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I think the plug is different on the newer clocks, the center plug (whatever that one does), not sure if the number of wires and colours are the same. need to bribe my mate to let me pull his apart again and have a look, if the same i might be able to splice a connector from a facelift car onto...

I did ask them before i sent it and they said that if it was beyond repair they wouldn't be able to extract the skc code, when they emailed me to say they couldn't repair it they had already sent it back so didn't even get a chance to double check. a mate of mine is an AA man and he recomended...

Bit of an update, plugged a mates clocks in and the display etc came on so deduced it was my clocks at fault, sent them off to bba reman, who have said they are beyond repair. Now what are my options? Can the later clocks with digital clock be fitted? As these seem to be all I can find, and can...

My bad, wrote that in a rush (very cold hands) Should have mentioned... VCDS will not connect to instruments / immobiliser , and it definately used to connect to instruments, can't remember about the imob. Also i have had the light switch out and it has been broke in the past and re-broke when...

Hi all, My S3 has decided to have a paddy. Basically the orange strip at the top of the dash display is lit constantly (even when ign off), and the rest of it doesn't light up with the correct display when ignition is on. the car will start for a second which is obviously the immobiliser kicking...

No theres no way it was flooded although it was covered in snow for a while, but underwater-no. will have to try clear it out and see what happens!

Condensation was the obvious answer, but by alot i mean it was like full to the point it wouldn't turn over! its nearly a year since its been parked up and it has only ever been started and run for a short while so perhaps it could have taken that much on!? as i say it was about 4months ago it...

Hi all, bit of an odd one... My s3 has been parked up for ages and only been started occasionally ( last time was probably 4 months ago) now I've gone I finally get it out and get my *** in gear to get it sold and weirdly there's water in the oil, lots of it! But the coolant level hasn't dropped...

sweet cheers guys, the head bolt ones tally with what the instructions with the gasket say but wanted to double check, will look on vortex for main bearing info, cheers

For an s3 I probably should have mentioned...APY motor, Cheers

Hi, does anyone have the tightening torque/ angle figures and sequences for the head bolts, main bearing and big end bearing caps please? Cheers Adam

Fair enough makes sense, cheers

Hi, quick question. if an APY motor is 210bhp and a APX is 225, where does the extra 15bhp come from? the BAM and others are 225 but they have electronic VVT which would explain their extra power. is it a different map or are the cams different or something? if its the map i don't see why the...

It's out as bottom end sh*t itself. So the Vvt mechanism would normally be built into the cam chain tensioner? Or at least in that region? Not overly bothered either way if it's there or not I'm just trying to work out exactly what I have got to make getting parts easier and so If I sell I can...

But i can't see anything obvious and i can't see anything thats not connected? it was fitted by a previous owner and has been up and running, i'm just trying to work out whats what while its all apart.

Hi, so it turns out its just a BAM head with the original APY block, is the VVT system part of the block on the BAM engine or is it within the cylinder head? Cheers

Cheers guys thats ideal, can buy some rods for it now knowing i will end up with the right ones, will confirm if its the BAM when i pull it out. If it is, would other stuff have had to be changed to fit it? Cheers

Brilliant that's ideal cheers, is the bottom end the same on all the 1.8t variants or are there differences just not between Apy and bam? any easy way to tell if the bottom end is original or not? Ta

Hi, I'm looking at a 1999 s3 that's been fitted with a BAM engine, would it have dropped straight in? Originally it was a 210bhp but forgot to look at what code motor. Basically I need some bottom end parts for it so trying to ascertain whether it's all from a BAM or could just the head have...