What have you had to fix!!!

[JUS3IN]

hey all, was thinking today how much my darn 8l s3 wouldve cost me if i werent handy with the spanners and without you guys, what have you replaced due to failure? what have you added too?

must be the most unreliable car ive owned! thank god for vcds!

add mileage and length of time owned.

149700 owned 22 months

chinese turbo fitted (previous owner) i removed and sent to bill for porting as overboosting
ball joint
rear brake caliper failed (nipple just started leaking and wouldnt stop!)
brake slave cylinder failed
crank sensor failed
coolant temperature sensor failed
thermostat failed
spun 2x big end bearings so minor bottom end re build possible due to blocked pickup so pickup and oil pump changed
fuel guage lieing, added fuel system cleaner to fix
2x maf
wiper mechanism seized
drivers door dropped (jacked back up)
turbo elbow pipe failed
sai failed (deleted now)
rocker gasket failed
coilpack failed
brake pedal fell off!!! bolted back on fine!
power steering pump failed

stuff to do
missing pixels on din
codes atm inc;
lambda sensor intermittent
brake switch intermittent

added all mods in my sig too!!

 

[Sham101]

map sensor

 

[westcoast a3]

I have had mine for 6 years got it on 84000 now 163000 a3 1.8t tqs

Wishbones twice

Hazard switch

Brake pedal switch

Fuel pump relay and fuel pump

Sai deleted after fixing twice

N75 valve failed

All hoses cracked used silicon

Rocker cover gasket

Front and rear suspension twice once standard and then b8s and apex springs

All drop links twice

Anti roll bar bushes front and back

Thermostat twice and temp sender twice

Headlights and will be doing again for bi xenons

Engine speed sensor

Maf

Ball joints twice

Pick up pipe

Drivers door lock

Turbo and manifold

Alternator

Aircon pump but going to delete

Timing belt and pulley tensioners

Down pipe

Power steering twice most recent for quick rack

Clutch flywheel and csc

Knock sensors

Oil filter housing

Dump valve various times with crap one now back to oem

Boot switches

Rear seat belt

Repaired both front drive shafts

Probably more :/

 

[JUS3IN]

yes i also have a failed aircon pump, have a new one ready to get fitted!

8l really arnt very reliable are they, lol!

 

[westcoast a3]

Mines had new engine and that too but the old engine never failed got as a spare

 

[JUS3IN]

lol, also had to clean my earths as was throwing loadsa wierd codes...

 

[SamHendry]

My s3 has been as reliable as a fart. 12 months of ownership. Purchased with 97k now 107k


Gearbox
Maf
N75 valve
Thermostat
Brake pedal switch
Coil packs
Water pump (impeller disintegrated)
Clutch pedal
Diverter valve
Lamda sensor
Coolant temp sensor
Dipstick tube
Drivers window clips
Rear light clusters (water ingress)
Xenon level sensors
Headlights ( manual adjusters seized)
Cam cover gasket

Added

Clutch
Dual mass flywheel
Slave cylinder
Timing belt
Aux belt
B5 tip
Stage 1 map
Decat pipe

And of course all the stuff I've forgot about.

 

[<tuffty/>]

Too much to list here lol

<tuffty/>

 

[Vex182]

Well I feel lucky now. 2002 S3 on 118k and was in 89k when I got it back in Feb 2011.

I've done:

Both wishbones
Alternator
Brake pads and disks all round
All drop links
All coilpacks
One headlight bulb

And that's its! Only oil changes and tyres and regular servicing added to that list.

 

[moisty]

Had my S3 about a year and its got 139k on the clock and i've done about 7k of that

So far

Required

Brake pipes front to back
Alternator
CV Boot x2
Springs and shocks
PCV pipes
wishbone bush
fuse box on battery
aerial seal
wiper blades

Choose to do

Silicone tip
Aircon regas
Haldex oil and filter
Pickup pipe
Stereo

Love my S3 so don't grudge any of it and other than brake pipes and alternator failing when i first got it . It's never let me down

 

[CazzaVR]

Mine's been pretty good so far in nearly 18 months of ownership. Car has now done 99K.

Things I've HAD to do:
Coolant sensor
Thermostat
Rear axle bushes (soon)

Precautionary stuff:
Front ball joints
Front ARB bushes
Front drop-links
Front wishbone bushes
Oil pickup pipe
Dipstick tube

Other than that, just servicing/tyres, the odd bulb.

 

[ayfreetee]

132k, owned two months.
Alternator
Battery
Front wheel bearing
Front inner cv gaiter
Headlight washer pump
Two new tyres
Rear springs
Silicone tip
Spark plugs
Mot tomorrow (fingers crossed).

 

[crispynz1]

Had car 2 years 145000 km's

Things I've replaced/fixed/added -

EGT sensor,
Coils x4
Plugs
Front Driveshaft coupling (doughnut)
Oil pump
Oil Pick-up pipe
Tip x2 (Samco, now Badger5)
Badger5 V2.2 Induction kit
N75
MAF
I/C hoses
Turbo hose
Thermostat
Coolant temp sensor
Cam Belt & associated parts
DV
CV boot - left front outer
Aerial seal
Rocker cover gasket
Chain tensioner seal
Hockey puck valve
Dog bone bushes
Engine oil filler cap
Haldex filter & oil
Upper strut mounts
Breather hose
FPR
Aux water pump
AIT sensor
Expansion tank
Clutch/Flywheel (next week)
Dipstick holder
Goodyear F1 Assy 2 tyres x 4
FIS-Control
New set of after-market mats
4 x genuine mudflaps (awaiting delivery)
LED interior lighting
Cup holder
Piano Gloss Black Hazard light surround


Things to do -

3" DP
Adjustable tie bars
suspension/bushes

 

[Strato]

Had car for 14 years
Has 105000 km
Replaced

Not going to mention upgrades just fixes
front antiroll bar
air con pump
engine mounting the lower one and the one near the gearbox
top mounts
coil overs bilstein pss9
alternator
dv 3 times genuine
brake disks brembos
brake pads 4 times always ferrodo
deleted all vacuum pipes due to leaks
had one intercooler blown, converted to front mount when I went BT
Cam belt twice
exhaust
3 times replaced battery
maf one time
cooling fan the big one twice, first time used a chinese crap part.
replaced only 1 coil in 14 years
window washer pump
dash lcd screen needs to be replaced
interior roof redone
drivers seat limit switch replaced
clutch once
tires 4 times
deleted the front light motors
and all the oil services every 10000 km

 

[ayfreetee]

132k, owned two months.
Alternator
Battery
Front wheel bearing
Front inner cv gaiter
Headlight washer pump
Two new tyres
Rear springs
Silicone tip
Spark plugs
Mot tomorrow (fingers crossed).

Well fingers crossed worked as it passed with no advisories

 

[Broken Byzan]

Too much to list here lol

<tuffty/>

What he said

 

[Scullies]

I haven't repaired or fixed one single thing on my S3, I only "upgrade". That's my story and I'm sticking to it

 

[Dohcwp]

in 3+ years of ownership mileage is almost 350 000 k/m

brake discs & pads all around
Crank Sensor
Coolant Sensor
Coolant switch
maf sensor
Air Filter
Fuel Filter
spark plugs
window clips - both sides
plug leads
alternator regulator
Oil Filter
4 tires
Cv joints
Thermostat
Radiator
brake master cylinder reconditioned
Replaced valve body on original gearbox, lasted a year.
Gearbox Replaced (o1m's are bound to fail)
Hazard/indicator switch
2 batteries
rear bumper - truck reversed into me

Due for replacement or repair soon
Front wheel bearings
front + rear shocks
cambelt
waterpump
central locking

Mods
facelift Headlights
led interior + licence plate lights
s line pedals
Fis cluster
Roof Spoiler s3 style
a6 c5 facelift headlight switch
Momo automatic shift knob
Front bumper with fogs (custom) still needs fitting

 

[Shaunie Eire]

20 Months
Bought with 112k now 135k
A3 1.8T
ARB Bushes
Sent to Audi to fix roof rail corrosion
Polish stupid yellowed lights
Replace Jet suction thing under inlet
Remove N249 and associated piping due to leak
Replace remaining pipes
4 new Uniroyal RS3's
Rocker cover gasket
Temp Sender housing
Window Regulator
2 batteries, I kept turning the interior light on and walking away for the night
A few services thrown in there too, I have saved a fortune doing it myself.
EDIT: A new OEM bumper, wing and arch liner because I was reversed into by the local take away driver!


To Do
Starter motor sticks for a split second on start up ( Happened on my mk4 GTI, S3 and now this)
CV Joint
Remove noisy SAI
Remap
Rear brakes soon might upgrade to 256's
Mods

312mm's from a vRS.

 

[superkarl]

The entire ******* engine and prob about 50 % of the rest of the car

 

[JUS3IN]

we shoulda all just bought subarus, they never go wrong!

 

[Strato]

Just be glad they arent R8s !

 

[JUS3IN]

haha, couldnt deal with the image of ma ol v3 sti 'chavvy'!-)