture of this. It's a standard s3 8l wheel converted to flat bottom. Looks nice and best of all uses the standard 8l air bag. Bit steep at 450 dollars

Hey, i have an intermittent issue with power steering. every now and then the steering gets heavy, this can happen once in a 2 hour drive and usually lasts a few seconds. mainly when im going slow and turning with alot of lock/full lock. months ago i had a leaky pas and replaced the usual split...