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:banghead: Today a nice chap in a land rover decided to use my a3 as a bump stop, been quoted £400 to sort he said he would pay as he admitted fault but im weary of that so got the insurance involed, hopefully they dont write off :sob:

Hello all, going to be needing a roof rack soon for a set of ladders, but anyone got an idea of what rack i can get and at a good price? i have a 3 door V reg A3, only looking to spend £50 and under if i can??

Came out to the A3 tonight went to start it and a loud snapping sound came out the ignition barrel :O then the key was loose and nothing, no click no ignition nothing? So did some research and thought it would just be the switch stripped it all down and pulled the switch out ,, followed by a...

A3 faild its mot today on emissions CO levels too high, getting 0.57 on fast idle and limit is 0.30 and getting 0.56 on idle. any ideas what this could be? my air filter is a bit dark black but have seen worse??. oil was changed and filter 3 months ago? also tester said about spark plugs not...

Hi fellow audi owners, A mate of mine is looking at buying a a4 tdi and just after some pointers like common faults anything to look for? wondering if anybody could give me some advice to pass on? :icon_thumright:

I have noticed that the car is sluggish in the day when its hot/warm ie today 25c, but when it gets to about 9 10 at night when its 12 13c it has alot more power and there's more torque when you put your foot down? also seems to useing abit more fuel getting about 10mpg less, i was thinking it...

just seen this on youtube and wondering what use it is if any? :think: Climatronic Control Diagonostic Codes Audi A3 8L - YouTube

i have noticed a drop in power round left hand bends, i took a left hand bend at 40 the other day and the and on the straight it like missed an jolted??? and the same tonight on another bend 3rd gear about 35, it jolts and like kicks???? only thing i can think of it the fuel runs to the other...

The automatic on the car choke takes about 3 and a half to 4 minutes to go off and there is like a rasp comeing from the cat area as is if theres a blow and when it warms up it go's??? it sounds crap basically lol and it is doing my head in now, could it be the cat is naff? :( and should the...

I will soon be changeing the oil and filter, i am also planning to remove the sump and clean the pickup pipe, but what i have read the a3 sump uses sealent not a gasket anybody know what to reseal it with? :uhm:

I have noticed a hissing noise when i turn my engine off, it drops away as the engine shuts down i think i have tracked it down and its the vacuum capsule, is this normal or is it nackerd?

Just renewd my block breather pipe with a silicone reducer and while i was there i did a few tests with the engine running, i put my finger over the breather pipe and the idle seemed to smooth out abit and pick up then took my finger off an it went bit unsteady not huge just chasnge in tone, I...

Just come in from being in my garage all cosy while the wind and rain batters the door lol, anyway injectors are soaking in there bath, along with the fpr. inlet mani also cleaned, get a build up of greasy gunk. buuuuut i now need a new dipstick tube and a block oil breather pipe :( its the...

Hey, did my facelift light conversion last spring and i am still on the look out for the 4 pin plugs that the facelift use i have tried ebay breakers and getting quotes of £30 each :laugh:, just wondering if anybody knows of anywhere i can get them? i an using some little spade clips at the mo...

Hey ppl just been tooting on ebay and come across this a3 with a breather filter on the bottom right?? just wondering if this has any benefit or would make any noise?

good evening, does anybody know what colour primer/undercoat to use with ming blue? thanks Andy

My a3 has started a slight hesitation on the gears mainly 3rd gear seems to be the prob changing from 4th to 3rd for mini roundabouts i get a slight like coff??? would it be the clutch switch? or the early signs of something more sinister :unsure:

Heres a little vid of my abt sebring exhaust sound which i fitted last october and got on daz bay for £25 brand new :rockwoot:

Looking to get one of theses readers and just wondering if anyone on here know if there any good? i have seen vids that they show abs faults and tell you which sensor is duff, the mrs has had a abs light on for 3 months and would be great to get it off. i could also use it on my A3 woooo eBay -...

Standard RS4 rep alloy came off a vw bora Had a fair bit of curbing, not as bad as my turbo wheels tho they were batterd I got the tyre taken off and used some p1000 grade wet/dry to take the top layer of paint off and then used filler to get it looking like this. Now it was time to get...