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Robin_Cox said:
I was going to say exactly the same thing - or at the very least to suggest investing in some half-decent axle stands.

The other week I went to lift my project car to sort out the vibrating driver side inner wheel arch that I subsequently found was held in by only three fittings, one of them a 2-inch wood screw. I was in a rush for various domestic reasons. I had lifted the car to the point where the wheel was just about to leave the ground when there was a hell of a bang, the jack somersaulted out backwards falling just short of the A6, and the car fell back onto the wheel again. Given the kinetic energy involved I'm glad I wasn't in the plane of the escape route. After looking at the jack that I've used countless times previously without issue, there was a new surface mark about 6mm short of the end suggesting that I hadn't noticed that in my hasty efforts to get the jack vertical that the tubular end piece wasn't anywhere near inserted when I began to lift properly. Put it back in fully taking a bit more care, and this time it was absolutely fine. However, I've learnt my lesson. Now - imagine I was doing the 2-jack method above, and part way through lifting the second one with a wheel off, the first one pinged out? To paraphrase from early military pilots, Louis - there are old mechanics and bold mechanics, but finding mechanics that are both is not statistically likely.
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If can also add a plus one for NOT using the side jacks that came with the car for anything other than an emergency wheel change (and even then its a last resort and the jacked up car must be considered a no go in terms of any body parts going under the car). Certainly using two of them is a major no no.
A good trolley jack and a set of axle stands is a very sound investment, and will likely save your life at some point in the future if you continue car mechanicing.
I don't want to come across as preaching, ,but that picture did make my blood run cold - enough said

Cheers,
Paul
 
Thank you all for the above and don’t worry I never got under the car and I never would :)

Thanks Tom but I’m not going to need any now until December and mine should arrive by then :)?
 
Great job! I've seen a tip on how to take the shine off the steering wheel and give it the like new Matt finish. It's hard to tell from the photos but if you think yours has gone shiny then this may help.

Check out a chap on YouTube called TorqueSteer he has a vid on it. Involves one of those magic eraser things.



Regards

James
 
PLEASE DO NOT EVER do that again, many years of A2 fun ahead of you could have gone in an instant, 2 jacks you need shooting and worst you document it and post it!!!!!!!!!!:mad:
Seriously even placing the removed wheels under the car would have been better but still a long way from ideal axle stands. Could so easily have been an unfinished project. I bet the other 2 wheels were not even chocked to help prevent the car rolling off the jacks.
Take heed of the warnings / advice.
 
audifan said:
PLEASE DO NOT EVER do that again, many years of A2 fun ahead of you could have gone in an instant, 2 jacks you need shooting and worst you document it and post it!!!!!!!!!!:mad:
Seriously even placing the removed wheels under the car would have been better but still a long way from ideal axle stands. Could so easily have been an unfinished project. I bet the other 2 wheels were not even chocked to help prevent the car rolling off the jacks.
Take heed of the warnings / advice.
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Don’t worry I won’t be doing it again

My new jacks have arrived this morning :)
 
Today on Boris I changed the catalytic converter

I also changed the air vent in the dash

And finally changed the coil packs

The old coil packs (unbranded rubbish)?

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After changing the coil packs and the exhaust the idle is spot on no bouncy idle ;)

Let’s hope that problem where he cuts out now and again has gone ?

All he needs now is he’s thermostat doing by Audi under the 2 year warranty and he will be good to go :)

5 months now and still no EML ON AND on VCDS showing no fault codes on engine etc I didn’t do the full VCDS scan Tom did @timmus so thank you buddy for that :)

I have to say now I’ve done the exhaust he’s as quiet as a mouse lol :)

He’s coming together everyone :)?
 
This evening I painted abit of the engine bay on Boris :)

I was doing abit of a tester before I take everything to bits and do it properly ?

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AFTER

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I want the final result to look like this

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Of course it’s not going to look like it’s just come out the factory but I want it to look very close to that :)
 
You will have to really clean and prepare all surfaces to remove pitting, corossion and grease, and clean again before you paint. Use the correct products for cleaning the different engine parts and the correct paints afterwards.
 
Louis,

That does look very nice. Well done. I now have engine cleanliness envy. Must get to do mine at some point.

Kind regards,

Tom
 
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