How to change a V8 (I hope) :)

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30th April 2009, 07:16 PM

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Today the Beast Roared

Yep, today after a half day of fitting O-rings to pipes and filling fluid reservoirs and checking everything twice I hit the go key and after 2 long periods of cranking it fired. I was so happy; for 50 seconds then it coughed and I cut the ignition. Vagcom was showing multiple random misfires. Fired it up again and after a few seconds coughed and died. I'm fairly certain it's fuel related.

Anyway. A full Vagcom scan showed no other faults so I think the install has gone well. Will spend tomorrow investigating the fuse and relay for the fuel pump; although I have it very reliable that my pump sounded weird when last heard running! Great

a new fuel pump.

Tonight's photo:

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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.

Last edited by Conan_the_Librarian; 1st May 2009 at 06:12 AM.