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    VW Passat wont start after diesel filter

    I know its not an Audi, but thought some of you may still be able to help me out. I decided to do a small service on my dads Passat, oil, filter, air filter and diesel filter. I could not get it started, when i done the fuel filter i filled the new filter partly with diesel from the old...
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    gearbox diff. gone

    Couple of questions to ask. What gearboxes fit to an a3 1.6 does anybody know ? Also if anybody has one can you pm me please. Thanks in advance. Adam
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    1.6 Chugging / hesitation

    My cousin is having some trouble with his 1.6 A3 (1999) and im wondering if anybody has had the same problem. Its done 169k miles. It has lost a small ammount of oil and is very sluggish and jerky, the revs will not pick up smoothly. Im baffled as to what it can be, there's no exhaust...
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    Boost Pipe ?

    I dont know if anyone can help here r not but there is no problem with my car as of yet but i noticed when cleaning my engine bay a pipe that looked a little suspect. I think it is the pipe holding the boost ......? Where the rubber pipe joins into the metal unit the connection is not...
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    Wheels, what do you think ?

    Ive always said i'd change my s3 wheels for some rs4's when i need new tyres, but with that time getting closer im thinking of going for something a bit different as there seems to be a lot of them around. What do you think to these :
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    Bulb fitment

    Before i order a HID kit can somebody confirm what size/fitment the dipped beam is on my A3, 52 plate model. Thanks in advance.
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    HID kit group buy

    If anyone is interested in a group buy on hids then take a look in the general section for more info.
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    Broup buy on HID kits.

    I know this isnt the group buy forum but it wont let me put a post in there. I emailed a guy on ebay about the possibility of a group buy and inc. delivery he says he can do the kits for £95 delivered each. The kits are coming from manchester so no dodgy hong kong jobbies that end up...
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    Sounds silly BUT is high beam brighter than dipped beam......

    i may sound really stupid here but... The reason i ask is because if i get a HID kit then obviously it is the norm to replace the dipped beam for the HID unit. Now when you flick to high beam it will be the normal halogen bulb it is using. So do some people change both bulbs for HID...
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    Another Will It Fit Question : S3 Side Skirts.

    I picked up my S3 spoiler lastnight and am going to buy the S3 sideskirts asap providing they will fit by 2002 TDI. So has anybody fitted S3 skirts to their A3, Do they need any modification or is it a straight swap? Also i have plastic strips at the bottom of the doors at the moment, will...
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    Will an S3 spoiler fit my A3 tdi

    does anybody know if an S3 spoiler will fit a normal A3 TDI? thanks in advance.
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    A3TDI 130, 2nd Gear.

    I dont know if anyone else on here has had the same thing but for a couple of weeks now ive been finding that my change into 2nd gear has felt rough. It feels really notchy, almost as though you can feel the cogs engaging through the gearstick. Is this a sign of a dying gearbox or is there...
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    Blown turbo

    My friends A3 tdi 130 sport has blown a turbo. He'd bought one of those tuning boxes second hand, had it fitted for an hour or so and blew the turbo on the motorway. He was giving it some stick but ive never heard of this before even with remaps that produce more power than a tuning box. does...
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    Chipped up, never heard of...

    Hi, another chip tuning related post. Seems to be a lot of them,I have read about most places that do it and peoples opinions exceptfor one company called 'chipped up uk'. It is a place not far from where i live that i stumbled across by chance so i popped in for a quote and a chat. i was...
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    Choice of wheels

    what are peoples opinions on the following wheels? im looking at numbers 9 and 10 Im un-decided whether to go with the original audi look by having the new RS4 replicas or go with the chrome look. Also i dont know how chrome will cope as an all year round wheel...
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    Fuel filter changing

    Morning guys, I'm servicing my A3 130 tdi. Only thing im unsure of is the fuel filter, where it is ( ive not looked yet ) And when i change it will i have problems with air in the fuel system as it is a diesel and end up having to bleed the system.
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    A3 130 diesel what oil to use?

    iv just drove down the road and my oil light has come on what oil should i refill it with? and can i drive to a petrol station on this (orange check light) ?
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    Connecting a sub to standard concert head unit...

    Can anybody help me out, Im wanting to fit a sub in my A3 but want to keep the standard head unit, purely because it looks right and matches the rest of the interior. It has the concert stereo with a baby sub in the boot already. How would i best go about this? Would i have to...