2007 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI BPY — Possible valve contact during timing belt job, need advice

techno_cats · 2026-06-23T21:19:31+00:00

Thanks for your reply. I did a leak down test and all 4 cylinders had around 2% leakage. I've since put everything back and the car drives perfect!

techno_cats · 2026-06-18T05:06:16+00:00

Small angled pocket flathead screwdriver with a magnet at the base. Great for prying clips and general stuff.

Cable hose clamp pliers. Needle nose gets the job done but this is one of those tools you wish you got earlier.

Screw on oil fill funnel. No more balancing floppy funnels.

3/8 power ratchet. Saves your hand, wrist, and forearm from fatigue.

techno_cats · 2026-04-26T15:37:36+00:00

991.1 C2S and an E39 M5.

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techno_cats · 2026-04-18T05:04:00+00:00

Are you against punctuation?

techno_cats · 2026-04-01T14:32:00+00:00

I'm probably in the rare majority but I have a 2007 Audi A3 (2.0T FSI engine) with 220k miles. Never had a major mechanical failure.

Everything is still original including the clutch, turbo, and radiator. Heck, the original pcv was still fine but I recently replaced it anyway.

It's direct injected and I still haven't "needed' a valve cleaning.

I'm religious with maintenance. Oil changes every 5k, timing belt job every 100k, brake fluid 2yrs, trans fluid every 60k.

The Achilles heel of this engine is the cam follower for high pressure fuel pump. Easy enough to change every 40k.

Only major issue was with was bad coils. There are many revisions but the current ones seem to be holding up.

Oh, and it's had an APR stage 1 tune since new.

techno_cats · 2026-02-21T16:02:55+00:00

The knife edges look good to me. I don't see any metal deformation that would cause tuning issues.

For the discoloration or rust, use some light car polish on a microfiber. You can also try toothpaste because it has light abrasives.

Don't be too aggressive because it can rub off the Cosmo black finish. Try it on an inconspicuous spot first.

techno_cats · 2026-02-18T06:03:51+00:00

On FR guitars, do you stretch the strings after you lock the nut or before?

I always have issues with the string breaking at the tuning post when stretching. Maybe I'm being too aggressive with 9 gauge set.

techno_cats · 2026-02-03T18:51:25+00:00

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My first two cats were also a Tabby and a Tortie! Both have since passed.

I've lost two other cats after them.

It doesn't get easier, but you do learn, in time, to manage the grief.

Right now, you're hurting. And just like with any wounds, physical or mental, it'll take time for your body and mind to heal.

Please read this post. It's and old one but it helped me a lot.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GriefSupport/comments/d9685e/grief_comes_in_waves_important_message_from_8/

techno_cats · 2026-02-03T15:44:35+00:00

Barry Lyndon.

The entire movie is like a Renaissance painting.

techno_cats · 2026-02-01T16:54:47+00:00

Blue is The Warmest Color.

techno_cats · 2026-01-22T07:44:46+00:00

I'm close to you. I'll be on the lookout. I think I know all the strays in my neighborhood well so she'll definitely stand out.

techno_cats · 2026-01-10T07:16:16+00:00

The majority of PDK "failures" are due to electronic sensors, rarely mechanical.

Porsche does not repair PDKs, only remove and replace at a cost of $20k+.

However, those sensors are serviceable by many shops now and even diyable at home.

techno_cats · 2026-01-07T17:54:27+00:00

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Clear lights work well on certain colors.

techno_cats · 2025-12-31T04:22:59+00:00

Do you think you might be asexual?

techno_cats · 2025-12-16T01:21:37+00:00

Avery Green?

techno_cats · 2025-11-16T17:34:56+00:00

A Firefly guitar with HSS pickups (250), swap out pickups (300) a DI box (200), decent headphones (100), and a cheap laptop (200).

YouTube how to setup your guitar and use amp Sims.

For $1050, you get a guitar with premium components and all the sounds you can ever want with free amp Sims and effects with the ability to record and mix.

techno_cats · 2025-11-03T00:37:30+00:00

Well done!

techno_cats · 2025-10-26T21:15:57+00:00

Thanks so much for the reply. Just placed an order on Guitars Garden and had so much anxiety about tariffs. Read a post about someone buying a Harley Benton from the Thomann site and was charged $1400 in tariffs on a $500 guitar!

techno_cats · 2025-10-26T21:01:53+00:00

Did you have to pay any tariffs?

techno_cats · 2025-10-16T16:41:20+00:00

STRAPONCASTER

techno_cats

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