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    ⚠️ALL S3 8V OWNERS COOLANT LEAK!!!!!!

    So they have confirmed it's coming from the thermostat (as expected) they are liasing with my warranty company..hopefully they will pay out on it. If not, has anyone had this fixed out of warranty with audi?
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    ⚠️ALL S3 8V OWNERS COOLANT LEAK!!!!!!

    have a warranty through a 3rd party....Audi have spoken with them directly but I've to pay the investigation costs :(
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    ⚠️ALL S3 8V OWNERS COOLANT LEAK!!!!!!

    Joining the club....2015 8V with 38k on it. Have had to top coolant up twice over the last year, so asked them to take a look when it was in for DSG oil change last week....pics from Audi cam attached, where leak is coming from, looks as though it could be stat housing, and also coolant on sump...
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    2014 A3 Diag Port/cable

    thanks...do you have a link?
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    2014 A3 Diag Port/cable

    Hi, Been a long time from I have posted here, but rejoined the audi elite! Can anyone link me on ebay to a cable I could use for vcds? (not a £500 one) Cheers Dave
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    Annoying noise from back of the car.

    i see....you've maybe just got a stone or something lodged inbetween the pad and the disc....if you take the pads out and rub them against a course surface...ie a wall or something, that should take ne sh*t off them!
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    Annoying noise from back of the car.

    hmmmmm, a squeaking noise......u sure its not a shock???? if you open your boot lid and push down on the bumper and let go - sort of "bouncing" the car....can you hear it??
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    Annoying noise from back of the car.

    was talking to one of the mechanics in work today....he says it wud almost definately be the pads - he reccomended ether buying new ones or putting copper grease on the top and bottom of them!! let us know how u get on with the new pads! is the rubber bit on the back of the pads not for the wear...
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    Annoying noise from back of the car.

    yeh, exactly what im getting....i think its the pads knocking.....but if you find out you can let me know....the fact that it disappears with the handbrake on 1 click would make it look that way....
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    Annoying noise from back of the car.

    does it only happen if you are going over a bumpy road.....and cant really be heard inside the car unless yu've got the radio off and the window down?? If so I have the same issue. I've had a mechanic in work look at it and he thinks its the rear pads hitting off the disc...would that sound...
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    are these any good???

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Audi-S3-S-3-ALL-1-8-NGK-PLATINUM-SPARK-PLUGS-x4_W0QQitemZ270324354595QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item270324354595&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318#ebayphotohosting
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    Starting problems

    Having some starting issues......when i start the car from cold, it sometimes doesnt turn over, or if it eventually does it doesnt completely and cuts out, but as soon as i restart it it starts fine, or if i've only left the car for 30 mins or so there's no probs starting it.....any thoughts???
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    Has anyone fitted one of these?

    Hi All, Was thinking of buying one of these...has anyone ever fitted one and if so, are they any good?? it say's they give a 4-5bhp increase....any truth in that...
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    Xenon bulb type

    does it matter how many k you use.....or r they dependant on the ballasts?
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    what do these codes mean

    http://wiki.ross-tech.com/index.php/Main_Page
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    Kumho tyres are they any good??

    i have them on the front of my s3.....worse than useless in the wet, and not great in the dry either. had falcons before that, couldn't fault them in anyway and can be got at a great price off camskill.co.uk
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    Free MOT....but not for me!

    Hi All, was listening to my local radio station this morning and audi advertised that if you went to www.audi.co.uk/freemot they would put your car through its next MOT for free. Good news for all of you! Bad news for me because, even though it was advertised on local radio, and gave my local...
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    Steering Wheel Wobble at High Speed (Wheels Balanced)

    yeh, its a buckled wheel, take the wheel off and look on round the inside of it, it'll have a few "flat spots" therefore its not round and will not be a smooth ride.....if you can remember going through a big pot hole, take a pic of it and fill out a claim form - send it to your local road...
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    INFO ON S3

    cancel that, just had to add another 32 for anti hijack!
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    INFO ON S3

    tell a lie, my code was 15178, changed it and the beep works......the anti hijack doesnt tho!!!