Show Us Your Bay
 

Everyone shows the exterior of their motors but very little is ever shown of the interior or even the engine.
So lets get a thread started show off our engine bay, be it clean, dirty, standard or chromed up.

What you got?

I need to clean mine at some point then I'll add a picture.

Here's mine, left as thumbs as I cant be bothered to resize, wish the forum did it automagicly like some others do

Now that's a thing of beauty... and the interior's great as well.

Indeed that V10 looks fantastic+++

Cheers guys, I love being in it, and the howl of the V10 is just lovely.

To the point of being addictive +++

Decided it was best to clean the engine bay after spraying the vacuum pipes with Easy Start to see if I could isolate my issues, so this thread was well timed. Anybody know how to clean the alloy manifold? Looking for something quick and simple.

For some reason I can't upload my photo to my album, so here's one that I took in January. It's now slightly cleaner.

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/picture.p...&pictureid=588

Looking tidy in there, was just about to ask what the solenoids were for then seen the sticker and read your sig ;)

Are they good on the gas?

Honestly, this is how I would imagine my perfect 8, couldn't ask for more.
:love:
Beautifly awesome beast +++

I can, solar sunroof, acc, garage opener, and a supercharger 😃

Words of a spoiled man :D
Supercharger?? Not enough power already??
I know I know, there is no such a word as enough power after some time ;)

I could do with a supercharger myself tbh.

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I can see your fastidious about every bit of your car Marcin, not just the wheels. That engine bay is immaculate, a real credit to you +++

OCD there Marcin, love the engine bay, looks like a new car :cool:

This is mine, a work in progress.

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...3&d=1399283720

Ally intakes come up a treat with alloy wheel cleaner.

Take the plastic off. Put some alloy cleaner on and agitate it then clean off with normal glass cleaner .. comes up a treat +++

Isn't it just, especially with the two tone leather and B&O. We can but dream :rockin:

Clears for that. Will definitely have to give it a go +++

My mission is to give the car a proper clean after work.
I finish at 1500 and the sun is shining.
I've got a bucket, sponge, washing up liquid and some Mr Sheen.
Bring on the cleaning.

I'll get some pics up after.


M-A8, I hope you got something on the leather seats to protect it from the poking bits and movement of the baby seat.
But I assume you have +++

Performance wise, I don't notice a difference at all, but then I've never had a V8 before. So far as economy is concerned, I used to average roughly 24mpg on petrol. Very little motorway mileage... come to think of it, very little motorway here :) Running on LPG, current average is 17mpg, but then I've had various other issues with the car. When I first had the conversion done, I was getting only 15mpg, but have been getting around 19mpg these last couple of weeks.

The main thing is that it costs a lot less to run, which is important to me. If it were just petrol, I couldn't afford it. The last time it was petrol only, it cost me £100.00 to fill up, which got me 75 litres and 422 miles (25mpg). My latest LPG fill cost me just £61.66 and got me 82 litres and 330 miles (18mpg).

:eek::eek3::eek::eek3::eek2::eek:

Norretal, Del, Thanks guys :cheers:

I do go full OCD sometimes to often.
Mrs is keep telling me you are just bonkers, why you need all this little brushes, all these cleeaning products, box of microfibres, cotton towels, paper towel, compressed air, dyson with all the possible attachments, little cut pieces of cotton towels and microfibres taped around screwdrivers ????

I must admit, engine bay seen worst days few times, just no time, lifes to busy, but when I get on it I mean business :D

After a spray job all over again :cool:

Well spotted and well protected +++
3'' inch foam underneath :cool:

Plus I change the seat from left to right one every couple of months to be super an@l :D

That is only 5 pence per mile difference, that's why I don't 'buy' these LPG conversions.

Petrol - £100/422=23.69 pence per mile
LPG - £61.66/330=18.68 pence per mile

How much does a conversion cost, £2000 maybe?

At that rate, you'd have to do 40,000 miles just to break even.

Add in the additional maintenance, insurance complications, inconvience of actually finding an LPG station, I just don't understand the benefit.

If you worry about running costs, surely better to just buy a diesel?

:)https://www.dropbox.com/s/lmrwz4o2ea...2012.22.26.jpg

Not much to see here, snug as a bug mind you :)

Hello All

My 2007 3.0 Tdi sport interior and engine bay

Cheers Andy

Tidy looking motor +++

Like the selfie on the door pillar :ROFL:

Gave the engine bay a quick once over while I was waiting for the seats to dry.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...psy53a3hcf.jpg

No where near as clean s some of them on here but it will do till I give it anoter go.

That TDI looks massive in there or is it all plastic beauty panel?

That's pretty much it.
The panel is as wide as the engine I think.

I'll try and get mine done this week... That's an engine that fills the bay.. :)

My Audi badge is missing off the engine cover too.
Hence no photo :mad:

Here's another engine bay filler :)

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Tis nice, don't fancy changing the plugs though....

That seems rather common for the 3.0 TDIs.

OK.. Here's Mine..

Here's mine

This is a perfect example how bay should look like, beautiful MAM +++

...and another example

Thanks - I've cleaned it now :ROFL:, the plastics are shiny again, and the drainage clean rather than just the middle bit staying nice.