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    Door Close

    S3 8L drivers door wont close properly. It keeps bouncing back to secondary latch sort of thing. Any suggestions ?
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    Compression

    Anyone know what psi the A5 2L 180bhp TFSI (CDNB engine code) should produce please ?
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    P0016 Fault Code help please.

    Car is an A5 8t3 2.0l tfsi coupe 2009 Car had been driving perfect until I went out in it 4days ago. Got in started it up sat & waited for the choke to go off as I always do before driving then pulled away. Diving down our street it felt lumpy & hesitant in 1st & 2nd gear got onto duel...
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    For Sale 2002 S3 8L BAM.

    Nice clean car. Has a missfire issue. I dont have the time to sort it & bought a new car. Loads of new parts recently including a brand new head also Just had gates power grip fitted. Message for further info £2500ovno
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    For Sale 2002 S3 8L BAM.

    Nice clean car. Has a missfire issue. I dont have the time to sort it & bought a new car. Loads of new parts recently including a brand new head also Just had gates power grip fitted. Message for further info £2500ovno
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    Done in

    Is there a specific way fault need to be cleared on VCDS ? As i have a P1340 fault code indicating G40 (Cam position sensor) plus G28 engine speed sensor (crank sensor) Incorrect Correlation. Ive replaced both with new sensors yet this fault keeps returning. Hense my question do they...
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    For Sale Cheap S3 8L Quattro

    2002 s3 8l in silver Fully HPI Clear MOT till November good honest car. I've spent a small fortune on it in the time ive owned it including new timing belt / tensioner / water pump & brand new cylinder head less than 5000 miles ago. New lower front arms & ball joints / grooved vented & drilled...
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    Missfire S3 8L

    Hi Guy's n Girl's. I'm looking for some help / advice Please. Around 2 weeks ago my S3 lost its servo assistance at the same time it also started to splutter & caugh. So i put it on my diagnostic & it cam up with codes - P0300. P0301. P0302. Which equates to a multitude of issues from faulty...
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    For Sale Clean S3 8L Quattro

    S3 8L Quattro. Well above average condition. Engine pretty much re-built including Brand New cylinder head. Fully H.P.I. Clear with report. This car has had over £3k of parts & work done in the past 12months. Its Not a Brand New Car & does want a few bits n bobs doing but its a big bag of fun to...
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    Erratic S3

    Morning all. Been a while since ive been on here & am looking for a little help again :) Has Anyone here seen this issue before ? I've Pretty much re-built the engine in my 2002 S3 . over the past 12 months including new Cylinder Head / Oil Pump / Turbo / Timing Belt Kit etc etc. I'm quite...
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    Keep or Sell ?

    If this isnt allowed here i apologise & will move to correct place. I have a love hate relationship with my S3 i.e. I love Her but feel She hates me hense the reason i named Her Eleanor :) Anyway sinse buying her just over a year ago i've spent a small fortune on parts to get her to where She...
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    FMIC

    I'm having an issue where if i floor the throttle pedal the car goes but then seems to loose its boost. I had a similar issue yrs ago on my old UR Quattro & it was the boost pipes colapsing under load. So i'm now thinking of replacing the (standard) intercooler pipes as they are probs the...
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    Flat as a Witches Wobbly Bit's :(

    A few weeks ago my 2002 S3 8L brakes started playing up. Loosing vacuum resulting in rock hard pedal & no servo assistance on low revs. The happy days The Timing Belt Snapped .... :( :( :( Anyway removed the head to find 2 bent exhaust valves but more to the point the head had gone porous Badly...
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    S3 Braking Problem

    My 2002 S3 (BAM) has suddenly seems its brakes are too good. Just upgraded to Grooved & Drilled all round as they were only slightly more pricey than standard. 312mm front & 256mm rear Mintex pads all round. I noticed when doing the discs the lower control arm bushes were split. So replaced both...
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    Too Cold.

    First off Thank you to anyone who reads this & tries to help. Problem is the Heaters don’t work. The car is a 2002 S3 8L I’ve flushed the coolant system both ways with the thermostat removed. Then flushed the heater matrix the same. Result is a good steady flow of clean water through the...
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    2002 S3 Lumpy on start-up

    As titled. Car is really lumpy when first started on a morning feels like its only firing on 2 cylinders ? However as soon as the throttle is touched it's fine. It's just had a new Turbo / oil pump / oil pick-up pipe / Alternator / Silicone intake pipe / silicone vacum pipes / BPR7ES (was...
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    VCDS Confusion.

    I'd really appreciate a little help here if possible... I'm using VCDS version 18.9 with a HEX-V2Dual-k & can USB H10 interface. Done a few scans & found I have 3 predominant issues. 17861- exhaust gas tem sensor 1 (G235) P1453-35-00 - open or short to plus. 17608 - boost pressure control...
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    The Thorn in my Side.

    Hi Lady's & Gent's I'm new here & could really do with some help please. I've always had performance car's from learning to drive around the time the wheel was invented...lol I've also always fancied an S3 since my boss bought one when they were first released & now I finally got one. However...