My 01 S8

[Audifan]

As of right now there isn't any water leaking problems as the tape for the Botang hole is holding up as I washed the old girl yesterday and didn't see any water inside.


She cleaned up nicely.




I was looking to see if there is a way to only unbolt the exhaust manifolds so I can remove the cylinder heads to do this valve spring job.

This is what the exhaust manifold studs and nuts currently look like

I'm just losing any motivation to work on this car.

[MikkiJayne]

Stop working on it then. Put the front back on and get out and drive it

The valve springs are just a precaution against the rare instance of them snapping yes? I would suggest you get it driveable and go and enjoy it for a while. Get out of the rut of aiming for perfection, and instead aim for working. Have some fun with it, and maybe look for a space where you can pull the engine to do the valve springs?

[Audifan]

I'm not aiming for perfection. Just trying to avoid a possible catastrophic failure.

[ainarssems]

Originally Posted by Audifan

I'm not aiming for perfection. Just trying to avoid a possible catastrophic failure.

It's about managing risks. I don't think spring failure is common on D2. I have not heard of any. Every job you do on car comes with it's own risks that something else will brake or get damaged while doing it, especially on a old car, like braking studs or bolts. I think the chance of spring failing is smaller than something else going wrong while changing them so I would leave them well alone.