From cold the car starts up fine no unusual noise and sounds healthy.
Once the car has warmed up it seems noisy on idle quite rattly. I have just changed the cam follower changed which didn't show much sign of wear.
i have read about noisy injection rail? or something like that.
i know a chap...
Hi all quite new to the 8p s3 world so take it easy!!
I've had my car about 2 months now since I got it on gear change it always had a flutter/pigeon sound I geuss from the dv.
Today this noise has gone, when letting off the gas it's now making a very very slight noise like air escaping or...
My wallet has taken a hammering recently so i am looking to alternatives to the billstein shocks.
DPM have recommended the Ap shock and spring kit.
Opinions or experience of this set up would be great.
The kit lowers 30mm at the front and 20mm at the back bit worried it will look lower at the...
So I've asked a few question regards my newly purchased S3, finally got round to getting some pics.
I've had the car about 6 weeks, two previous owners and 66k on the clock.
In that time the following has been done.
cambelt
Water pump
Oil and filter
Oil pick up pipe
Plugs
Haldex service
Spark...
Right I don't understand my haldex system.
when I bought the car I tried high revs and launching the car no real wheel spin.
so today I booted off from the lights the wheels lit up! ESP was off and it just lit up like front wheel drive.
so coming off an island same thing again, now I'm...
Hi all quick one, y plate s3 with a pioneer single din head unit. I can not get the correct fascia Adapters for either side of the head unit can some one please point me in the right direction!
cheers all
I know it's hard to give a diagnosis but Ill ask the question.
when dropping off the accelerator and the revs fall from about 3k to 2k there's a vibration/noise that sounds like it's coming from the rear of the car or so it seems. It's not an overly obvious noise but I'm sure it's a noise that...
im just about to fit 15mm and 10mm h&r hubcentric spacers. i thought being hubcentric the spacer bolts to hub then wheel nuts to spacer is that right?
As these spacers seem to just slide on to hub and then just bolts through the wheel and spacer back into hub is that right?
Hi just a quick one, within the next day I will be purchasing front 10mm hub centric spacers and 15mm rears from dpm performance.
im on standard avus 17" alloys and will be lowered 25mm all round at some point.
Is this all ok for these spacers and is the size choice a good look aesthetically...
Hi all I have or believe to be a kingfisher blue s3 I've been looking for the paint code but don't have one as it's a special order colour.
How do I get the paint code, I was also told it was know as pelican blue?
Hi all just a quick one after reading the suspension guide I'm going for billstein shocks can any one recommend the best place to get theses or where I'll find a competitive price?
I have gone and pulled the standard audi concert head unit out the car and in the process wrecked it getting it out What a TOOL!!!!
i have an aftermarket head unit but there's more plugs to connect than the wiring harness has.
will the head unit work, any one know what i need.
cheers one...
Hi all
Im looking at bushes for my car decided on a super pro kit but can any one recommend what i should get ie just a wish bone kit. I want to give the car a general tighter feeling with out replacing every thing so if some one can recommend the main bushes to begin with.
Next up is 20/25mm...
Hi all picked up my S3 in kingfisher blue today, great car with low miles and not in need of to much tlc.
My previous car was a mk1 leon cupra r with stage 2 modifications.
Got a couple of questions
can the pixel display be repaired properly?
Is there a thread with pics of different oem wheels...
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