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Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

Thermostat bypass pipe with the bank1 knock sensor cable tied to it, per the factory installation, although the factory used black ties. You get green since I ran out of black There is a satisfactory serendipity having the cable ties match the knock sensor connector, not that you're likely to ever see them again since they live under the inlet manifold.

Have you been to Lidl by chance? My dad handed me a pack of green cable ties the other day...wondered where on earth I would use them?

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

Cos its a waste of space and weight and adds lots of pointless plumbing down the back of the engine which just gets in the way. It vexes me greatly and I like to apply the principle of 'reduce and simplify' whenever I can

If I had know that when rebuilding my S8 it would have saved a lot of swearing and bleeding knuckles!