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Hi folks, I have a 1984 S3 petrol. Whilst driving the other day, i noticed my fuel and temp gauges stop working. As the fuel gauge has been rather lazy since I bought the truck a few years ago, I wasn't too concerned, as I figured that the voltage stabiliser had finally packed up, so I fitted...

Folks, I have a 1984 S3 that I like to take offroading as often as possible. However, after each trip, I end up having to take the truck back to the garage to get the brakes cleaned out and re-set, as the fronts stop working completely, meaning that it just drags the rear tyres under heavy...

Folks, Having spent the last couple of years getting the mechanicals really straight, the time has come for my S3 to receive some much needed tlc on the bodywork and interior. I am thinking about: New doors (the tops are close to rotted out) Bulkhead repair (it's got a couple of 5p sized...

Hi folks, I have a 1984 S3 with a 2.25 petrol engine. Over the past few years, he has been absolutely, 100% reliable. However, today, I was sitting in traffic for about 30 minutes with the engine idling and then turned the engine off for 5 - 10 minutes. Come restarting it, it just wouldn't...

Hi folks, I have a late S3, 88". When I drive over undulations in the road, I get a strange bumping noise and associated knock on the underside of the driver's footwell. I've had the truck up on ramps to look underneath and everything appears to be tight and as it should. Has anyone...

Hello folks, For the past few days, I have had an occasional warm engine idle stall. Other than the couple of times that this has happened, it is running beautifully. Any thoughts as to why this might be happening?

Took my S3 88" to 4x4 Without A Club in Hampshire this afternoon to see what it is really like in fairly extreme off road conditions. To say I was staggared is an understatement!!! There was a great collection of 4x4's there from lifted Disco's through Bobtail Rangies, all sorts of...

Hello folks, I'm new here and have a 1984 Series 3 88", which I bought last winter & have been slowly fettling throughout the year. Generally, everything is going well, but recently I have noticed an occasional & slight judder through the steering when accelerating through 2nd & 3rd gears...