Thanks mate, I hope so too :tongueclosed: I guess I'll be keeping the car a long time now since it has a brand new engine, clutch, and the gearbox has been stripped and inspected. I'm getting a clutch bypass from George too :sunglasses:
My car only lasted a couple weeks with the stage one remap, but like you say it was a bog standard plug and play thing. I didn't really push it hard either , it's just the torque delivery was too sharp around the 4k mark. it's a shame really because I enjoyed the extra power and I don't rag...
It's a tricky one. I thought long and hard about mapping mine but did my research and decided to go for it. it was an expensive mistake but like I say it could have been down to a poor oil pump which started the problems. I'll be keeping my car standard from hear on though. I don't think the LUK...
Standard LUK clutch it is then... I doubt I'll be risking putting the map back on either. Yeah with the clutch depressed I assume the thing must be starved of oil flow for a short amount of time at startup. I wonder if it has anything to do with the age of the car and later engine revisions...
Yeah I think I'll revert back to the LUK for now ; managed to get a good price for it. I'm still not sure what caused the engine failure though; if it were a failing oil pump then the extra clutch pressure must have exaggerated the issue. otherwise it must have been a combination of the map (was...
Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I have some developments on the car.
It turns out that the noise I was hearing was crankshaft play (crankshaft end float), meaning I've had to buy a new engine.
It may be purely coincidental, but the story is:
I had a stage 1 remap put on the car at the...
I only had a bog standard stage 1 map and never do drag starts either. I guess it's just pot luck with these things... the map is still off for now but will go back on soon.
I think I'll take your advice and move to a slightly thicker oil.
Thanks for the reply. I was concerned because I have never noticed the noise before; it only seemed noticeable in the last few weeks. I'm using Castrol Edge 5W30 fully syth, the car has just under 60k miles. Since the car is fine when warm, and oil and water temp are fine I didn't think it was...
Hi guys,
I have a strange issue with my Audi S3 8P1. When the car is first started from stone cold, the engine appears to make a random knocking / tapping sound which is difficult to locate. At first I thought it may be a tensioner problem, but this seems unlikely.
It only happens for about a...
No probs, I fitted my rear av cable by dropping the front and rear light clusters, and feeding the cable through the roof space with electricians cable rods. I found that to be the most awkward part, other than that its pretty easy to install :sm4:
Hi mate, ignore my last post I had a blonde moment:think:
i removed the bolts that secure the dash under the wheel and unhooked it to get better access. I secured the power magic pro and cig connector with Velcro and zip ties. Since the wires are quite short I used the nearby metal bolt near the...
Hi guys, I attempted to install my Blackvue GR550GW but had trouble running the AV cable above the roof lining. I followed Helifella's guide (thanks for taking the time to write up such a good guide). I managed to remove all the trim, grab handles and pulled down the rubber seal on the door...
Hi mate, if I were you I wouldn't bother spending all that money getting a full respray to another colour. With regards to the cost and time involved is down to how far you want to go (ie under the bonnet etc)
Just make sure the car has full history and has been maintained properly.
Hi mate, how damaged is the pcb? Any chance you could upload a picture to see if it looks repairable. I haven't got a circuit diagram or anything but I know circuit boards as I work in electronics.
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