I'm not happy either way, if it cant take the heat or use after 3k miles then its not fit for purpose!
Offside worse than the nearside
On another note.....
The New exhaust is at the dealers..........
Could've had it done this week, however it's not convenient for me so am booked in for the 27th........
That’s awful! Mine look pitted but I thought it was down to lack of cleaning. Black tips are more of a curse than a blessing, I find I am maintaining them less.
Do you use any heavy duty cleaners on them? I can see Audi dishing out a LOT of backboxes for these cars until we all end up with exhausts that are flaking and Audi decide they won’t keep replacing.
This was the bugbear of many an RS4/RS5/RS6 owner for a while, the chrome used to look terrible after a while, however on those the oval is only a trim piece so was hell of a lot cheaper to replace at £120 a side
It’s a bit silly that they are welded onto the backbox, great for longevity but no good when the anodising is pants haha!
Perhaps Audi will start training their tech’s how to weld
Assuming this is easy enough to do? The rusty hubs are a real issue for me. Really poor to see on a month old £60k car.The problem is they will do anything to wriggle out of this as they did on the RS4 etc issue.......
Especially when it'll cost them a lot more to replace on the '3........
everything is getting made cheaper thats more than likely why the trims are pitting so quickly....
I decided to clean the rear brake hubs yesterday (in another thread) i was just going to remove the rust, however the silver coating came off so easily i decided to strip it off the hub completely and polish the hubs instead, then seal with C5........and am glad i did now.
Assuming this is easy enough to do? The rusty hubs are a real issue for me. Really poor to see on a month old £60k car.
I did manage to get Audi to paint the hubs on my RS3 but they just rusted through again within a matter of weeks!!
The problem is they will do anything to wriggle out of this as they did on the RS4 etc issue.......
Especially when it'll cost them a lot more to replace on the '3........
everything is getting made cheaper thats more than likely why the trims are pitting so quickly....
I decided to clean the rear brake hubs yesterday (in another thread) i was just going to remove the rust, however the silver coating came off so easily i decided to strip it off the hub completely and polish the hubs instead, then seal with C5........and am glad i did now.
Very easy.
A little elbow grease to remove the **** poor silver coating.
But look better for it.
Your one of the lucky ones Tx mateWell the old sports exhaust seems ok after 2 years 4 months and 41k miles
TX.
Been reading through this thread and not sure I have understood the issues correctly.
Are we discussing 3 separate exhaust issues, as below
Ticking noise similar to a blown manifold gasket and only heard during a cold start, possibly the wastegate being help open to help with cat heating
Exhaust flaps close to tailpipes rattle, not necessarily only at cold start
Paint coming off on tips of black exhaust trim
Is that right ?? Mine makes the noise at cold start but don't have the rattling flaps. I also notice the cold start noise if driving around on gentle throttle with the windows down. I don't have the paint issue yet but it's coming, the paint looks very thin on the tailpipe edges.
Just want to be sure that the cold start/cat heating noise is a different issue to the rattling flaps.
That’s awful! Mine look pitted but I thought it was down to lack of cleaning. Black tips are more of a curse than a blessing, I find I am maintaining them less.
Do you use any heavy duty cleaners on them? I can see Audi dishing out a LOT of backboxes for these cars until we all end up with exhausts that are flaking and Audi decide they won’t keep replacing.
No cleaners used. Car was detailed when new so only use snow foam and Gtechniq wash - nothing else.
A quote from an Oz RS3 owner this morning about his replacement
"Ok folks I've picked mine up. I can confirm the part is indeed called "silencer", with the part number as listed by Stephen. The tinny rattle is essentially completely gone and as a result there is a noticeable improvement in the overall sound, particularly when the valves are closed. The timbre of the sound is thankfully unchanged and volume wise I'm pretty sure it's actually even slightly louder although I could be wrong. There is a very slight squeaking sound from the back of the exhaust although I suspect it's simply due to being brand new (I've only driven it the few kilometers home from the dealership and that's it)."
And he quotes a part number
"Hey guys. I believe I just had this fix done today. The part was a weird special order and they told me the same thing...it was about the length of the car. I have the euro (but oem) bypass pipes and at first they noted they were non-stock but my SA found the Audi part #s. Anyhow, this is the part number of what they replaced...and the retail price was almost $1800:
8V5-253-181CP "Silencer" -- I think this is the entire mid-rear section of the exhaust including the valves. I noticed that Cars245.com doesn't even have the "CP" revision in their system yet, only the CF version of this part number."
Although the part number he quotes isn't that new........but he says it sorted his issues.
Excellent. Mine has this issue. Audi can sort the squealing brakes at the same time.
You couldn't make it upExcellent. Mine has this issue. Audi can sort the squealing brakes at the same time.
Yep, horrific squealing. Agony pulling up in a shiny car and then deafening everyone.You couldn't make it up
TX.
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Thanks for forwarding on the quotes, interesting! It has taken away some of my concerns now, still waiting on your feedback though on the 27th.
What is the difference between the “CP” and “CF” system?
I noticed today for the first time the ticking exhaust. It was worse the first time I got in the car today and seemed to come back if I left the car for a couple of hours. The noise goes away very quickly however for me right now - within maybe 10-20 seconds.
So what causes this?
I wonder if they would refuse to change mine due to the downpipe
Mines does it when ever I accelerate now
Jeeeeeeeeeeeesus !!!!
That is a bizarre & annoying sound.
WTF are Audi playing releasing cars in this condition ?????
It does sound similar to the cold start noise, doesn't sound like a rattle more like cylinders exhausting into a can. I've found this noise reduces if I run individual mode with engine/gearbox in dynamic but keep exhaust sound in comfort.Wow, that sounds terrible! Does sound like the noise it makes on cold starts.
@AudiNutta @D0C
Didn't manage to pressure wash my discs & brakes last weekend & started squealing like a pig now.
Couldn't be ar$ed last weekend as it was so cold - so much for the audi fix dampers lol
Honestly I can’t remember the last time mine were pressure washed, has to be 4/5 weeks ago and I’ve had no squealing yet. Only after 300 miles on the motorway and it was so slight, it’s gone then.
The squealing isn’t that bad on the Facelift depending on use, I won’t be changing my pads before they wear out because basically I don’t have an issue.. but when they are replaced, it will be for an aftermarket pad.
Wow, that sounds terrible! Does sound like the noise it makes on cold starts.
That’s great news
Considering you had lots of squealing early on ... maybe once the face lift discs & pads bed in, the issue lessens.