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  1. J

    New head...cost?

    Cheers for the detailed reply tufty, much help. Bill i may try pop in 2mo on my lunch break to your workshop if thats ok?
  2. J

    New head...cost?

    Hi dave, i pm'd but not sure if it worked as i had no messages in my sent folder, its a 2001 amk facelift, would the agu head fit? if not any reccomendations where to look? cheers
  3. J

    New head...cost?

    Cheers for reply, need a bare head but have heard that you need new valves as once disturbed they tend to go wrong when the heads refitted and engines used. I got a 2001 facelift amk. I d'nt know enough about engines to explain the problem but the car is with Dave Turner in stonehouse, his sons...
  4. J

    New head...cost?

    Hi all, anyone got ideas on how much a new head for the 8L s3 would cost? And any reccomendations on where to look / buy? Any help would be much appreciated.
  5. J

    2001 s3 over rev

    Yea we def need a conclusion that works for all of us! The clutch switch has made mine better but is still not perfect which bugs the **** outa me. Cant believe audi said thats just the way it is, surely even the worst people at building cars wouldnt build them like that if they had a choice so...
  6. J

    The missis has broke my seat...help!!

    Cheers for the part number, i had a look in the seat as best i could with a torch when i was home at the weekend, if i lifted the catch on the other side of the seat i could see the mechanism moving but couldn't see anything that the end of the plastic lever would slot onto? So am guessing that...
  7. J

    The missis has broke my seat...help!!

    Yea if thats not to much trouble that would be helpful, saves getting the wrong part. Would it be the same part number at audi / vw / tps etc?
  8. J

    The missis has broke my seat...help!!

    nice mate, seems the birds are the common fault here! cheers for the detailed reply, appreciate it. Will get onto it as soon as home, ill post how i get on.
  9. J

    The missis has broke my seat...help!!

    cheers, yea i thought i'd try contacting recaro, but shes snapped the lever at a point inside the seat that i cant actually see so am thinking i may need the whole mechanism that moves the seat. Havnt had a chance to get the seat out as yet and am working away at the moment which is a pain...
  10. J

    The missis has broke my seat...help!!

    Hi all, Just as im getting somewhere near the end of the long list i created to get the car mint my missis has broken the lever on the passanger seat nearest the door that allows you to put the seat forward to get into the back. I know you can make the seat go forward from the other side of...
  11. J

    2001 s3 over rev

    Hi mate sorry been offline for a while due to moving house, havnt got a part number but the part was from tps as others have mentioned on here, i run my own busiuness and have been working 7 days a week for a while now so took the car to my mates garage and let him fit the part. I thought as...
  12. J

    Fuel Filler

    my missis car does this, i pull the nozzle out about halfway and that works sometimes. Gota be worth a try!
  13. J

    Picked up another bargain today!

    fairplay, cant complain at that price. Look like there coming up alright to!
  14. J

    2001 s3 over rev

    new clutch switch bought from audi, problem solved! They have bought out a revised clutch switch that looks nothing like the old one but should stop further issues in the future...i hope! cheers for the advice.
  15. J

    S3 Wierd Start Up noise...

    Just managed to listen to the vid, would def check cam chain tensioner. If it fails not good news at all.
  16. J

    S3 Wierd Start Up noise...

    dude i had a wierd noise on start up, i cant listen to your vid so excuse me if its a different noise. Mine was a slight rattle on start up then it went. after a bit of investigation it ended up being the cam chain tensioner. Not a cheap job! Hopeits not that.
  17. J

    2001 s3 over rev

    nice, will have a look 2mo after work see what i find and get one ordered see if it works. Take it you had the same problem then? Will be well happy if its an easy fix, just had to sort quite a few things that have cost a fair wedge. cheers for the advice, will put another post on here let you...
  18. J

    2001 s3 over rev

    nice, appreciated. Any ideas on cost? how much for switch, how much to fit? is it a common fault?
  19. J

    2001 s3 over rev

    hi all, i read a post on here a short while back while my car was at the garage and at that point didnt think it would be significant to me, turns out it is and now cant find it, turns out my car is now doing the same thing. The post was about the car over reving when at high rpm changing gear...