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you could do a test to see if exhaust gasses are in the header tank if you think the head gaskets gone, think you can pick them up pretty cheap. failing that get the coolant checked to make sure its at the right mix as if its too thin/weak im pretty sure it causes it to bubble and overflow...

compression test and a leakdown would be the first thing i'd look at if your worries about the rings.

All good mate, been in the same boat as Ian looking for good wings, but all sorted now :)

I know chris off the facebook page has a few in atm, but the driver side ones are always the first to go. think he charges about 200 for a clean one. can you post up a pic of how bad they are?

i got tj's wings off his car which were pretty much perfect. i did get hold of a place called silverlake who had a black n/s wing which i have spare atm. spoke to a guy there who was up on his s3's and was really helpful. most the stuff off the guy in stoke was crap and even chris was not...

Good morning all, been a while due to work commitments and general life but I'm back on with the cars, so here's a little update. The grey one has finally got both front wings on and now totally rust free. She's booked in for a respray on Mondays so pics will no doubt follow. Fixed 99% of the...

sounds a little turbo to me, mine has gone the same and i have done valve stem oil seals, lapped valves, new head and rocker gasket, new rings and a hone. [pretty much full engine rebuild at the start of covid ] the rocker cover really isnt going to cause you to burn off oil, leak yeah, smoke if...

how much oil are you loosing and is it kicking out blue smoke?, also what grade oil are you running?, theres a few more questions i could ask but without a bit more info its hard to really be more specific. CHRA's tend to be good for around 100k, valve stem oil seals are a touchy subject but...

Finally logged back in after a new pc build and a hell of a year. Things are once again moving forwards car wise and hopefully in a couple of weeks the grey one will be finished and moved on with all the original spare parts and a nice new paint job [and faultless wings thanks TJ!] I was...

theres a small hose you can buy thats shaped right for this, but you will also need a connector for it. mine goes from the puck to the pipe and into the tip. looking at your pic, could you trim back the lenght of the pipe coming from the tip itself to reduce the kink?

yup they were yours ash, i use that new road as a short cut coming back from mancester to my unit :) funny coz i have the same colours as you too lol. theres another up in waterhead near me too, but its rarely out.

looks good, nice work :) shame bout the vans side, imma hit mine and run for another year till prices drop, prob do a full wrap [im a sign guy] and then look for newer/less rust :D seriously cant fault the 5cyl 2.5 tdi crafter tho, its run since i got it with literally no bother other than a...

i ripped one off in excitement and then realised its was wrong, so i have the better of the two still fitted but the bad one was taken by the local scrap rats, so its got a standard wing on the o/s currently. its also got the rears arches just starting to bubble thro, but they're still...

update; cranks toast, cracked and not repairable. i now have a full bam engine barr the crank sat doing naff all in the unit and im too busy work wise to do anything with it. heads been skimmed and ready for the new lifters to go in, valve seats have been cut and polished. blocks been...

git ;)

not sure about in bolton, but TJ and i are oldham/manchester and 20 mins away from a brew n bacon barm ;) i have seen 2 more S3's in the area recently but not sure if they are on the forums. TJ's is nearly on the road? [check his thread! ] and i have 2, a ebony black one and warrens [check his...

to be fair, its a lottery as to what your gonna get. personally i would scan autotrader/ebay/gumtree etc etc looking for similar to yours [milage,history,owners etc etc] and i would set a reserve of what you actually want for it on ebay and see what offers you get. theres a few places in the...

welcome! yeah the cars are awesome, picked up a 3 series M sport for the wife a week or so back and honestly prefer my s3's. should have a NW meet up as theres a few of us up here ;)

heres the before i poked pic :D all the crap on the floor is from behind the wheel liner, it was packed solid and had lovely green sprouts of life coming from it all. this stuff blocked up the drain routes and has helped rust kick in. if you haven't, or never thought about it, get your...

so heres the not so clever one. until i poked it, it wasn't too bad :( not sure this ones repairable, the n/s ain't as bad but still bubbled at the bottom of the arch/sill. whilst i was down the unit i found a scrap of some carbon fibre vinyl wrap we used for a roof a while back and thought...