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Category Archives: Olivia – the A3
Only going forward, because I can’t find reverse
…. Because the gearbox is F*d! So, there we go, normal day on the way into work, about 3/4 mile away from work, when I grabbed the gearknob, and pressed the clutch, and pulled the stick from 3rd into 4th, … Continue reading
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New Intercooler – and standard service.
I knew it – I heard it, I could see it if I looked in my rear-view mirror, and if I looked at the fuel consumption statistics – something was wrong.
My other half would have said – “what, something wrong again, surely not!” – sarcasm is her first language.
Let’s be clear here, my Audi A3 is a 2003 plate, 1.9TDi quattro sport – the PD130 lump, it’s got 227,500+ miles (yeah, proper miles, not those weird kilometer things!) on the clock – so safe to say, worn in a little bit, and with all things that age – and I’m going to use the Indiana Jones quote here “It’s not the years, it’s the milage honey” – this is ever the case with my A3. Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, 8L, A3 8l, air filter, Audi, Audi A3, cheap., intercooler, oil filter, standard service, turbo
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Rear bush comes to shove – part 3
If you’ve been keeping up, and have read part1 and part2, this might not be the most hugely entertaining, as part 3 is really just side two – the passenger side – just *working* as it should. When some thing … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, 8L, A3 8l, Audi, Audi A3, Audi recall, oh shit, rose bush failure, transverse link failure
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Rear bush comes to shove – part 2
Part 2 : Now I’ve removed the bushes, and replaced one, I suppose I’d better getting on with replacing this busted transverse arm. As you may recall from part 1, I am having to do extra I put the new … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, 8L, A3 8l, Audi, Audi A3, Audi recall, oh shit, rose bush failure, transverse link failure
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Rear bush comes to shove – part 1
This one really should start with an “OH FUCK!” Really, it needs to…. It’s not everyday you are poking around at the back of your daily commuter car, standard “are the brake pads thick enough”, “are the tyres looking like … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, 8L, A3 8l, Audi, Audi A3, Audi recall, oh shit, rose bush failure, transverse link failure
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I can see the (head)light!
Olivia, and other cars of her species, and close species (Golf MKIV’s, some Seats and Skoda’s) and vintage, i.e, almost all Audi A3 8L’s have a little problem with their headlights – they are plastic, and eventually degrade, causing what … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, 8L, A3 8l, Audi, Audi A3, cloudy headlights, dim headlights, headlights, replacement headlights
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Standard service
It’s Christmas Eve – I’m not seeing my gorgeous Cath today, and although I am a man, I am ready for Christmas itself, I have a few hours to kill – and it’s that time again, time to make Olivia run … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, 8L, A3 8l, air filter, Audi, Audi A3, cheap., oil filter, pollen filter, standard service, tight gap.
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Tie rod ends – bugger!
I’d taken Olivia for a set of new boots, and the lovely chaps at Wheatley Tyres showed real care and customer service by checking the suspension setup as part of putting the newly shod wheels back onto the car, when … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, 8L, A3 8l, Audi, Audi A3, front suspension, quattro, steering, tie-rod end
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New rear shocks.
I was digging around at the back of the car, and found some moisture on both the rear shocks – not something to worry about if you’ve been driving the car on wet roads, which I hadn’t. Yeah, both rear … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, 8L, A3 8l, Audi, Audi A3, quattro, rear shock absorber, replace., suspension
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