So. In October last year I bought my S3 following on from having to scrap my B5 A4 TQS due to an accident. The old send the new.
So far I'm enjoying my time as an S3 owner, currently working through my list of jobs (which seems to be getting longer and longer)!
The car has been well cared for in its life, there was a full a4 folder of receipts and MOTs when I bought it which gave me faith. The seller was a nice genuine guy and we made the deal.
When I got the car back my friend gave it a once over to check to see it was all clear and identified a few bits that needed addressing namely;
Haldex service
Front wishbone bushes
Front discs and pads
Boost leek
Top mounts
Wasn't a massive concern to me tbh as it's a 16 year old car and it's going to need a bit of tlc.
First was the haldex service and at the same time the rear diff oil was changed which stopped the noise from the rear diff on manouvers. The boost leek was identified through a pressure test, only to find it held 0psi, I was a bit worried at this point but one of the pcv pipes under the inlet was split and the obvious culprit. Parts were ordered from tps and swiftly replaced, the car now boosts nicely and following on from a logging session is performing as it should too.
The suspension overhall is to come in the next few weeks as I have painted some wishbones I had "in stock" from a previous car I had and will have lemforder bushes pressed in, I will also change the top mounts and disc's and pads at the same time due to that part of the car being worked on.
I of course will be improving the car , that goes without saying and there will be a handful of handling and performance upgrades along the way but I needed to get the basics dealt with first.
So far I'm enjoying my time as an S3 owner, currently working through my list of jobs (which seems to be getting longer and longer)!
The car has been well cared for in its life, there was a full a4 folder of receipts and MOTs when I bought it which gave me faith. The seller was a nice genuine guy and we made the deal.
When I got the car back my friend gave it a once over to check to see it was all clear and identified a few bits that needed addressing namely;
Haldex service
Front wishbone bushes
Front discs and pads
Boost leek
Top mounts
Wasn't a massive concern to me tbh as it's a 16 year old car and it's going to need a bit of tlc.
First was the haldex service and at the same time the rear diff oil was changed which stopped the noise from the rear diff on manouvers. The boost leek was identified through a pressure test, only to find it held 0psi, I was a bit worried at this point but one of the pcv pipes under the inlet was split and the obvious culprit. Parts were ordered from tps and swiftly replaced, the car now boosts nicely and following on from a logging session is performing as it should too.
The suspension overhall is to come in the next few weeks as I have painted some wishbones I had "in stock" from a previous car I had and will have lemforder bushes pressed in, I will also change the top mounts and disc's and pads at the same time due to that part of the car being worked on.
I of course will be improving the car , that goes without saying and there will be a handful of handling and performance upgrades along the way but I needed to get the basics dealt with first.