2005 Audi A3 2.0T DSG

[LiamB]

Yep third time lucky!
It's had a new crankshaft sensor which is making the car run a lot smoother which is good I suppose.. just waiting for them to find and fix a suspected electrical fault then I'll have it back!

I'll give it a week to impress me again before I get rid

[LiamB]

The garage that changed the engine was chosen by the previous owner as I didn't want to argue about where to go and wanted the easy way out so just agreed with him and I it went to Boss Engines in Essex

The mechanic phoned me today and we had a lengthy conversation about the car and he is 90% sure my cutting out problem is because the car is mapped for a different engine.. when the engine got changed they put a newer version in but used the old ECU and I've been told that could be the cause of my problems. Whether it is or not is another question!

[LiamB]

bungz said:

tbh it must be a utter nightmare for any mechanic to pick up the pieces when it has has so many people mess with it previously.

I've apologized a thousand times to the guy the car is with now, but we had a laugh about it and he is working really hard to get to the bottom of the problem. I think I found a good one for once!

[LiamB]

The A3 faf fest continues.. the mechanic has tried everything and it still has a fuelling issue which he has told me is because the car has a BWE engine fitted instead of the AXX engine I paid for (which it also says on my receipt) so I'll be having a word with the people that supplied and fitted the engine I think..

I'll update the thread when the car is gone because st might hit the fan

[LiamB]

Apologise for the terrible picture but here is the BWE engine code so something has happened somewhere

Even if it's just the head I can imagine it would still cause problems due to being different internally. I know about the BWA engine so asked to make sure it wasn't that but I've just got the car back and he showed me the code so now I'm even more confused

Edited by LiamB on Thursday 16th February 14:44

[LiamB]

Well I've just taken a huge loss and sold this on eBay with all the faults declared in the ad so I can buy a Transit to start my own landscaping business.

The next mode of transport which I have just won for a pricely sum of £1380 is a 2005 100PS SWB Transit which I'll be using as my only vehicle for a while.

Goodbye stbox Audi

[LiamB]

Goldenballs13 said:

mattfuey said:

Just for balance, my A3 with the 2.0TDI 170 engine & DSG never put a foot wrong in the 42,000 miles I put on it over 18ish months.

Sorry to see your struggles OP, always st when you get a lemon

Me too - had a 2.0TFsi for 27k without a fault

I am jealous of you both, I would love to keep it but it's just frustrating to look at now

bungz said:

Sounds like you did not get a new engine but a new head from a slightly different engine instead?

Gutted for you bud but can see why you want shut of it.


PS get the belts done on the tranny van asap!

It looks that way but I'm just so relieved it's gone!

I'll be making sure the Transit is mechanically sound before I even attempt to drive it home, I never want to experience this st again

[LiamB]

Apologies for the poor twatchat picture but I picked my van up today and I'm loving it. It isn't the same as my last works van as that was a MK7 and had the nicer interior but it will do! Needs the tracking done but im happy, ill only be keeping this for a few months before I lease a van if my ideas go well.



Thanks to everyone commenting and giving advice on this thread