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Hi all, I have a mild, but noticeable, off-throttle vibration (felt through wheel, pedals, bum) from the drivetrain at around 1900rpm. In all gears. Feels like _maybe_ clutch bite point so suspect DMF. Adaptation in VCDS didn't solve it. Also have a squeak on light throttle, again from front...

Hi all, I am trying to identify the pin type in the square black connector in the LHS A-pillar. Specifically the extended CAN pins. Both male and female, and what to search for to buy some. I ordered every set of VAG loom connection termination types I could find on Amazon and none of them are...

Hi all, This weekend I decided to re-finish the black exhaust tips on my OEM sports exhaust. They were in an absolute state, the lips barely had any paint left. The factory paint is VERY thin. In total it took around 15 hours to do. I've never done anything with paint before, and was looking...

Hello all, I did some dyno runs yesterday which produced the outputs below. There was an odd dip in power/torque at around 5000rpm, which then recovered to where you'd expect the curve to end up. Regardless of any other variables, it always did the same thing, in the same way (stock map, APR...

As title really. The 8Y and RSQ3 have a service interval on the oil in the transfer box. The 8V doesn't, it is supposed to be lifetime, but the oil can evap and ... well, we should probably change the oil reguarly based on what I have scoured off the forums. Anyone know which oil it'll take...

End result of around 6 months research, pondering, mocking-up. Big thanks to Wheelbase for being patient, Bola for machining some fresh wheels and getting them out the same day to correct an error. Bola FLE 18x8 ET35 PS4 235/40/R18 The car is black underneath the wrap, hence the colour choice...

Hi all, While I don't use start/stop very often, when I do it is annoying as the engine switches "off" before the car has fully come to a stop. So if approaching a junction give-way line, while still rolling at 1-2mph, the engine will enter "stop" mode (usually just before I get on the...

I saw this video on YouTube with Infinit Performance complaining that DAZA engines are going bang at a frightening rate, regardless of stage of tune. They claim to be seeing multiple blown engines per month with the same or similar faults. Now, Infinit are bashing other tunes and clearly trying...

Hi all, 50k miles approaching on my RS3. I try and do everything I can possibly do to keep servicing absolutely spot on. I am wondering when the timing chain might be due on the RS3. I can't see anything about it in the service schedule. Cheers!

Hi all, I have the basic TPMS where you tell the car to save the pressures and it'll alert you if they drop too much (mine never has!) I'm wondering if it is doable to retrofit the more advanced TPMS where you can see live pressures on the dash? Thanks for any info

Hi All, I thought i'd detail my running costs to date. Taking into account the appreciation of the vehicle, between £43,000-£44,000 judiging by Auto Trader, my total cost to drive the car since early 2020 is £1,315.27 and £2,315.27. This works out at about £0.05 and £0.09 per mile i've owned...

Hello! I recently went in for APR stage1 ECU and TCU tunes (at Awesome). I thought i'd write up a little review for anyone considering it. It hasn't been dyno'd yet, due to a minor coolant leak, but I expect it makes quoted power as these engines are so consistent. My car ran ~410bhp stock, so...

So I had my front and rear brake discs replaced (with OEM discs) due to judder under braking (faster speed, faster judder, car and through pedal). The discs had 40k miles on them, so figured they were due and warped. Pads were done not long before the discs (~5k miles with no issue, Ferodo DS...

Just a heads up. My DAZA was dropping coolant very slowly. Asked a garage for pressure test / visual inspection which came up OK. Decided to have a proper look, noticed a small-ish amount of what looked like oil on the chassis rails / near the aux belt area. Swapped out water pump and found...

Hi all, My 2018 RS3 Saloon appears to have a water pump fail (loss of coolant, white crusty spatter marks on the driver's side of the engine bay). I know there have been lots of forum threads here and elsewhere about failures, but I was wondering if there were any recalls or anything about it...

Over the past year i've made it my mission to eliminate the interior squeeks and rattles in the RS3. They were ruining my enjoyment of the car so much that I was considering selling. It was/is my dream car. As far as i'm concerned, a German fast saloon should make dull-thuds, not sharp rattles...

So I was watching a Hoonigan video where they are tuning their 8V RS3 and doing dyno runs: (Stock, 400whp ... flash, intake, exhause w/ factory cats 560whp!) They used IntegratedEngineering's flash tool...

Call me mad, but I don't like the virtual cockpit. I like the PFL dash with proper dials much more. My 2018 has virtual cockpit. Does anyone know how much of a pain it'd be to swap out the cluster for a PFL cluster? If it is just a matter of "fit and some coding" then i'm sure I could find one...

Hi all, I've googled. I've gone through my owners manual. Honestly, I have tried to find the answer to this question: Does anyone have a FULL list of the service intervals for the RS3 (2018 specifically). I'm mainly after any timing belt service intervals, but i'm really looking for an...

Hello all, I had some Ferodo DS Performance pads fitted to my 2018 RS3 and developed some judder under breaking, squeeking and clunking when applying the brakes. Upon inspection of the pads, they appear to be missing the metal shims that affix to the rear of the pad and loop around the "ear" of...