Steve Q

Welcome to the forum James :) sorry to hear your having issues, but you'll find members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) your right compressors sent cheap! For my old a6 the repair would be around £1000! The only other thing that could be wrong is that the heater panel is stuck on warm despite you turning the knob to cold if that makes sense. Cheers steve

Listening to the other ones is a good idea! The system should be the same or very similar :) cheers steve

Welcome to the forum Craig :) sory to hear your having issues. But you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) i personally am not aware of driveshaft issues on the a3 but on the same token it abounds like the car is engaging gears. Have you tried it in manual mode? Cheers steve

Well it should be good as it's low mileage and bought from a main dealer! 🤔 Im not sure about the backlash to be honest as iv not had much experience with the Quattro system. Sorry. With regard to the car resisting reverse this could either be the gear synchromesh not connecting properly or the gear linkages. My mum had a similar issue with her merc at 7k miles and they had to replace the synchromesh due to a design fault. In our case we kept pestering Mercedes to look at it and in the end they found the fault. If I were you I'd do the same with Audi. Hope iv helped :) cheers steve

Your welcome :)

And here's some other Audi related ones! :)

Hi Steve, i don't have any experience of Celtic tuning but what I can say about tuning companies that remap cars is that they will first drive your car to see how it performs and feels and will tailor the map to your car accordingly. They may also put it on a rolling road. Therefore keeping it within tolerances. They do this as an sq5 that's done 1000 miles will perform slightly differently to one that's covered 70,000. Hence why they tweak the map accordingly. hope iv helped :) cheers steve

Welcome to the forum Nick :) youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) i have to say it does look good on paper. Good miles, good spec and full Audi history. This is good as you can ring Audi to check to see what it has had done :) oh and having the fuel mass flywheel isn't cheap I can assure you! As with anything you'll only know what it's like when you drive it. If you do go and view and drive it, ask the seller if he would be happy for you to have an AA or RAC inspection to be carried out. If he is reluctant or refuses then you have to wonder what he has to hide! I would suspect the cambelt has been changed by now due to age rather than mileage but it's worth checking to see if Audi have this on their system. Also when driving check to make sure the gears change smoothly. But obviously he has already changed one of the expensive parts-the fuel mass flywheel. But make sure you see proof of this. Also make sure all electronic items work as they should as some of them can be costly to replace or repair. For what it's worth it does look in good condition but obviously don't always take it on face value. Hope iv helped and hope iv not told you how to suck eggs! Cheers steve :)

Hey joe, good choice of horn! My old Ford escort has the Ford optional extra duel tone horns fitted! ;) if your a3 is like the previous model a3 and the model after yours, then you should find the horns (low tone and high tone) either behind the driver or passenger side fog light cover :) couple of pics for reference on other a3 models. Couldn't find any pics for your model though. Sorry. cheers steve

Welcome to the forum Brian :) youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) iv also moved this topic to the Audi a1 section to make it clearer for other members :) whats the mileage of your s1 and when was the Quattro system last serviced? Also the Quattro system can be sensitive and prone to wear if the tyres are of uneven tread and pressures. What condition are your tyres? Cheers steve

Your most welcome :)

Welcome to the forum Ann :) youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) glad your pleased with your new q5 :) and glad you've got it cheaper on insurance :) cheers steve

Welcome to the forum Clive :) youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) glad your pleased with your a4 :) cheers steve

No worries :) if it's been done at s private garage the service won't be on he Audi system. Dont worry, there's no such thing as a stupid question :)

Your most welcome :) Is it a 1 owner car from new? If so, chances are it's been serviced at the main dealer who supplied the car in the first place. They would be my first port of call :)

Hey Joe, is the service history from Audi? If so Audi will have a record of it so you can ring them and check :) and your correct the waterpump needs to be changed at the same time as the belt :) oh and I believe the belt should be changed around 80k. Cheers steve

Nice try Dan but unfortunately wrong lol

Here's one :)

Any guesses?

Welcome to the forum Jeffers :) youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) i believe the engine holds 4.6 litres of oil. And normally a long life oil is used. Please see the attached link. I appreciate its for the 1.8tfsi Audi A4 but it may be useful to you :) http://www.audi.co.id/etc/medialib/ngw/sea/id/product/technical_data/pdf.Par.0001.File.pdf/audi_a4_1_8_tfsi.pdf cheers steve

Welcome to the forum Joe :) youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) glad your pleased with your a3 :) it looks lovely :) it's certainly a change from mx5s and certainly an improvement on the Kia! by all means get involved :) we try and get the club as active as possible :) we have various events coming up and your more than welcome to display your a3 on the club stands at the events :) cheers steve

Wow! That's a big forum! To be fair fishing is popular. Thats fine, just thought I'd offer :)

Your welcome :) I think your right. As the car loosens up a little, then the mpg should improve :) thank you :) we try and managed a friendly and easy to use forum but again it wouldn't be the same without the members input :) what forum are you an admin of? I see your in the midlands. I'm assuming the East Midlands? I ask as we are attending vag Tuner Live at donington park on Sunday 16th July and your more than welcome to join us and have your a6 on the club stand :) Cheers steve

Welcome to the forum Nick :) youll find members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) the a6 is a lovely car :) id say the best mpg you'd get is around 50mpg personally. Cheers steve

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