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    What alloys mate?

    What alloys mate?
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    Rustynlc's.....S3.....thread

    have some parts to fit!, a genuine bosch maf sensor, as mine keeps chucking a code so think its on the blink, an s2000 air filter, as the set up i have ordered has yet to turn up, and as i chucked the 80mm tip on at the weekend i haven't been able to drive the car as have had no filter! the...
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    Rustynlc's.....S3.....thread

    yeah its a bit more than a mm or two of shaft play! no side to side though! i recieved my replacement turbo today so when i get five and have the patience i will get it fitted. i got it from tps so it comes with new tungston bolts and fitting kit. Ill probably go down that route bill.
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    Rustynlc's.....S3.....thread

    so i fitted the tip today, and noticed some 'in and out' play in my turbo!! new one will be ordered tomorrow, got no issues at the moment but can't afford to be without a car! looks like its gina be a right she in the nads to do!!! I'm also wanting to do a pcv delete! but not sure the best catch...
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    Frozen out of car already

    I found spraying silicone spray into the door lock assembly has helped. had a frost the other day, would only open from the inside but not the outside, sprayed some silicone spray in it and then after a few try's it freed up, had a few frozen spells since and no repeat!
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    How to identify worn S3 dmf?

    from a qualified tech, if the dmf has any considerable movement in any direction 'back and fourth' (toward the engine block and away) or side to side (rotational, as if your turning it like a steering wheel) then it needs to be replaced, and everyone else has nailed the question, if its got hot...
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    Rustynlc's.....S3.....thread

    Cheers s3mad_dude I'll have a browse and see if that's the issue, I called a favour in with my local parts place owner, being in the trade has its bonuses. Yeah xenon Hellas, is seen them for like £140 per a side!!! It's crazy money,
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    S3 DV correct way to be fitted ?

    Pretty sure it should be the other way chap,
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    Rustynlc's.....S3.....thread

    Sorry it's been a while! Not had chance to do much as a new baby in the household, but now we finally mastered a routine I can start tinkering again . So they say it comes in threes, and they weren't wrong, this week has seen a split Oem tip, a seized nsr caliper and now a leak from the...
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    This weeks problem.....no reverse lights! Any ideas?

    Only way really of checking is to bridge the connector with a split pin briefly. If once you stick a split pin across the terminals on the connector you get lights then sure as hell its the switch.
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    Rustynlc's.....S3.....thread

    Cheers tufts, How I couldn't find that is baffling, but then again I spend my days playing with spanners and sockets..... computer illiterate some say lol
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    Rustynlc's.....S3.....thread

    I'm thinking a badger tip, was looking on his website but couldn't find anything on there so will call and place an order