Erlingtheyounger
Member
Or really fast!
Project Pine Green 1.6
- Thread starter A2Steve
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A2Steve
A2OC Donor
Popped out the garage today to do a 10 minute job. I’d ordered a set of adjustable droplinks so that I could match the drop link length to the lowered coilovers.
Unfortunately they had supplied M10 thread rather than the M8 the A2 needed. Only one solution (other than waiting another week for the right ones), drill out the hole on the shock and the anti-roll bar to 10mm. While I was dirty I crossed another couple of jobs off the list with a new Bosch abs sensor, changed the washerjet pump and figured out where my leak was coming from in the process.
Now my “see you in 10 minutes” to Sam was almost 2 hours later on Boxing Day and anyone could quite easily expect divorce papers on their return, I was greeted with a Christmas pie she had been baking, 22 years on and she reminds me daily why I love her
Unfortunately they had supplied M10 thread rather than the M8 the A2 needed. Only one solution (other than waiting another week for the right ones), drill out the hole on the shock and the anti-roll bar to 10mm. While I was dirty I crossed another couple of jobs off the list with a new Bosch abs sensor, changed the washerjet pump and figured out where my leak was coming from in the process.
Now my “see you in 10 minutes” to Sam was almost 2 hours later on Boxing Day and anyone could quite easily expect divorce papers on their return, I was greeted with a Christmas pie she had been baking, 22 years on and she reminds me daily why I love her
CrispyEdd
Member
Mines called Sam but that's where similarities end, I'm afraid it would have been a different out come for mePopped out the garage today to do a 10 minute job. I’d ordered a set of adjustable droplinks so that I could match the drop link length to the lowered coilovers.
Unfortunately they had supplied M10 thread rather than the M8 the A2 needed. Only one solution (other than waiting another week for the right ones), drill out the hole on the shock and the anti-roll bar to 10mm. While I was dirty I crossed another couple of jobs off the list with a new Bosch abs sensor, changed the washerjet pump and figured out where my leak was coming from in the process.
Now my “see you in 10 minutes” to Sam was almost 2 hours later on Boxing Day and anyone could quite easily expect divorce papers on their return, I was greeted with a Christmas pie she had been baking, 22 years on and she reminds me daily why I love her
A2Steve
A2OC Donor
Another couple of jobs crossed off the list
- headlights drilled to prevent misting
- roof gutter strips changed for better
- tailgate swapped for a better one
- new spark plugs
- new fuel filter
- washerjet leak sorted
- steering wheel re-aligned
Going to have to wait for better weather to give it the deep wet sand and machine polish I want to do but it’s getting there.
- headlights drilled to prevent misting
- roof gutter strips changed for better
- tailgate swapped for a better one
- new spark plugs
- new fuel filter
- washerjet leak sorted
- steering wheel re-aligned
Going to have to wait for better weather to give it the deep wet sand and machine polish I want to do but it’s getting there.
A2Steve
A2OC Donor
After lavishing a good few hours over the last few days on her, the ungrateful ******* decided that now is the time for the pipe on the thermostat housing to snap.
Haven’t got one here, so have had to order a new one from Germany. It means Pine Green is off the road until 9th January.
Luckily I’ve got a black TDi here that I was tidying up to sell on, so seeing as I need a car for work in the next few days it looks like I’d better insure it and put it into action.
Haven’t got one here, so have had to order a new one from Germany. It means Pine Green is off the road until 9th January.
Luckily I’ve got a black TDi here that I was tidying up to sell on, so seeing as I need a car for work in the next few days it looks like I’d better insure it and put it into action.
CrispyEdd
Member
Was all going too smooth for a2 world
A2Steve
A2OC Donor
Exactly
Cenick
A2OC Donor
What a pain, did you order from AUTODOC Steve?
I’ve had a nightmare with delivery from Evri in that they can’t find the office or the local Tesco all of a sudden
Anyway, on the plus side if it stops raining you’ll be able to polish it up
Sent from thin air
A2Steve
A2OC Donor
No, just a German company via ebay. It shouldn't take me long to change it over, but its the delay in waiting.What a pain, did you order from AUTODOC Steve?
I’ve had a nightmare with delivery from Evri in that they can’t find the office or the local Tesco all of a sudden
Anyway, on the plus side if it stops raining you’ll be able to polish it up
Sent from thin air
A2Steve
A2OC Donor
To my surprise, the thermostat housing from Germany arrived within 36 hours. Impressive.
Took the old one off tonight and started to fit the new one before realising that it’s going to be a pain in the nethers to get it back on.
The ‘death pipe’ at the back of the engine is going to have to come off first so that it can be fitted to the housing and then pushed back home into the waterpump housing,
To get the pipe off I’m going to have to take the drivers side driveshaft off to get my hand up inside and pull the death pipe out.
I know it’s only the FSI that suffers with this pipe going, but seeing as it has to come off I may as well replace it with new.
Glad I’ve got the black TDi there for work on Tuesday.
Took the old one off tonight and started to fit the new one before realising that it’s going to be a pain in the nethers to get it back on.
The ‘death pipe’ at the back of the engine is going to have to come off first so that it can be fitted to the housing and then pushed back home into the waterpump housing,
To get the pipe off I’m going to have to take the drivers side driveshaft off to get my hand up inside and pull the death pipe out.
I know it’s only the FSI that suffers with this pipe going, but seeing as it has to come off I may as well replace it with new.
Glad I’ve got the black TDi there for work on Tuesday.
carbore
Member
Hi, you don’t need to take the drive shaft out. I did that exact job on mine and you do connect the pipe to the housing first but can then slide it down into position and can guide it it without too much trouble. You do need to get right under the car legs poking out the front to see it, but it do able. I actually had to do mine twice as the first pipe I was supplied had a crappy o ring with flashing and leaked!
A2Steve
A2OC Donor
When I fitted the pipe during the engine build I put extra sealant at the waterpump end. I’ll have to move the driveshaft out of the way to get a good grip on it.
simon martyn
Member
Have to say, Steve, that is the knees of the bees!
Erlingtheyounger
Member
That looks fabulousView attachment 102985
New thermostat housing/thermostat/coolant temp sensor and death pipe and she’s back on the road. Took longer than I’d hoped because I was waiting on parts, seemed daft to use the old death pipe when they are only £10 delivered. Washed and ready to go back on the road again
George Hogg
A2OC Donor
Sweet, I’m looking forward to seeing her!View attachment 102985
New thermostat housing/thermostat/coolant temp sensor and death pipe and she’s back on the road. Took longer than I’d hoped because I was waiting on parts, seemed daft to use the old death pipe when they are only £10 delivered. Washed and ready to go back on the road again
A2Steve
A2OC Donor
Awaiting a good aero arm coming in.That rear wheel in the arch is very naughty indeed, great looking car.just one thing I have to pull you up on as its a fetishism of mine, and that's the wiper resting position.