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    Slight Power Loss Periods (2.0 TDI)

    Hi All, I have owned my 56 plate A3 S Line 2.0 TDI for 2 and a half years now, and for the past year or so I have noticed something. One day I will get in it and drive away and it will feel slightly sluggish than normal and like it takes a bit more effort to get going, bit like its choking ever...
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    Autosecure Manchester

    Anyone ever had any experience with these? Looking at getting a remap from then, quoted very good price.
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    Occational Starting Problems

    Over the last few weeks now and again the car wont start will do a slow chug chug with about a second in between a chug and then I usually turn ignition off turn back on and she starts fine. Then other day pulled up at my mates for 5 minutes and then tried to start her and she wouldn't, even...
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    Remap, Rochdale/Manchester area

    Anyone know of any reputable companys/people doing remaps at reasonable price around these areas? 56 plate 140 BKD engine with 190k on the clock! Just had a new turbo so should be fine right? Not looking to boot her round everywhere just after the extra power and torque for when I need it. Shes...
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    White smoke on start up and loss of coolant

    2.0 TDi 2006, BKD engine. Been getting the coolant light on dash for a few months but just ignored as coolant level was at max, however past month lots of white smoke out the back on start up and thats wether its a hot or cold start but as soon as you set off non at all, but if leave it to idle...
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    Coolant light yet coolant fine

    For past 2/3 months Ive been getting the coolant light on the dash but yet when I check the coolant its inbetween the min and max just under the max line, also recently when starting the engine a bit of white smoke comes out and rought idle for about 20 seconds. Anyone any ideas why the light...
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    Turbo Cleaned but still overboost

    So I took my car to the garage for the turbo to be cleaned and got it back and gone for a drive, driving to the redline for a bit and then took it up a steep hill and yet again turbo cut out and gone into limp mode, however the siren noise has now stopped. Anyone any ideas? Thanks
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    Mr Muscle Turbo Clean 2.0TDI 56 plate help

    Found plenty of threads on the whole Mr Muscle turbo cleaning thing but non for my engine and therefore I have no idea where I should be putting the stuff and I am desperate to try this as I'm pretty sure this will solve a lot of my issues. Anyone with any images or descriptions for this...
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    High Mileage Questions

    Don't really want to get to into it but basically I purchased a 56 plate S Line which I thought had 77k on the clock but a few weeks ago realised I had been conned and in fact has over 180,000! Absolutely gutted as I have saved up a long time for it and wanted a relatively low mileage one so...
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    2.0 TDI Loss of power

    Bit of background, I sometimes notice the car feels slugish in low revs till it hits 2000 rpm in 2nd and 3rd and other times it feels really responsive in the 1500-2000 range, so for starters thats annoying and anyone any ideas as to why that may be? But today while accelerating down the...
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    Warning light help

    Last 2 trips a warning light has appeared and Im not too sure what it means. Ive found a image below with the light, its the big one in the middle at the top on the main trip computer bit. Anyone help us?
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    V Power Diesel?

    Been talking to a guy at work and he was telling me how I should be using V Power in the A3 2.0 TDi S Line, saying that it keeps the pipes clean and delivers more power and a better drive, can anyone confirm this? Always just used to think that stuff was a con. Also that it should be given a...
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    Alloy colour opinions

    Bought the car about a month back with heavily scuffed alloys in places and been huming over either a set of new alloys or just getting the originals reconditioned, Think im going to go with the originals and a slight colour change for ease and cost reasons. Just wondering what your opinions...
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    Remap info

    Thinking about a remap in the future on a 2.0 TDi 2007, but I have a few questions How much do they cost? How much do they tend to improve the mpg? How noticeable is the power increase? Will I need to notify my insurance? Is there likely to be any future issues with engine failure etc? Sorry...
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    Just got my first Audi

    Just wanted to say after a year or so of saving up I have finally purchased my first Audi, A3 S Line 2.0 TDI in blue. Previously driving a 53 plate Clio for 5 years and had been looking for the right A3 to come up for a while and as seen as I seen this one I knew it was the one. Complete...
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    Audi A3 TDI

    Hi, Just joined here as looking to get the above in the next couple of months, preferably a S Line, 3 door in black, blue or red, around 2005/6 model. If anyone has any information I should know more than happy to know.