FL RS3 Waterpump issue?

[Bobwas4]

~Hello everyone on Audi-sport, hope all is well?

I was out on a run at the weekend when all of a sudden I was told to switch my engine as there was no water.
I checked the expansion tank and it was quite a bit lower than min.

I topped up with water as that's all I had on me. and got the car home.
I since jacked the car up and took the under try off for closer inspection and found water marking on the try and sump.

I have assumed its the water pump looking at other people photos.

has anyone else on here had this issue with their rs3 8v fl?

the car has only done 7500miles.

 

[T-800]

~Hello everyone on Audi-sport, hope all is well?

I was out on a run at the weekend when all of a sudden I was told to switch my engine as there was no water.
I checked the expansion tank and it was quite a bit lower than min.

I topped up with water as that's all I had on me. and got the car home.
I since jacked the car up and took the under try off for closer inspection and found water marking on the try and sump.

I have assumed its the water pump looking at other people photos.

has anyone else on here had this issue with their rs3 8v fl?

the car has only done 7500miles.

There’s a bulletin on Erwin online about a water pump leak on the RS3.

You need to get it into a dealer ASAP.

 

[Bobwas4]

yeh its booked in on Monday. so won't have a car for a while, the joys.

 

[AudiNutta]

yeh its booked in on Monday. so won't have a car for a while, the joys.

No courtesy car?

 

[Bobwas4]

No courtesy car?

no I had to wait a month to book it in for a courtesy car. I said that's ridiculous!!! I literally have no car.

 

[AudiNutta]

no I had to wait a month to book it in for a courtesy car. I said that's ridiculous!!! I literally have no car.

Simple solution, call the AA out with your free roadside assistance. Tell them your concerns and you’re too worried to drive it, they won’t want to risk you driving it... have the car recovered and they will get you a hire car totally free of charge from Europcar for the duration of the repair.

Important not to abuse the system but it’s an amazing one. They pay for taxi’s if they can’t get a car to you in time, deliver one to your door. I picked mine up once because I didn’t want to wait for delivery the next day (out of hours) and the next time they paid for a taxi for me to pick it up.

 

[Terminator x]

No courtesy car?

They gave me an old small engined diesel when my RS was in for the top mounts

TX.

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[AudiNutta]

They gave me an old small engined diesel when my RS was in for the top mounts

TX.

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But better than legs, right?

I’ve had a gold Astra Diesel, 1.0 EcoBoost Focus and an S3 twice. All down to insurance, we’re happy to give me the S3 one time then another it’s a different story, make it up as they go along.

Audi have their own cars on a fleet just for this, Europcar are responsible for distributing them across the UK.. so S3’s, S5’s etc are available (might have changed with the clamp down on emissions lately, Audi have permanently stopped their driving experience days here on out I suspect because of it). First S3 I had turned up and had been sideswiped, Europcar driver did it on the car park post!! Within 2 hours, in another brand new one fresh from its drive from Milton Keynes to Bristol as a new fleet car.

 

[T-800]

But better than legs, right?

I’ve had a gold Astra Diesel, 1.0 EcoBoost Focus and an S3 twice. All down to insurance, we’re happy to give me the S3 one time then another it’s a different story, make it up as they go along.

Audi have their own cars on a fleet just for this, Europcar are responsible for distributing them across the UK.. so S3’s, S5’s etc are available (might have changed with the clamp down on emissions lately, Audi have permanently stopped their driving experience days here on out I suspect because of it). First S3 I had turned up and had been sideswiped, Europcar driver did it on the car park post!! Within 2 hours, in another brand new one fresh from its drive from Milton Keynes to Bristol as a new fleet car.

I bet they shudder when your number flashes up on their system

 

[AudiNutta]

I bet they shudder when your number flashes up on their system

Mine hasn’t been on there for a while I’ll have you know 2 years in September since I’ve had any kind of car

The RS, touch wood has been a good car.

Every dealer in South Wales shudders when they see my number or hear my name though, that will never change. I’m well known in the local centres service department, for mostly all the wrong reasons.

 

[T-800]

Mine hasn’t been on there for a while I’ll have you know 2 years in September since I’ve had any kind of car

The RS, touch wood has been a good car.

Every dealer in South Wales shudders when they see my number or hear my name though, that will never change. I’m well known in the local centres service department, for mostly all the wrong reasons.

All these winking emojis are quite unsettling.

 

[AudiNutta]

All these winking emojis are quite unsettling.

Learn something new every day, no more winking then

 

[T-800]

Reports on another forum of them leaking too, no set mileage pattern either.

Replacement looks straight forward enough though

Engine mounts off (pendulum as well) then drop the gearbox side to rotate the engine allowing access to remove the water pump.

And before anyone says yes it’s the PFL engine but same layout applies.

 

[Marshy]

Reports on another forum of them leaking too, no set mileage pattern either.

Replacement looks straight forward enough though

Engine mounts off (pendulum as well) then drop the gearbox side to rotate the engine allowing access to remove the water pump.

And before anyone says yes it’s the PFL engine but same layout applies.

Sean does that video also apply to facelift cars?
For whatever reason I assumed the newer facelift car would be very similar to the 4 cylinder golf R engine, the reason being was solely on the 2 injectors per cylinder like the engine in the R.
As we all know water pumps on those are notorious for leaking and a huge job to replace.

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[T-800]

Sean does that video also apply to facelift cars?
For whatever reason I assumed the newer facelift car would be very similar to the 4 cylinder golf R engine, the reason being was solely on the 2 injectors per cylinder like the engine in the R.
As we all know water pumps on those are notorious for leaking and a huge job to replace.

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Same layout on the water pump side Kev.

Don’t forget the block design hasn’t changed much.

The cam cover and PCV system yes that’s a big difference because it’s now outside the cam cover.

 

[T-800]

Here’s the two side on

 

[Marshy]

Same layout on the water pump side Kev.

Don’t forget the block design hasn’t changed much.

The cam cover and PCV system yes that’s a big difference because it’s now outside the cam cover.

Never actually looked at one just in my head I assumed it was different.
Good to know though

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[T-800]

Never actually looked at one just in my head I assumed it was different.
Good to know though

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It seems a very do-able job for the home mechanic Kev.

Getting the clearance is the biggest challenge.

But in that clip it can be done.

If the cooling system is as stubborn as some other vag cars to fill up then a Venturi pressure / vacuum filler would be needed.

 

[Marshy]

It seems a very do-able job for the home mechanic Kev.

Getting the clearance is the biggest challenge.

But in that clip it can be done.

If the cooling system is as stubborn as some other vag cars to fill up then a Venturi pressure / vacuum filler would be needed.

Good to know Sean, let's just hope we never need to do it.

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[T-800]

Good to know Sean, let's just hope we never need to do it.

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Seems to be mainly FL cars at the moment Kev.

 

[Marshy]

Seems to be mainly FL cars at the moment Kev.

Yeah hopefully just a few isolated failures.

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