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13th May 2012, 09:23 PM
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tinkering with elastictrickery fills me with dread *shudder* thats why I had someone play with such things. Moving ecu's and all those wires......that would give me sleepless nights! probably best seeing if you can find a replacement rather than discombobulating and attempting an internet solder repair on what is frankly a vital bit of kit that effectively makes the car drive itself! I distrust anything involving electronic repairs!
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14th May 2012, 06:35 AM
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Each to their own. I'm totally happy messing with that.
 Now, taking off a cylinder head is NOT my cup of tea at all.... 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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14th May 2012, 08:28 AM
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Quote:
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I am pretty much happy mess with everything. Also done electrical side on ABS pump which many would be afraid to touch once on C4 A6. Or taking airbags off
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14th May 2012, 03:58 PM
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cylinder heads, now thats entirely more like it. More than happy to do those! can't beat a nice bit of tinkering with an engine's oily gubbins!
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PF late '97 D2 2.8 Aluminium Silver. Solar roof, Full Heated Leather, Double Glazing, 17" wheels, Sports Steering Wheel, Cruise, Blinds, Bose sound. Fiat Tipo diseasel econobox with all the buttons and none of the soul that now does all the heavy lifting. Ford Capri Laser: noisy, slow, thirsty, bouncy, no buttons but it always sounds like it’s REALLY trying and I can’t help but chuckle when it parps and boings along. And people of a certain age stare at it with a wistful look in their eyes that clearly says…I had one of them. And I sold it because of the kids
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14th May 2012, 08:27 PM
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Been reading this with interest as i thought mine was a bit hit and miss until yesterday on whether it would work or not.
I think I've realised I've been trying to activate cruise incorrectly for the S8 based on what I've always done with the 2004 A6 we have! I usually flick the switch left to turn cruise on and then just hold it left to increase speed at the same time so I don't get a drop in road speed while it has a think. It seems the S8 doesn't/won't activate like this, despite the stalk looking identical - if I use the push 'set' button on the end of the stalk having switched on cruise then it was reliably cutting in and I could then use the slider to increase speed, give or take the occasional cut out from the system. Very rare I use cruise round these parts, but being on the M25 at 6am with lots of average speed checks and a couple of nice tunnels to run through needed a bit of self imposed restraint!! Adrian
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14th May 2012, 09:06 PM
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TBH I leave mine in the "on" position all the time, there's no reason I can think of to do otherwise.
But yes, push on the end to set a speed (or slow down if already set). And flick slider outwards to resume or increase. It's a rather odd setup compared to all the others I've met over the years, no symmetry to increase/decrease speed.  Anyway, I'm beginning to think the problem with mine must be the control box....
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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14th May 2012, 09:44 PM
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Odd how it always seems to be capacitors, had to replace 3 in my Pajero (Shogun) ECU, then from dead to running perfectly
 with that, the goo drained out of them with the heat cycles & upset the pcb & legs, so had to be a little creative with the dremel, tinned copper wire & some good old fashioned leaded solder.... the ROHS compliant stuff is rubbish, just can't take the heat cycles & crack (which is why the nvidia GRAPHICS chipsets on laptops give up- so never let your teenagers use them on their beds - blocking the ventilation as well as clogging the heatsinks) Not afraid to get oily & dirty, or burn my fingers with the Weller, Pace, or gas iron... Curious to see how you get on with it HP
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