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  1. A31998

    Problems as usual

    That spark plug won't got in any more it's in right angle that's the best way we could get it in its sitting about a mm higher than the others it's the slightest bit? It's more a rough idle than a misfire when it's driving it's sweet the misfire is just on start up? Also the red circled thing is...
  2. A31998

    Lowering my Audi

    That's not bad price I'll probably go for the coilovers then, Is there any difference between the 2? Or just the colour? Also do I need to buy any special tools to fit them or are they pretty straight forward? Cheers
  3. A31998

    Lowering my Audi

    what would be better tho coilovers or new springs and shocks? As I have seen coilovers going for around the 200 mark a bit cheaper, and tbh want to go as cheap as I can. I've heard there quite easy too make just got to have the spring clamp thing? And tbh I'm not sure Damian I would want to...
  4. A31998

    Problems as usual

    Will do cheers mate, And yeh i don't think the anyone is a fan of the 1.6 on here from what I've seen lol, but ATM I cannot insure a 1.8t and the Audi got to be one of the most reliable cars I can get for reasonable money 'not mine of course lol' I thought it could of been a fuel pipe as one of...
  5. A31998

    Problems as usual

    It's a 1.6 1998, 3dr, engine number is akl359911, is there any cheapish decent vcds? I will purchase one I have looked at ones called vagcom code reader I think it is but unsure if this is what I need Unfortunatly I don't know what the code was just went with what my mechanic said, Cheers
  6. A31998

    Lowering my Audi

    That's nice mate! That is pretty the exact height I wanna go, ATM its sitting like this.. Front rear
  7. A31998

    Lowering my Audi

    Do you have any pics of it with the springs on mate? Only thing is I thought the s3 were lower on the standard springs, cause my a3 sits quite high and I haven't seen any s3 that sit as high sort of thing, cheers
  8. A31998

    Problems as usual

    Yeh mate my oil had gone abit like mayonnaise but that was only in the head, dipstick the oil is fine, and the coolant seems to have not gone down and there's no oil or fuel in there, the pipe that is split is either the flexi pipe or I've got a hole in the downpipe? But it's round the front of...
  9. A31998

    Lowering my Audi

    Just got a standard Audi A3 1.6 1998 think it's the Avu engine? I'm not to sure mate
  10. A31998

    Lowering my Audi

    Right I'm going to lower my Audi abit but I'm stuck on how much to go buy, I wasent really planning on buying coilovers was just gunna go for to 50Mm lowering springs, but I am unsure of how low it will be. I don't wanna go so low I get that 'slammed look' everyone seems to be loving in not keen...
  11. A31998

    Problems as usual

    The affects you say it caused you sound excatly how mine is tbh, I will give that a check tomorrow cheers I've got a suspicion my head gasket is going/gone to I'm not sure if head gasket was gone it would cause it to do this, and yeh if I'm sitting in traffic I'd almost have to sit there Reving...
  12. A31998

    Problems as usual

    right hi all, my Audi is yet again giving me problems, it rarely starts without throttle, and sounds like it's misfiring (Rev count bouncing up and down drops to 300ish and up to 1.200 but once I give it a couple Revs or leave to sort it self out (if it don't cut out) it goes fine? Occasionally...
  13. A31998

    Engine is misfiring

    Just to add silver adding bhp was sarcasm incase anyone fails to see that lol
  14. A31998

    Engine is misfiring

    To be honest i thought it would of been more the case of just dropping it in, it is more hassle than it's worth then and I've heard silver gives you an extra 50 bhp If I have time today im gunna get it apart check everything over see if I can sort misfiring out, It's quite high mileage though...
  15. A31998

    Engine is misfiring

    The only reason I'm thinking of keeping is the car owes me next to nothing and I have a mate who's got a 1.8t with a big Wack from a truck in the back but engine is mechancally sweet so I can have that off him for say around £100 and I have a friend who would help me swap engines over and...
  16. A31998

    Engine is misfiring

    So recently my car has been sitting (Audi a3 1.6 1998) start it up to find out its misfiring, I have found out which cylinder out of the 4 is misfiring, and tomorrow I'm going to take the inlet manifold of and check the spark plugs, if it's not a spark plug could I swap one of the ht leads over...
  17. A31998

    Anyone know what wheels these are

    Oh yeh deffo the tt wheels then, there 17" mate would like 18" of them tbh. And I was sure they wasent s3 ones cheers I got some of them Audi sport alloys too spare but the centre caps don't fit inside the tt ones there to small :( how much would the full set of 15" Audi sport wheels be worth...
  18. A31998

    Anyone know what wheels these are

    ive got these wheels on my Audi but I can't seem to find any the same, I've been told there s3 wheels yet any s3 wheels I've seen are different? Any help would be appriceated
  19. A31998

    Post pics of your A3/S3

    Got my 1998 a3, I'm thinking refurbing wheels spraying black, and going for a all black look, black Windows etc eventually going for blue calipers and other various bits, but start of the project