Recent content by Damo S

Quite a bit, about 1300 quid in total. Fitting was quite a lot because it was a fair bit of mucking about (according to them). They didnt replace anything else I don't think, so assume it was all in good order. I did ask them to just replace anything that looked like it needed it. They did the...

Ive had the Continental premium contact 7s for about a month now. Due to knackered and now replacement clutch I havent really pushed it hard in the wet but so far very impressed with them. Less road noise and more comfort than the old PS4s (well worn and probably quite hard). Grip levels seem...

Had the KW ST x coilovers on for a week or so now. Suspension is still stiff, obviously, so you still feel the bumps but they dont sound like they are shaking the car to bits, or jar through your spine, just seem to be absorbed without the harshness of before. Body roll when steering left to...

You may well be correct, although I cant find any evidence that I bought them from Eurocar parts. The only thing I bought from them around that time was the pipercross air filter. I cant find where I got them from but wasnt them. They may well have been fake rubbish though. I didnt know such a...

I think the conti premium contact is the one I will go for

Hmm, yeah. Wheel size and perhaps geometry can make a difference. I ran Toyo proxies for years on my old 3.2 quattro (17s) and they were good tyres. The same tyre on my S3 (18s) were utterly awful.

As above. I'm currently running Michellin PS4s and whilst they are excellent for grip particularly in the wet, they are a noisy tyre. Are there any suitable alternatives that provide similar grip but with much less road noise? (even if they are expensive). Thanks

I'm going with the ST X coilovers from DPM. I will let you know how I get on.

I am currently looking at doing this, but the Koni Special actives are not listed as being compatible with the S3, only the A3 variants. This is annoying as i would like a softer ride on our poor roads, as I will be doing regular long drives in the near future. Options?

Cant give you an answer but interested to see what comes back. I tend to agree. My mates golf R feels different to my S3, much more planted. It does have a reputation as being more of a drivers car than the s3. It would be nice to find a way to fix that, particularly the twitchy handling at speed.

I thought the auto levelling basically tips them down a bit when accelerating, or up a bit when braking. might be wrong but that's what mine seem to do. You can manually adjust their base "level". No problems with MOT since I did mine. Look at my post here, about 6 down from the top...

So the coolant level is above the minimum (but below the maximum) on the reservoir when the car is cold? Assuming so then perhaps it is a failing level sensor (or wiring to it). Perhaps you should try to monitor the coolant temperature to make sure its staying in range (you can do this with a...

https://www.obd-codes.com/p0726 didnt accidentally disturb something while doing the cam position sensors did you?

The dongle and app was going to be my suggestion as well. Also useful being able to get at other engine data, and read / clear any fault codes. No brainer really

This sounds like something one would do for fun / lols rather than to save money, but good luck with it.