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A3 8L 1.8T Quattro Sport. Front shocks were dead so I bought new ones for front and rear. 20mm lowering. Fitted them but the car is sitting FAR too low. Also fitted new front springs that were standard size so I’m discarding them as the culprit for now. When I put the new shocks on the front I...

Can I take both of my drop links off and still drive ok? My only worry is that the ARB itself will rotate and hit the wishbone or driveshaft. Is it held in place by anything else? I know there are knuckles to stop it moving left to right but I mean rotating round like the drop link does under...

I’ve just replaced my shocks with new 2cm lower ones. The car is sitting too low though. Should the top cap be sitting nicely inside the rubber top mount so that there is no visible gap? I didn’t think to check when I did the job. My theory is that I can just remove the top cap, loosen the one...

Ordered new shocks for my A3 8L 1.8t quattro sport. They arrived, went to put them on which took forever because I spent hours messing about with the pinch bolt and in the end I took a grinder to it. Put new shock into position and found it didn't have a hole for the drop link to fit into...

Engine dropped while driving on Friday. Bolts didn't get threaded, the hole did. I need to know the name or part number for the pet the bolts go into asap so I can get a new one. Need the car running for work and picking up my kids. It's the part that I have put red x's on in the picture...

AUDI A3 1.8T QUATTRO SPORT Thermostat or cat? 3 attached images showing codes. The only lights in the car are the abs and traction control. They are in because the mechanic changing clutch ripped off an abs sensor by accident catching it on his boiler suit. The CEL has been on for a few months...

Pretty basic question but not sure about basic answer. Reversing lights not working. I've changed the bulbs but no joy. I think they stopped working at the same time as a brake light blew but I can't be certain obviously. I work nights and the brake light fault came up the day that I noticed my...

Finally got my new flywheel and clutch fitted, car is running great. Changed from dmf to smf. Anyway, the temp gauge doesn't move for about half an hour of driving, my guess is temp sensor. If it was thermostat it wouldn't move at all? Heaters work perfectly fine. Car seems to be using a lot of...

I need a flywheel and clutch. I ordered one and it doesn't fit. PLEASE help me find the right one. I've put pictures up of the one I got and it doesn't fit. I NEED my car asap for work and getting my kids. The mechanic fitting it says he thinks this one is for a cable, not hydraulic. Please...

I'm looking for the cheapest flywheel/clutch/csc kit out there. I've been going in circles trying to find them. Half don't show if they are for quattro, some are identical but with 3-400 quid difference. Please help as I need to order tonight. It's an A3 8L 1.8t quattro. 180bhp Engine code ARY...

Not been on here for a while as I've been skint and the car hasn't changed at all. Got round to buying a pair of front springs this week and went to fit them last night. Top strut bolt comes off no bother, the head sheared off the bottom bolt while I was trying to turn it after taking the nut...

Been looking online for a new dmf for the car, can't find any cheaper than £250. Anyone replaced one recently and found one cheaper? Got to do slave cylinder while I'm at it as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have an A3 1.8t, the last few weeks I've been getting a knocking noise from the rear passenger side of the car when taking off and changing gear. I have to let the clutch out really gently for there to be no noise. Went to see a mechanic and he looked under the car and saw the rear subframe...

I have an A3 1.8t Quattro and recently I've been hearing a knocking coming from the rear passenger side when I take off and when dropping down a gear. I have to be very gentle with the clutch to avoid it. Took it to get looked at and my subframe is ********. Waiting for one to be sent but in the...

When I moved the slider beside the ignition to move the lights up and down it's not doing anything, annoying because they are set to down right now. Anyone had this before? Fuse, wiring or unit itself? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

When I got my alternator changed the other day the mechanic told me one of the hoses is broken and it will make the car run rich. It had a new breather hose a month before I got it and there is a pipe supposed to be connected to it but it's broken off at the plastic clip. It's about 6 inch by an...

Hey folks, been scanning these forums for years and never registered, always taken whatever info I needed from others but I have got stuck now. I just bought a 2000 A3 1.8t Quattro and had some issues with it taking it up the road. Mainly battery dying and car choking/rough idle. The car was...