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Im not sure what really caused did i dont think no one really knows. Na the engine was to costly to fix they paid out 11k - took 1k off for damage to vehicle - so good deal really, but still sore that lost a perfectly good s3 and I was without a car for two months

Hi guys Thanks for the response. For the Mechanic cheerleaders, two independant mechanics confirmed that after the water pump, cam belt change and the probelms I had with the tempreture for two weeks (mechanic said it was tempreture switch and fan switch - both of which were changed) the...

Hi guys posted about 4 months ago when a mechanic 'audi specialist????' was 'dealing' with water pump issue and cam belt and while driving after he repaired it the conrod on my S3 went through the sum. I contacted the insurance co of the mechanic and gave them my expert report, they admitted...

the other pistons had marks/dents on them the engine went sometime after start up. whats the difference?

Just for your info guys assessor went to garage states that based on the facts, i.e. waterpump, cambelt, thermostate replacement, then issues with car getting up to tempreture and then con rod failure the likley cause is going to be that there was a problem with the timing. Assor states his view...

Ya I had pump, cambelt, tensioner, thermostat the works. They have taken the head off, the assesors going to garage tomorrow.

I was on A406 in uk, no hard shoulder, nearly killed myself trying pull over to the slow lane and then get out and wait in the middle of the carriage way. There was less that 30 seconds between the engine light and the clunk clunk. I had similar tempreture issues to the chap thats posted re...

Garage still reckon not their fault that the conrod snapped (and they ruined a 2003 S3 with only 47K on the clock) after they chanaged water pump and TIMING BELT! The say its a freak accident. Had an engine assessor look at it he said that it looks like one of the psitons smashing into the value...

Guys, You helped me out last time when I needed costs info on the water pump and timming belt. An audi specialist quoted £700.00 you guys said about £350 to £450. I ended up pay the specialist £550 as he said he would change thermostate etc which Audi would not I checked and audi said they...

Thanks Guys. I thought that these dudes were trying to mug me off. Not happy, am going to see the boss tomorrow, will let you know the full address of this chump once Ive spoken to him so everyone else can avoid them. What a bunch of w***k*rs. Thanks for the infor again.

Hi chaps, tried searching for the above but didnt see posts that gave a consistent reply. My water pump has gone and need to have it change (heating up to 120c in minutes of driving. Chap at an audi specialist says need to change bot belt and pump, that seems like standard practice. How much...

OOOOch!!! £900.00, better get a part time job. Cheers for the reply

Thanks for the link mate.

before I lose my sanity! Great warranty just finished, credit crunch in full swing and my S3 has two problems. Just my luck huh! Right first problem. When i turn my steering I hear a rubbing noise. This is so whether I turn left or right. Looked at the arches no rubbing there - just...

Thanks for the advice, there was a get together off the astra site where they were all going on the rolling road, mates got an astra so he asked if i could tag along to the rolling road. The guy they used (in cantebury) seemed like he knew what he was doing, they have used him before and the...

He took the fuse out, it was in two wheel drive. He said the high boast could be as was a cheepo re-map; not sure though.

As far as I know, yes, not got vag-com yet. No never been in limp mode?? only problems i have had are the coils and MAF (had to be replaced recently, this is when Audi said they suspected remap as seemed faster then standard S3) I really need to get this checked out. Im gonna call the chap...

thanks, think im going to have to get that looked at

Ya I thought the figures werent right, my mate in his gsi was pushing about 200 tourque, 200 bhp and boosting at 14 psi in comparison im getting 36 bhp for double the boost of my mate???

I bought my s3 about a year an a bit ago and told it was standard. However had some problems recently with the MAF and the chaps at audi said that they suspected the car had been remapped. So I took it to a rolling road the other day the stats are as follows: BHP 236.3 Torque 242.1 lbft Boost...