My a3 2.0 tdi sport back :)

[shadow1993]

Thanks, my car is going in for a Free Full vallet at audi tomorow so i might rip these off tonight so they can polish it up

 

[Conza]

Fitted my abs pump today

Before

Removed

Striped

Fitted

Bleed it but think there is a slight bit of air somewhere as the pedal pumps up a lot on the second pump but no faults now and working esp etc

 

[InvincibleA3]

Great progress mate , look foward to more on this

 

[Conza]

Well she managed 600 + miles on a round trip to Wales without a hicup the cruise control was awesome threw all the average speed traps

Now I've done just over a thousand miles Init I'm going to do another oil change as not sure on its history and not a fan of engine flushs what do people recommend Qauntum 5w30 long life 3 or 5w40 platnium

 

[Yolo_8p3]

I put 5w 30 in my 2.0tdi cr

 

[Conza]

I put 5w 30 in my 2.0tdi cr

Ok that's what's in it at the moment anyway

 

[Sayam]

Ok that's what's in it at the moment anyway

deffo the Quantum 5w-30 long life 3, although i don't believe in long life servicing, 8,000 max for me before oil change

 

[Conza]

deffo the Quantum 5w-30 long life 3, although i don't believe in long life servicing, 8,000 max for me before oil change

i normaly do it every 3-5000 as filter and plug costs me £6 and get the oil free so silly not to

 

[Sayam]

i normaly do it every 3-5000 as filter and plug costs me £6 and get the oil free so silly not to

yeah why not and after i posted that i realised at the annual mileage i do right now (around 4-5k) it gets done once a year at MOT time

my Corolla (had before the A3) that was done every 8k....

 

[Conza]

What would this be worth ruffly after I've fitted new clutch and dual mass

 

[Conza]

 

[Conza]

Right today I started doing some more bits to this
*fit my new h&r lowering springs
*set tracking
*clean and lubricate the brakes as previous mechanic never copper slipped edges up
*bleed brakes again as not sure if there's a tiny bit of air somewhere
*change the oil and filter

So stuck it on the ramp at work and dropped the oil out

So then I started fitting the springs leaving the oil to drain

So started on the backs as they they are the easiest

Then started on the fronts which went down hill from there
As I'm doing the clutch very soon I chose the complety strip the front suspention so I can lubricate it etc so will come apart a lot quicker next time and I'm sort of glad I did as

*all 6 bottom ball joint bolts just sheared straight off so got 2 new ones sat there to fit
*its had a new n/s drive shaft recently and someone looks like they out a how tube of lock tight on the drive shaft bolt so that was a pain
*and one of the top mount to body bolts just spun so hat to cut that off so replacement sat there ready to fit

So was hoping to have it done today but will have to finish tomorrow morning
I also order 2 new track rods ends just in case
Will get some more pics tomorrow as this is how I left it

I switched the lights off before I left

 

[Yolo_8p3]

Nice work pal.. Always good to get your hands dirty now and again

 

[Conza]

Nice work pal.. Always good to get your hands dirty now and again

So get my hands dirty everyday as I'm a mechanic by trade

 

[Yolo_8p3]

Wer u based

 

[Conza]

Wer u based

Sandwich in kent
and yes there is a place called ham just down the road

 

[Yolo_8p3]

Hahahah

 

[Conza]

Hahahah

Mite try and get a audi pic next to the sign depending on how low it is as its on a but of a island and it pushed the nova exhaust off its rubbers getting up there

 

[Conza]

It's a little bit lower but not really noticeable think I need 18 inch wheels to fill the holes lol
Haven't lost the ride which I was worried about as had cheap springs on previous cars and there were awfull but these are factory feel

Here are my bottom ball joints that all 3 bolts just sheared straight off,
So I ended up with new springs all round, new bottom swivel/ball joints, new o/s/f complete top mount including bearing and new bearing in the n/s/f top mount. Which are all o.e from euro car parts

 

[Conza]

I went to do the tracking and it was bang on so didn't need to touch that

 

[Joe-A3]

Does you're springs knock, one section looks very close together

 

[Conza]

Does you're springs knock, one section looks very close together

Not that I've heard
No noisies just oem like fill just slightly stiffer and still drives lovely

 

[Conza]

I've final borought a parcel shelf that ain't silly money just got to wait for it to be deliveried

Was bored at lunch time at work so decided to connect the vcds to my car and got a few codes

Can any point me in the right direction please and what codes and not worth bothering with

The control unit only seems to of appeared after fitting cruise control all codes shown when I cleAred came straight back

Thanks in advance

 

[Conza]

Got my parcel shelf today but it think it's for a 3dr can any one confirm this

 

[Orange225]

It does look exactly the same as mine (3dr)

 

[Yolo_8p3]

Wow I didn't even know they were different

 

[Orange225]

Me neither

 

[Conza]

this just arrived in the post

 

[TomL83]

this just arrived in the post
View attachment 51735

How much was that?

 

[Conza]

How much was that?

£350

 

[TomL83]

Expensive but it can be worth it if you need to use it as you won't have to pay anyone to do diagnostics.

 

[Conza]

Expensive but it can be worth it if you need to use it as you won't have to pay anyone to do diagnostics.

Work has one just Easyer to have my own and loads of my m8s have vag stuff so can easyly make the money back + more which means more money towards my track project

 

[Rideen]

Wow, awesome job mate!

Wish I had a garage so I can work on my car as well, living in a skyscraper sucks.

 

[simboti19]

Got my parcel shelf today but it think it's for a 3dr can any one confirm thisView attachment 51673

Deffo for a 3 door

 

[Conza]

Putting this up for sale if someone would like to make a offer