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Forum: Daily banter 15th November 2022, 07:03 PM
Replies: 109
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Subframe off for refurb. ...

Subframe off for refurb.

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=28986&stc=1&d=1668542535

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=28987&stc=1&d=1668542535
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Forum: Daily banter 8th November 2022, 04:36 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Its part of the handbrake mechanism. The lever...

Its part of the handbrake mechanism. The lever pushes the threaded rod forwards which provides the clamping force, but the thread allows the piston to move hydraulically too and more importantly...
Forum: Daily banter 8th November 2022, 04:33 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
They are making me sad for sure. I may just put...

They are making me sad for sure. I may just put new ones on it.
Forum: Daily banter 8th November 2022, 07:48 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Enough to have a 'special tools' drawer in the...

Enough to have a 'special tools' drawer in the toolbox :D
Forum: Daily banter 7th November 2022, 08:48 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
New seals and rear pistons from Bigg Red ...

New seals and rear pistons from Bigg Red

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=28941&stc=1&d=1667857266

Carriers rebuilt with new boots and bolts
...
Forum: Daily banter 7th November 2022, 08:39 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Back on this one after an extended hiatus as I...

Back on this one after an extended hiatus as I need it finished and sold, and I'm fed up of moving it out of the way!

The engine is ready to go back in
...
Forum: Daily banter 12th September 2021, 09:35 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Replacement starter cable compared to the...

Replacement starter cable compared to the original

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=27211&stc=1&d=1631482019

Once the starter was back on I filled the engine with oil and...
Forum: Daily banter 11th September 2021, 08:37 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Cleaned up the torsen housing ...

Cleaned up the torsen housing

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=27191&stc=1&d=1631392222

Swapped the bearings and spur gears over
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Forum: Daily banter 11th September 2021, 12:13 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Thank you :)

Thank you :)
Forum: Daily banter 11th September 2021, 08:29 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Output speed measurement by the TCU, to make sure...

Output speed measurement by the TCU, to make sure that input rpm and gear selection are giving the expected result.

When the gearbox fails and throws a 'gear ratio incorrect' code, its the...
Forum: Daily banter 10th September 2021, 08:53 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Further investigation has revealed that there is...

Further investigation has revealed that there is a slot in the casing for a magnet in the rear diff housing so I suspect that the magnet fell out of the slot while I've been moving around the...
Forum: Daily banter 9th September 2021, 08:51 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Remember how the Murple's mangled gearbox was...

Remember how the Murple's mangled gearbox was missing its sump magnets?

I found one of them stuck to the torsen diff https://www.corradov8.com/pics/banghead.gif
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Forum: Daily banter 9th September 2021, 08:41 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Fuel line clips all replaced ...

Fuel line clips all replaced

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=27170&stc=1&d=1631219337

The fuel line from the filter was very crusty so I replaced the banjo fitting and...
Forum: Daily banter 1st September 2021, 03:50 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
I may take you up on that if the ebay ECU doesn't...

I may take you up on that if the ebay ECU doesn't work out, although I won't know that by next week. Its been a long time since I did surface mount work. There's no coating on the board :)



If...
Forum: Daily banter 1st September 2021, 02:54 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Turns out the eprom is a surface-mount 27C1024 so...

Turns out the eprom is a surface-mount 27C1024 so I'm not messing with that - I don't have the gear to remove and re-fit it. Bottom right with the sticker on it.
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Forum: Daily banter 1st September 2021, 09:02 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
That has been done in the past - keep the TCU and...

That has been done in the past - keep the TCU and fudge the F125 to be in neutral so the engine still runs ok, but its a nasty hack. If I'm going to do it I'll be making it the way the factory did...
Forum: Daily banter 1st September 2021, 07:18 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Engine ECU. With the manual swap the gearbox ECU...

Engine ECU. With the manual swap the gearbox ECU will go away ;)



If you can find the file that would be fab, and may well change the direction of this project +++ I can write the eproms :)
Forum: Daily banter 31st August 2021, 08:54 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Oh now that is interesting :D Care to share? ...

Oh now that is interesting :D Care to share?

Any idea what eprom it is? An older style 32-pin I presume?
Forum: Daily banter 31st August 2021, 07:49 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Even more difficult, with even more custom bits...

Even more difficult, with even more custom bits than the V8. The D2 uses tripod inner joints across the range, but the lesser models use CV joints so you'd either need an original D2 2.8 gearbox...
Forum: Daily banter 31st August 2021, 06:18 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Heksi, who posted at the top of this very page,...

Heksi, who posted at the top of this very page, has a manual PF S8 +++ There are a few of them about. I have a PF manual gearbox, but none of the rest of it. Unlike the FL, the PF ECU can't simply...
Forum: Daily banter 31st August 2021, 09:11 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Alas no, the 5HP is going back in. I don't have...

Alas no, the 5HP is going back in. I don't have the mk2 clutch pedal finished or enough parts for another manual and, even if I had those, getting a manual AHC ecu is impossible.
Forum: Daily banter 30th August 2021, 08:12 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Did an injector service and refitted them ...

Did an injector service and refitted them

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=27130&stc=1&d=1630354019
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Forum: Daily banter 27th August 2021, 08:46 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Put the throttle body back on ...

Put the throttle body back on

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=27115&stc=1&d=1630096837

This bizarrely complicated mess of plumbing is all for the brake vacuum, and oddly...
Forum: Daily banter 25th August 2021, 07:15 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
I put the inside of the inlet manifold back in...

I put the inside of the inlet manifold back in and noted that this arrangement of vacuum pipes is very silly indeed, especially since it just flaps about.
...
Forum: Daily banter 24th August 2021, 09:19 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
The aux belt tensioner in the PF is part of the...

The aux belt tensioner in the PF is part of the timing belt cover. Its a complicated affair which runs on a pair of needle roller bearings which I had to remove to get it powdercoated
...
Forum: Daily banter 23rd August 2021, 08:18 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
As usual the fuel line clamps have rusted away so...

As usual the fuel line clamps have rusted away so these will be replaced

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=27046&stc=1&d=1629749474
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Forum: Daily banter 22nd August 2021, 11:11 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Yours is FL2 so mild cleaners only in the engine...

Yours is FL2 so mild cleaners only in the engine bay. Yes, I also use the TPS brake cleaner on the mechanical bits like engine and gearbox. I buy it in 5 litre cans and use it in a spray bottle as it...
Forum: Daily banter 21st August 2021, 09:29 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Chlorinated brake cleaner probably would. I use a...

Chlorinated brake cleaner probably would. I use a naptha-based brake & clutch cleaner from TPS which is very mild but which cuts through oil and grease very well indeed, although ironically it...
Forum: Daily banter 20th August 2021, 08:06 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
More rivnuts :rolleyes: This is what remains of...

More rivnuts :rolleyes: This is what remains of the screw holding the airbox trim

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=27001&stc=1&d=1629489728

grind the stump down so I can...
Forum: Daily banter 19th August 2021, 11:12 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
It didn't even occur to me to bend the bracket :o...

It didn't even occur to me to bend the bracket :o

If you get the orientation of the bolt and larger nut right then both those spanners can be held with one hand while tightening the smaller nut...
Forum: Daily banter 18th August 2021, 08:25 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
How to fit a brake block to a PF... Don't...

How to fit a brake block to a PF...

Don't need this for a start - its not doing anything and in the way

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=26967&stc=1&d=1629316849

The...
Forum: Daily banter 18th August 2021, 06:56 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
PF and FL1 are lacquered in the engine bay so...

PF and FL1 are lacquered in the engine bay so come up much better than FL2s which aren't.
Forum: Daily banter 18th August 2021, 06:48 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Yeah. I only spotted it while I was stacking them...

Yeah. I only spotted it while I was stacking them up after they came back from refurb and was wondering why the four contis were smaller than the dunlop spare...
Forum: Daily banter 17th August 2021, 09:35 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Its a similar concept, but in the 32V the timing...

Its a similar concept, but in the 32V the timing belt is driving the oil pump (lower left) so the belt routing is a bit longer than the 40V which has the oil pump driven from the crank.

The...
Forum: Daily banter 15th August 2021, 08:26 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Back on this after some time on other things. On...

Back on this after some time on other things. On to the steering rack and the servotronic solenoid

This is a Jag XJ solenoid with a Bosch Junior Timer connector instead of the silly disintegrating...
Forum: Daily banter 4th August 2021, 08:28 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
I have had a few comments about how my 20 year...

I have had a few comments about how my 20 year old candidates are usually cleaner than cars coming in for their first MoTs :D

No MoT on Thursday now though. I was making myself ill trying to rush...
Forum: Daily banter 2nd August 2021, 08:58 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Perhaps thats where the tale of the D2 being used...

Perhaps thats where the tale of the D2 being used as a mule for the RS6 development came from? Not the 40V though, but the 32V.

The very early 32V in the V8 doesn't have these features, and I'm...
Forum: Daily banter 2nd August 2021, 08:55 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
and Monday's update: The PF crankcase...

and Monday's update:

The PF crankcase ventilation hoses are a; knackered, and b; obsolete so I made a replacement from an FL hose instead :p I still need to make a joiner for this but it'll work...
Forum: Daily banter 2nd August 2021, 08:14 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
No chain tensioners, no secondary air, no...

No chain tensioners, no secondary air, no secondary O2s. Nice and simple and mostly bulletproof. It was a pretty expensive engine to make with lots of complicated castings and machining, and some...
Forum: Daily banter 31st July 2021, 09:00 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Removed the inlet manifold ...

Removed the inlet manifold

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=26837&stc=1&d=1627764331

The engine in the maximum taken-apart-ness
...
Forum: Daily banter 31st July 2021, 07:53 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
I don't know as they're not back from refurb yet....

I don't know as they're not back from refurb yet. I'll check next week when they're back +++



FL manifolds have flaps - the S8 has a single actuation point which opens both sides at once. The...
Forum: Daily banter 31st July 2021, 09:34 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
The power steering leak has ruined the rear right...

The power steering leak has ruined the rear right subframe bushes. At £50 each, I'd rather not replace eight of them, so I cut up a bad subframe to rescue the bushes from that instead.
...
Forum: Daily banter 28th July 2021, 11:07 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Whichever one you fancy ;) She was so-named after...

Whichever one you fancy ;) She was so-named after I discovered she needed a new engine shortly after getting her home. Little did I know that she was one of the better examples, on the scale of what...
Forum: Daily banter 27th July 2021, 07:45 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Lots of rusty bits have gone off for...

Lots of rusty bits have gone off for powdercoating, including the springs which amazingly aren't broken! These have been blasted and will be recoated which will hopefully prevent cracks forming in...
Forum: Daily banter 27th July 2021, 05:17 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Dolphin Grey S8 'Lilith' - the best one, never...

Dolphin Grey S8 'Lilith' - the best one, never selling her
Big Red - daily driver
Barnfind FE - going to a new home when its finished
PF S8 - going to a new home asap
Murple - going back together...
Forum: Daily banter 27th July 2021, 12:01 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
It really is. It yields magical fuel consumption...

It really is. It yields magical fuel consumption and power improvements by lining up all the fuel molecules as they go in to the engine :ROFL:
Forum: Daily banter 26th July 2021, 09:08 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Cats, but yes :) 200 is probably about right...

Cats, but yes :)

200 is probably about right for this one since its in pretty nice condition apart from the leaks and the horrid car dealer lacquer, and it has all come apart reasonably well.

I...
Forum: Daily banter 26th July 2021, 04:03 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Question for those more knowledgeable than me on...

Question for those more knowledgeable than me on the PF: is the inlet manifold different between A8 (AEW / ABZ) and S8 (AHC)?

Etka isn't very clear as it calls it 'suction pipe with elbow'...
Forum: Daily banter 26th July 2021, 11:58 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
Not sure at all! I fear I have may have bonded...

Not sure at all! I fear I have may have bonded with it because its a lovely place to sit :o

I have come to the realisation that sitting in them is the critical first impression for me. If it is...
Forum: Daily banter 25th July 2021, 09:38 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 60,045
Posted By MikkiJayne
WITW - The PF Exxon Valdez!

I bought another one :o Yes, thats nine. No I don't have a problem hush now :ROFL:

(actually I have a serious storage problem so I need to sell some stuff)
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