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    Engine mount bracket removal?? Cambelt side

    So it turns out one of the bolts has snapped that holds my engine mount bracket to the actual engine, causing a huge amount of issues. Ive managed to get the engine mount out of the way but the 1 bolt i need to take out is blocked by the chassis leg. Has anyone managed to remove this bracket...
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    Gearbox has given up :(

    Hi guys, I have a 2002 facelift BAM S3 and yesterday my gearbox decided to give up on me, the car has done 116k miles. Ive spoken to a friend of mine who works at a specialist and he says the chances are the selector fork inside has broken off (or the pin has broken off) its shaft. Basically...
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    2004 B6 1.8T 6speed gearbox whine?

    I have a 2004 B6 1.8t sport, fwd 6 speed, done under 100k miles and it seems to have a gearbox whine. Im a little disappointed for the mileage to be honest. Wouldnt have thought a car under 100k would need a gearbox rebuild/new box. The noise gradually starts at about 50mph and gets louder the...
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    MOT failure on emissions, fault code 16804

    Hi, my S3 has failed its MOT on the emissions. The max limit is 0.200 and my S3 is at 1.4 :( so its considerably over fueling. Im struggling to narrow it down to what it could be and im running out of options. The car runs fine, doesnt hunt on idle or do anything out of the oridinary. I dont...
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    Bose speaker dodgey/bose wire removal?

    HI there one of the front speakers in my S3 seems to be dodgey, at low volume it sounds like its distorted. Only when the volume is very loud it seems to clear up. Has anyone had this issue? Its just the front passenger bass speaker thats doing it. Also Ive read about disconnecting the bose...
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    Front wheel bearing replacement

    Hi there, im new and ive just bought a 2001 facelift 8L S3 210bhp AMK engine code. Love it and always wanted one, just changed over from a 296bhp Stage 2 Supercharged VR6 so theres a little drop in performance :P Anyway, im getting a very loud resonating wheel bearing hum running through the...