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    Help - A3 1.8 T Sport (150hp) 1998 - Not sparking on 4th cylinder

    Thanks <tuffty/> much appreciated, my wallets a lot lighter but it's now back on 4 cylinders like it should thanks again! Quite a common failure then? Looks like the original bosch part that failed, my cars done 130k miles so I suppose cant grumble too much.
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    Help - A3 1.8 T Sport (150hp) 1998 - Not sparking on 4th cylinder

    Have had the car over a year now, done 5000 miles faultless driving until the other day. Driving back home, it suddenly decided to miss and run on 3 cylinders, it then decided to alternate between 3 and 4 for the rest of the journey and now is only running on 3. I went obvious and changed the...
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    Tow Car Recommendations

    Looking for something under £3k, sporty, powerful, to be used for towing my e30 track car and trailer 6-8 times a year and preferably not a 4x4. So something with a 1800-2000kg towing capacity! Thanks in advance
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    Fault code 00290 ABS Light on

    So is the book wrong or is the website? Two completely different sides.....
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    Fault code 00290 ABS Light on

    Bought myself a cheap diagnostic tool off ebay when my abs light came on last week while driving on the motorway. Plugging it in, it shows fault code 290 Which in the provided booklet says that this is the wheel speed sensor on the right rear, believe to be offside rear The sensor looked...
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    A3 8l 1.8t 1998 green paint code?

    Where should you find the paint code on the car? or alternatively anyone know the name and code of the light green metallic? Believe it might be called java green? Thanks in advance, Marcus.
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    a3 8l 1.8t towing

    Not sure but i think the towing capacity is 1500kg, is this the max allowed weight that can be towed, ie. a trailer weighing 300kg with a 1200kg car on it? Cheers.
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    Towing with an A3 1.8t Sport 8L

    From a quick search about, it's not concrete but seems to be 1500kg's using a braked trailer? Anyone able to confirm? Is this the max allowed weight the car can tow. ie. a trailer with a mam of 1500kg should be legal to tow... trailer about 300kg car about 1200kg overall weight 1500k
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    Towing with an A3 1.8t Sport 8L

    Apologies if its already on the forum and I cant find it, does anyone know the max allowed towing weight? Thinking of having a tow bar fitted, and wanted to know if the car is capable and legal to tow a trailer carrying a light-medium car. Anyone with info, experience of this? Thanks in...
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    Outside air temp sensor

    Unbelievable, still cant find it on the net anywhere, is it really that rare to have that type of sensor/connector? I bought the A3 to make getting parts easier not as hard/harder, should stick with lancia's!
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    Outside air temp sensor

    It's for an A3 1.8 Turbo Sport, the sensor I need is on the right, the one on the left is what i've got and is readily available and doesn't fit :(
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    Outside air temp sensor

    Has anyone managed to find this sensor for sale online anywhere? (on the right) I purchased the one on the left from ebay, to find that when I removed the old one it was different and I cant seem to find it for sale anywhere :/ The one on the left isn't a replacement sensor as the connectors...
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    Labour charge for timing belt, aux belt and water pump?

    Been quoted £90 labour + anti-freeze from a local independant mechanic, so pretty happy with that! :yahoo:
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    Labour charge for timing belt, aux belt and water pump?

    Hi, Just got myself an A3 1.8 T Sport '98, and with no proof of belts being done recently, think it would be a good time to get them done sooner rather than later. I read it's every 70,000 miles or 5 years? The cars done 127,000 miles so hopefully it's at least had them done once in its life...
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    Wheels from an 8p do they fit an 8l?

    Thanks for the quick reply guys :)
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    Wheels from an 8p do they fit an 8l?

    Hi, Looking to change the 18" wheels that are heavily scuffed and chipped on my A3 8L and have come across some 17" standard alloys from an A3 8P approx 2005 model, have they got the correct PCD etc to bolt straight on? Current wheels... Proposed new wheels...
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    Hi All, Audi A3 1.8 T 8L

    Hi All, I'm Marcus, 24, have had Lancia's all my driving life (and still do), have a joint-owned 206 gti track car and have just bought myself an Audi A3 1.8 T Sport. I don't know anything about it yet and this is my first german/Audi vehicle. What i've been told by the previous owner, is kind...