Audi S2 3B

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:26 pm

Progress so far

engine out ..no hitchs thankfully

removed both manifolds only had one stud snap on the EM side so not to bad considering i have had 4 go on me before ..wasnt leaking honest Shock

HAve put higher lift cams in (7A)

Workbench is pretty full now..lots of polishing and cleaning neding done

The cam cover got the wet and dry session tonight

Going spend tomorrow gunking engine bay and the clean all pipes and paint chassis legs as they are scuffed

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:44 pm

Can't wait to see this when it's all done! Very Happy

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:33 pm

Well today was more cleaning

Chef tip : Surf washing powder..make into paste with water and apply to all areas with grease ,dirt so on and rinse.. Very Happy

Applied the mix to the engine bay and wiped down

Off tomorrow so building up manifolds and turbo and changing gaiter on steering rack

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:09 pm

thought it was just me that used washing powder... Razz

it's a great hand cleaner too if you've not been wearing gloves , a small handfull of powder mixed with washing up liquid.... ya gotta have tough skin though and it stings like hell if ya get it in a cut Twisted Evil

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:11 pm

Are not painting the block ??? i used to love british racing green engine enamel..

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:31 pm

Going to paint the block ..will stick to black.. Smile

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:43 pm

not a fan of bright engine colours myself , hence the dark green, not too flashy but enough to show an oil leak..... it's lookin really good... bet ya cant wait to get it all back in

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:10 pm

Your right ..Just bolting stuff on now..have a trivia thing going on with the radiator..but will overcome this ,have read loads of different people ideas on what they do but most are on ABY not 3B..I have the ABS unit in the way ..so fitting the slimline fan will give me enough tilt to avoid the throttle body on the radiator and I am going to drop the bottom mount slightly to help with clearance..If this does not work i will make another crossmember and mount the radiator and intercooler on the front

Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:57 pm

Well i have this week off and working on the motor 2 days soild hopefully to get it back together

Went a bit daft with the enamel paint while waiting for parts to arrive

RS2 turbo with a difference

breather pipe got a lick of paint to

EM arrived

So getting on with things will be putting engine back in tomorrow and hopefully by thursday i will be starting the car

Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:42 pm

More good progress there Wink

Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:44 pm

Yeah getting there..starting early tomorrow so will be non stop till engine is in

Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:18 pm

Today has been good to a degree

I started off with good intentions with fitting the AAN manifold and playing about with rad so but got really pissed of as one thing after the other needed moved or replaced with something else that i had not accounted for ...so I have stuck on the Orginal IM and sending the AAN to get chopped and intake moved to make much easier access without all the hassle of rads mounts,hoses so on

So got the engine in ..all bolted up wiring at the back has been tidied up and fitted just the front end really left to do and she is a go'er

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:25 am

looking very nice, that. Think I might try your cleaning tip on the TDI's engine bay this weekend, see how Surf copes with that Wink

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:53 pm

Well the engine is fitted and running ...whoo hoooo...A couple of bits to deal with lower oil feed pipe to turbo has small leak and the exhaust is blowing a little at the join on the bottom of the down pipe....

Test run tomorrow Twisted Evil

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:41 am

big respect, I'm not mechanically minded (yet) I cant get over how you chaps work on your cars to this level, top stuff Cool

enjoy the test ride Very Happy

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:40 am

Well done sir!! Very Happy

Looking forward to seeing this in the flesh sometime!

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:23 am

Thanks guys...Well i have one problem now ..I have crazy power but the transmission of it, is a problem ...The clutch is slipping badly at high end ..which i am not sure is a bedding in process due to been organic plate?..or the simple fact the clutch is not upto the job or the flywheel is screwed

This is all made harder to understand as i had a issue with the car before it went off the road due to the clutch slipping already quite badly on fast take off's ...but when closer inspection of the friction plate it showed hardly any wear so put fault down to the pressure plate been faulty ..but I have spoken to the previous owner and he had the clutch replaced 15K ago so cant understand it failing ..so should i be looking at sticking rods and clutch hydraulic system????

Anyway going to run the car and drive like a Sunday church go'r for the mean time say for a week (no high boost) and see if that helps(bedding in )

IF not I have a back up plan of another flywheel getting skimmed to 6Kg and will just have to put my hand deep into my pocket and buy a seriously strong clutch and then strip down the whole clutch system to make sure it is in all good shape

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good job there m8, that paint came up a treat!!

picking up a plaything this week, 20v cq, something i can start and get to grips wi the insides of! never been very mechanically minded, but once i put my mind to it i should get by ok!

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:47 pm

Nice work you done there m8, especially with that paintwork.. Cool

All the work is a credit to ya mate... Cool

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:58 pm

Cheers Guys...Have checked the whole clutch system outside of the box all good ...so not mucking about now ...engine coming out on Tuesday night ..Flywheel sorted and going to test the clutch out and get her back together so I can enjoy the power

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:08 pm

Bloody hell Steve Shock

Back out again within a week. Hats off matey, that some feat Shock

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:20 pm

You know what Jas ...I honestly think I could do it blind folded now ...lol

The good thing about this time everything will come off as it should , I cleaned everthing and all the wiring is neat ..so will just unplug at the bulhead and no mucking about with colour coding wires for sensors and memorising crap ..plug and play

I am just really pissed at myself for not picking up on this when doing the job as I was so focused on getting the engine back in it did not occur to me that maybe clutch failure was down to flywheel or under estimating the power transfer to the box

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:33 pm

Well the clutch came back today

Flywheel face has been ground ready to be mated to Kevlar friction plate,Stronger pressure plate , looking all clean and shiny..cant wait to stick it on

Only thing is I have to drive it for 500miles(more gear changes than long distance required) to bed the face of the flywheel and the friction plate together then it is ready for high boost

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:48 pm

Disconnecting the WGFV so you only ever see mech boost Steve?, just in case the red mist descends and you forget?

Looking forward to seeing it this month...it will be there won't it?

Jase..
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Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:01 pm

Thats a good idea will do that ...has a 1.9WG spring but that wont make much difference?....Yes you will see it, the car is not far from my work so will be parked up there till I tax it on the "1st April"

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:09 pm

Great work there Steve Exclamation

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:17 pm

Cheers Mark ..just at the final hurdle now..really pissed that i am working tomorrow..will be starting to put it back together tomorrow night.. thinking it will be a midnight job Very Happy

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:36 pm

Worth it though Wink

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:48 pm

got cracking on with the car tonight ..did not get as much as i wanted done but had a long day at work so did not get started till 8.30pm

Fitted the flywheel to the engine and assemble the clutch and bolted it up

Pictures of the clutch

Ground flywheel..

Bolted the engine to the gearbox so all that is left is the pipes ,wiring so on

Will tackle this over the next few days and hopefully have her running and ready for the road Monday night

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:57 am

We have life ..Have just done a marathon stint finished 30minutes ago...All bolted up ..bled the whole clutch system to for good measure..car running sweet ..and clutch pedal has strong bite to it .... roll on 500miles