Search results for query: *

  1. yoursixx

    What have you done today?

    ''Renovation ''
  2. yoursixx

    What have you done today?

    Sub-frame out! And pressure washed Waiting for parts now....
  3. yoursixx

    What have you done today?

    I found out that my 19mm open wrench is worn out and closer to 20mm now. I am dropping the sub-frame, gave the ball joints a good spray with a penetrating oil. I just couldn't get a grip. Measured the gap.. 20mm. Woohoo!
  4. yoursixx

    99 A3 Quattro LHD exhaust pipe from manifold. OEM style. A few questions and turbo questions as a bonus.

    So my flex pipe broke. I have removed the exhaust system (OEM with a cat back stainless ). And it seems like I need to drop the sub-frame as stated here. I replaced the rack a few years back so the bolts should not be a problem so get loose .I did not replace them. I don't want to push my luck...
  5. yoursixx

    S3 8L second hand prices

    At the moment there are only 4 S3's for sale on Sweden's most popular buy and sell site . They are from 49.000 sek to 70,000 sek. https://www.blocket.se/annonser/hela_sverige/fordon/bilar?cb=2&cbl1=11&cbl2=1&cg=1020&mye=2004
  6. yoursixx

    Another Turbo bites the dust...

    Well 5000+ sek later turbo is ordered. Oil and filter lets see how much fun this party is going to be.
  7. yoursixx

    Another Turbo bites the dust...

    Well I mailed the company about it and they said it won't work. they online store recommended a NISSENS 93169. Talking to a company here in Sweden that rebuilds now .
  8. yoursixx

    Another Turbo bites the dust...

    So yesterday lost boost on my way to work .Hmm google-fu bad hose,n75.. I'll check it when I get home ... 20km one way. whistles and whines yea I read that... 8 km left to my garage and SMOKE SCREEN behind the car power droping off... yepp that's a dead turbo. Now a question Magneti Marelli...
  9. yoursixx

    a3 8l 1.8 rear abs

    Yes , no complaints here either . But always nice with a 2nd opinion .
  10. yoursixx

    a3 8l 1.8 rear abs

    I read in that thread you used Delphi . Any opinion or review?
  11. yoursixx

    E10 Petrol

    E10 is going to be standard in Sweden the first of August too... https://transportstyrelsen.se/sv/vagtrafik/Miljo/Klimat/E10/
  12. yoursixx

    A3 AUM 1.8T Ebay Fmic install

    Hey Prawn ! The link is 404 and the images are gone. Really like your YT channel ,great content and fun to watch.
  13. yoursixx

    Dog bone adventures.

    In march I changed my steering rack due to a leaky pipe. At the same time I changed the dog-bone. The parts came from Auto-Doc. My current situation makes being economical the only way to go. The dog-bone is JP Groups. When I bought the car in the fall of 19 the guys said "yeah you might want...
  14. yoursixx

    More problems.... Prop Shaft (with pics)

    Working to find a good write up prop shaft repair ( u-joints and donuts) this looks like it was comprehensive ,too bad the pictures are in a black-hole of internet history.. :smilet digitalpoint:
  15. yoursixx

    Need Instrument Cluster Repair - any recommendations?

    BBA ? http://www.bba-reman.com/gb/content/dashboard_instrumnet_cluster_range/
  16. yoursixx

    Three beeps of Death!

    Thanks for the help and advice ! The 5mm was a lifesaver. Didn't think I had one and wasn't going to buy a whole set ,when I was buying supplies locally . But I had one in the inventory ... You can see the before and after pictures that it was time . Soaked it in gasoline/petrol, brake clean...
  17. yoursixx

    Three beeps of Death!

    Yes ,use the sump as catch basin as I wash and clean the pick-up the clean sump. Any visual clues that the pump was needing to be changed?
  18. yoursixx

    Three beeps of Death!

    Yes they have arrived . Intermittent but they are here. Oil and coolant levels fine . Oil changed December . K&N filter. So my thoughts are oil sump pickup. From searching around here and the YouTube,seems to be pretty common. I am thinking if the screen looks complete ,no holes just clean...
  19. yoursixx

    S3 Sump Removal and Refit (with pics)

    The original pictures are gone . Thanks photo bucket.. But since this post is almost 10 years old ,thankfully now there is a lot of YouTube content. Such as