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Just an update to say it was the plastic housing that connects the pipe in the picture below to the engine, this is a pic of the new one fitted:

Hi Everyone, i just got this car in 6 months ago and it sprung a coolant leak today. the leak looks like it's coming from the back of the engine up near the top where the coolant return pipe goes into the engine. The video below shows the coolant boiling away at the back of the engine: i...

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sure, I will pass on your interest. I am only looking for £1500 ono

Hi, sorry JG, I should've said in the original post that the car comes as a whole, I don't have the time or facilities to strip it down that much.

thanks, it's sad times indeed. I have put a post in the classifieds, hopefully she can find a good home/resting place.

Hi all, I am gutted to be having to get rid of my S3 but would be happier if someone fixes it up or was to use it to revitalise their car than it goes to a scrappy. you can check the MOT history online from the reg plate in the pics. basically the main thing it has failed its MOT on was the...

as the title says, my 2001 S3 just failed it's MOT badly and it's too much for me to fix especially with the advisories as well :bye: it's basically died because of the body work rusting in bad places. most of the rest of the car is in great nick, engine, turbo, milltek exhaust, interior, new...

thanks for the responses :thumbs up:, I have stuck it down with some spray glue, now just to wait to see how it holds.

Hi Everyone, It's been a while. does anyone have any tips on what i can use to reattach the door lining?

Stupid photobucket, just re adding all the pics again

Stupid Photobucket, I'm just re adding the photos.

I had a similar issue although I'm not sure if it's exactly the same, but the info in this post might help: http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/failed-mot-on-emissions-help.328405/ My CO was only 0.6 so not nearly as high as yours

ok, so I now have not p0420 fault code :racer: Iit looks like it was the CATs, i got a guy to have a proper read of all the sensors and confirm that there was nothing else that he could see that could be causing it and also that there was nothing else that would damage the new cats. then i just...

yeah unfortunately my brain wont let me just code it out. :disrelieved: It doesnt really matter if the fault code is coming back or not, the CO levels at an emissions check are still too high, 0.6 rather than below 0.3 There is something wrong with the car, just need to find out what it is.