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29th December 2010, 09:07 PM
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Alternator/voltage regulator failure today
What a day. My beloved S8, having been entirely reliable for the past seven years or so of my ownership, had an alternator/voltage regulator fail on me en route home work today...... with only the RAC to rely on, it was a very long, scary nearly 3 hours, before they got to me, even though I had been "prioritised" by them as a lone vulnerable female in a car with no electrics whatsoever down a rural road in the middle of nowhere.....
The alternator is not charging at all, and all systems had shut down, RAC guy cobbled 5 batteries together  and drove behind me all the way home as he said there was a TEN HOUR DELAY for a recovery low loader. So the S8 is at home but really needs a mobile auto electrician or someone who can get at the alternator / voltage regulator as recovering her to a garage is going to be difficult due to our steep, narrow driveway, we'll not get a recovery truck up the drive and I don't have five batteries to cobble together to get her going again!!!! Any recommended mobile techs who cover the Midlands (I'm in Burton on Trent) and particularly anyone who understands S8's? Advice would be appreciated..... 
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29th December 2010, 09:17 PM
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Calling the Wizard? Ben; you there?
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare 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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30th December 2010, 06:19 AM
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You do not need 5 batteries. Just charge it up and drive to the garage
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30th December 2010, 01:04 PM
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Good point. Condor, have a read through this thread, it may help.
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare 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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30th December 2010, 06:34 PM
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OMG
Will start with the voltage regulator I think.... I'm not looking forward to getting that huge battery out to recharge again.....it only just fits into its box and I have to climb into the boot to do it  and can hardly lift the thing.......
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30th December 2010, 10:00 PM
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Cannot You pull extension cord to the car and charge it while in the car?
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