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    Gear not selecting 95% of the time

    hi all, so i was driving along and went to change into 4 and as I pushed the pedal it wasnt in gear. I got to the end of the road and after 4 attempts I managed to get it into 1st. I accelerated and went into second and it didnt select! Now it randomly works 5% of the time, as in it selects a...
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    Exhaust advice

    I have 2 I think, one at the top of the down pipe and one after the first cat. They hand en emission reader out the back pipe and the new law is they check for manufactures cats to check they're there .... I read some good things about the BCS exhausts, pricey ☹
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    Exhaust advice

    Cheers for the advice dude. I was reading up on the pre cat delete but couldn't find any info on the UK MOT, not sure it would pass when I next have it tested
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    Exhaust advice

    Hi all... looking for some advice re exhausts. I have a 2007 S3 8P with a stage 1 remap, stock exhaust with a hole where the arrows pointing below. Firstly, this section shown here is one part right? It doesn't split into 2? I've looked at miltek exhausted and they come in 4 sections, which...
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    Advice Needed Please

    Thanks guys, I don't think I explained myself very well... so they replaced the parts and the underboost problem is gone, boost it as it should be it's just this little blimp I get at 4800 revs! It was noticeable after about 40 miles of driving after the replacement parts had been fitted, just...
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    Advice Needed Please

    Hi All, Really hoping someone can help me as I’ve spent nearly £500 getting my car fixed and its come out of the garage with a problem. It’s a 2007 S3 8P with a stage 1 remap on, CT Tuning. So the other week it seemed slower than it should be, I took it into the garage and £36 later was told...
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    Which remap guys?

    Thanks guys and one know any good custom remappers in the Surrey area? Also nobody mentioned MRC are they no good
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    Which remap guys?

    So after nearly a year after my gf wrapping my 08 s2 round a tree I finally got a not her one:).... my previous s3 was remapped but I never know until the spark plugs went and a garage put in plugs which broke my engine, fun times.... so which remap would people recommend please as I'm really...
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    Post your eBay, Classified and For Sale links and wanted in here. Do not create a thread.

    Various parts for sale from my 2008 S3 https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/audi-s3-rear-bumper-with-diffuser/1199363870 https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/audi-s3-nappa-leather-heated-passenger-seat-with-air-bag/1199358641...
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    Advice on selling parts

    Hi All, Hoping someone can help. My GF wrote my car and I have a number of parts for sale, I can pretty guess what most bits are worth but the main things I need to sell to recoup the money I've lost (due to me not putting her on my ins and her driving under her 3rd party) are the turbo and...
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    Post your eBay, Classified and For Sale links and wanted in here. Do not create a thread.

    I have many parts avalible for sale off my 2008 pre face lift S3, I'm unable to upload photos so here is the list, PM me and I can send pics Parcel Shelf with blind REAR BUMPER WITH DIFFUSER Passenger\Nearside Door Card Brushed Aluminium 3 Door 3 Door rear door cards brushed aluminium 3 Door...
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    Audi s3 breaking advice needed please

    Hi all I have a number of parts left from my crashed s3, never let the gf drive a powerful car ;), and I need some advice on how much the turbo would be worth.... I've looked into it and there are a number of variants and I can't get my head around them. It's from a 2008 S3, it's got on it...
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    CV Joint, 56 wrong parts.....!!!!

    Hmmm, good idea, thanks very much aragorn, I'll give that a try and let you know :)
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    CV Joint, 56 wrong parts.....!!!!

    Hi All, I'm really hoping someone can help me here as I'm very close to jumping off a bridge.... Car is a w reg, think 99, may be 2000 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro Sport Long story short.... A year ago my CV joint started clicking, I ordered a new drive shaft (Easier to replace) from Camberley Auto...
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    Number of Problems

    Hi All, I'm really hoping you can help me out here. I have a 2001 S3 with a number of different issues, most of thich seem to have happened since my battery went flat! I've got a nre battery but they still seem to occur. THe first one is that the boot does not unlock when I use the central...
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    New S3 vs Old (with Remap)

    The old one should be quicker, New one has 185BHP per ton, old one has 195BHP per ton with the remap! http://www.vagweb.co.uk/forums/calc.htm# Nice nifty tool hehe
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    S3 Newbie, questions, HELP PLEASE

    Cheers guys, the beeping only seems to be in the cold so if it is only the alarm siren then thats cool, sont worry about it too much. As for the ESP I'll look into the sensor! Forgot to mention one other problem, hasnt happened for a while but occasionally when we close doors the interior...
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    S3 Newbie, questions, HELP PLEASE

    Sorry, just realised I've posted in the wrong topic! Its a old style S3, my bad :o)
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    S3 Newbie, questions, HELP PLEASE

    Hi, My girlfriend got a 51 plate S3, 265bhp and koni springs. Recently the ESP light has turned on as she's been driving along the moterway for NO reason. Also I got in the car the other day and the sat nav screen came up "No CD Shuttle" even tho it was in there, also when she starts the car up...
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    S3 Newbie, questions, HELP PLEASE

    Yes it has hehe, Remaped my Revo at Fontain, who I have to say are amazing, they serviced my A4 for half the price and payed twice the attention the Audi garage would have! The geeza had t remapped before he sold it! She does have a CD changer in the boot. I've had the CD error and ejected it...