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Hi All. Its that time of year. I need to replace an inner rear boot. Does anyone know if II can just drop the shaft off of the Haldex and do it in situ or do I need to remove the shaft. Thanks.

Morning all, been struggling with turbo lag.The car came with a Forge 007 and I fully serviced it using a yellow spring. i finally decided to make a test rig and check it, and it was leaking. I borrowed a manual adjustable valve for the weekend hillclimb, set it up prior to the meeting...

Hi All. I am changing over to Bosch 550 injectors 0280158117. I have an S3 8L BAM. I have had some conflicting advice, I would be grateful if some one could confirm please. My understanding is mechanically they drop straight in when using an OEM fuel rail. Electrically they need an adaptor to...

Hi All. As above, my boost is not generally high , but it does spike as I lift off I am assuming this is because it is waiting for the dump valve to open. Can anyone tell me if this is normal please. Very new to turbo car , but getting there. I am using Vcds.

Hi All. I have just bought a sytec 420G replacement pump for my S3. I am sure I saw a guide on fitting it. I have checked the stickies and cant find anything. I have read a few posts about doing it, and it seems quite straight forward. Not sure about disconnecting the primary pump, which I think...

Hi All. Well the S3 is back on the road. Just had an MOT and it passed but only just on the fast tick over. Which to me would sound like its slightly rich. I have had the plugs out and they do show signs of running a bit weak to me. I have not taken over 3k but it pulls like a train and is...

Evening All. I have been following the excellent sticky, to replace my clutch master cylinder and reinforce the welding on the pedal. I have spent hours trying to get the spring back in, I seem to have a different pedal or box to the sticky as I cant pull it out and jam it sideways, I have...

Morning All. I have been trying to unplug the nearside Loom from the ecu. There are a couple of half round parts top and bottom on the plug. I am assuming I pull them as far as they go ( approx 5mm ) then the plug should pull off. But it wont budge, perhaps I am missing something or have got...

Morning all. Nearly there with the engine/ gbox removal. I have the prop shaft bolts undone , and looking at the workshop manual there is a small oil seal on the end of the shaft. Does this mean I need to drain the box before removing the prop ? taking it out with gearbox and trans box attached...

Hi All. I am taking the front off of my S3. When I purchased the car I was told that there was no gas as it had a leak. Could someone tell me the best place to disconnect it from to enable me to take the front off.

Hi All. I have a very scrappy sticker in the spare wheel space, I can make out the following codes Eng code/ trans code, followed by BAM, so far so good. The next code is FWS and then FHB. As far as my info on gearboxes all I can see is 2 6 speed gboxes DQB and FMN. Has anyone any thoughts on...

My S3 has a set of Bosch 0280156063 injectors , which I assume are standard issue ? I intend to do quite a big winter rebuild and have it remapped. I am not looking at anything dramatic, certainly 300 HP max, but probably more like 280 being realistic. Could anyone tell me if these injectors...

Evening all. I need to replace my clutch master cylinder. Any thoughts on here about what to go for OEM or different make? The Brake master cylinder is standard at the moment and looks like the original oem item. However the car has been fitted with the Cupra R brembo calipers. Should I be...

Hi All. I know the gearbox out from underneath is a difficult job. However I need to do some winter work on the turbo, exhaust manifold etc. I have a decent hoist and as the front will be coming off anyway, I was thinking on dragging the lot out, and then fitting new clutch. Has anybody done...

Hi All. Any one now if some light front seats that I could still use OEM runners with.

Morning all. I have replaced rear calipers and have a slight weep from the banjo bolt on one of them . Could anyone confirm that the washer size is M10 please ?

I did post this in handling , but then thought I might get a few more views / help here. Just about to refurb rear calipers. Looking at the brake pipe, there is only a short flexi, and it looks like quite a hard plastic rather than rubber. If anyone has done this , is it ok to use a brake hose...

Morning All. Just about to refurb rear calipers. Looking at the brake pipe, there is only a short flexi, and it looks like quite a hard plastic rather than rubber. If anyone has done this , is it ok to still use a brake hose clamp on this fexi?

Morning All. Getting to the end of hose renew etc. I have a new PCR valve to fit. The existing one is connected to an oil separator and then the TIP. I am not convinced that the oil separator can is essential. It very poorly mounted and does take up quite a bit of room. I am running a Ko4 with...

Morning all. Just need to check on which hose goes where. After Tuffty pointed out my N249 was incorrectly plumbed. However did delete it as he suggested. Thanks. Using the image below, Iam assuming Turbo actuator goes to the waste gate vac connection, boost source comes off of the charge pipe...