Go to a tuner (i can recommend big fish) and get the secondary air system disabled and fault codes deactivated. You can even remove the whole system. You can buy the requires block off plates from the USA.

Interesting....whereabouts are they based ?

Found them,bit of a stretch to be fair. Is this something any tuner should be able to do ?
Might be an option if the 'proper' fix proves to be mega expensive ! Anyone know a decent tuner nearer to west Lancs ?

Just had the S8 returned from S&R Audi...turned out it was 'only' a vacuum hose so happy days ! Really good bloke as it happens will be my go to man.

Well done.
Enjoy the ride now.

Thanks.i already was enjoying it,great drive. I am however a fussy old bugger so the car is going to 'my' paint guy tomorrow to get it to what i call 'good' condition.
Then i will feel happy to post up some pics !

why not bring it along to our regional meet at "the carding shed" near Holmfirth on Sunday next weekend? hopefully there will be a few there to catch up with and talk much in the way of car b*ll*cks :D
See thread in meets section +++

will take a look,thanks for the heads up ....got to replace the now apparently leaking alternator first though !!