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My car is about to be 2 years old, and I am worried there 2 items could be already letting go, since it is a common fault on the 2.0T engine, specially on the GTI´s. Has anyone changed either of these items on an S3? If someone can throw me the part numbers for these items (specially the PCV...

I am about to purchase a set of pads for my S3, can anyone confirm if the brake pads for the S3 are the same as the ones on the A3 3.2? Thanks Demian

My car has been having fueling issues on cold starts, and the DTC stored is for G410 low fuel pressure sensor. I know it is a common fault on the 2.0T golfs and such, but I do not know about this on the S3 8P. Did anyone have any problem with it? Any updates done by dealers free of charge...

I have just finished replacing a damaged headlight, and now I have to reset the code with vag com for the leveling to work. Then, with vag com, you must lock the headlights so that you aim them against a wall. My question is, does anyone have the specs on the service manual on aiming the...

The lumbar support (electric) on my S3 kinda broke, it works, I can hear it, but some kind of metal clip broke and fell off, so it is loose inside the seat itself. I think the rear of the seat must be removeable, but tried and could not dismantle it, does anyone know how to remove this rear...

A friend of mine is selling his S3 which has parking sensors, and offered me to keep his rear bumper and parking sensors since we have the same car colour. Does anyone know if the electronics are easy to swap? Is there any vag com coding involved??? Thanks a lot! Demian

My friend´s S3 has developed a terrible knocking noise, which gets worse as revs increase. He swears it is rod knock, but I am more biased towards a valve lifter or even a belt roller. Has anyone heard of something similar or some similar failure? The car is going to the stealers on wednesday...

My S3 has developed a noise when turning, I think to both sides.....it is a grinding noise, but, it does not happen while actually turning the wheel, it is heard while travelling at low speed with the wheel at near full lock (for example, on parking ramps) or while turning around corners at very...

Does anyone know if the rest of the TT lineup for 2008-2009, will have led headlights?? The TT S has, but I am not sure about the rest though. Thanks!

I am looking into changing my current wheels, and going back to 18 since 19 is getting a little harsh for me.... Does anyone know the difference between the CH and CO BBSs? The only thing I see is that the motorsport word is missing but otherwise they look the same for me! Also, if anyone...

I have recently noticed on my friends S3, that his car is now MUCH lower after he removed some H&R springs. After they put the OEM ones back, his car is much lower than mine! This got me thinking, since there isnt much things to install incorrectly, is it possible that there is a spacer in the...

There is a very popular mod on another forum (vortex) which is the Cupra lip, here I leave some pictures, I think it looks good. Anyone has tried this on an S3?? Thanks!

I want to change the exhaust on the S3, and was wondering, does anyone know if the downpipe and/or the exhaust is the same as the one in the A3 2.0T? I can source the A3 exhaust much easier and cheaper from the US. :thumbsup:

I want to buy a set of these coilovers for my car, but I wanted to know if anyone can confirm whether these are the same part number for both the S3 and the R32, as I can get the R32 ones much easier than the S3 ones. I know some people on the forum got them so if you have any info about this...

These past weeks, there have been 2 events from the local BMW club (which is open to other owners also), both in which I got into the track. I dont know how many of you are enjoying your S3s on the track....I do! :arco: Here are some pics from yesterday....for the record, my buddy, with an...

Yesterday a friend of mine saw an 8P S3 which the owner had installed a module which adds many readings of the car vitals such as: boost, A/F ratio, 1/4 mile times, etc etc etc and shows them in the DIS just as the other data it shows.....very impressive, he filmed a video of it is very cool...

I have installed a set of HIDs in the foglights of my S3 but I ve read some cases of the HIDs messing with the wiper module. I did not have any issues at all, but would like to confirm if others did....I havent used them a lot but Id rather take them off if they will give me trouble! Let me...

As many might know, there is quite a bunch of vag com cables on ebay (they are quite simple cables, but the software is the main issue). Has anyone purchased one of these? I really want one! But the ross tech, with shipping and taxes, is quite steep! :sadlike:

I have recently noticed a flat spot in my S3, specially in 5th gear and above 6000 rpms....I know the turbo is running out of breath but it is quite noticeable, it is like the revs stop rising for a second or two at about 6300-6400 rpm and then they continue. I´ve seen many threads where...

Well, after 1 month of possesion, I made some time after detailing the car to take some nice pics! Mods so far are: 19x8.5 ET 48 RS4 replicas with 235/35/19 tyres, OEM RS4 centercaps and bolt covers TT MK2 Dead pedal Infinity Basslink sub/amp HID foglights tints Next on the list: APR...