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I think yours doesn't because it's a 1.6 - my 1.8T did and that was a '97. 35.8mpg is pretty good for Winter Pete. I used to get that during the Summer and more like 32mpg during the Winter (all long runs). I didn't find any difference between premium unleaded and super - when it was...

To be fair, the Bosch ones are pretty hardy. My A3 was on its second one when I got rid of the car at 102K miles. Do bear in mind AMD have a vested interest in flogging you stuff! If you noticed a huge difference between your Bosch valve and the aftermarket one I'd suggest your Bosch one...

Cheers guys! Datsun, please! :) No rattles yet (touch wood)! The old A3 rattled like a good'un - still after 100K miles I would expect no less. Thankfully doing far less miles these days so hopefully all the rattles on this one will be for the next owner to find! After a lifetime of...

Well chaps, I probably won't be around very much any more as the A3 has been replaced by this: A Datsun with a Renault engine! And yes I know it's going to be a b*gger to keep clean. Thanks to everyone for all the help I've received on this board - it made Audi ownership all the...

I think it looks like a Werthers Original inside.

Show maybe, but you want the best suspension possible for a track car! But yeah, I agree with what everyone else has said here, you may unfortunately get what you pay for. And it won't look so cheap if you end up binning them and starting again in a couple of months!

Sport is -25mm I believe. The Eibach Pro-Kit springs I've got made hardly any difference to the ride height, but are stiffer than standard.

I noticed today in an advert in Track & Race Car that Superflex give a 3 year warranty on their poly bushes. Worth checking if Powerflex do the same? On the offchance you got some substandard ones? BTW, check out the "before" and "after" on the Superflex website: http://www.superflex.co.uk/ :)

The K&N panel filters are oiled filters too.

Off the top of my head I can't tell you, but when I needed some I went to GS & F and asked for PAS fluid for a '97 A3 and they sold me some suitable stuff (I hope! ;) - nah, it's been fine).

I think the seats in my car are rubbish. Unsupportive uncomfortable rubbish. I think I'm too slim for them. A friend had a post-facelift TDI, and that had much better seats.

Hmmm... not sure really - I went for OEM replacements when my bushes needed replacing. First things first: Is there actual play in the suspension or does it just look a bit worn? Or is it just the lip wearing because of the ride height? If the car's really low you might be able to slow...

There are many threads about this on VWVortex, for example this one: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2874495 The problem is some of the joints on the A3/Golf suspension don't move in an axis that suits a poly bush. The one in the link (I presume this is the one you're having...

Dodgy valve?

Is the end part of your old one metal? It looks like plastic in your photo. I have no idea what mine looks like - presumably the same as yours - I had assumed it was the same as the one in the Neuspeed pic.

Paul - your stock TIP doesn't look like the one in the Neuspeed ad: (apologies to Awesome-GTI - I stole the photo from your website). I read on wikipedia (that source of all truth ;)) that WRC cars don't have a BOV either. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_gate#Wastegate_Chatter_Myth

So should we read that as "not really worth it for K03/K03s equipped engines"? Very informative post BTW as per usual Paul.

You definitely won't see any difference if it's not remapped. Standard 1.8T's aren't at all laggy anyway. That's an S3. The original question was about a 1.8T (I presume?). Given the 1.8T has a metal TIP as standard it can't collapse.

I believe the A3 1.8T has a metal TIP, so doesn't suffer from TIP collapse as the S3 does.

Out of spec or not, mine's been run on Mobil 1 almost all its life and has just gone over 100K. Doesn't use any oil whatsoever and runs well. Oil changes every 10K miles and chipped from 70K. Of course, the turbo might fail tomorrow...