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For Sale and Wanted - General
24th June 2015, 02:10 PM
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A8 D2 4.2L Quattro 1997
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Anyone? £1000? If I can't get that for it I'll...
Anyone? £1000? If I can't get that for it I'll just keep it...
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For Sale and Wanted - General
15th June 2015, 03:05 PM
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A8 D2 4.2L Quattro 1997
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sssam
As I've been looking over the car I noticed a few...
As I've been looking over the car I noticed a few more things which bear mentioning.
Some paint damage to near side rear wheel arch - predates my ownership but is significant enough not to buff...
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For Sale and Wanted - General
15th June 2015, 02:57 PM
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A8 D2 4.2L Quattro 1997
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sssam
Oops, sorry! I'm just near Hemel Hempstead...
Oops, sorry!
I'm just near Hemel Hempstead north of London.
Great news on the gearbox issue - just picked the car up from the mechanic having it topped off with another 2.5L of oil and it is...
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D2 - Transmission
15th June 2015, 02:52 PM
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Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
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sssam
Ok, update with good news! Thanks for the above...
Ok, update with good news! Thanks for the above advice. I did go back to my mechanic and asked if he wouldn't mind double checking the oil level as I'd heard (thanks to you guys) that the level may...
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D2 - Transmission
10th June 2015, 01:58 PM
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Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
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sssam
My mechanic is sick of the sight of the thing......
My mechanic is sick of the sight of the thing... He does me a lot of favours otherwise so I am not going to push the point with him. I think I will take it to Vanmatic as planned and see what they...
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For Sale and Wanted - General
10th June 2015, 12:31 PM
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A8 D2 4.2L Quattro 1997
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sssam
A8 D2 4.2L Quattro 1997
It's with a heavy heart I do this but it seems like the best option...
132k miles, full service history with log book and most receipts. Cambelt changed at 81k miles. Runs very well but has a bit...
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D2 - Transmission
10th June 2015, 12:20 PM
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Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
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sssam
Yeah - I guess. As much as I love it, it is quite...
Yeah - I guess. As much as I love it, it is quite impractical for me as I travel a lot with bicycles on board and an estate would really make a lot more sense. I have and old Passat estate which is...
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D2 - Transmission
10th June 2015, 11:14 AM
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Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
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sssam
OK - the code from the service book is ABZ...
OK - the code from the service book is
ABZ DNW DTD.
The £300 included a cheap tyre and a hose which needed replacing. Other than that it was £37 for the filter, £24 for the gasket, £56 for oil...
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D2 - Transmission
9th June 2015, 06:42 PM
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Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
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sssam
Hi all - still here - thanks for all the info,...
Hi all - still here - thanks for all the info, thread has exploded! I got onto Vanmatic (ZF centre) yesterday and booked it in for week after next as I'm away next week. Though I then spoke in more...
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D2 - Transmission
6th June 2015, 10:00 PM
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Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
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sssam
How do you determine what gearbox you have? That...
How do you determine what gearbox you have? That seems a reasonable price but I guess fitting is the expensive bit? I just about managed replacing the air blower myself, a gearbox may be a bit beyond...
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D2 - Transmission
6th June 2015, 07:34 PM
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Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
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sssam
Jesus, that's twice what I paid for the whole...
Jesus, that's twice what I paid for the whole car... Hopefully a proper oil change helps....
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D2 - Transmission
6th June 2015, 07:00 PM
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Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
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sssam
Yep - Vanmatic in Hayes as listed on the ZF site...
Yep - Vanmatic in Hayes as listed on the ZF site so I think they are genuine. It is a solid car otherwise and hasn't given me any bother beyond tyres and brakes over the past 18 months (oh, and an...
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D2 - Everything else
6th June 2015, 06:51 PM
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Solar sunroof messing with mobile and GPS?
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Solar sunroof messing with mobile and GPS?
Ever since getting my 97 D2 I've struggled with getting decent phone reception and get almost no satnav gps reception. I put it down to a kind of 'Faraday's cage' type effect of that enormous spool...
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D2 - Transmission
6th June 2015, 05:03 PM
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Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
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looks like there is a place in Hayes, I'll give...
looks like there is a place in Hayes, I'll give them a call on Monday
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D2 - Transmission
6th June 2015, 02:22 PM
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Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
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sssam
Thanks for that, most helpful. I got it back from...
Thanks for that, most helpful. I got it back from the mechanic on Thursday so didn't drive it much, but have had to come over to Newport today. Have been using tiptronic and it didn't cut out on the...
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D2 - Transmission
6th June 2015, 01:36 PM
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Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
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sssam
Thanks for all the replies. It's a 4.2l with a 5...
Thanks for all the replies. It's a 4.2l with a 5 speed box which has done about 130k miles. The mechanic said it was pretty mucky oil and filter in the box - it wasn't doing any of the limp mode...
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D2 - Everything else
6th June 2015, 06:49 AM
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D2 boot strut replacement
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sssam
Mine have just gone as well - can I ask where you...
Mine have just gone as well - can I ask where you got the replacements?
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D2 - Transmission
6th June 2015, 06:46 AM
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Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
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sssam
Gear changing was bad - worse after oil and filter change
I've had my 97 D2 A8 for about 18 months and love it. The past couple of months the auto shifting had become more vague and inconsistent, at certain revs it would shift down, then back up, then down...
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D2 - Interior Electrics
25th October 2014, 05:14 PM
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Replacing fan blower motor
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sssam
Replacing fan blower motor
OK, my fan blower has been on the blink for a while now. Was manageable in summer, just roll the windows down. However now it's getting coller I need it functional for de-misting. Having read a few...
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