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  1. The_Ironist

    S3 finally going

    What was the new car?
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    What type of petrol in a S3?

    I always use Tesco Momentum as a balance. V-Power is quite a jump in price over this for what is probably marginal difference vs the jump from 95 to 99.
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    Facelift It's coming up to that time of the year again (tyres)

    PS4S on 19s and very happy. The fronts lasted about 15k the backs are still on probably going for 20k. It’s driven reasonably hard.
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    Recall - issued 02/09/2022

    I think you’re right. As I mentioned I’ve noticed improved launch (not under launch control) since the update and this is probably part of it. It used to try and jump into 2nd too quickly and felt wrong.
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    Are Audi S3’s Stolen Frequently?

    Night shift 999 just started on channel 5 again, first episode and they respond to an attempted break in at a house with S3 on the drive… I live in a pretty safe area but don’t think I’d park one on my drive here…
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    Recall - issued 02/09/2022

    Having done some more miles since my gearbox update this seems to have improved my gearbox operation by some margin. Very noticeable from standstill, where the timing and smoothness of the change from 1st to 2nd has improved. This may not be down to this particular update though, perhaps a...
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    S3 2014 brake discs & pads

    I went all brembo but had one faulty disc and the front pads were too small for the callipers so rattled on bumps, this issue has been experienced by others on here too. Ended up with full brembo rear and brembo discs with genuine pads on the front. Probably got unlucky with the disc but the...
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    Footwell Light Upgrade

    Better before. It’s meant to be ambient haha
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    Haldex service

    The requirement is every 3 years regardless of mileage. Make sure he removes and cleans the filter rather than just changing the oil.
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    Has anyone owned an 8v S3 Hatch / Sportback AND a Saloon?

    The saloon is the best looking, they drive pretty much the same, all depends on what kind of boot you need… I’d say the sportback is noticed more as it’s the shape people associate more with them. Probably more sportbacks about meaning more with higher spec too so will likely be easier to find...
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    Recall - issued 02/09/2022

    Got mine back today and had a good chat with the service guy who knew a lot more than the last one. Mine had the update and threw no error. He said they had another 2 in for the same thing, had done a few and no errors as yet. If it fails, due to lead times, he said looking at up to 6 weeks...
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    Recall - issued 02/09/2022

    This one? https://www.vwroc.com/forums/topic/41966-dsg-re-call/page/6/ Hope it’s ok to post link like this. Mine was in for 2 weeks following this update. It was booked in for a week to do the update and repair small bit of damage to my bumper. At the end of the week they called and extended...
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    Part numbers for this trim

    Thanks for confirming this, let’s see if I can blag a dark chrome one. Out of interest how hard was the diffuser to replace?
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    Part numbers for this trim

    Thanks, helpful diagram, I don’t think 31 is the right part though, that’s the bit they originally damaged and replaced, breaking the other bit in the process, it’s the straight bit that sits under that part. Looks more like part 22 but it doesn’t show the S3 one as having that part… No wonder...
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    Part numbers for this trim

    Audi have damaged part of my bumper while carrying out a repair. It’s on an S3 saloon the thin horizontal strip highlighted. Mine is not a black edition and I had it wrapped black to look like the black edition one as per other pic. Rather than them buying the light silver one and wrapping it...
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    ⚠️ALL S3 8V OWNERS COOLANT LEAK!!!!!!

    I bet they expect most people to be out of warranty by point of failure so they can rake it in on repairs…
  17. The_Ironist

    Recall - issued 02/09/2022

    Did you get any more info when you took yours in?
  18. The_Ironist

    Recall - issued 02/09/2022

    Here I believe: https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-recall
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    Recall - issued 02/09/2022

    Neither does mine.
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    Recall - issued 02/09/2022

    Mines 2017 with 39k. Does seem strange that’s it’s been released at this late stage. I wonder how long it would have taken someone to contact me about it should it not have been in for work anyway.