vk1
23-04-2008, 12:12 PM
Hi chaps, I am a new member so has taken me about 20 minutes just to get to this point! Hopefully you will all beable to view this post.
I have a on-going problem with my s3 which is driving me round the bend.
I had the re-map done about 3 yrys ago from Fontain motors in Buckinghamshire, from where I bought the car.
The car has done 66k miles and has been fully serviced by either audi/fontain (independant specialists). For some reason my car seems to be shuddering under heavy accelerationaround. This starts at about 2700-3000 revs, and shudders all the way till red-line. infact i cant even take it till red-line as it feels as though the car is going to die on me..! So from approx 3000 revs upwards I get power followed by lag, followed by a quick busrt of power, then again by a lag, all the way up.
I took it in to the shop and the guys said it was the air-mass meter, he took it out and said to give it a try which i did, and low and behold all problems solved for a while. Unfortunatelyi drove around in it for approx 2 months with the meter out and the problem came back. Since then I have had the air mass replaced, along with a new thermostat and water pump as the car was overheating. the overheating has been solved but ithe shuddering continues.
I would appreciate anyones assistance on this as it is ruining my driving pleasure considerably, and am even thinking about selling my beloved s3 due to this problem. My mechanic says the next step could be to change the spark plugs , but I dont want to throw good money after bad if its not going to solve the problem. The car has been on the diagnostic machines and come out clean, so not sure what to do..........help pls.............
Many thanks
I have a on-going problem with my s3 which is driving me round the bend.
I had the re-map done about 3 yrys ago from Fontain motors in Buckinghamshire, from where I bought the car.
The car has done 66k miles and has been fully serviced by either audi/fontain (independant specialists). For some reason my car seems to be shuddering under heavy accelerationaround. This starts at about 2700-3000 revs, and shudders all the way till red-line. infact i cant even take it till red-line as it feels as though the car is going to die on me..! So from approx 3000 revs upwards I get power followed by lag, followed by a quick busrt of power, then again by a lag, all the way up.
I took it in to the shop and the guys said it was the air-mass meter, he took it out and said to give it a try which i did, and low and behold all problems solved for a while. Unfortunatelyi drove around in it for approx 2 months with the meter out and the problem came back. Since then I have had the air mass replaced, along with a new thermostat and water pump as the car was overheating. the overheating has been solved but ithe shuddering continues.
I would appreciate anyones assistance on this as it is ruining my driving pleasure considerably, and am even thinking about selling my beloved s3 due to this problem. My mechanic says the next step could be to change the spark plugs , but I dont want to throw good money after bad if its not going to solve the problem. The car has been on the diagnostic machines and come out clean, so not sure what to do..........help pls.............
Many thanks