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I dont see the point tbh in buying another £19 thermostat and new coolant when I have just put one in, I removed it just now and replaced it again to make sure it was sealing properly and it made no difference again. It is the 2nd new thermostat aswell because I bought a non dealer one and...

I own a 1999 tdi and I am having some temperature problems with it. It wont warm up no matter how far I drive or what strain I put the engine under the gauge still stays on 60 and doesnt move, the fan has also never come on. I have replaced the thermostat with a proper Audi one and sealed it...

Afternoon fellows, I bought a 1999 A3 1.9 TDI SE yesterday after selling my S3 Tuesday, the only problem is it doesnt have a CD player, my question is can I simply fit the likes of; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270470677110&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT And it would all...

Apparantly we are having running water within the next 300 years aswell! :laugh:

Please ignore the dates on the pictures, the date on my camera is not set, these pictures were taken last week.

Up for sale is my Audi S3, it has all the usual spec including electric silver recaros with all electrics working as they should, Taxed and Mot'd, central arm rest, genuine chrome mirrors, BOSE system, plus all the usual refinements which all work. It has covered 113k and drives perfectly as it...

Anybody in South Wales with a Vagcom? Drop me a PM if you can help. :) Cheers Dave

Good thread this guys, glad I seen it as I noticed a small patch on the roof gutterings when I was cleaning it yesterday. Are the dealers who accept to do the work supplying you with courtesy cars? :)

Eagle F1's from me aswell, Idd much rather spend a few more quid than end up in a hedge and/or dead. :)

A Dremel would be key to this one ;)

The theory is a smoothed airbox will flow air better, theoretically it sounds good but on a forced induction (turbocharged) engine the air is being sucked in so hard by the turbo it going to get the air it needs anyway as long as it isnt too restrictive. On an NA engine it would probably...

The reason the fault would have come up in all probability is because the diaphram inside the DV could have split and the fault code would represent the loss in vacuum as detected by the ECU. :). I am new to the Audi scene only having the S3 for 4 months although it will end up forged and...

If its puffing blue smoke until it warms up then it is something to worry about. Valve stem seals could be your problem, when the car is turned off in the night the oil left in the crankcase is left there to drain, some of this oil can seep past the valve stem seals down the valve stems and...

I like the chatter noise aswell even though it isnt very loud at all on my S3 at the moment however some noise will be muffled by the airbox etc the amount of boost its running is nowhere near enough to damage the journal bearings inside the core. I have mine blocked up now and I certinally...

The shafts on the Cosworths i.e. T34's etc are indeed larger but when they are also spinning at up to ~120,000rpm they have a greater rotational mass due to their increased weight and therefore can suffer as much as a smaller unit. The TD05's fitted to most of the Evo's (although in different...

I also like being told how to run a turbo which I build and supply on a daily basis. I mean are you being serious when you say snapped shafts as a result of compressor stall? if it was some serious chatter or causing compressor surge (which are different things) it could cause more bearing...

The amount of chatter you are getting is unlikely to be causing any harm to your turbo anyway. Idd just block up your DV and vacuum like mine has been since day one of ownership.

Shocking thread tbh fellas, an S3 isnt exactly a drift car and doesnt have half enough power or the type of build to be drifted/dounut'ed around the place.

Ahh right cheers for that so the standard headunit will support a CD-Changer but they didnt come fitted with one?

Hi guys, My other half has a 2000 A3 tdi which has the standard Audi headunit with a tape player, now on the bottom right of the headunit it says mode the same as on my S3 but when you press it nothing happens. On inspection in the boot, it has the standard sub and the frame is there where the...