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Hi All Haven't posted for a while, the car has been running well now even at 400k miles. I've had a turbo 'whistling' sound for a while but that seems to have gone away with the appearance of a significant oil leak. Today I finally got around to jacking the car up and diagnosing the leak. It...

Hi All Had lots of cat scratches all over my bonnet A3 2012 - queue my car tends to attract ... kittens! - I tried spot spraying it with clear lacquer, which took off the scratches but has left with a really uneven gloss look, what do I do! Maybe a wax ? Should've left it alone!

Hi guys and gals I have to change out the DPF in my 2.0TDI - scrapyard says he has a replacement which is a 8P1 CFFB61... whereas my engine is a CFFB60... 8PX .. never knew if that just means it is a 8P!? Mine is a 2012, the newer model just as they were changing it but unsure if there might be...

I've seen mixed patter about the spring compressor - can I just straight swap a shock with spring etc ? From looking at the diagrams it's just the top nut that comes off and then the unit slides up underneath snug and tight, then just tighten the top nut... Simples? :hamburger:

Car is up on blocks :( Silly boy here whacked my front driver's side wheel off a kerb moving sideways, don't ask :redface new::redface new::frown new: Noticed when I turn the wheel all the way when doing a u-turn etc the driver's side makes a noise before straightening backup. Nearly sure...

Hi everyone, I changed my brake pads today on my A3 8P 2.0TDi. Didn't have the brake caliper windback tool, so used a vice-grips and some leverage to push it back. The thing is I didn't push it ALL the way back, prob was still out a half inch. When I installed the new pads it was all pretty...

Hi Guys and Gals, Running VCDS 18.9.0 and need to check torsion value. But when I go into Engine, the Measuring Blocks button is greyed out. I've also tried going into Advanced Measuring Values but there is no Torsion Value item to select. A3 8P CFFB 2.0TDi with no DPF and a lot of smoke when...

Hi All, Any ideas what this is about? VCDS reading as follows: 1 Fault Found: 5286 - Throttle Position Sensor (G69) P0121 00 [237] - Implausible Signal MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Status: 00000001 Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 43...

Hi Everyone, I posted a while back with bad smoke issues - when cold, starting engine produces gray blue smoke which seems to clear on driving, but if just sitting there will be bad for about 2-3 minutes before clearing. The DPF was removed before I bought it, am wondering if that could be the...

Hi Everyone, I sadly failed the MOT with recommendations for two front tyres and passenger side wishbone bushings. The tracking was off which meant the inner half or so of the front tyres was beyond bald. I've had a look at the bushings and they don't look bad, I'm wondering if maybe the tests...

Hi All so it seems I've found myself in a bit of a pickle with a dodgy motor. White smoke pouring out the back of it and some smoke from the engine don't know where just yet. When driving could hear the turbo sucking in air although badly, sounded like rain lashing the windscreen then it would...