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    S3 AMK Engin Gone - Advise?

    Thanks Tuffty.. Budget bout £1200
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    S3 AMK Engin Gone - Advise?

    Hi Guys, Had a bad summer, my car broke down load metal metal noise. Just was on the way back from getting a fault diagnosed, "Cam shaft sensor misalignment error", but died before getting it fixed. AA confirmed no compression when they recovered me. Had mates dad have a look at it and found...
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    Camshaft Position Sensor - 17748 P1340

    Thanks Guys, anyone in west London that can fit a catch can for me? Also what parts do I need? Shane I will have a look @ the n249 value plug...
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    Camshaft Position Sensor - 17748 P1340

    Thanks Gops, managed to order the split hose for the breather from TPS today... Having difficulty get the part number for the PCV pipe, is there a silicon kit available and any links? Thanks
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    Camshaft Position Sensor - 17748 P1340

    Hi everyone, Been having a bad few weeks with my S3... First cylinder 2 coil pack failed, so AA changed this on the road side. I then booked it in for Audi part of the coil pack recall, which Audi changed the other 3 coil packs. A few days later I noticed they forgot they lost my engine cover...
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    HELP with rumbling noise....S3 experts needed!

    Could be the flywheel bolts... Where they changed? Or did the originals have any play in them?
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    Strange knocking noise

    **Could not workout**
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    Strange knocking noise

    I had a similar noise and could work out what it was, ended up being 2 loose wheel nuts... Check that as it a easy fix...
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    S3 overheating help please!

    I thought the climate display was 49 for coolant temp? Might be wrong...
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    Odd starting. Fuel pump suspected?

    Gops, where did u buy the temp sensor from? I had my fail when I brought it from Euro Car Parts... So got replacement from Audi direct, no that much different in price... Lets us know when you find out what the cause is?
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    Odd starting. Fuel pump suspected?

    I had similar problem on my a3 and found out it was the temp sensor... Did you manage to resolve it?
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    Fans only working when air con on??

    It's is the fuse holder on top of the battery... But remove the fuses and check the contacts on the fuses and the contacts in the holder... As looking at the holder with the fuses in place didn't show any sign of the issue... But when I removed the fuses and check the contacts, they were melted...
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    Fans only working when air con on??

    Hi Darren. Yeh fan with air con were fine and didn't take much notice off it as I thought it was ok... Only when I was driving hard 1 day I noticed the temp gauge go above 110... Got really worried and started testing everything to find out fan would not kick in when temp was above 96c and they...
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    Fans only working when air con on??

    I had same issue on my S3. Ended up being one of the contacts in the fuse box melting... Could not notice it until I removed the fuses... Have your checked this? I had to replace the fuse box...
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    Dogbone mount bolt keep turning

    Sorry for te late reply... Just been having fun in the snow with my S3... I will see if I can find the kit on eBay... Seems like a good tool to buy... Thanks guys
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    Dogbone mount bolt keep turning

    Hi, I been getting a slight knocking noise when taking off, so decided to check the dogbone engine mount (rear engine mount). Noticed that that the middle bolt, which goes into the gear box kept turning when I was trying to tighten the bolt. When my clutch was done my old mechanic must...
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    Rotational vibration noise after clutch change

    Sam, had the same issue after my clutch and flywheel was changed last summer. It ended up being the wheel nuts where a bit loose. Also check your drive shaft bolt in between the wheel nuts. I know its a bit of a strange thing to look at, but i check everything and so did the mechanics, but ended...
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    The phantom clunk...

    Welly, Your not the only one with this knocking noise. Im too chasing this noise which is similar and driving me mad.. Mechanic has checked the car many time and still can find anything out of place.. Would be nice to find out what your outcome is.. Keep me posted please mate. Thanks..
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    S3 Car Insurance!

    Just had 3 points come through the post... Was hoping they would offer me the speed awareness course, as I was under the threshold and was my first ever offense, but they never even offered it... Met police... Now my insurance is going to be even harder to find....
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    S3 Car Insurance!

    Thanks Gops, information is really handy...
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