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Old 9th December 2016, 09:56 PM
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Default Traders Eight

I've had Dezzy's Bus for a bit over 400 hundred miles now. It has it's foibles, it's 20 years old and has over 227k on the clock. However, its performing the task I wanted it for and proving to be a cracking tow car.

So, I'm sat in the car with Dezzy the other day chatting away and I suggested I couldn't call it Dezzy's bus anymore as it isn't Dessy's! So, as I am almost a trader, I thought I would call it the Traders Eight.

Therefore, given it is now the Traders Eight, it therefore stands to reason that splurging money on it will bankrupt the business I don't have. So I have decided to maintain it on the cheap. Not by 'not maintaining' it. I will carry out all routine servicing but not with OEM parts; although they must meet VAG specs.

The decision to do this was brought on by Dezzy casually mentioning that he hadn't done a cam belt in his ownership and that he has done over a 100k and that by the paperwork its probably 10 years since the last one was done. An inspection of the paperwork bears this out; furthermore, the parts list for the last recorded cam belt doesn't include a tensioner! It looks like the cam belt is 50k and 5 years overdue. Is that a record?

A phone call to TPS was what really decided me on not going down the OEM route. Over £700 + VAT for a kit!!!!! WTF!!!

So, with some help from MikkiJayne, Audipages and Ebay. I have managed to get all parts, new from either Febi, Meyle or INA. I have gone for the cheapest on ebay with the exception of one part were the difference between the Febi part and the Chinese copy was £2.

So how much did I spend?

077 109 119D Timing Belt ABZ
077 109 244A Relay Roller (qty 2)
077 109 243A Tensioning Roller
077 109 246B Damper
077 121 004H Water Pump
078 121 113F Thermostat

I also have a seized V belt tensioner so some parts to sort that,

077 903 341 Relay Roller (qty 2)
077 903 427B Shock Absorber (tensioner)

The whole lot has cost me........
£315.29!

Watch this space for fitting and results.
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Currently,
2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block.
1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing!
1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard
2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion.
2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse.
2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter.

Previously
2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex
1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure.
1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex.
2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on.
1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8.
And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light.
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