|
|
|||||||
| Daily banter For everything, and anything that doesnt fit in elsewhere |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
|
|
#1
31st March 2019, 12:52 PM
|
||||
|
||||
Great to see how you are turning back the clock (metaphorically) on Jim's car MJ. Excellent tread.
Jim, I bet you're looking forward to getting back into it again. I know I would be.
__________________
A journey of a thousand+ (epic) miles, begins with a single step, (to the door of an 8). Lau Tzu 
|
|
#2
31st March 2019, 03:17 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Mark, I just checked if they fit anything else and they are also used in the D3 so we should have supply for another 5 years in theory.
|
|
#3
31st March 2019, 03:34 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
 That's good to know.
__________________
Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust
|
|
#4
31st March 2019, 06:16 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
After my bad experiences of the local Audi indy people in my (relatively) new neck of the woods, it is wonderfully reassuring to have my car in MJ’s capable hands. Well worth the 4 hour drive and a couple of weeks or so without a car. And reading a ‘what’s in the workshop’ write up on your own car is brillaintly exciting!
MJ made me very welcome and we did a reccy with the car on the lift, so there are a couple of other jobs to be done as a result. And I’ll be back at a later date for a rear subframe rebuild. And as an added bonus, I had a short trip in MJ’s car when she gave me a lift to a services to meet up with a friend for a lift home. Even from the passenger seat, you can tell how ‘tight’ MJ’s car is - it’s like a brand new car (which it pretty much is!). And the interior is a beautiful place to be - the red leather and black trim is a very pleasing combination. I can’t wait for the next post - thanks MJ! 
__________________
2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
|
|
#5
31st March 2019, 08:30 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
This morning's activities:
|
|
#6
31st March 2019, 09:12 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
This afternoon was spent removing engine parts and prepping it for cleaning
I think this is where most of the gunge on the lower half of the engine came from Attached to the bracket for the engine stand On the stand Locking tools in Started taking the timing gear off. This is a new one  This is the tensioner roller and you can just see that there is a threaded insert stuck on the bolt. The threaded insert should have stayed in the engine but it appears the thread of the bolt is a bit mashed so it took the insert out with it. This is going to be 'interesting' to repair...Whoever gorrilla'd the tensioner bolt apparently attacked the cam sprockets with a lump hammer too  Drained the remaining coolant from the block. Its a good sign that both drains are clear. Oil cooler drain first passenger side drain - this drain is almost always blocked, but on this engine it runs free The vac hoses are completely perished so I'll replace those I left the oil draining overnight, ready for tomorrow
|
|
#7
1st April 2019, 08:40 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
4 hours of cleaning...
 I pulled the oil cooler housing off. The plastic pipe had already cracked. That's getting replaced with an aluminium one. Yeuch I really don't know why these engines collect sand between the inlet manifold and the head. They all have it, and one has to be extremely careful when taking the manifold off to not get any down the inlet ports Flange cleaned up and the inlet ports protected There was evidence of coolant leakage down the back of the block so I pulled the water pipes off the back of the heads. Just as well I did since one o-ring had turned to fluff and the other was already leaking. Cleaned up the valley Breather cover removed - the gasket on this is the source of all the gunge in the valley and also all the oil down the back of the block. There's a little drain hole on the left of the pic where everything that leaks from here escapes down in to the bellhousing More grub 2 gallons of degreaser later...
|
|
#8
6th April 2019, 04:04 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Also I believe nylon pads get brittle with age in a hot engine oil environment. There are newer type nylons such as Stanyl 46 or Stanyl Diablo which last longer before getting brittle in engine oil. I asked a couple of companies how much it would cost to make a copy of our pads in one of these newer nylons but their minimum order is something like 10,000 units
 Another option could be to have replica pads machined out of a block of one of these new nylons, but machining costs are not cheap either. If there is a way to repair old tensioner units that would be amazing. Over £1000 for a pair of new units is a bit much.
|
|
|
|
Hybrid Mode
