Ally
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2 days till holiday :d
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loubielou
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pdwhelan
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IvIarkgraham
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willay
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andy1868
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celebrate good times come on! i love fridays, my boss has just suggested we take the afternoon off too
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danielleG
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Registered: 25th Jun 07
Location: essex
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morning all
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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IvIarkgraham
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Kellye
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Morning.
I have a burning smell coming from my car... I have only just got the thing back
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IvIarkgraham
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clutch?
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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is it on fire?
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pdwhelan
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Registered: 25th Sep 06
Location: Wigan
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Kelly.. how many times have you had this fixed since the conversion?
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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burning smells add flavour to the car
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IvIarkgraham
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it might be the petrol burning inside the engine
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pdwhelan
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Registered: 25th Sep 06
Location: Wigan
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Check for oil on the exhaust manifold.. thats a nasty smell. experienced the smell from shauns car after an oil change yesterday.
[Edited on 31-08-2007 by pdwhelan]
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Kellye
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Registered: 23rd Aug 06
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Its oil on the down pipe or the exhaust just phoned the lad cos its a proper strong smell. Its because the engine was lob sided and the oil dripped. Ahh well. Least I got it back I gave it some on the by pass last night I LOVE IT. Thought i was not going to stop though I really need new brakes
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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you're running the 2.0 with the 1.4 brakes? dodgy
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Sort it kel
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Kellye
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quote: Originally posted by andy1868
you're running the 2.0 with the 1.4 brakes? dodgy
 Only because I am not going to be driving it fast at the mo. My new brakes will go on when the turbo goes on possibly next month
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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turbo on the 8v?
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Kellye
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quote: Originally posted by willay
turbo on the 8v?
Yeh the 8v can take a turbo more than the 16v.
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Kel you crazy mo fo!
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Fro
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quote: Originally posted by Rallye106
quote: Originally posted by willay
turbo on the 8v?
Yeh the 8v can take a turbo more than the 16v.
Don't remember them making an 8v turbo standard though
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willay
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quote: Originally posted by Rallye106
quote: Originally posted by willay
turbo on the 8v?
Yeh the 8v can take a turbo more than the 16v.
sounds like trouble.
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