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my car has been producing smoke after the engine has warmed up, the smoke is caused by burning oil although i dont know were abouts it is burning... i was looking for a new engine with less miles on ebay and came across one with the same problem but he thinks that its the oil cooler pump. to be...

Anyone ever changed them? (not just on an a3) had blue smoke quite severe out my exhaust and i think i've came to a conclusion that there has been grit left in the piston shafts when i recently changed my head gasket, and its worn down the rubber and allowed oil through... can anyone tell me...

my mum bashed into my ready 2 sell a3 yesterday :( managed to pop out the biggest bump but theres still a few stretches and dinges that are unable to be beaten out, anyone used a decent filler that they'd reccomend? dont want to spend over a tenner on it inc. postage. if anyone has any ebay...

Hi, can someone or prefferably a few people check the inside of ther oil filler cap and see if you can see any sort of mesh grill of whether you can just see straight into your rocker box? I'm just wondering whether i'm missing a mesh to stop the oil spitting up as i think this may be the reason...

Recently my car has been chucking out white smoke after the engine has started to warm up. Oil is being burned as my oil level is dropping. I changed my head gasket and timing belt not so long ago but i dont think they're linked because i've done quite a few good runs inbetween the fix and the...

Does anyone have this tool? its used for the cylinder head bolts. its £16 to buy new but seeing as its gonna be a one time use piece i was wondering if anyone has one to lend, loan or sell me? thanks alot, PM if you have any offers?

Hi, i'm in the process of changing my head gasket but i have came to the cylinder head bolts and cant find the right socket to remove them. i have a set of new bolts so i have took a picture to see if anyone can help with the fitting (p.s. its not a a torx 50 or a gleeb(?) took the bolt to 3...

seem to have a fair bit of liquid coming from the exhaust on start up, any ideas? loosing coolant quickly atm and have abit of froth in oil (supposedly not head gasket, just from doing lots of cold runs) dont know if these might be linked. any help appreciated :icon_thumright:

ok brakes have been working fine no hickups until the other day and i was swapping the cars around on the drive, went to brake, and the peddle just went rite to the floor! luckily the car did stop when it hit the floor but there was no gradual slowing. i took the back wheels off yesterday found...

just for anyone looking to buy oil atm or dont mind having a stockpile. Home Bargains of all places are selling shell helix super oil 15w-40 for £1.99 a liter = £10 5ltrs this oil usually sells for 25 for 5 ltrs and is very good for the older engines, mines is a 97. And just as an...

right so basically my car has kicked me in the teeth and my oil has started getting that white froth in that obv means there's water in the oil, likewise with the coolant. its only just happened but i have noticed the coolant levels dropping quite alot which maybe was an indicator of it ready to...

my drivers seat isnt locking back into position, as if the handle is still up to let someone into the back. withouht taking out the seat completely to look at it, has anyone had this problem and solved it?

ok so i was attempting to fit a new stubby aerial i had bought but somehow i've managed to mess up the interior lights, they just dont work at all now, could it of been because i disconnected an earth or something?, i have blew the fuse?, or is there some way to reset it?. and i also never...

First of all is that thing in my boot behind the light a loudspeaker? (97 a3) i'm assuming it is. I'm looking to change my standard (gamma) TAPE player to an aftermarket head unit. was just wondering about the standard loudspeaker in the boot (behind the headlight), does this just go through...

hi, thinking of buying a spoiler next week and was just wondering if anyone had bought and fitted a spoiler like this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUDI-A3-S3-STYLE-8L-ROOF-SPOILER_W0QQitemZ250504802937QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3a533ff279 jus a simple s3 style one...

Right tomorrow i'm going to debadge the *** of my car. definitely getting rid of the A3 and the 1.6 but i'm not sure whether to keep the audi rings? anyone got any pics or thoughts from what they've done? Oh and i'm gonna use the hair dryer, credit car/ floss, and then rub n wax method...

right the top cap came off my gearstick and it was looking tatty aswell so decided to order a replacement from ebay one of those fits all audi things. came to fit it and its just not, then i read some were that the 1.6 has a different fitting to all the others :S has anyone managed to find...

Well i'm rather puzzled, the plastic covering for my handbrake is just sliding up and down, i've took it off completely and there seems to be no plastic fittings snapped or anything along the lines, there also doesn't seem to of been any original fixing for this part but surely there must of...

Hi, was wondering if anyone knows were i can get a new bulb for my key? also i was looking into getting a new key cut in the newer flip style, can the HAA key be cut by locksmiths or does it have to go through the dealership? thanks in advance, karl :kissmyrings:

Anyone here know of a good supplier of audi paint. specifically i'm after midnight blue for my 1997 audi a3. not too fussed on the size, at the moment i only need abit for some touch up jobs, but bigger spray jobs are going to be done soon so if it ony comes in a large size i'm still...