doogal1972 Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Hi all, just wondering if anyone can help me with this rather strange problem. When driving in the rain (2002 S3 8L) if I go through standing water a little bit too fast or it's a little deeper than it looks I get this huge vibration through the transmission shaking the whole car. It's bloody terrifying! It's def something to do with the transimission as if I take it out of gear and rev it whilst moving it doesn;t do it. It lasts for about 3-8 secs then it's fine again. I have no idea what this could be and I've even mentioned it to APS but they don't know what it could be either. Just wondering if anyone else has this happening to their 8L A3/S3. It scares the life out of me when it does it and sounds like it would be expensive to repair! Any help on this would be greatly appreciated! As usual, I'm not having much luck with my car Thanks in advance guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo-S3 Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Not ever heard of water getting into the gearbox before. I know there was a quiet recall on the S3's with the centre exhuast section. Driving through standing water would cause an almightly banging noise underneath. This was due to one of the brackets on the centre section being too near the front subframe. I had mine changed under warranty and fixed the problem. Maybe yours is the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal1972 Posted June 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 I was guessing what it was as it seemed to be related to the gearbox cos if I take it out of gear it doesn't do it. You can feel it knocking through the gearstick though. That could be something to do with it, thanks for the input Mo-S3, it's been driving me crazy. I'll speak to APS again and say what you've said. I do have a knocking from the underside of my car and it's only been doing the water thing since that. DOes anyone else have any ideas, at this stage as much input as I can get would be greatly appreciated! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo-S3 Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 I understand when you say it does it when your only in gear. But getting water into the gearbox is easier said than done and would obviously have long term effects way after the wet immersion has passed. Have you had a look at the car from underneath whilst up on a ramp? Give the exhaust a voilent shake. is your splash guard still on? Anything you can notice around the gearbox? Are the engine/gearbox mountings ok/tight? We can only guess at this moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal1972 Posted June 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Cheers Mo-S3! I've mentioned to Ed @ APS and they will have a look at it for me, thanks for steering me in the right direction, it seems to be what the problem is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maersk Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Mis fire from ignition electrics - much more noticeable under load. If you owned an original mini (BL) you woud be an expert on this type of symptom. My money is on coil pack/ignition leads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal1972 Posted June 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 I did own 2 old mini's and I know what you mean, but this isn't that I don't think. I've only recently had the coil packes changed too. I think it's what Mo-S3 suggested or at least that's somewhere to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS3 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Hi all, just wondering if anyone can help me with this rather strange problem. When driving in the rain (2002 S3 8L) if I go through standing water a little bit too fast or it's a little deeper than it looks I get this huge vibration through the transmission shaking the whole car. It's bloody terrifying! It's def something to do with the transimission as if I take it out of gear and rev it whilst moving it doesn;t do it. It lasts for about 3-8 secs then it's fine again. I have no idea what this could be and I've even mentioned it to APS but they don't know what it could be either. Just wondering if anyone else has this happening to their 8L A3/S3. It scares the life out of me when it does it and sounds like it would be expensive to repair! Any help on this would be greatly appreciated! As usual, I'm not having much luck with my car Thanks in advance guys [/ QUOTE ] Mine used to do the same, very wierd, Audi didn't have a clue as to what caused it. It probably did it about 4 times and I car the car almost 6 years. I'd like to know what caused it too!! Regards, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal1972 Posted June 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 It happenes to my brothers A3 1.8T too. It's happened about 6 times to me all int eh space of a year, and it didn;t do it before so I guess there is something a rye underneath it. I'll explore the route Mo-S3 suggested and see if I get anywhere with that. Cheers for the feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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