Good morning everyone.
New to the forum (and to turbo powered cars!), having bought a 2001 A3 T Sport a week last Friday. Unfortunately there seems to be a problem. As this is my first car fitted with a turbo, I hope you'll forgive my ignorance of not knowing something which is blindingly obvious
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When accelerating to the point the turbo comes in (around 2500rpm), the car begins to surge intermittently. When driven with gradual acceleration, i.e. no turbo requirement, the car drives fine. Incidentally there are no warning lights on the dashboard so no fault code to assess. Ive checked for loose/damaged hoses and components but everything seems fine.
Ive bought the A3 1996 - 2003 Haynes manual
so I just need pointing in the right direction!
Any advice about this problem, its causes & solution will be greatly appreciated - I won't be able to really enjoy
my 'new' A3 until I get it fixed.
Many thanks in advance -
Antony
PS Its not important (right now!) ,but occasionally there is a sound coming from behind the dashboard (by the lhs of the steering wheel) that sounds like a computer drive scanning a CD \ a stepper motor actuating - this happens both when the engine is or isn't running and nothing is moving or being moved. I would be interested if anyone knows what this might be.
New to the forum (and to turbo powered cars!), having bought a 2001 A3 T Sport a week last Friday. Unfortunately there seems to be a problem. As this is my first car fitted with a turbo, I hope you'll forgive my ignorance of not knowing something which is blindingly obvious
.When accelerating to the point the turbo comes in (around 2500rpm), the car begins to surge intermittently. When driven with gradual acceleration, i.e. no turbo requirement, the car drives fine. Incidentally there are no warning lights on the dashboard so no fault code to assess. Ive checked for loose/damaged hoses and components but everything seems fine.
Ive bought the A3 1996 - 2003 Haynes manual
so I just need pointing in the right direction!Any advice about this problem, its causes & solution will be greatly appreciated - I won't be able to really enjoy
my 'new' A3 until I get it fixed.Many thanks in advance -
Antony
PS Its not important (right now!) ,but occasionally there is a sound coming from behind the dashboard (by the lhs of the steering wheel) that sounds like a computer drive scanning a CD \ a stepper motor actuating - this happens both when the engine is or isn't running and nothing is moving or being moved. I would be interested if anyone knows what this might be.
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