Steve Q

It could be a sensor, but I'm not sure what for. It's not uncommon for fluids to leak through where the sensors are as the seals fail over time. 

How much oil is coming out? Is it dripping or gushing out? 

Sorry, I'm not as technically mind as some of our other members :/

cheers

steve 

9 hours ago, Mark57hv said:

Cheers Steve.

I am going to book it in to the local dealer and see what they say.  Hopefully there is a problem as it's chalk and cheese compar ed to the current car.

Deffo worth a shot! How does it compare to the car you test drive before ordering it? 

Here's a new one we've not had. Both cars were seen in the same film. 

The first clue is that it's a 2017 film :) 

9 hours ago, niedzial1983 said:

That's been done :p it's fast and furious! ;) 

9 hours ago, niedzial1983 said:

Disco !!!🤣🤣🤣

I know! Totally 80s lol 

9 hours ago, niedzial1983 said:

Btw do you guys have a car spec behind windscreen for shows ? 

And yes I do! Youve reminded me, I need to upload it on here as a template! 

Mine includes: spec, date of registration, engine/gearbox info, mileage, options fitted, counties visited and achievements. In my cars case being featured on car mechanics magazine :) 

2 hours ago, niedzial1983 said:

I havent had neither confirmation email or tickers yet ... will call them tomorrow 

1 hour ago, Paul A6 said:

i would m8 you ordered yours before me

Iv not had my tickets yet but I have had all our show passes come today! 

Plus a letter inviting us to the Audi Driver international evening dinner, award ceremony and disco. But it is £42 per person 

Too easy lol! Transformers! ;) 

On 03/09/2017 at 0:10 PM, Paul A6 said:

shame that bumpers no good for my car :( 

Lol, might e useful for Brad! ;) 

Welcome to the forum Drew :) 

youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

Mans there's no such thing as a stupid question! ;) 

cheers

steve

Welcome to the forum Mark :) 

sorry to hear your not happy with your a3. Unfortunately I'm unable to help as iv not driven an a3 with the 1.5 engine. Have you had a diagnostic check run on it at all? 

However the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch and I'm sure one of them can help you more :) 

cheers

steve 

13 hours ago, Tofferton78 said:

I had my emissions recall done in April 2017 the car was perfect before I took it. They did whatever they did to it then gave my car back. I drove it about 2 miles when the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree the engine light on constant even still today also the coil light kept blinking. Now we're in September 2017 and car has been in limp mode for 4 weeks now. So far I've had a new maf sensor and a new battery still in limp mode though. Audi have broken my car I still have over 3 years to pay it off and it's out of warranty although the emissions work is still under warranty as they give you 1 years warranty on it. Should audi remove the emissions remap for free as I don't want it and would like it returned to how it was.

Sorry to hear this, but you should definitely take it back to Audi and atleast complain. 

Id bet money that they tell you it needs a new dpf or egr/egr cooler. 

Also have you had a diagnostic check done on the car? 

Oh and I would strongly advise you don't drive the car in limo mode regularly as you can do more damage to it. 

Cheers

steve

17 hours ago, Paul A6 said:

kind of, i think so far 5 in the saga

I'm trying to think of a 5 film saga but my minds blank lol. 

Wgat type of sci if? 

Hey Dragos, welcome to the forum :) 

youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

I see you live in Italy, have you got any pics of your a4 in your lovely county? :) 

cheers

steve 

Your welcome :) 

ah ok, well iv learnt something new today! 

The only other thing I can think of is whether a chartered flight was made for important staff to take them to the motor shows. You know like Geneva for example?  

Sorry I can't help more though :/ 

what I also don't get is how the seller knows nothing about it. Seems abit odd to me. When I buy from eBay (which is a lot) I find it odd if the person doesn't know what they are selling. Let's face it this isn't an item you find at a carboot or in your grandmothers garage if you see what I mean. 

Cheers

steve 

8 hours ago, Bigdave said:

Hi, new member saying hello and thought I'd add a pic of my car 

Looks lovely  Dave :) the black edition spec is great :) 

A one owner car is always good but certainly check to see if the cambelt has been done :) 

As I say a remap should push the 140 to 170. In terms of preference they are both good cars and will drive very similar. It's not always about the engine though. Both cars may have different specs. It's always good to go for a S Line or black edition if you can. On looking at your first post the car your looking at is the black edition which is great! :) 

I have to say that's a big tax difference. 

Cheers

steve 

1 hour ago, Rob82DZL said:

Electric motors don't have a torque curve they produce maximum torque from the second you go! If you want a giggle search YouTube for electric drag cars there insane!!!! 

Ah iv gotcha! 

Abd il just do that Rob :) 

1 hour ago, Alex87 said:

Thanks Steve.

Your welcome :) 

I agree with you Rob, how can you use the same measurement for two different things. 

With regard to power if electric cars, they can accelerate quicker can't they? Something to do with less moving parts or friction I think. 

Here's one a lot of us can relate to!! 

Hmm is it a sci for film? 

On 27/08/2017 at 1:26 PM, Dan3222 said:

Being very proud to be British this kinda gets my back up. Especially as the world together talks BHP, especially on the aftermarket and performance tuning circles!! Even the Americans take BHP. And car dealers still sell in BHP!

I believe the first measurements engine wise was just horse power HP equivalence but this evolved to BHP Brake-horsepower or scientifically as 'mechanical horsepower' (pinch yourself if you are falling to sleep 😴)

PS stands for the German word 'pferdestärke' or 'horse strength' but is a metric scale. BHP is approx 98.6% of this so 1PS = 0.986BHP. (We obviously breed better stronger horses in the 🇬🇧 lol).

 The car market widely interchanges these figure. In the world of VAG the 2.0 TDI engine was most commonly designated 140PS and 170PS but referred to as 140 and 170BHP (Are you still awake?!?) The easy way to convert this is to drop 1 BHP for every 70PS, so a 140PS car is basically 138BHP! This is an approximation that is easily used.

Now, Kw or Kilowatt, introduced in the early 90's was an EU thing. It didn't catch on for about 10 years but even today while quoted in all brochures etc BHP is still the figures preferred. Now that we are seeing more hybrid technology etc it's becoming more popular.

Again using the 140PS or 138BHP engine, times the PS value by 0.7457 which gives approx 104.5 Kw.

Though to simplify things (stop yawning!!) 

Times the Kw value by 1.32 to give BHP and 1.34 to give PS. And just drop 1BHP for every 70PS.

E.g. 104.5Kw engine is (104.5 * 1.34)= 140PS (-2)= 138BHP.

My car is a 180ps which basically is 177BHP Or a 134.3Kw engine.

Clear as mud. I need a drink!!

Thanks for clearing that up Dan! :) 

16 hours ago, Phil C said:

Well, managed to arrange my travel plans to be back in the UK on Friday so I could make Castle Combe, however this morning the gearbox let go in huge clouds of very expensive smoke..., another one bites the dust..

Sorry to here this Paul! 

Lets hope it's not too bad and not a 4K job! 

Welcome to the forum :) 

youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

any a3 can be remapped and they all benefit from this and taking a 140bhp car to 170bhp should easily be doable. 

In terms of the cambelt of its on 80k and a 2912 model then i would say it certainly needs a new cambelt and waterpump by now. 

Cheers

steve

12 hours ago, Paul A6 said:

it`s a film

Is it a marvel film?