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Forum: D2 - Engine Bay 2nd March 2024, 04:28 PM
Replies: 4
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Posted By Simon Wallwork
Ordered two sets. One each from China and the UK....

Ordered two sets. One each from China and the UK. Thanks again chaps!
Forum: D2 - Engine Bay 2nd March 2024, 03:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 320
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Thanks Gentlemen!:)

Thanks Gentlemen!:)
Forum: D2 - Engine Bay 2nd March 2024, 11:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 320
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Undertray fasteners

Years ago, I bought a kit of all the fasteners that hold the undertray on.

Now the thing has fallen off again, so I need another kit of the fasteners.

Has anyone got one or any idea of the part...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 6th February 2024, 04:15 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 14,449
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Wow. That's a great looking TT. I consider...

Wow.
That's a great looking TT.

I consider myself fortunate to have a SL QL-15 linear tracker- but yours is on another level!
Forum: D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 3rd June 2023, 07:21 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 15,220
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Thanks for this thread. Mine started moaning...

Thanks for this thread. Mine started moaning yesterday
.
Forum: Daily banter 18th May 2023, 08:37 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 27,355
Posted By Simon Wallwork
What a great effort! Nice to see folk...

What a great effort!

Nice to see folk keeping these cars going.

I once ran a TVR as me only motor - a 280S, we called it the tea bag, as it leaked like one.
Forum: A8 / S8 Generic Posts 25th January 2023, 08:08 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 56,331
Posted By Simon Wallwork
An A8, or S8 has been my 'smoker' since 2008,...

An A8, or S8 has been my 'smoker' since 2008, although I also have a Tiger which gets less use these days, but also used to be my only car.... it was a short commute.

I replaced the A8 4.2q with...
Forum: Daily banter 16th January 2023, 09:37 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 31,406
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Here's V942 EVR. ...

Here's V942 EVR.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/scottishops/51105664191/in/album-72177720300857140/
Forum: Daily banter 8th January 2023, 04:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,012
Posted By Simon Wallwork
If you watch this film, it's clear that Audi &...

If you watch this film, it's clear that Audi & Block had a lot to do together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCXyP7sl1Cg
Forum: Daily banter 8th January 2023, 04:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,012
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Another wunderbar film after he was adopted by...

Another wunderbar film after he was adopted by Audi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYU5HfG-TPo
Forum: Daily banter 7th January 2023, 01:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,012
Posted By Simon Wallwork
I have to say that Ken Block had kinda passed me...

I have to say that Ken Block had kinda passed me by- I'd never heard of him, but prompted by news of his passing I've had a wee look and he's clearly an absolute Legend!

A sad loss for petrolheads...
Forum: D2 - Engine Bay 4th January 2023, 06:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,477
Posted By Simon Wallwork
The car was off the road in storage, but when I...

The car was off the road in storage, but when I got it back, changed the oil and filter and sensor.
Warning stayed on for a few weeks then went away.

I think it was overly black oil, that caused...
Forum: Daily banter 4th January 2023, 06:15 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 31,406
Posted By Simon Wallwork
So, some 10 years after I started this thread, is...

So, some 10 years after I started this thread, is the D2 S8 any nearer to classic status?

I paid 3,250 for my early FL (1999 reg'd, 2000 model year) black S8, with black leather and black wood....
Forum: D2 - Body and Exterior 4th January 2023, 05:54 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,550
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Thinking this through a little, I wonder if the...

Thinking this through a little, I wonder if the boot interior is actually at a little bit of low pressure, due to the A8 aerodynamics?

It's quite possible that a low pressure area forms behind the...
Forum: D2 - Body and Exterior 4th January 2023, 11:19 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,869
Posted By Simon Wallwork
I had this on my first A8, and really struggled...

I had this on my first A8, and really struggled to fix it- I extensively sealed up all the rear lights and the rear number plate area- but in the end it was a seal in the o/s/f corner of the boot lid...
Forum: Daily banter 2nd January 2023, 09:32 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,180
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Thanks Dean. Two very interesting articles...

Thanks Dean.
Two very interesting articles which, if nothing else, show that there is more than one viewpoint held by eminent scientists- and also that there is a big dollop of politics mixed in...
Forum: Daily banter 31st December 2022, 01:31 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,180
Posted By Simon Wallwork
No worries tin-tin, and Happy New Year to all. ...

No worries tin-tin, and Happy New Year to all.

I can tell you because I've googled it to death, that there is NO figure for it.

And the reason for that, is it hasn't warmed since 1998

You...
Forum: Daily banter 31st December 2022, 12:50 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,180
Posted By Simon Wallwork
tintin I came across that website I linked to...

tintin
I came across that website I linked to when I was trying to find out how much it has warmed since about 2000.
It caught my interest, but despite much clattering away at my keyboard, I've...
Forum: Daily banter 31st December 2022, 09:03 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,180
Posted By Simon Wallwork
I'm not trying to convince you guys, but things...

I'm not trying to convince you guys, but things are as I posted.

There is no climate emergency, or anything like it- the whole eco-thing is like a new religion.

The things I pointed out are not...
Forum: Daily banter 30th December 2022, 04:51 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,180
Posted By Simon Wallwork
There's really no need to save the Planet- it's...

There's really no need to save the Planet- it's not in danger- thankfully.

Some facts:
97% of Greenhouse gasses are natural- the Anthropogenic component is therefore 3%.
Of which the UK produces...
Forum: D2 - Transmission 26th July 2022, 08:46 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 49,018
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Pilots have a thing called 'automatic rough',...

Pilots have a thing called 'automatic rough', which sounds like your thing.

You get so used to the 'plane, and how it sounds that when you go over water, your senses get extra edgy, and you start...
Forum: Daily banter 23rd March 2022, 05:48 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,863
Posted By Simon Wallwork
I'm surprised this didn't get a mention! ...

I'm surprised this didn't get a mention!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oaEM4JYFPfw

Told my girl I'd have to forget her, rather buy me a new carburettor. Not the most commmon rhyme in music.....
Forum: Daily banter 10th February 2022, 09:28 PM
Replies: 210
Views: 223,914
Posted By Simon Wallwork
I lived in Nur-Sultan until recently. Flying...

I lived in Nur-Sultan until recently.

Flying in the UK a few years ago, a cell of B-52s joined our radio freq'- 'RIPPER formation', on their way to the Middle East.

Anyone who'se seen Dr....
Forum: Daily banter 4th February 2022, 09:21 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,728
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Well, I'm pleased about the two cars I've kept. ...

Well, I'm pleased about the two cars I've kept.
My FL D2 S8, Black outside w/ black wood n' leather inside.
1965 Sunbeam Tiger- built it myself twice....

I had another A8, which was lovely- a P...
Forum: Daily banter 3rd February 2022, 09:27 PM
Replies: 399
Views: 3,280,388
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Cracking thread MikkiJayne. This must be...

Cracking thread MikkiJayne.
This must be costing you an absolute fortune!
Have Final Editions jumped up in value, or are you just in the happy position of being able to give it the love it needs,...
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 1st February 2022, 05:23 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,356
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Thumbs up Thanks Mikki.:)

Thanks Mikki.:)
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 1st February 2022, 11:48 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,356
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Well. Car running great, smelling a little of...

Well.
Car running great, smelling a little of fuel after driving, but I guess some has been sloshed about here and there. The smell is at the off side rear.
I'll give it a day or two, see if it...
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 31st January 2022, 09:02 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,356
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Got it. Well, it used to run right down to...

Got it.
Well, it used to run right down to practically empty without any trouble, so if he fits the new pump correctly all ought to be ok.

Let's see....
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 31st January 2022, 07:20 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,356
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Thanks Mikki. That's a very useful reply. ...

Thanks Mikki.
That's a very useful reply.

I quite agree. Sounds like the pump chucked it.

Also, reading your post, his patter about the pump 'running dry' is cobblers?

(If I understand you...
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 31st January 2022, 06:08 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,356
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Ok. Today mechanic has fitted a new pump, but...

Ok.
Today mechanic has fitted a new pump, but he is saying that the problem is the pump was starved of fuel, and burned itself out- because of some reason I don't quite understand yet but is due to...
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 31st January 2022, 12:36 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,356
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Sorry, Ronin- I made a mistake. The pump is...

Sorry, Ronin- I made a mistake.
The pump is 300 Leva, not 300 Euro!

That's about 150 Euro
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 31st January 2022, 12:28 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,356
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Well, Ronin. I cant afford to fcuk about...

Well, Ronin.

I cant afford to fcuk about here. The car chucked it as I was on the way to pick up my new born Son, and Wife from Hospital here. I'm under enormous time pressure....both baby...
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 31st January 2022, 11:46 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,356
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Well the Master (as they call tradesmen here) has...

Well the Master (as they call tradesmen here) has confirmed it's the pump.

New one 300 euro.....

Just hope he doesn't make a 'See you next Tuesday' of it....
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 30th January 2022, 07:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,356
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Thanks Ronin- I'll try that. I wondered if...

Thanks Ronin- I'll try that.

I wondered if it might be fuel starvation. We just come round a 90 degree right hander and gone from a steady descent to a bit of a climb.
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 30th January 2022, 06:00 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,356
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Thanks Mikki. Is fitting a big deal? I guess...

Thanks Mikki.
Is fitting a big deal? I guess it goes in from the top, so an 'in-the-boot' job?

Is there a sensible alternative to fitting a new one? Maybe the old one is just gunked up?...
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 30th January 2022, 05:53 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,356
Posted By Simon Wallwork
It was just under half a tank.

It was just under half a tank.
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 30th January 2022, 03:33 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 13,356
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Fuel pump?

I've had my FL D2 S8 for years. It's been super reliable and I don't beat on it.

Today, running around in town, the car stuttered and stopped.

It cranks ok, and I found that if I left it for 10...
Forum: D2 - Sat Nav, ICE, Audio & TV 14th December 2021, 09:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,378
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Hi The car is a D2 S8, The facelift model. ...

Hi
The car is a D2 S8, The facelift model.

Aye, the disc will be out of date but as we all know, roads don't change that much.
I tend to use my Tom Tom to go to grid references, but it's nice to...
Forum: D2 - Sat Nav, ICE, Audio & TV 12th December 2021, 10:34 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,378
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Has anyone got a Navigation CD for Eastern Europe??

Hi
Well, as the thread title suggests.

We have left the UK and settled in Bulgaria, and all we can get on the display is a heading pointer.
I've got a Tom Tom which I use, but I like the built...
Forum: D2 - Lights 11th December 2021, 10:52 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,051
Posted By Simon Wallwork
I can't get mine to twist. Time for some WD-40...

I can't get mine to twist.
Time for some WD-40 I think.
It's probably not been touched for twenty-odd years...

Pete, yep. Just trying to change the bulb.
Forum: D2 - Lights 10th December 2021, 12:32 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,051
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Tail lights in boot.

How do you get these out?

I've tried twisting left and right, using fingers and pliars, but no movement. If I haul on them harder something's going to snap.

I'm talking about the tail lights in...
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 10th October 2021, 12:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,291
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Thanks HP. Good to know! I shall follow...

Thanks HP.
Good to know!

I shall follow your advice for the time being.
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 9th October 2021, 02:42 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,291
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Well, it's stopped. I'm not getting too...

Well, it's stopped.

I'm not getting too excited about this, but it would be good to know what others have done about this, apart from change the Cat.

I may as well post my own previous on this....
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 8th October 2021, 10:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,291
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Hi Adrian. I'm looking for a cheap fix here. ...

Hi Adrian.
I'm looking for a cheap fix here.
We are in Bulgaria, having an EML on is no problem, except to me. You know what we are like!
So, I just need it to run, which it does, and function...
Forum: D2 - Fuel and Exhausts 6th October 2021, 01:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,291
Posted By Simon Wallwork
Cat rattle.

I hit a pothole yesterday and there was a rattle afterwards, which persists.
Pretty sure it's from one of the cats.
I changed one on this car before, and the mechanic silenced the rattle with a...
Forum: D2 - Transmission 23rd August 2021, 12:50 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 18,631
Posted By Simon Wallwork
This turned out to be a faulty TCU. A...

This turned out to be a faulty TCU.
A secondhand one has fixed the problem completely.

For info, my car was stored for about 18 months outside in Scotland, but it ran fine for 6 months this year...
Forum: D2 - Transmission 23rd August 2021, 12:44 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,562
Posted By Simon Wallwork
MikkiJaynes' chum Petros sent me a replacement...

MikkiJaynes' chum Petros sent me a replacement TCU, which has fixed the car.

I certainly recommend Petros, as a good alternative source if Prestige can't help- for me, living in the EU, importing...
Forum: Daily banter 14th August 2021, 10:26 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 20,478
Posted By Simon Wallwork
My wife destroyed another car unexpectedly, so I...

My wife destroyed another car unexpectedly, so I had to give her my lovely SAAB.
Being an ex car salesman, I rang a chum of mine in the trade- Lindsay 'Gus' Kerr, to see if he could trade me...
Forum: D2 - Transmission 13th August 2021, 02:12 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,562
Posted By Simon Wallwork
MikkiJayne Your friend in Germany has one, and...

MikkiJayne
Your friend in Germany has one, and he has sold it to me.
Many thanks!
Forum: D2 - Transmission 12th August 2021, 03:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,562
Posted By Simon Wallwork
I've had a look under the car, and there's no...

I've had a look under the car, and there's no sign of damaged wiring.

Does anybody- MikkiJayne possibly??- have a TCU they could sell me?

4D0 927 156 BN is the number on the case.
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