Recent content by hmb001

I bought it off a street dealer and had an on-going dispute with them because it was bought broken. I've ended up paying £2000 for the repair, using a third party engine rebuilder that the dealer organised. My chassis number was also 'unaffected' - if the computer has no errors then that's a...

I ended up needing an engine rebuild on this one, it did end up being perished piston rings despite being one of the newer engines that supposedly didn't have the problem. Also ended up needing a turbo replacement to get rid of the EPC light issue, not 100% sure that was necessary though and if...

Does anyone have any garage recommendations around the Greater London area that could look into this issue?

Yep, that's what I'm currently doing. Just they're a bit clueless, they had an attempt getting their guys to fix it by replacing the breather valve which they were adamant was the issue. Unfortunately it was just a high street trader, not particularly trustworthy. They have said they need to...

Hello, First post here, I've had this A3 8V 2014 for around 2 months and had a few issues since (my bad really for not doing detailed enough checks since buying). I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction here. After topping up the oil and using the car on the motorway over...