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    Excess Oil Usage ??

    Anywhere in the hashed area is fine but the top of the hashing isn't full. The manual says in hot weather or if the car is working harder than normal such as pulling a something ( I could say caravan, but for **** sake who would pull a caravan with an S3 so I'll say something cooler like a jet...
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    This Cold Weather

    I heard that. I think it was something to do with protecting the compressor that pumps the refrigerant. I guess when heat is required that would be provided by the engine. Not by any means certain of this but it kind of makes sense.
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    This Cold Weather

    No °C You know when you use the CC to get to the 'diagnostic data'. Option 51 is labelled as Coolant temp, but seeing how it only ever gets as high as 75°C on mine and the temp gauge on the dash shows 90°C I'm thinking it maybe oil temp. Anyway, I had turned it on this morning to see just how...
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    This Cold Weather

    [ QUOTE ] Inigo, And that ****** climate control.. its always dead.. and I mean completely kaput for the first ten minutes of my early morning drive unless I put it up manually.. [/ QUOTE ] Don't think the heater will work until the coolant has some heat that it pump into the car. If you use...
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    Imported S3 Suspension

    I looked into this a little before I bought my RSTT wheels because of the rumoured differences between S3's supplied with and those with standard Avus. I spoke to Trevor at Aston Green in Slough about this. He confirmed that they had had a bulletin about older TT's that wouldn't be covered by...
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    FYI: Audi Approved Oils for the S3

    Cheers for that list Duncan, it really helped when I had to go and deal with Aston Green when I needed some. Both Reading and Slough told me they no longer sell the Castrol Formula SLX any longer, in fact Reading tried to palm me off with the SLX II Got it from Whites in Camberley in the end...