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There must be a queue now for rear subframe mounts....
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind. |
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I'm hoping that full rear setup that Ronin found recently is viable. I'll probably order a set after this one is done
Back on its wheels for the first time in two months! No error codes either Went to attach the new plates and discovered the PO had glued the rear on with silicone which is a novel approach I mechanically removed as much as I could and have left it soaking in WD40 overnight so hopefully road test tomorrow. |
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The rear plate attachment was a quality job by the PO!
Good to see it all back together MJ
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I'm glad MJ was able to do the cambelt service, my local indy is good but nowhere near the same level of attention to detail. It's running so much better now too.
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The work MJ has done on my S8 is unreal, this car would of been scrapped, Before MJ agreed to take this huge job, my local Indy wanted to do it, but they would of never gone to the lengths to save her and would of probably gave up on the her, There is no one else now I will trust with my S8
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I'd (strongly!) suggest you set aside a few days when you get your car back, as you won't want to do anything else
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Autos Autos everywhere... (1) 2015 Tesla Model S: (was 85D, now 90D ). Silent and deadly, and very fast... But not as fast as Ian's M3P- (2) 2002 D2 S8 Final Edition: Bulletproof and faultless: Brilliant Black with Extended (Red!) Leather. Three-times winner of Best D2 1st prize (3) 1997 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo: Scots (! ) Green. Fragile, but beautiful. (4) 2010 Fiat Panda 100HP. White Pandamonium (Final Edition!!). Pure old-fashioned 6-speed go-karting. |
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Still fighting me
Remember the power steering pipes that I carefully de-rusted and painted because the union in the wheel arch was remarkably still intact? They're leaking from the hose joints. Obviously This does explain the weird tar-like substance I found on either side of the gearbox which I thought had come from the scuttle drains, but was obviously these two joints dripping hydraulic oil It had sat for so long that any light hydrocarbons had long since evaporated leaving just tar. Of course this only became obvious after the engine was back in and putting pressure on the hose. I tried taking it out in two pieces, but the union was seized as I didn't disturb it when I had the pipes off So I went full-postal and pulled the suspension off to ease access I split the hose in the vice and took it to my local hydraulic specialist to see what he thought. After some thought and fiddling with fittings he came up with this: This is a new pressure hose crimped on to the original rack end and a 90° fitting on the other end where it attaches to the complicated front half As there is now a rubber hose over the downpipe (instead of the original hard line) I sourced some fibreglass heat-reflective sleeve So we end up with this I had to tweak the original bracket slightly - this used to go over the hard line but needed expanding to hold the hose & sleeving This is the union from the front half of the hose. This piece is the part with the liner and complicated nozzle gubbins, but actually this one doesn't fail. Only the exposed end goes rusty but can be recovered. The back half is just a plain hose. The sleeving is heat-shrink which I fitted over the pressure hose before reassembling. After testing I will slide this over the union and shrink it to keep the weather out and it seems to work I reassembled it tonight and fired it up and there are no leaks, no odd noises, and it all fits together nicely. I forgot to take a pic of it assembled so I'll do that tomorrow when I put the suspension back on. This is the 3d printed wiper scuttle bolt cover cap in place. Not quite the same texture but its not obvious unless you're looking for it so quite pleased with that. |
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Said in such a matter-of-factly way. Much
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2001 A8 D2 FL 3.7 Q - LPG Conversion, Engine: AKC, Gearbox:FBB, Colour:LY5X Aqua Blue pearl effect, Interior:WJ light beige/dark beige valcona leather with burr walnut inserts My DIY jobs - Replaced alarm horn, Replaced Coolant Temp sensor, Updated RNS-D firmware, Installed Reversing Camera and Digital TV, Dashcam Installation, Retrofitted Rear Blinds, Auto-Dimming Rear View Mirror, Chrome Boot Struts Sold! 2008 S8 D3 5.2 V10 - Engine: BSM, Gearbox:KLW, Colour:LY7F Suzuka Grey Pearl Effect, Interior:Black/Black with Silver/Black valcona leather with carbon atlas inserts, Bang & Olufsen, Heated windscreen, Soft-close doors, TV, DAB, AMI, Quad Zone, Auto Boot, Auto dim Mirrors, Keyless entry, PDC with rearview camera, AFS II Headlights My DIY jobs - Fan Jet Windscreen Washers, Retrofitted Electric Side Blinds |
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Dont you just drop the suspension - or remove the engine - to ease access to the fiddly bits Sean?
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#120
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I'm always slightly disappointed when the covers go back on as you can't see how clean everything is MoT on Friday though so its a positive step forward. Final fettling over the next few days.
Still, compared to the 'before' photo I guess its a decent improvement... |
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