arron1995

I have an s3 8p with an issue where when i come to a stop and have either the window down or heating/air con on i get a bad smell of burning oil yet the car doesnt smoke... putting my nose near the exhaust tips (of course with the car off) i can smell it, its 100% from the exhaust, oil consumption is 1l between 1000-2000 miles. i do have a decat but it hasnt always smelt like this.

sorry for the late reply steve, its done it since i bought it, so prior to the map.

i was thinking this but it was mapped recently by r-tech and they said my clutch was spot on. someone mentioned something about a clutch switch to me.

Literally il let off the throttle or when I blip when I’m driving the rpm needle will flicker, it doesn’t do this if I am stationary and rev, only when driving. It also happens when I am driving downhill without touching the clutch or accelerator. My rocker cover gasket is leaking but dno if that will have any affect on this scenario.

sorry mate i thought i had replied, this is a different car, only the rpm needle flickers.

absolutely no fault codes mate, i did have a vacuum leak caused by the downpipe which was fixed, maf is fine, lambda sensors havent been looked at though i dont think.

as the title says, when im driving a long and it doesnt matter what gear/speed im doing, when i let off the throttle the rpm needle jumps around and its quite annoying, has anyone had this issue and what was the cause, thanks. car is a manual and its been smoke tested and nothing found leak wise.

I am off to view an 8p audi s3, the owner states that he purchased the car with a stage 1 map on it, he then fit a decat but didnt have it mapped in, he says every 200 miles ish that the eml will come back after being deleted with the following fault code (p0171 system too lean- bank 1). he said he has replaced the likes of the pcv, diverter valve, brake booster etc and even had it smoke tested and couldnt find anything, what im wanting to know is, could this potentially be the decat due to it not been mapped to the car.

Had it to a 3rd mechanic who couldn’t find any issues… today I removed the battery as I’ve noticed a lot of engine movement and I’ve found that the gearbox mount has a lot of play in it, that requires minimal force to move side to side, going to change it and hopefully that’s my issue solved

Took it to the local mechanic and they said everything was perfect… it just doesn’t make sense, it either has to be the shocks or shocks and top mounts.

Found a local mechanic Steve, literally up the road, gonna give them a call tomorrow see when they can book me in , luckily they close at 6pm, which makes it 10x easier for me

I’m dreading the racks got an issue, the car to me is not worth spending that much money on.

Whilst where talking about my issues, now I’ve noticed when I turn my steering wheel side to side while stationary it’s now creaking quite a bit whereas the other day it was only lightly doing it.

Il buy some shocks mate, the springs look ok, what else should I replace? I may aswell get new top mounts for what they cost.

That’s why I bought them mate, I’m gonna see what local mechanics I can find to book me in to have a look, because I can’t cope with how rough it feels now, it’s fine on decent roads but as soon as I get to a rough one it’s horrific.

Gonna have to take it to another mechanic, and from eurocarparts mate, I purchased trw ones

Went to my mechanic, he couldn’t find any issues under the car but there is deffo an issue somewhere, the car feels harsh going over rough road and the knocking noise seems to be getting louder.

i totally agree steve, people think because a car has lower mileage that it will suddenly live longer, chances of engine etc being in better shape are much higher but as you say, rubber perishes regardless. i will keep you informed. thanks for the help.

fingers crossed on friday the problem is all sorted mate, expensive week its going to be as i also need 2 new back tyres.

its 110% coming from under the car mate, you can hear it in the footwell and then when i put my head near the front wheel it was underneath. fingers crossed its just the tie rods like we say.

I’ve got her booked in for Friday Steve, today I noticed when I turn the steering wheel when stationary with the engine running I hear a creak Near the footwell, so I got my girlfriend to turn the wheel side to side slowly whilst I listened near the front wheel and it’s 100% coming from the front driver side and deffo near the steering rack, again can only stipulate its the tie rods until then. I’d assume if it was the steering rack it would be a lot more obvious or am I wrong? Other than when turning stationary I don’t hear any creaks etc when turning.

The thing is ive checked my tyres every day for at least the past 4 days and they don’t look to be wearing unevenly, this is what’s odd.

just an update guys, decided to jack the car up and if i grab either front wheel at 3 and 9 o clock i can turn it quite a lot, i tried it with the steering lock on and it was making a noise, which i can only assume is the steering lock itself. ive looked at the springs and they look fine, but i did notice today on my 80 mile trip home when going over rough roads i get the metal knock noise but the car also feels very harsh going over rough terrain, almost like the shocks on its way out, again i can only assume. fingers crossed it will be sorted by the end of next week.

Hi Steve is the spring section you’re on about that’s corroded the bottom part just under the spring? Does look a bit bashed up doesn’t it, only just realised you mentioned it. So realistically I’m looking at a few bits that want changing. also which bit did you mean needs replacing on the track rod/tie rod whichever one it is? The nylon bit inside? Or the end itself.

a little? its clanging when i move it, the other side doesnt do it at all, surely not normal?