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ah ok cheers,also found the driverside roll bar link is bent,passenger side is straight

this is on the passenger side front of my car,its a link rod which is connected to a sensor presumably for the esp.Looks a fair bit bent if you ask me

thanks,does anyone know of a weblink or anything to show the procedure?or would a haynes manual do the job?

how long does it normally take to do a cambelt change on one of these?i have most tools sat around i think.

does anyone have any thoughts on this kit?are dayco a good make? DAYCO TIMING BELT KIT AUDI S3 1.8 TURBO 20V CAM 00-03 on eBay (end time 28-Feb-11 19:49:50 GMT)

Anyone got any info on if i need to change anything else apart from the timing belt/tensioner/hydraulic damper?maybe the water pump?and is there any 'how to' threads on here?thanks

defo check the connector mate,could save you a lot of brass.Easy enough to do aswell what part of the world are you in?if you are near yorkshire i could take a look for you if you want i will stick those pics up tomorrow when i get to a decent pc

ah yeah forgot about that,how do people put up pics on this website?do they have to be put on a photobucket type thing 1st?

just a little note to add,a few days after i sorted this the light came back on.Plugged vagcom into it and it came up with a 'steering sensor mechanical malfunction',read something on here where someone had straightened up their steering wheel and the light had gone off.Mine wasnt straight so...

ah right so thats the same bit of trim you take off to get to the thermostat then?i had that off yesterday aswell

does anyone know whereabouts the connector is situated for this?i have found the sensor on the turbo but i can only see where about 6 inches of the cable go to,seems to head towards the engine??does the turbo inlet hose have to come off to get this barsteward changed?

forgot to ad that the 4wd/esp etc is all working fine now,quite an awkward job but worth it. As soon as i had finished it started snowing so I was actually able to go somewhere without getting stuck,thanks for the help

I daren't think about that mate,must say they were very helpful though spending time to go through the system to find the parts,wasn't a 5 minute job thats for sure. Didnt get chance to have a go at it today,got dragged off shopping to spend my one remaining kidney(the other one i sold to buy...

thanks Cookstein,i really dont see why he had to respond the way he did.Doesnt matter how long someone has been on a forum for them to be pretty miffed at someones pathetic and completly useless advice. Anyway,today ive managed to source a new connector(both pieces) and the proper wiring that...

when i have spent a fair few grand on a car and then the 4wd stops working within a short space of time its seems quite major to me ,i am used to the older audis where non of this happens.If it turns out the haldex controller is ******** then im looking at £475 at least for the uprated one plus...