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The 1.6 mpi or fsi? Make sure you don’t get the models mixed up. There are two types of gearboxes which you be lookout for

Hi guys i have a 2010 audi a3 the facelift model. I have the audi concert and i have been considering to upgrade to a navigation plus. Is it plug and play? Also do i need to code it.

thanks

I’ve had this on my 1.6 mpi engine. A 2010 the 8p model. The car vibrates too much. They said that the brake vacuum lines are damaged which might cause the juddering. Also I’ve heard people saying when they add fuel the car gets better.

Hi people. Recently i have been thinking to upgrade my a3 from an 8p to an 8v. I was wonder if the new generation 1.4tfsi engines are twin charged or just single charged? The one i am looking to buy has 120 hp stock. 

They all have different rear bumbers. The 3 door, 5 door and the convertible bumber will NOT match up. The reason for this is they all have dofferent tail lights and each bumber is designed to fit around those rear bumpers.

On 10/4/2017 at 8:56 PM, Steve Q said:

These mods sounds great! :) 

With regard to the led bulbs you may find d your a3 might not accept them without the ecu being tweeked. Also with the new Android head unit, your steering wheel controls may not work if you have them. 

Cheers

Steve 

Some come with decoders which has a step down motor which lets you accept led lights

1 hour ago, Magnet said:

The original poster doesn’t seem to have been on the forum since March, but it’s interesting to note that these 1.6 engines are notorious for burning oil. 

Incase it helps anyone, our over 150k miles 2006 -owned from new- doesn’t use any oil between annual oil changes. 

Kind regards,

Gareth. 

p.s. Again incase it helps anyone else, white exhaust smoke (petrol engines) from fully up to temperature engines, translates to water vapour being burnt - not oil- in my book.  Burning engine oil will result in blue smoke. 

Since owning my car, a 2010 Audi A3 1.6, i’ve had to refill the oil twice. First time i thought the owner didn’t bother filling it to the level, then the second time i took it to my mechanic I’ve used for 10+ years. He said that these engine tend to burn a lot of oil. (Could be some of them which are affected) so he told me if there was a blue smoke or a white smoke and i said there is a white smoke. He said white smoke could be the from the coolant or/and the engine oil.

regards

p.s. I’ve owned the car for 5 months 

Unfortunately these engines are notorious for burning oil. At the motorway do you realise that there is a lot of whote smoke when you floor it. If yes, that os oil being burnt. By the way sorry I don’t know the answer about the pcv valve. 

On 5/19/2019 at 9:08 PM, Berger1996 said:

Hi, just wondering if anyone can help me, I have just bought an Audi A3 2009 2.0 TFSI Quattro DSG and want to fit cruise control; exactly what parts are needed to fit the cruise control? My car has the flappy paddles too if that makes a difference. Is this a DIY job, Is there a good thread/build file for this? Also do you need to do anything with VCDS or Vagcom to make this work?

 

Any advice is much appreciated.

There is a company called SAT NAV SYSTEMS. They use original Audi parts. They will even give warranty and fit it. Also it would not affect the warranty on the car. The price of the fitting is £395. 

There link is https://www.satnavsystems.com/product/audi-cruise-control-395/

I have an Audi A3 1.6 and even the 1.2 litre TFSI engine is quicker and faster than the 1.6 MPI engine. The 1.6 MPI engine is quite reliable but has a major problem with the engine. After about 60-70k miles the car starts to burn oil. So you would need to top up regularly and do an oil service more regularly. The 2.0 litre very powerful. Haven’t drove one but had a race with one at the traffic lights. And it just flew past. If you are considering a 1.6 get the 1.2 or 1.4 TFSI. These are faster and quicker that the 1.6 MPI engines. If you feel tjat you need more power than the 1.4 TFSI, go for the 1.8T as they are also quite powerful aswell.