(VAG content) My A3 1.8T (again)

[Curt]

Cheers man but I've got other priorities with this now and need to be careful with my money.




Been quite busy with this (unfortunately).

The other day coming back from Tesco, it developed a hesitation when I pulled away from a roundabout. Very useful and was like someone slammed on the brakes.

I couldn't find anything obvious after checking it over, so decided to just replace everything, as I needed to be in Poole the next day. So new oil, filter, fuel filter, plugs (bloody platinums...), cleaned the throttle body, MAF and anything else I could find related.

After that lot it ran really nice, pulled bloody strong, so I thought happy days... Until I went out the other night and the turbo sounded like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ8cXtpfR...e=youtu.be

(0:22 onward, nothing to see as I was just holding the phone by the window).

It was "chirping" when pulling away in 1st when cold, but didn't do it other than that. So I'm now on the hunt for a turbo, which doesn't help the financial situation... Although, since that night, it seems to be behaving... and pulling really well. But obviously it's not well.

Other than that, I've been slowly claying the car. It's all done now, and it needed it:


DSC_1739 by TBK Shinobi, on Flickr

So it's now all nice and smooth. Ready for this lot:


DSC_1759 by TBK Shinobi, on Flickr

I managed to do 1 wing tonight and it's come up really well. This is without wax, as I'd run out and not realised. Will have to get some tomorrow.

Before:


DSC_1727 by TBK Shinobi, on Flickr

After:


DSC_1773 by TBK Shinobi, on Flickr


DSC_1774 by TBK Shinobi, on Flickr


DSC_1764 by TBK Shinobi, on Flickr

Really chuffed with it, a lot more hard work to go though.

I have a full album of before shots so will put up the rest of the comparisons then.

Also got another mod to go on, hopefully tomorrow if I can get someone to help me...