A2Steve
A2OC Donor
Stick a BCB in it.Today I purchased this nice Dolphin grey 1.4SE with a poorly engine but on the plus side it has a working oss and leather interior so it'll be worth sourcing a motor for it and letting live another day
Stick a BCB in it.Today I purchased this nice Dolphin grey 1.4SE with a poorly engine but on the plus side it has a working oss and leather interior so it'll be worth sourcing a motor for it and letting live another day
What's all needed to be sourced for the swap?Stick a BCB in it.
All here IainWhat's all needed to be sourced for the swap?
Get on with it man! MACMOTORSPORT in Dundee are very helpful too if yo need themAll here Iain
Converting a 1.4 petrol A2 to a 1.6 non FSI
Fist of all, a little disclaimer, @celsisone did the donkey work with this setup with trial and error in working out which parts do and don’t work. Having chatted with Brett about this conversion and having met him (great guy) and now done the conversion on my own car, I thought it would be...www.a2oc.net
I use Hagerty to insure a 1935 Austin 7, and a couple of old British motorcycles. To have road use for these three , I need to have use of an everyday car. This is of course my 2001 A2.I found this:
Alloyed delight: The Audi A2's time never really came | Hagerty UK
Can a car be ahead of its time if that time never came? We drive an Audi A2 to see what we're missing in today's small car market.www.hagerty.co.uk
...after this popped up on my News Feed:
The Mercedes A-Class tried to run before it could walk | Hagerty UK
Best known for falling over and causing its maker a huge loss, the Mercedes A-class was a clever car, but far from perfect.www.hagerty.co.uk
I drove the above near launch. I was new to cars and it was certainly better in feel than my Ka.
Many years later, I travelled in another and actually felt motion sickness. The pitching of the suspension felt bloody awful!
Hagerty accept them as a collectors car if you also have an everyday car. They have my fleet of A2s and LR 90 insured but won’t touch our Golf and A6…I use Hagerty to insure a 1935 Austin 7, and a couple of old British motorcycles. To have road use for these three , I need to have use of an everyday car. This is of course my 2001 A2.
If you don't have an everyday car, which was my position for 4 months before buying my A2 in 2019, you have to have classics laid up. They accept A2s as a regular car, but don't class them as classics, and wouldn't insure it separately.
I insure the A2 with NFU.
I've just got the renewal from Hagerty, and nothing has changed in their conditions. I will ask them though, when I phone and renew to see what their reaction is.
Hello George.Hagerty accept them as a collectors car if you also have an everyday car. They have my fleet of A2s and LR 90 insured but won’t touch our Golf and A6…
Just depends on what section of the clutch. If you keep your foot down on the pedal you are applying constant pressure to the finger springs on the century of the clutch pressure plate and on theory pushing the crankshaft against it's end float bearing.Today I was about to change the front position headlight bulb, but then it suddenly works again
A question about clucth-wear, I've been trying to find out. When does the clutch actually wear? Is it when depressing fully and holding it in 1st gear, like many at traffic lights so they can drive of asap, or during release&holding when finding the biting point? Thanks
If you work on it wearing anytime it’s not fully engaged it’s a good rule of thumbToday I was about to change the front position headlight bulb, but then it suddenly works again
A question about clucth-wear, I've been trying to find out. When does the clutch actually wear? Is it when depressing fully and holding it in 1st gear, like many at traffic lights so they can drive of asap, or during release&holding when finding the biting point? Thanks
I've been inside a couple of failed ones Dave. The original one in my Crystal TDI had its contacts covered in carbon presumably due to arcing, leading to eventual failure to make the circuit. The contacts still looked pretty horrible after cleaning them up as best I could, so I just replaced it. The other one was on my ex-yellow Storm on the campsite at the last North Yorkshire social, it had what must have been a lack of contact at all when the brakes were pressed, maybe due to insufficient internal spring pressure. I tried various things with it but I still couldn't get it to work more than just the first time after I reset the plunger and put it back, hence having to borrow one from @spike's car to get me home.Today, after a scan, I removed what appeared to be a faulty brake light switch. (No brake lights and glow plug warning light flashing).Checked fuse 30 and replaced both stop and tail light bulbs first as the switch is only 16 months old and a genuine Audi part. I pushed the plunger in and out quite a few times and fully extended its operating position. Refitted correctly, lightly pressing the brake pedal, and hey presto my brake lights work again. Probably a typical A2 glitch but has anyone actually taken one of these switches apart to see why they fail so often .
Thanks for the great explanation Stan! My clutch kit had been changed few months ago, fingers cross they did a good job, so just I want to make sure it's gonna last as long as possible. Cheers!Hope this helps.
Changed the clutch on my 52 plat A4 TDI at 70K, 6 years back now has 119K on it and no issues. As you can see lots of shortish runs as used most days.Thanks for the great explanation Stan! My clutch kit had been changed few months ago, fingers cross they did a good job, so just I want to make sure it's gonna last as long as possible. Cheers!
@Sylvester I think your bottom pulley needs replacing unless not fitted correctly.Just when I'd finished changing the G62 coolant sensor, 4th time the charm hopefully, expecially when this one cost £50+, when I'd noticed, one of the fan belt pullies wooble a bit too much.
The belts had been changed 6 months ago, I assume this isn't normal? None of the pullies feel loose, no whining noise either, by touch all 4 sit tight. The nut on the shaking pulley looks rusty, I'm not sure if it'd been removed at all.
Shall I go back to the garage? Soon I gotta drive a lot, so I don't wanna risk it of course. Thanks a alot.View attachment 103732