New car... old member

David's8 · #1 5th March 2021, 07:13 PM

It reminds me of a post somewhere (maybe on this forum?) where someone cleaned his alloys in the dishwasher

Nice job

89forever · #2 5th March 2021, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by David's8

It reminds me of a post somewhere (maybe on this forum?) where someone cleaned his alloys in the dishwasher

Nice job

thank you lol... whilst that post may not have been mine it certainly wouldn't be the first time that my dishwasher has had engine parts in it....
or the washing machine....
or the oven....
or even the freezer hahaha

89forever · #3 6th March 2021, 02:44 PM

today was onto the rears.....

certainly looks a hundred times better than how it all started

also so glad to have got the old tyres off, peace of mind as i have no idea of the history of them before my ownership and they should be perfectly fine but again my OCD kicks in and i prefer peace of mind that i have tyres i know the full history of and how they've been cared for.

nothing out of the ordinary, all built back up as required. what was strange the rear pistons only needed pushing in, not the normal wind in... never ever had the on an Audi before.... even the S5 with the same style EPB system wound in.... every day is a skool day lol

also strange was that during the bleeding there is zero need to cycle the ABS pump, in fact the module won't even let you get onto it without having a spaz, took a bit of careful coding to get that function back.... last thing i needed was a bricked ABS module.

there are 2 flexi lines on the back, replaced with Hel lines as per the front...

the brake system was washed through with a crappy DOT 4 so it was purged of all crud.
Then 2 litres of Motul RBF660 fluid was pressure bled through

again because i'm a tart and i like peace of mind i always like to sweep the master cylinder as i do the final bleed, this needs an assistant and she's not home until tomorrow.... so the final bleed will wait for her....

interestingly you have to tell the handbrake module the rear pad thickness, as it doesn't rely on wear sensors like the front. Another first for me on an Audi....

S81 · #4 6th March 2021, 07:14 PM

I thought you said in an earlier post this wasn't going to be a full restore ( i.think you be been sucked in like the rest of us )

89forever · #5 6th March 2021, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by S81

I thought you said in an earlier post this wasn't going to be a full restore ( i.think you be been sucked in like the rest of us )

Think of it more like project creep.... it’s far from a restoration lol.... it’s being tidied for now. I didn’t refinish many items I would have done normally.
My S5, TT (I’m restoring that for my Dad) and bike are far better examples haha

But it does make me feel better seeing better condition calipers through the wheels than what I started with....

89forever · #6 7th March 2021, 11:47 AM

was greeted this morning to a wonderful day... the sun was out and the day warm, so what better way to spend it as SWMBO hasn't arrived home yet than outside doing car stuff...
A bit of Marvin Gaye and Bob Dylan wafting through the air waves and was in the zone...!!!
Dragged the wheels out of storage and whilst i had cleaned them thoroughly prior to the new tyres going on they have zero protection.
So a quick wash and scrub and dry off, there were still some spots of tar so they were polished off.
Then i waxed and coated... my products of choice...

inner barrels were treated the same as the fronts

and all 4 little ducks lined up....

these wheels are typical of why i hate diamond cut faces, the slightest of nicks in the lacquer and the bare aluminium starts to oxidise and look meh...!!!
I really would like to swap them out for a genuine set of the RS6 style 5 spoke the car came with from the factory. One day...!!!

ainarssems · #7 7th March 2021, 12:03 PM

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again because i'm a tart and i like peace of mind i always like to sweep the master cylinder as i do the final bleed, this needs an assistant and she's not home until tomorrow.... so the final bleed will wait for her....

I am quite the opposite, I avoid full sweep, just do the pressure bleed. It seems lot of cars don't get regular brake fluid changes so the moisture in fluid causes either corrosion or crud build-up in the normally not swept area of master cylinder and when you do bleeding pressing brake cylinder all the way it either scratches the seals or picks up debris and you end up with leaking master cylinder seals or sticking cylinder that does not fully return.