Mollox Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Anyone done it? Is it easy? It can't be that hard, surely? Oh and any idea how much they cost for the S3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 for a TT but same engine. cylinders 1 and 2 easy. 3 and 4 involve a little more getting to. cost £15-20 each irrc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Cheers Paul. Its #4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Hmm..was going to get a local VAG specialist to do it..was even going to ask them to come and do it at mine as I didn't fancy driving 1/2 a mile to them on 3 cylinders... What do you think? Does a dealer need to do it or is this bread and butter for a half decent mechanic? There just seems to be a lot for them to rememebr to do! (!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 What side is #4 on? Left or Right? I've just had a good look at those instructions and they're fiddly but not that hard it seems. However, I don't really have any tools here, and have just seen that a Torque wrench is £50 from Halfords Which I can't get to either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 ive done no.3 myself , its easy enough to do. to get to 3, is the same as getting to 4. cylinders for a RHD are left to right. ie drivers side to passenger. On a leftie, your guess is as good as mine. Id start with assuming the same, if fault doesnt go, you got the wrong end only have to remove a bracket with the N249 valve on top. N429 btw is the valve that controls the DV. the nuts you take off are not critical, so I wouldnt and didnt bother to torque them up. However if i was doing something like spark plugs I would have invested in one. I do have a torque wrench for wheel bolts but with a range of between 50 - 225 Nm its a bit of an overkill! 10nm is next to nothing, just nip them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 I was told by an Audi Roadside bloke that they would always come out to coilpack failures on cars that were built with the dodgy ones even after warranty had expired. I had all four of mine go on my old 1.8TQ and then one of the replacement ones (which turned out to be one of the dodgy ones f or g I think the indicator letter was) went as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Anyone know what the latest revision letter for an S3 coilpack is and what the revision to avoid is? Cheers, need to get this ordered asap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Ack, how annoying. I'm planning on getting it dealt with by a well-known VAG specialist - thing is they're precisely 0.5 miles from me. Do you think it will be ok to drive it for 1/2 a mile misfiring and on 3 cylinders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 i would have thought you be ok, just go steady. Ive turned round and driven same 1/2 mile home before when they have gone, but not any further. Dodgy coils were around the " H " coding. I have no idea what the latest revision is, and its too darn cold to go and look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitas3 Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Ack, how annoying. I'm planning on getting it dealt with by a well-known VAG specialist - thing is they're precisely 0.5 miles from me. Do you think it will be ok to drive it for 1/2 a mile misfiring and on 3 cylinders? [/ QUOTE ] I had one fail whilst bombing around Donington on a track day back in 2003 in a previous S3 - Under fear of the Audi Overlords and warranty/car abuse, I drove in limp mode from the track at Donington Park to the nearest services on the M1 (about 5 miles away) and then rang Audi roadside assistance. Don't worry - it will be fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Fecking thing. I'm driving it. That's that. Why do we worry about cars so much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Si, did yours actually go into limp mode? Mine is running on 3 cylinders and sounds like a WW1 biplane and really struggles for power. I've been in limp mode before and that was at smooth but totally underpowered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitas3 Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Si, did yours actually go into limp mode? Mine is running on 3 cylinders and sounds like a WW1 biplane and really struggles for power. I've been in limp mode before and that was at smooth but totally underpowered... [/ QUOTE ] aye it did - limp mode and lumpy running - ECU warning light on also. Must say the moment it happened on the track, I shat myself thinking 'TURBO' as that was the day JR's turbo gave up big style on his old RS4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 yep sounds like a bag of bolts when on 3 cylinders. Or like a knackered Subaru, as somone once put it. Simon, I remember that day at Donnington. That wasnt a good day for Audi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitas3 Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Simon, I remember that day at Donnington. That wasnt a good day for Audi! [/ QUOTE ] yep that's right, you stayed with me for a while at the services. Apart from JR's, I seem to remember a few more casualties or is senality starting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Yeah I thought it was turbo too when it happened... Didn't help that I was alongside the car I was overtaking with a car coming at me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Simon, I remember that day at Donnington. That wasnt a good day for Audi! [/ QUOTE ] yep that's right, you stayed with me for a while at the services. Apart from JR's, I seem to remember a few more casualties or is senality starting [/ QUOTE ] coils, turbos, and a close call with some floating brakes. all good fun and games. glad none of it was mine see there is a reason for not doing track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitas3 Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Simon, I remember that day at Donnington. That wasnt a good day for Audi! [/ QUOTE ] yep that's right, you stayed with me for a while at the services. Apart from JR's, I seem to remember a few more casualties or is senality starting [/ QUOTE ] coils, turbos, and a close call with some floating brakes. all good fun and games. glad none of it was mine see there is a reason for not doing track days [/ QUOTE ] ah yes - brakes was Andy's car yes? Was that the day the Lancia integrale came off the track when the wheel came flying off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitas3 Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Yeah I thought it was turbo too when it happened... Didn't help that I was alongside the car I was overtaking with a car coming at me [/ QUOTE ] eek! did your 'Nappy' work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Even with about 72bhp available, the Rover offered no resistance to the S3 once prone... The Rover did however seem a bit peeved being stuck behind me as I limped up the hill, rattling away trying to get to a safe place to stop. Here's hoping it all gets resolved relatively simply tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitas3 Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 well is it fixed yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Err, its in the workshop - waiting for them to call me I was wincing driving it in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitas3 Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 where have you taken it to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 A local specialist, White Rose Motors, near me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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