I run a mobile mechanical business and use Mahle filters in everything. I noticed that Mahle's filter material is often superior quality to Mann's equivalents, often for less money. I also find Liqui Moly oil is an absolutely amazing product to use compared to Castrol - makes a massive difference in terms of engine clatter.
Great video! I recently bought an Audi A3 8P, 2.0 TDI 140hp with automatic dual-clutch transmission. Something I noticed feels off: whenever I’m starting from a stop, regardless of how hard I push the throttle, it takes about a full second for the car to actually start moving. The engine revs up to about 1k rpm and only after that does the car actually begin moving forward. This happens in D, in S, and in manual mode. I’m just looking for some advice from people that know more about this than me and who possibly drove this car in the past. The car has 76k miles / 123,000 km on it, for reference
I pick up my S3 8P tomorrow, car has no history so big service was first on my list. Found your channel a couple days ago and was gutted you hadn't done a service video as I'd quickly gotten through your other Audi videos. Big cheers for making this.
I really enjoyed watching this video, it’s so helpful I managed to service my car for the first time! Keep doing what your doing, you’re brilliant mate !!!
Really useful post, would have liked to see the fuel filter done as well. It's a quick and easy job, and well worth doing. I agree on the Mann filters, and did use Castrol Edge, but as Quantum is owned by VW and is approved for the 507 00 spec I now use that. Can be got from SEAT dealers every now and then for £22 for 5L! Keep up the good work!
Cheers for this! Just bought a 1 owner 59 plate 8P S Line with 94000 miles. Car looks and feels tip top but has been on long life service since it was new. So glad I stumbled on this video - I'd feel daft paying a garage to service my car now! Gonna get some axel stands etc and do this every 10k miles. Next owner (if there is one) would probably rather see I had done this myself every 10k / 1 year rather than having a garage do it every 18k / 2 years. Either way the car's 12 years old as it is so it's not like it'll hurt the value.
go for it mate! good luck! Check out the other videos on the A3 and you may even get some ideas for some modifications too, the latest video takes you through a load of cheap and easy ones to make your car look more modern
pre-soaking oil filters or filling the housing means the engine gets oil pressure ( oil light goes out ) quicker no bad thing' gotta look after those plain bearings/shells.
Ooh I had no choice but to jack up my car on grass it was broke down and my mom's backyard..... So I put 1inch thick piece of plywood underneath it and after being jacked up for 30mins the jack "wheels" broke through the board it was crazy, but had jack stands & wheel chocks for backup (just in time tho) 👍🏼....
I liked the video. Would have been nice to get a better camera angle during the removal of the oil filter and some more detailed explanations but overall useful information and great tips on fill service! Good way to save some $$ by doing a self service. subscribed.
brilliant m8 is it castrol engine oil you use m8 for audi a3,heard they need toping up with oil every 2 full tanks of fuel ,prone to drinking oil ill check my oil every week then i do 300 miles a week,m8,hate my armrest to high up ,its not good just above the hand brake ,arrrrrrrrrrrrrr
New oil filter,? always wipe a small amount of clean oil around the new rubber filter this will make it so much easier to fit and remove. When the last of the old sump oil is dripping out, get a cup of fresh clean oil and pour into the engine, this will flush out any remailing dirty oil left in the engine, a bit like washing any remaining soap off your body after a shower.
When refilling with clean oil I never get the garage to fill up to max line on the dipstick, always stop filling when oil is between min and max line, Why ? when any thing gets hot it expands. oil is no exception, fill to the max line and your oil level will go over the max line, this may cause damage to your engine, I also use "Activ8 lubricant additive, (have do so for the last 20+ years, watch the video on UA-cam, this stops 90 percent of engine wear, see what it will do for your engine, any sensible reply's welcome. You should try this Mati, you will be amazed. Add 250ml every 25,000 miles or every 5th, 5,000 mile oil change, one bottle will last for 100,000 miles.
Should have done the FF too. Clean flowing diesel is very important. You will get to a point that you will slowly start to lose power. Don't buy the cheapest filter you can find. Just like oil filters fuel filter are not the same either. You want a minimum of 10 microns. For yo that live in Europe you are lucky. Mann Mann Fuel PU 825 x and my preferred filter is Hengst Fuel E85KP D146. Both German companies. This is a pretty good video on the FF ua-cam.com/video/sebEPRjgyIg/v-deo.html&ab_channel=HaynesManuals. The only this wrong is do not fill the housing with fuel with the filter in it. Pour clean diesel in about 2/3 full. With the filter attached to the housing lid slowly lower give the diesel time to soak up. Before dropping the lid all the way down look and see that diesel is near the top. when everything is dome start and let idle for 5 - 10 minutes to purge any air out.
@@skinnymat It's a metal undertray on the Convertible for strength, loads more bolts and a brace right under where the oil drain plug is, a bit of a PITA, but the convertible is well worth it! I love mine!
Thank you so much for this informative video. Watched a few of your videos now! Awesome. I’m wanting to get a new steering wheel, can you suggest where I can get one from? 🙏🏻
I am doing tge service on my A3 2.0tdi atm When I was trying to take the oil Bolt out I can't is too tight. Any ideas how to loosen that ? Got exactly the same tool as you
With the cost of living and some garages being dodgy lol and reusing the oils 😢I think it’s best to do your homework and you can speak the mechanics language too. Will try the easy bits and let the garage change the oil 😢I don’t have the ramp thing to lift the car up
Hi mate Looking to get an 8p in the next few days It’s a 2l tfsi.. anything I should be aware of and are the engines chain driven or belt driven? The timing belt?
Do you need a vag com cable for doing any of this? I have a 1.4 litre tfsi audi a3, want to change the brakes and do the service myself, pretty sure I need it to do the brakes
Not on a diesel with a few miles that carbon will be covering certain parts id avoid a flush unless used from new with every oil change on a deisel car
This is the factory steering wheel, think its just black stock on black editions! If you want a guide on removal/re-fitting then I did a cruise control install video that should cover it!
Hey man. Watching your videos have been super entertaining. I decided to look on Facebook market to see if there were any Audi A3s up for sale. aaand long story short I ended picking one up yesterday. It's not in the best of conditions cosmetically ( a fender scratch and some nicks here and there ) .. but it should be fun! Thanks for your content G, I appreciate you!
@@matimcfetridge on another note lidl have a £9.99 oil vacuum on sale starting today go in through dipstick, very tempted to buy one and see how much I can get out with it. I’m changing every 6k and I’m getting too lazy to be crawling about the floor in the rain.
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I run a mobile mechanical business and use Mahle filters in everything. I noticed that Mahle's filter material is often superior quality to Mann's equivalents, often for less money. I also find Liqui Moly oil is an absolutely amazing product to use compared to Castrol - makes a massive difference in terms of engine clatter.
Great video!
I recently bought an Audi A3 8P, 2.0 TDI 140hp with automatic dual-clutch transmission.
Something I noticed feels off: whenever I’m starting from a stop, regardless of how hard I push the throttle, it takes about a full second for the car to actually start moving. The engine revs up to about 1k rpm and only after that does the car actually begin moving forward.
This happens in D, in S, and in manual mode.
I’m just looking for some advice from people that know more about this than me and who possibly drove this car in the past. The car has 76k miles / 123,000 km on it, for reference
I'm guessing you figured this out? Gonna guess the Clutch was on its way out
I pick up my S3 8P tomorrow, car has no history so big service was first on my list. Found your channel a couple days ago and was gutted you hadn't done a service video as I'd quickly gotten through your other Audi videos. Big cheers for making this.
+twmoto haha what are the chances 😂 should be very similar for your car although Im sure s3 the oil filter is underneath. Thanks for watching 👍🏼
I really enjoyed watching this video, it’s so helpful I managed to service my car for the first time! Keep doing what your doing, you’re brilliant mate !!!
I normally crack off the oil fill cap when doing oil service. Great video dude luv seeing the mk2f in the back round
Really useful post, would have liked to see the fuel filter done as well.
It's a quick and easy job, and well worth doing.
I agree on the Mann filters, and did use Castrol Edge, but as Quantum is owned by VW and is approved for the 507 00 spec I now use that. Can be got from SEAT dealers every now and then for £22 for 5L!
Keep up the good work!
Cheers mate, fuel filter was done the year before but granted its diesel and you probably cant change it often enough 😂 thanks for watching 👍🏼
Dude thank you so much for this! I have the same car and was looking for a decent step by step - appreciate this!
You deserve so much more subscribers. I love your videos!
Haha legend appreciate it 👍🏼
Totally agree, nice work
Cheers for this! Just bought a 1 owner 59 plate 8P S Line with 94000 miles. Car looks and feels tip top but has been on long life service since it was new. So glad I stumbled on this video - I'd feel daft paying a garage to service my car now! Gonna get some axel stands etc and do this every 10k miles. Next owner (if there is one) would probably rather see I had done this myself every 10k / 1 year rather than having a garage do it every 18k / 2 years. Either way the car's 12 years old as it is so it's not like it'll hurt the value.
go for it mate! good luck! Check out the other videos on the A3 and you may even get some ideas for some modifications too, the latest video takes you through a load of cheap and easy ones to make your car look more modern
Thank you very much, I am planning on doing my service soon too. I have the confidence now!
Nice video. First of yours I've watched. Will deffo watch a few others.
I usually buy bosch but i use castrol for the oil and great video keep it up
pre-soaking oil filters or filling the housing means the engine gets oil pressure ( oil light goes out ) quicker no bad thing' gotta look after those plain bearings/shells.
cheers fella, no bullshit service guide .. just the job
Ooh I had no choice but to jack up my car on grass it was broke down and my mom's backyard.....
So I put 1inch thick piece of plywood underneath it and after being jacked up for 30mins the jack "wheels" broke through the board it was crazy, but had jack stands & wheel chocks for backup (just in time tho) 👍🏼....
fantasico video mat pal.love all your stuff on here take care m8 , from audi a3 owner pasta man
If it is the 2.0TFSI checking the fuel cam follower is a MUST. I would just replace it.
I liked the video. Would have been nice to get a better camera angle during the removal of the oil filter and some more detailed explanations but overall useful information and great tips on fill service! Good way to save some $$ by doing a self service. subscribed.
brilliant m8 is it castrol engine oil you use m8 for audi a3,heard they need toping up with oil every 2 full tanks of fuel ,prone to drinking oil ill check my oil every week then i do 300 miles a week,m8,hate my armrest to high up ,its not good just above the hand brake ,arrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Great video.
Great video. It would be great if you can show fuel filter and break liquids as well one day.
This helps so much bro thank you very much appreciated
Cabin filter was giving me grief with me the plastic slider did not wana go back in at all 😂 many words was coming out my mouth 😂😂
Very usefull Hello from Romania 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴💙💙🤗🤗
New oil filter,? always wipe a small amount of clean oil around the new rubber filter this will make it so much easier to fit and remove. When the last of the old sump oil is dripping out, get a cup of fresh clean oil and pour into the engine, this will flush out any remailing dirty oil left in the engine, a bit like washing any remaining soap off your body after a shower.
Great video. I would of done the fuel filter too. 👍
Thanks bro really easy explain
It will save me a lot of money and time. Is it necessary to use an engine cleaner before draining the oil? Good job.
Amazing vid
Great stuff!
When refilling with clean oil I never get the garage to fill up to max line on the dipstick, always stop filling when oil is between min and max line, Why ? when any thing gets hot it expands.
oil is no exception, fill to the max line and your oil level will go over the max line, this may cause damage to your engine, I also use "Activ8 lubricant additive, (have do so for the last 20+ years, watch the video on UA-cam, this stops 90 percent of engine wear, see what it will do for your engine, any sensible reply's welcome. You should try this Mati, you will be amazed.
Add 250ml every 25,000 miles or every 5th, 5,000 mile oil change, one bottle will last for 100,000 miles.
Top man !
Well done mate 👏
Cheers mate, thanks for watching!
My 170 bhp has a groove for the large o ring half way down the lid?
Can you PinPoint where you placed the axle stands? Many thanks
Right mines so low, bout to use forklift @work 😎
great video i miss your A3 tdi still got my A3 tdi its done moon miles its reliable m8ty.😁
Cheers man . saved me a few pennies !
Yeah, I've magnetized most of my bits, I don't know how people can work on engine bayes with those tools un magnetized
Just going through your audi a3 content just wondering on a good socket set similar to your big set thanks
Great video mate.
+Frank luxobzor thanks for watching mate 👍🏼
Should have done the FF too. Clean flowing diesel is very important. You will get to a point that you will slowly start to lose power. Don't buy the cheapest filter you can find. Just like oil filters fuel filter are not the same either. You want a minimum of 10 microns. For yo that live in Europe you are lucky. Mann Mann Fuel PU 825 x and my preferred filter is Hengst Fuel E85KP D146. Both German companies. This is a pretty good video on the FF ua-cam.com/video/sebEPRjgyIg/v-deo.html&ab_channel=HaynesManuals. The only this wrong is do not fill the housing with fuel with the filter in it. Pour clean diesel in about 2/3 full. With the filter attached to the housing lid slowly lower give the diesel time to soak up. Before dropping the lid all the way down look and see that diesel is near the top. when everything is dome start and let idle for 5 - 10 minutes to purge any air out.
What is the exact oil? And how much did it cost?!! 😁
Good video
Did you check the oil level after refilling?
+Skinnymat always mate, just incase I miscalculated 😂
@@matimcfetridge kKeep the videos coming mate. Really enjoy watching them. Just got an A3 Cabriolet myself.
Legend cheers mate, appreciate the kind words 👍🏼
@@skinnymat It's a metal undertray on the Convertible for strength, loads more bolts and a brace right under where the oil drain plug is, a bit of a PITA, but the convertible is well worth it! I love mine!
where did you get your toolkit from?
Thank you so much for this informative video. Watched a few of your videos now! Awesome. I’m wanting to get a new steering wheel, can you suggest where I can get one from? 🙏🏻
Any idea what exhaust setup this running
I am doing tge service on my A3 2.0tdi atm
When I was trying to take the oil Bolt out I can't is too tight. Any ideas how to loosen that ?
Got exactly the same tool as you
fuel filter?
With the cost of living and some garages being dodgy lol and reusing the oils 😢I think it’s best to do your homework and you can speak the mechanics language too. Will try the easy bits and let the garage change the oil 😢I don’t have the ramp thing to lift the car up
Great video! Think you’ll do a similar video on the UP! GTI?
Unsure to be honest, trying to keep it VW history because of the age of the car
Can you show us how to change a head light lamp
I’ve heard that Audi requires a front end removal before replacing the lamp.
The fuel filter is not in fashion to change it?
Good video this mate 👏🏻 need to do my S3 soon!
cheers mate!
Hi mate
Looking to get an 8p in the next few days
It’s a 2l tfsi.. anything I should be aware of and are the engines chain driven or belt driven? The timing belt?
Now is time to do a body work 😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 Many thanks from 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
would have liked to see fuel filters
Do you need a vag com cable for doing any of this? I have a 1.4 litre tfsi audi a3, want to change the brakes and do the service myself, pretty sure I need it to do the brakes
I definitely didn't need it for what I did, can't see you needing it for the brakes either?
@@matimcfetridge so long as it retracts the motor for the e hand break, well bought one now so I will see and report back if it works
You need to put engine flush in before you drain the oil which cleans the sump ready for new oil. 😊👍
noted, will make sure to do this on the next oil change! thanks for watching
Not on a diesel with a few miles that carbon will be covering certain parts id avoid a flush unless used from new with every oil change on a deisel car
@@rossclegg654 I've been using engine flush on my diesel & Petrol cars for over 40 years with every service .Never had any issues what so ever 👍.
Great video mate, where did you get the filters from ?
All from euro car parts mate
diesel filter ?
Did you change your steering wheel in the car?
This is the factory steering wheel, think its just black stock on black editions! If you want a guide on removal/re-fitting then I did a cruise control install video that should cover it!
What about spark plugs mate?
Diesel mate, doesnt have em!
Hey man. Watching your videos have been super entertaining. I decided to look on Facebook market to see if there were any Audi A3s up for sale. aaand long story short I ended picking one up yesterday. It's not in the best of conditions cosmetically ( a fender scratch and some nicks here and there ) .. but it should be fun!
Thanks for your content G, I appreciate you!
Yes mate! Glad to here, easy cars to work on really and wont cost you much to tart it up and get it looking nice 👊🏼
@@matimcfetridge 👊🏻 yeah sweet that’s good to hear. hahah it’s been a blast so far !
Pull the handbrake hard before jacking up your car like that bro. it can easily pull it self backwards
Got to be done!
You never done the fuel filter
Castrol do make 5L
Could have use Millers or Quantum Oil, they come in 5 Litres 😉
Why did you buy 10 litres of oil?
Somewhere had the 4 litre bottles on offer so I bought 2 😂
@@matimcfetridge fair enough 😂 I was thinking how much oils he thinking it needs!
@@matimcfetridge on another note lidl have a £9.99 oil vacuum on sale starting today go in through dipstick, very tempted to buy one and see how much I can get out with it. I’m changing every 6k and I’m getting too lazy to be crawling about the floor in the rain.
Easier to take the oil filter off from underneath!
How did I get from watching Still Game to this???
i was quoted a major service on my A3 for £400 inclusive of vat/labour/parts its rip off.🙄🙁
Mouse solution: Get a car or two!
no worries m8t - i will change fuel filter for u because u didnt hehe...
imagine just dumping in some random amount of oil....
i once jacked on grass and got arrested.
Too much of this video is of completely pointless stuff. Edit out the flab and get straight to the technical stuff that matters.
There are workshop manuals available for people that want the technical stuff that matters without the flab.
PERFECTO GRACIAS 😂😂😂
AWESOME video. SUPER HELPFUL. Audi A3 2007 my mini Lamborghini 😅😅 my sexy zombie 😂😂😂😂😂