Final update from me on this issue.
Swapped the fuel pump for a £60 eBay item and all seems fine now. She pulls lovely, as I would expect. Showing just under 4 bar on my gauge.
The fuel pump was in the boot (trunk), which surprised me, because for everyone else it seems to be under the rear...
Update for anyone else with similar problems:
She's holding boost now, but still wont rev much past 4500-5000. I decided to check the fuel pressure by buying and installing a cheap £12 kit on eBay.
This is at idle. With or without the vacuum hose in the FPR, this is the reading. That says...
Update. I've just been outside removing and re-plumbing in the turbo intake pipe and connecting bits, and she's now keeping boost! After doing some further reading last night, it seems the code and readings I was getting were associated with either a fuel issue or an air leak between the MAF and...
Haven't posted for a while, but was at AITP recently after purchasing a cheap A6 1.8T (AWT) with 163,000 miles, and after a couple of months of forum searching with little luck, I've decided to post my problem to see if anyone can help.
Symptom: The car just doesn't seem to be quite as pokey...
I really need some nice wheels for my black 1.6 SE.
Obviously, I don't have the power, so I thought I'd improve the looks...
Help me out here guys...
I'm looking to lower the car using H&R 50mm springs and then sticking either some:-
second hand 18" RSTT's... (S3 stylee)
Brock 9x16"...
Great, thanks for that.
Does anyone know if 8.5 x 17's will go on a lowered A3 easily? I'm pretty sure it won't foul the arches, but thought I'd check with you lot...
Thanks.
Hello!
I've done a search and can't seem to find out what size tyres to stick on RSTT 18" alloys. I'm looking at buying some, and then getting tyres later... absolutely broke, ya see!
Cheers in advance, guys.
Got a hell of a squeaking when I stick her in reverse and lift off a little with the handbrake on. Plus, driving along through the gears as normal, but lift off the throttle in 3rd in the high revs and the whole car shudders until I change up... must be the engine mounts, right...
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