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I recently had to remove my gearbox to cure a gear selection problem which turned out to be a bent clutch fork, it had actually bent so much it had split and and was fouling the clutch pressure plate. Anyway after getting everything back together the car refused to start. It had probably been...

On the 02j shift cable which controls the up and down movement of shift tower there is a black plastic clip/pin which connects the cable to the shift tower, does anybody know the part number for it ? Thanks, Ben.

I recently installed a solid flywheel conversion and clutch kit to my 1.8t as I was struggling to select gears and clutch had been slipping for ages so thought I would replace to lot, all seemed fine when done apart from a really low bite point on clutch. However I noticed when driving for a...

Morning all, wondering if anyone can help. Ive got an A3 AGU 1.8t which won't start. Inspected the spark plugs and cylinders 1 and 2 were dripping with oil as well as the ends of the coil packs, the plugs litterally covered in oil (cylinder 1 starting from timing belt end). No3 only had oil...

I have a '97 A3 1.8T Sport and one of the rear coil springs has snapped causing it to fail M.O.T. However there seems to be two types of coil spring available, one for Sports version and one for normal versions. Can anyone tell me of a good way of finding out if I have sports suspension or not ...

I fit a new SKF t.belt kit and water pump on my A3 1.8t AGU and I have done roughly 3K miles since and it appears that the new tensioner has failed already ! There looks to be a dark greasy substance on the tensioner and I could probably push the belt off the cam sprocket quite easily ! My...

Hi all, I have a recently developed coolant leak on my A3 1.8t AGU and have pinpointed it to somewhere behind Timing belt cover as when I pulled it back I discovered it was wet through behind there, no wet patches anywhere else except on the floor. Can anyone advise me on where it is likely...

Today the roads near me got covered with snow which has now turned to ice. When driving my '97 A3 1.8t I was struggling to get grip and every time the wheels spun I got a strange sound from the front of car which sounded similar to when the ABS pump kicks in. I get quite a bit of wheel spin in...

Can anyone confirm whether the boost on standard AGU should be so progressive, at 2k rpm I get 2psi... 3k around 4psi... 4k around 6psi ? The car feels really gutless but maybe thats how it should be in standard tune ? Ive tried a MBC and set it to 6psi and it totally trasforms the car, it...

I'm having trouble with my AGU which seems flat as a fart. It doesn't seem to be boosting and has no power until above 3k rpm and even then its still rubbish really. There is just NO torque. Ive just done a boost leak test and system holds 15psi without any leaks and all vacuum lines are new. I...

Looking for second opinions, my AGU is running rich under load and lean at idle according to vag com. It seems to lack torque at low rpm until above 3k and fuel consumption is poor even when driving steady. Any ideas ? Thanks.

I thought my injector o-rings were leaking on my 1.8t AGU but on inspection it turned out to be the plastic seats which thread into inlet manifold. Does anybody know how tight these fittings should be ? and whether they should have some sort of seal cos at the moment they seem to have something...