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Old 16th February 2020, 01:56 PM
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Hi all,
Just a little update on my s8 d3 that I bought in november last year as my birthday present:
Can say with no doubt car is fantastic but I didnt have good start with it
few issues came up so I got to get it to garage with blown flexi pipes and meanitime s8 develop another fault (power steering leak,hose from steering rack) which put my car of the road for about month as it was christmas time
When I finally got it to garage decided to few other things in one go
oil and air filters
cv boot as it was split and trowing all grease out
fix exhaust
replace steering rack pipe
fix broken air filter pipe
investigate sloppy steering
checking all suspension for worn bushes/joints
After all this I give her new(correct d3 multispoke 9j wide) shoes which I have from member of our forum tc4332. Massive thank you Ray!
Got wheels fully refurbed in dark shadow chrome and 2 new pirellis went on to match other pair
Then 4 wheel alignment done to absolutely transform car driveability...wow! what a result!
Big thanks to Neil too which help me to get trough all this and point me to right direction and right people
Still having few issues so car is booked for tomorrow in garage for fuel smell in cabin(intermittent,appears after hard acceleration) screenwash leak and some exhaust adjustment as its makes whistling noise
Im trying to make It as best as possible to enjoy driving it and hopefully take it to annual meet in scotland lol
Im adding few pics of her for U guys to look and feel free to comment and give me any suggestions
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Old 16th February 2020, 04:05 PM
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Hi Arek
I'm not normally a fan of dark wheels, but those look so good against your white paintwork. Gorgeous
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Old 16th February 2020, 06:21 PM
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You own my dream car Arek, I've always admired that S8

So glad you're getting it sorted bit by bit, they're an expensive beast but the enjoyment from driving them makes it worthwhile. Those wheels in that colour really suit it. I had FE wheels on mine for a while and thought they looked great.

Looking forward to updates
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Old 16th February 2020, 07:29 PM
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The wheels look rather nice, can I have them back?


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Old 17th February 2020, 12:06 PM
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Disappointing to hear you've had so many problems with the car since buying it. I remember you told me about the exhaust blowing on the way to Dublin (probably the car getting excited about being fed Shell V-Power) and reading on FB about the power steering hose, but surprised about the others considering the MOT was towards the end of August.

The fuel smell was one I could never locate. You also mention the screen wash leak. Can't be certain, but get the mechanic to check the pipes connected to the headlight washer jets, as I had the bumper off when doing the ACC retrofit. From memory, I think they were held on by a small green plastic clip, so maybe I didn't push it on far enough.
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Old 17th February 2020, 01:10 PM
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You also mention the screen wash leak. Can't be certain, but get the mechanic to check the pipes connected to the headlight washer jets, as I had the bumper off when doing the ACC retrofit. From memory, I think they were held on by a small green plastic clip, so maybe I didn't push it on far enough.
These are crap and leak very easily if disturbed so you could be right.
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Old 17th February 2020, 01:21 PM
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Very nice car, have you got spacers on the rear wheels or any of the wheels for that matter?

What's the offset of the wheels?
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Old 17th February 2020, 07:03 PM
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thank you sir for your opinion, I will have another set of wheels in silver( 5 double spoke Y shape 20'') These are the best wheels in my opinion for d3 s8
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Old 17th February 2020, 07:07 PM
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Very nice car, have you got spacers on the rear wheels or any of the wheels for that matter?

What's the offset of the wheels?
hi I have spacers fitted, is 10mm at front and 15mm on rear
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Old 17th February 2020, 07:10 PM
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You own my dream car Arek, I've always admired that S8

So glad you're getting it sorted bit by bit, they're an expensive beast but the enjoyment from driving them makes it worthwhile. Those wheels in that colour really suit it. I had FE wheels on mine for a while and thought they looked great.

Looking forward to updates
there is a little update
fuel leak was coming from one fuel line going to pcv valve...so thats hopefully gone...washer fluid leak was cured by new O ring lol
exhaust should be ready for tomorrow
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