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    My new A3 S-Line Quattro

    love the rotors, hate diesel, nice car otherwise
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    would stage 4 kill my dsg geartbox?

    2004 3.2 stage 1 dsg & engine, £3500 for stage 4... will it break my unusually great s-tronic box?
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    My new A3 S-Line Quattro

    just do like most people with tdi do, de badge it, lets the rest of us know :D
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    My new A3 S-Line Quattro

    seriously? how much weight does it add.. the guy is asking how much power can he add minimal
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    My new A3 S-Line Quattro

    not true, all quatro run front wheel drive 99% of the time. research haldex to learn more
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    Alloy Photoshop Request

    Unhappy face was for the brilliant black, looks too flat for me, prefer the pearl of phantom black, also prefer the contrast of having silver wheels too. guess that's why we are all different. my car is not too stealthy as it is. still undecided on the s5, would have to have the pop crackle...
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    Alloy Photoshop Request

    more than welcome HHS3, most of my limited photoshop "skill" goes into taking the mickey out of work mates, pick on those with a with a bmw more than most. anyway, my 3.2 has the same paint job as your s3, phantom black. Apart from your silver wing mirrors and wheels our cars look the same... i...
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    Alloy Photoshop Request

    Here's my quick effort - I'm not a professional by the way ;)
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    Brake disk/caliper torque settings

    Afternoon, I have a full set of brake disks/pads to fit on my to-do list this weekend, and it occurred to me I had better find the torque setting for each part I will be removing before I jump in and have parts spread everywhere.. I couldn't find any info however, can anyone point me in the...
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    dsg driving technique

    digging up a very old post because i was more interested in peoples annoyance of the car in front sitting at lights with the high brake light on, i never have been annoyed by that, people do it with manual too, maybe now its the norm... anyway, because of my interest i was wanted know if sitting...
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    Engine cut out, ECS & ESP lights on

    Hi Again, so I have the maf off and cleaned it, noticed the butterfly valve had carbon build up around the valve and housing so took that off and cleaned too. should the butterfly close completely? i see a little bit of daylight around the edge but its touching back by the spindle.
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    Engine cut out, ECS & ESP lights on

    thanks, off to get some :)
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    Engine cut out, ECS & ESP lights on

    I might try cleaning it first, i already got a price from stoke audi for the part when i was going to fix it the other week. what is the cleaner called? Thanks
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    Engine cut out, ECS & ESP lights on

    Hi again, been out this morning to do this, the car doesn't idle at all with the maf unplugged, just splutters out. but... i started unplugging connectors, checking earth connections etc and noticed the maf didn't look seated equaly, when i pressed the top in the was about 4mm gap between the...
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    Engine cut out, ECS & ESP lights on

    is that by main dealer only? not sure if it has before, feel the car has only been loved since i owned it
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    Engine cut out, ECS & ESP lights on

    Hello, seems all searches lead me to here, and reading the thread from start to finish seems familiar. 2 weeks ago I was driving along about 40mph and i felt the car "blip" and the esp light flashed on and off. At the next roundabout it would not idle but turned over every time, engine light &...
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    3.2 gearbox oil change

    I just scanned the fault codes and it came up with P2187, could this of been when I left the oil filler off?
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    3.2 gearbox oil change

    Hi Loque, let us know what happens Monday, I find sometimes the more I look into what the problem could be the more things it could be, I'd just like to hand the car to someone and say something isn't right, let me know what it is and if you can fix it, never works like that though because to...
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    3.2 gearbox oil change

    Really hard to describe but here goes - when I'm driving off it feels a bit lumpy, will hesitate slightly then lurch a bit (but not badly) only happens when I'm pottering along and now I notice it I find myself almost using the throttle too gingerly. In harder acceleration its not noticeable...
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    3.2 gearbox oil change

    Hi again, my 3.2dsg went over 80k miles recently and had a service including engine oil change and new spark plugs. It drove real nice after the service and still does apart from what I think is a bit of a hesitation started going on. Its really hard to explain to the garage, and I feel I only...