What have you done today?

jojo · Oct 13, 2015

So my original S3 has been sitting in the garage for the last 11 months or so with no alternator attached to it, thought I'd do something about it today and fire her up with some help from my 'co driver' @rhubarb4.

Charging the battery up whilst I'm at it.

FMIC removed.

Crushed pipe isn't going to aid flow.

I do have a vid of the car starting up, but facebook won't let me attach it on here. The radiator had a hole punctured into it, but the condensor somehow, was still holding pressure, despite it looking rather bent! Need to pressure test the ic, and get it all together before I decide wether to break her or fix her?

A3-Lee · Oct 14, 2015

jojo said:
So my original S3 has been sitting in the garage for the last 11 months or so with no alternator attached to it, thought I'd do something about it today and fire her up with some help from my 'co driver' @rhubarb4.

Charging the battery up whilst I'm at it.

FMIC removed.

Crushed pipe isn't going to aid flow.

I do have a vid of the car starting up, but facebook won't let me attach it on here. The radiator had a hole punctured into it, but the condensor somehow, was still holding pressure, despite it looking rather bent! Need to pressure test the ic, and get it all together before I decide wether to break her or fix her?

Give me the intercooler and il smoke test it for you

tony_a3 · Oct 14, 2015

Changed my lanba sensor on downpipe cause my car wasn't very gd on idle black smoke and running rich problem solved

marcusp13 · Oct 14, 2015

Well I managed the interior done and a first quick wash on the outside before the heavens opened...

jojo · Oct 14, 2015

A3-Lee said:
Give me the intercooler and il smoke test it for you

I have a spare crash bar for you to cut aswell mate! :laugh:

Salveno · Oct 14, 2015

Tinted tailights...

A3-Lee · Oct 14, 2015

jojo said:
I have a spare crash bar for you to cut aswell mate!

Like my perfect cut last time

jojo · Oct 15, 2015

Following on from my antics yesterday, me and my trusty co pilot @rhubarb4 swopped over a complete slam panel with condensor and radiator on the S3 today, and it's holding coolant! I even drove it out the garage to warm her up to temp with no leaks at all, but the power steering is broke. Nothing lines up unfortunately, so the cars front end definitely needs jigging before I can consider fixing it up!

Tomorrow, I will start prepping the White S3 for ADI.

jojo · Oct 15, 2015

jojo said:
Tomorrow, I will start prepping the White S3 for ADI.

ADI Prepping! Swopped the 9.5s all round for a set track friendly BBS RSII's. The aim is to hit the track, but I will decide on the day! :racer:

Locotoolman · Oct 17, 2015

Thought I would sort out my rusting calipers. I'm a bit unsure about the stickers though. Oh and I know the clip is missing, that's because I hadn't put it back yet

moisty · Oct 17, 2015

Well chuffed today got a few wee niggles sorted out.

Fixed squeeky doors - greased hinges and a bit of wd40 round door seals
Fitted sharan caliper springs - handbrake feels much better
Sealed skuttle panel and done laminated paper trick just in case
Changed engine cover screws except battery cover as it missing brackets

A3-Lee · Oct 17, 2015

moisty said:
Well chuffed today got a few wee niggles sorted out.

Fixed squeeky doors - greased hinges and a bit of wd40 round door seals
Fitted sharan caliper springs - handbrake feels much better
Sealed skuttle panel and done laminated paper trick just in case
Changed engine cover screws except battery cover as it missing brackets

Laminated paper trick???

moisty · Oct 17, 2015

Read about it in another thread . Basically incase water runs between windscreen and skuttle panel you get a bit of laminated paper ( i glued 2 A4 sheets together ) and tuck one end under windscreen and the other in front of the pollen filter. Just means that water will run down laminated paper and into skuttle rather than into the pollen filter.

IPG · Oct 17, 2015

Locotoolman said:
Thought I would sort out my rusting calipers. I'm a bit unsure about the stickers though. Oh and I know the clip is missing, that's because I hadn't put it back yet View attachment 71182 View attachment 71183

The stickers look alright. Where did you get them from???

samurai · Oct 17, 2015

after three weeks i finaly find time to paint my car

i hope it wont be next three weeks to put things together but who know so i already did something

Locotoolman · Oct 17, 2015

IanPG said:
The stickers look alright. Where did you get them from???

eBay

jojo · Oct 18, 2015

Not today, but yesterday. The Tipex Express survived one session of Castle Combe! :racer:

VAG-Slag · Oct 18, 2015

jojo said:
Not today, but yesterday. The Tipex Express survived one session of Castle Combe!

Good to see ya back on track JoJo... Was it a bit odd being back at the scene of the crime?

jojo · Oct 18, 2015

VAG-Slag said:
Good to see ya back on track JoJo... Was it a bit odd being back at the scene of the crime?

Hard to say, did I take it easy going full pelt along Avon rise the first time round? I think there was a bit of caution there, but saying that, this S3 neither goes, stops or corners anything near my Black car, so it was impossible to actually drive fast in it! lol

Stuart B · Oct 18, 2015

Managed to get an A4 2006 Symphony 2 into the 2001 S3 - after some trimming with a Stanley knife and some brute force

Lets hope I never need to remove it.

tony_a3 · Oct 18, 2015

Done the a mot yesterday on mine and the advisory is clear felling gd

IPG · Oct 20, 2015

NOT forgetting to clean in here!!! LOL mine was covered in a layer of crust! Mmmm

TheNumber13 · Oct 25, 2015

Finally got my cheap cable working. Did a lot of research about it all and what came up.
-Identified faults; Lambda, Camshaft position sensor. Did a lot of investigating fuses, wires, connections. Ordered some new parts to fix the issue. (Thankyou forum, lots of helpful info)
-Did a handful of 2nd gear (too many cops around here on a sunday to do 3rd) pulls from 2k-6.5k with data logging on all the blocks I can with the freeware version of vcds. Now just researching and trying to understand it all (at least I know there are no misfire or knocking issues).

-Cleaned the engine bay, all the bits I can reach without dismantling. (pic...I know... it's stock, but I want to understand the car better and ensure everything is A-OK before modding)
-Gave the car a clean
-Ordered some hose&clips for n249 bypass

Stuart B · Oct 25, 2015

Very nice and clean engine bay

if you are going to scrap the engine cover entirely after the n249 delete - are you going to lower the oil filler too?

Stuart B · Oct 25, 2015

by the way I am coloured blind, what colour is your car? like an orangey-brown ?

Gops · Oct 25, 2015

Finally getting the chance to do some logs for Bill.. About a month late but with the new house and weddings etc.. Finally get a day to drive the car!

jojo · Oct 25, 2015

Stuart B said:
by the way I am coloured blind, what colour is your car? like an orangey-brown ?

Absolute Red, AKA Tomato Red.

superkarl · Oct 25, 2015

I attended carsandcoffee Liverpool
Washed, polished and waxed my car the day before

I need new RS decals as mine have gone pink!

moisty · Oct 25, 2015

Fixed my headlight sensor on rear of car bit of a pita but worth doing . Didn't realise that the front and back sensors are the same part doh!

Alex C · Oct 25, 2015

superkarl said:

that Vauxhall stole the show!!

samurai · Oct 25, 2015

after month i am back on track

Lavis89 · Oct 25, 2015

I wish we had car that high of a standard turning up to meets in plymouth. we usually get keved up civics & fiestas (and a tonne of fiesta STs which are obviously on pcp).

superkarl · Oct 25, 2015

Lavis89 said:
I wish we had car that high of a standard turning up to meets in plymouth. we usually get keved up civics & fiestas (and a tonne of fiesta STs which are obviously on pcp).

The organiser, the owner of the restaurant it is held at, has a tuned Porsche 964 RS and it started as all the modified Porsche lot. This obv led to all sorts of other exotic stuff. Now there is literally at least one of every awesome car you could think of, lots of owners clubs. I also think it helps being on a Sunday morning. If this were a Friday night in Liverpool it would be a different story.

Lavis89 · Oct 25, 2015

We had one last night in plymouth, at home park (our football teams stadium) The car park was full before the meet was even due to start and the police had to block off the entrance, it was chaos, there was still 100's of cars lined up trying to get in! was quite a sight to behold tbh. I ended up driving right past and back home again.

TheNumber13 · Oct 27, 2015

Another step on the slow path.... step-by-step
Replaced the camshaft position sensor. No more fault codes appearing for that :smug:

, and a bit of performance fixed.
Did a quick couple of logs, maf g/s has bumped up from 185 before sensor change to 193 g/s now. For what was sold to me as a stock car, and I'm fairly sure is all stock parts, that seems higher than expected.
Maybe someone mapped it without changing parts, or I have a boost leak with no fault, or something... :shrug:

Oh well, more research and fiddling to figure it out is always fun :glee:

(stuart - thanks, and yes its Absolute Red taken with poor camera. Haven't decided on engine bay visual changes yet)

moisty · Oct 30, 2015

Got these delivered today

After seeing how much my old tyres were scrubed on the inside it finally gave me a push . Also picked up new nuts and bolts for them, read a few posts saying it was a good idea.

And finally i used the last of my halfords shampoo so splashed out on the following as i like the BTCC team

Dohcwp · Oct 31, 2015

`My doorcards were starting to look tatty so i redid them all in grey vinyl, that red glue audi used to bond the original material to the panel is a mission to remove

Stuart B · Oct 31, 2015

5 minute swap from Forge Splitter to Bosch 710N DV - Drove my car "hard and fast" I do wonder if I will ever manage 30 mpg

IPG · Nov 3, 2015

Amps snugly stealthily tucked in their new home

crispynz1 · Nov 4, 2015

Scored these today Superleggeras 18x8 et 35 - cr@p tyres came with but otherwise stoked!

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