Santtu's A3

[Camel]

Looking good. Wish my car had decent paint. :(

 

Is the clutch actually slipping? If not have you checked the clutch cylinders and maybe arm/linkage for play or something not seated right?

[superhyper]

It was not slipping, it was just acting weird :lol: Anyways, got that changed today and the problems with it are gone :D The repairman showed the old clutch disc to me and it was rusty and worn out and he said that it could have broken any time now so I guess I got kinda lucky with my timing :p Handbrake's working as well, really happy now :D

 

And Mellors, weren't you going to get your car resprayed anyways? :hmmm:

[Camel]

Yea, but at the moment it feels like it's going to be ages away. Got a lot of restoration work to do before I respray it. Kinda hard seeing as it's my daily driver. :fp:

[superhyper]

Ouch :( Well, good luck on it anyways, I'm sure it'll be worth the hassle in the end :)

[superhyper]

Wow, it's been some time since I last posted here :eek:

 

The A3 has been under intensive care for the past few days as I can't get it to start anymore :( Drove it normally for a whole day, worked just fine but on the last time I had to leave that day, it just wouldn't start. After spending a lot of quality time with it in the garage, I've located the problem, the spark plugs won't give any spark. The only problem is, I don't know why ;-;

 

I've ordered an OBD2 scanner (I need to get my car inspected before the end of the year and I need to reset a few error codes for that :whistle:), it should arrive on monday and I hope it could give me a clue to what's wrong with the car. Meanwhile it's sitting in the garage and I'm driving mom's CRV when available and of course this :lol:

 

 

Here's me and my bro trying to pull it into our garage which proved to be a challenge :lol:

 

 

And here's a shot of the engine without the silly plastic covers

 

 

I'll keep you guys updated on the situation.

[Ryzza5]

Possibly a silly question... but why wouldn't you push the car instead if trying to pull it? I'm guessing so you can stop it from crashing into something :)

 

Cheap code scanners just give a basic code that you type into Google, which gives a basic description in about 5 words. You'll have better luck posting that info on an Audi forum where other owners may know.

 

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[superhyper]

Sorry, I kinda mislead you there, I bought an OBD2->USB cable so I'm running the software from my laptop. And we were pulling it because the yard was really icy and we had no grip whatsoever trying to push it :lol:

[Ryzza5]

Ah ok, I've never walked in snow, let alone try and push a 1.4 tonne vehicle on it :lol:

[cis4care]

[The Compensator]

So I was typing that I'm glad we have no snow here but then I looked out of the window and saw that everything is covered in that stupid white thing. So instead, I wish you good luck with the Ah-drei. :cheeese:

 

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And to make you feel better, yesterday we found out that the Vito has problems with the common-rail system again. We replaced the injectors just last summer. >.<

[Ryzza5]

And my car is so jerky at low speeds it's probably worse than patch driving a manual :(

And I still need to respray the bonnet/hood

[The Compensator]

You got the wrong gearbox, Ry. :cheeky:

 

And please, don't start talking about imperfections on cars or I'll write down a list of everything that needs to be repaired or detailed.

[Fear Deer]

And my car is so jerky at low speeds it's probably worse than patch driving a manual :(

 

:( I are ultimate race pilot. Middle name schumacher!

[superhyper]

Good news, I finally got it running again! :D The problem was in the camshaft position sensor (which, btw, was a real pain to replace!), after I replaced it (and the engine coolant temperature sensor, which was also broken), it started up great! :) Tomorrow morning I gotta try to find what's caused the airbag warning light to come on (probably the same problem that I had when buying the car, passenger side side airbag wire is probably worn due to moving the seat back&forth to let people in&out of the back seat) and in the afternoon I gotta try to get it to pass the MOT (it's already late and I wanna get it done before I'm leaving for army :/)

 

Long story short; I'm happy to get it running again :D

[calster17]

Good to see she's back and fine. :D

Sensor's are a pain, as everything can be fine the if that sensor aint working, everything else is 'dead'.

[Ryzza5]

If you've had the battery disconnected for any length of time you'll find a bunch of dash lights normally light up (airbag, ESP, ABS, etc), they're fine to ignore and should disappear once you start driving at speed.

[calster17]

I find in alot car, disconnecting the battery for a few mins can actually sort lights out! But others can be like what you said.

If that doesn't work, slap a code reader on it and 'delete' the fault until it comes/if it comes back on. Not that I've ever done that... :run:

 

The great things about Pre-2005 cars and not having huge amounts of electrical gibbons! :lol:

[Ryzza5]

I find for some reason the accelerator pedal is a lot more sensitive/responsive after I've had the battery disconnected, to the point where I've spun the wheels. (That said I can spin the wheels in 3rd gear if I try hard enough and the road isn't very grippy).

 

Kudos to you for fixing your car yourself though. Must be due to see more photos of it by now.

[The Compensator]

I find for some reason the accelerator pedal is a lot more sensitive/responsive after I've had the battery disconnected, to the point where I've spun the wheels. (That said I can spin the wheels in 3rd gear if I try hard enough and the road isn't very grippy).

 

Kudos to you for fixing your car yourself though. Must be due to see more photos of it by now.

 

Doesn't DSG & throttle adaptation reset itself by disconnecting the battery maybe?

 

With newer BMW's it is that they draw the battery pretty much a lot when they're shut off, so after a few weeks you can't start your car. And you need to bring the car to dealership to replace the battery unless you're a coding master and did find a battery with OEM specification.

 

Glad it's now running, Santtu. And good job working on it yourself!

[Ryzza5]

Yep it adapts every 60km. Rumour has it that if you hold the pedal kickdown switch down for 20 seconds with the ignition on this also resets it but I'm dubious. I also used to use a SprintBooster which was great fun, just not great for the clutches if I'm honest.

[superhyper]

Thanks guys, gotta admit that my stepdad did help me quite a lot but hey, still beats paying for a mechanic! :) It also passed the MOT with no problem, the airbag light was indeed on due to the wire being faulty, I just cleared the error code and hoped that it wouldn't come back during the test and it has stayed away since then :p

 

[superhyper]

And here I am again, it won't start. This time the fault seems to be in the coolant temperature sensor (again) and the engine speed sensor. The A3 is beginning to show it's true colours and I'm really getting tired of this. Even my backup car hates me now, the Passat's driver side door won't open from the outside so I have to use the passenger door >______>

[calster17]

German cars...great when new, after 15 years they show the truth.

 

Joke aside, hope you manage to get her fixed up. Least just being sensors should be a straight swap and away she go's! :)

[Fear Deer]

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[The Compensator]

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I knew that your response to cal's post would be an evil face. I knew it before I clicked on the link. I just knew it! :lol:

 

Anyways, hope your Auto Union will be back on the road. Maybe it's time for a new ride... :eyebrow: