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Hi there, just got hold of a new front wiper linkage and fitted my old motor to it. Old linkage was seized so badly it would only just move if hit repeatedly with a massive hammer! Question is, how does the motor know when the wipers are parked? The motor shaft itself has splines on it, am i...

Hi, I just spent a few very frustrating hours trying to fix my rear washer on my s3. I first noticed a huge puddle under the engine whenever I ran the rear washer so I located the pipe under the air filter and it had come apart at the join. Great i thought, just re-connect that and jobs a...

Hi, I tried posting a wanted ad earlier in the classifieds section but it wanted loads of things like a photo, etc to be added before I could post it. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong? Many thanks, John.

Afternoon! I was driving into work this morning, coming down a big hill toward a roundabout.. Changed down to 4th, braked a tiny bit. Changed down to 3rd and went to re-apply the brakes but the biting point had suddenly moved and I had to press the brake pedal much further in. The brakes still...

Hi Guys, I can hear a faint whining noise from my car, mainly on overrun but a little bit when accelerating as well. I read a couple of things on here suggesting it might be gearbox bearings but one person reported that it stopped whining when in neutral. Mine whines all the time even in...

Hi, Quick question... On my S3, when I switch off the engine and can hear the electric coolant pump running, if I open the bonnet I can hear the actual coolant kind-of bubbling through the system. Is this normal? To my mind I was thinking that meant there was some air in the system or something...

Hi all, I just bought a late 2000 facelift S3. Looking through the service history I can see it had a new cambelt kit and camshaft adjuster fitted at 65000 miles. All well and good, but it looks like they didn't do the water pump at the same time. The car is now up to 84000 miles and I was...

Greetings from sunny(??!) cornwall! I just bought a 2000 registered S3 last weekend and have already gleened a lot of information from this forum. When I bought the car I knew it had a couple of classic S3 issues but they were only minor ie - electric window clips, and one blown speaker. The...