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As the title suggests my front windscreen wipers are permanently on, if I use the jets - which I have to do to keep it wet - they park for a few seconds at the end of the spray cycle then come on constantly again. I'm guessing it's either the relay or the stalks but has anyone come across this...

I'd like to be able to charge my phone etc in the car so I'm toying with wiring in a dual port usb charger. Am I correct in thinking that I can just take a 12v switched live and ground from under the dash, put an inline fuse in, put the port wherever I'd like and it should all work fine? Wiring...

Hi all, I'm looking to replace my chorus stereo in my prefaclift s3 with an aftermarket one. If I remember correctly I need a specific harness to retain the sub and rear speakers...does anyone know exactly which one? I can't seem to find one and any old posts have dead links! Cheers

After having my last S3 for 6 odd years I had a break but recently got the itch to spend money and time fixing old cars so bought another one! Tis a lovely pre facelift example in really good condition. Overall it drives really well... However! I've put my bluetooth obd2 thing in with torque...

Hi all, had a quick search and most cases the window not working is the loom. In my case though everything else on the door , passenger window and wing mirrors all work and when I use the switch I can hear the motor clock in a relay clicking kind of way but only when I try upwards. There's no...

Apologies - I have searched but all the old links are dead. I have a 2005 non bose bog standard concert stereo and I'd to fit my old favourite sony head unit. Could anyone help me out with what Iso cables / adapters I will need to get it and all the speakers working correctly? Many thanks

Hi all, long term S3 8l owner but thought I'd treat myself to a 3.2 I picked it up the other day and it was faultless until I parked it up for a couple of days and went to drive it today. The coolant temp gauge went up to just under 90 in under 10 seconds then after 5 mins of driving sat just...

I heard a grinding noise earlier which turned out to be my prop shaft rubbing the front arb. Bit of investigation found a snapped bolt in the os engine mount and the other one with only 4 threads holding it in. Lucky escape!!! Question is I need new stretch bolts tomorrow, is there anywhere...

I need to replace the front pads on my s3 with lcr brembos, a few years ago I would have just put some ds2500 on bit times have moved on and I keep hearing that they're not all that anymore. I don't track my car, it does get a fair amount of late night b road action though and has the family in...

HI all, I have a stage 2 mapped APY that is currently missing a fair chunk of boost. My gauge shows -25inhg on idle, so I'm assuming no vac leaks, on boost it normally struggles to 8-10 psi , very occasionally it might peak at somewhere between 12-15 but that's rare. Last week it was peaking at...

Today's problem; Low oil pressure. I had the light come on so being an educated 1.8t owner I changed out the pick up pipe and all was well for a few miles. Then I had the light again, so now I dropped the sump again, checked the immaculate pick up and fitted a new oil pump. All seemed well for...

Hi all, anyone able to shed some light on my latest feck up?! I've just fitted a new wiper motor and stripped and greased my linkage. The wipers now park 1/2 way up the screen and go DOWN before going up to swipe the screen! If I move the wipers down so they're not 1/2 way up the screen they...

Hi all, I'm looking to fit my aftermarket headunit into the s3 ( prefacelift ) , I did this year's ago and iirc the oem sub and possibly rear speakers didn't work. This was do annoying I went back to oem. Does anyone know of the correct adapter so everything will work? Front wipers, they do...

My s3 failed it's mot today...think the tester really wanted to take his bad day out on someone. One of the many fail points was my hel performance stainless braided brake lines on my brembos...brake hose modified and seriously weakened ' both sides. Is he just taking the p%$s or is that a fair...

Hi folks, I have a 2000 APY I'm currently rebuilding after being off the road a while. I'm having a moment with the rear lambda....i don't have one! Now the car has been off the road so long I can't remember if I ever did. It has been custom mapped and I know that they're normally mapped out to...

Hi all, my S3's power steering is having a hissy fit. On idle the pump and set up makes a hell of a racket, I replaced the fluid to no avail and have also changed the pump to a known working one from a car I got to drive. It's still making a hell of a lot of noise, the fluid is foaming and going...

Ran my S3 for a while the other day and took it for a wee blast, everything seemed to go OK. Noticed the next time I looked at it that the tailpipes are full of a white powdery substance. Has anyone seen this before? The car doesn't appear to be loosing any coolant, certainly not noticeable...

Been out the scene for a while so not really sure what's what nowadays! Ds2500 were the dogs danglies, then they were so bad your hair would fall out and your wife would leave you, then it was ds3000 were the best thing since sliced bread. Heard of a few others I can't remember too... It's to...

In the process of getting the s3 back on the road and now it is starting I have another problem to get to the bottom of :) It starts first time but you need to give it some revs to keep it alive, after a while it will idle without me reving it however it's bouncing from 400-1500 revs and missing...

Sorry to start another thread, found out why she won't start but not sure where to go with it. The injectors have 12v on the positive side.....and 3.5v on the ground side! Now the ground side I would have thought would have 0v and be a ground getting a pulse from the ecu which then opens the...