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14th August 2013, 10:27 AM
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However, it'll have to wait until the car fund builds back up again, it's been an expensive year so far 
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14th August 2013, 10:36 AM
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I echo Sergey's sentiments about spending whatever's needed on the car.
Mine's in for a few days or more, whilst I'm laid up after a knee op, to have that stuck plug removed. If the head has to come off, they'll also do the belt, pump and thermostat, plus a new fan belt. And they're also 'having a look' at the brakes as I don't think they're all they should be (despite new discs and pads last year). And my garage is having a new roof put on it!  So, I'm thinking of charging to attend next year's Scottish Meeting to replenish the funds!  Is it a good financial decision! No! Am I happy with it anyway? Yes! I love that car. 
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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!).
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14th August 2013, 10:41 AM
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You obviously do, I hope it doesn't prove TOO expensive for you. I look forward to finally seeing it at a future meet, whichever that may be! 
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14th August 2013, 11:58 AM
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 Attendance is mandatory for everyone that has ever posted here!
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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!).
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14th August 2013, 12:05 PM
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I'm already looking forward to it.
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14th August 2013, 12:10 PM
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Congratulations on it turning out to be a relatively simple fix!
I feel both your pain and your relief. I thought I had a duff 'box too, hence my trip to Mackies to see if a fluid & filter would solve my troubles. The car was clunking under load, starting very slightly in 5th a couple of months ago and then proceeding to affect all gears over time until it got so bad the car was undriveable. Turned out it was a misfire. Should have known really as I had just changed the plugs a day or so before it got really bad. Convinced myself though that it couldn't possibly be my brand spanking new plugs. Took them out. Checked them. Put them back in. Took them out. Put in the old ones. (I can now change all 8 plugs in 40 minutes, bonnet open to bonnet closed )Still misfiring. In the end it turned out to be one of the rubber insulators on the end of a coil pack had a very small tracking mark on it. My disturbing it had obviously taken it from being a minor ailment to causing a complete misfire. BTW - no fault code on either VCDS or SnapOn Solus Ultra diagnostic unit.Quick method of identifying troublesome cylinder(s): Loosen the clips on each coil pack so it is still connected but easy to slip off Now with car running, have an assistant turn the wheel slightly to put load on the engine. Car should now misfire as per your issue. Disconnect each coil pack connector in turn. Misfire will worsen on good cylinder, no change on bad cylinder. Wish I'd done that 5 minute job in the first place instead of spending a couple of weeks panicking and worrying about phantom 'box problems . . . . .
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14th August 2013, 12:28 PM
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14th August 2013, 12:34 PM
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Cheers GH77, I can fully understand why you had the same "gearbox disaster" thoughts as me, whatever it was certainly felt mechanical at the time, rather than electrical, as the whole car shuddered when the fault occurred.
It's maybe taught me to be less pessimistic in future when a fault starts to develop, but I'll still continue jumping to conclusions, I need the exercise
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14th August 2013, 12:38 PM
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Special occasion is in April, but I expect to be celebrating it somewhere well North of Inverness/Ullapool around midsummers day. With an S8 on hand of course...
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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 August 2013, 12:40 PM
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