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Joined: Nov 21, 2003
Posts: 14114
Location: Durham, United Kingdom
Posted:
Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:00 pm
QuattroJames wrote:
Good luck in the coming weeks mate
And Happy Christmas
Thanks mate.
You and the family have a wonderful Christmas too
_________________ 2001 Avus Silver RS4.
2004 A4 Avant 1.8T quattro Sport LE..
1995 S2 Coupe - sold
1995 A6 Avant TDi - sold
1993 80 TDi - sold
1990 90 2.3 auto - scrapped
1989 Coupe 2.3e - sold
1990 cq20v - sold
1990 80 2.8 quattro - sold
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Posted:
Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:17 pm
Happy Christmas to you and Allie Jas
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Posted:
Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:39 pm
A great and very informative thread Jase, as always
Good to hear of progress and news chez Armitage - huge congrats to you both and I look forward to hearing more positive news from deepest Spenny.
I've not been on here for a few months - long story, but three months work in Australia is the main excuse... I hope we manage to catch up again soon.
In the meantime, Merry Christmas to one and all,
Alan
_________________ 2002 A6 Avant SE 2.7T quattro
1997 2.6 Cabriolet
1997 A4 1.8 (missus' car)
1983 Laverda RGS1000 (#1 toy since 1989)
1977 Laverda Jota
has-beens:
80GL - 100CS - 80CD - 90 2.2E - A4 1.9TDi SE
1996 A4 Avant 2.6SE Paradise Green (356k miles)
jas11n Site ADMIN
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Location: Durham, United Kingdom
Posted:
Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:31 pm
Mad_Mick_McSmiley wrote:
Happy Christmas to you and Allie Jas
Nice to see you about Mick.
You and the missus have a great Christmas mate
v6 wrote:
A great and very informative thread Jase, as always
Good to hear of progress and news chez Armitage - huge congrats to you both and I look forward to hearing more positive news from deepest Spenny.
I've not been on here for a few months - long story, but three months work in Australia is the main excuse... I hope we manage to catch up again soon.
In the meantime, Merry Christmas to one and all,
Alan
Hello Alan, long time no see.
Working in Oz eh? Did you just go, or the missus too?
Nice to see you around and hopefully we'll catch up next year some time.
Have a wonderful Christmas matey, and best wishes from deepest Spenny to you and your family.
Jase..
_________________ 2001 Avus Silver RS4.
2004 A4 Avant 1.8T quattro Sport LE..
1995 S2 Coupe - sold
1995 A6 Avant TDi - sold
1993 80 TDi - sold
1990 90 2.3 auto - scrapped
1989 Coupe 2.3e - sold
1990 cq20v - sold
1990 80 2.8 quattro - sold
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Joined: Jul 25, 2006
Posts: 1577
Location: 5 miles from Castle Combe (see the pic above)
Posted:
Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:53 pm
jas11n wrote:
v6 wrote:
A great and very informative thread Jase, as always
Good to hear of progress and news chez Armitage - huge congrats to you both and I look forward to hearing more positive news from deepest Spenny.
I've not been on here for a few months - long story, but three months work in Australia is the main excuse... I hope we manage to catch up again soon.
In the meantime, Merry Christmas to one and all,
Alan
Hello Alan, long time no see.
Working in Oz eh? Did you just go, or the missus too?
Nice to see you around and hopefully we'll catch up next year some time.
Have a wonderful Christmas matey, and best wishes from deepest Spenny to you and your family.
Jase..
Hi Jase,
It was a three-month spell for me, initially by myself for the first four weeks, then Barbara joined me for the rest of the time. It was a fab opportunity, too good to miss; work was challenging but good fun too - and we made the most of every weekend, getting out and about as much as possible. I also managed to blag a paddock pass for the MotoGP at Phillip Island - it was rude not to.....
I have the chance to return next month for a two-year stint, but have decided against it for various reasons.
Anyway, less of me - it's great to hear from you, so good luck and very best wishes to you both,
Alan
_________________ 2002 A6 Avant SE 2.7T quattro
1997 2.6 Cabriolet
1997 A4 1.8 (missus' car)
1983 Laverda RGS1000 (#1 toy since 1989)
1977 Laverda Jota
has-beens:
80GL - 100CS - 80CD - 90 2.2E - A4 1.9TDi SE
1996 A4 Avant 2.6SE Paradise Green (356k miles)
jas11n Site ADMIN
Joined: Nov 21, 2003
Posts: 14114
Location: Durham, United Kingdom
Posted:
Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:18 pm
Bargain bagged of fleabay.
I miss having the autodim rear view mirror in my daily driver (RS4 has one, plus the wing mirrors too - at £280 each if I need the glass.....HELL!!!!.)
Got the mirror for £24 shipped. It's from a 2003 A3.
Not long until the baby is here, so ear marking Sunday to fit the mirror, cruise and if time, the reverse camera.
_________________ 2001 Avus Silver RS4.
2004 A4 Avant 1.8T quattro Sport LE..
1995 S2 Coupe - sold
1995 A6 Avant TDi - sold
1993 80 TDi - sold
1990 90 2.3 auto - scrapped
1989 Coupe 2.3e - sold
1990 cq20v - sold
1990 80 2.8 quattro - sold
jas11n Site ADMIN
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Posts: 14114
Location: Durham, United Kingdom
Posted:
Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:00 pm
What's that about best laid plans?
Sunday scuppered by Allie's useless goon of a brother
On a different note. Anyone with a 1.8T 20v engine will probably be aware of the sludge/contaminate issue in the sump, causing the gauze in the oil pickup tube to block up? No? you should be.
This can lead to low oil pressure to the top of the engine, increased wear and ultimately, failure..........big style.
Had the car into local specialists to get this issue checked and they found this;
A random picture leeched from the net of what it should look like when new;
So, the guys removed the sump, cleaned it out, replaced the oil pickup tube and I also asked them to replace the oil pump as a precautionary measure.
New oil and filter of course.
Lucky escape me thinks as this would have got worse and the engine may have popped.
Parts not that expensive;
Pickup tube = 06B 115 251 @ £7.30 + VAT
Seal for above = N0 282 222 @ £2.49 + VAT
Oil pump = 06A 115 105B @ £65.00 + VAT
The usual for oil (I use VAG Platinum) and a genuine filter.
Not checked yours? GET IT CHECKED.
Jase..
_________________ 2001 Avus Silver RS4.
2004 A4 Avant 1.8T quattro Sport LE..
1995 S2 Coupe - sold
1995 A6 Avant TDi - sold
1993 80 TDi - sold
1990 90 2.3 auto - scrapped
1989 Coupe 2.3e - sold
1990 cq20v - sold
1990 80 2.8 quattro - sold
pauly7 Needs to get out more
Joined: Oct 30, 2010
Posts: 100
Location: Cambs
Posted:
Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:51 pm
How much labour was involved to get the pickup out ?, does the crossmember have to be dropped to get the sump off ?.
QuattroJames Site Moderator
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Posted:
Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:17 pm
Lucky escape Jas!
I've lost track of the number of people I know who've been affected by this.
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Posted:
Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:41 pm
pauly7 wrote:
How much labour was involved to get the pickup out ?, does the crossmember have to be dropped to get the sump off ?.
Four hours labour. Yes mate, the subframe needs dropping to get sump out.
_________________ 2001 Avus Silver RS4.
2004 A4 Avant 1.8T quattro Sport LE..
1995 S2 Coupe - sold
1995 A6 Avant TDi - sold
1993 80 TDi - sold
1990 90 2.3 auto - scrapped
1989 Coupe 2.3e - sold
1990 cq20v - sold
1990 80 2.8 quattro - sold
pauly7 Needs to get out more
Joined: Oct 30, 2010
Posts: 100
Location: Cambs
Posted:
Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:24 pm
jas11n wrote:
pauly7 wrote:
How much labour was involved to get the pickup out ?, does the crossmember have to be dropped to get the sump off ?.
Four hours labour. Yes mate, the subframe needs dropping to get sump out.
What I thought , guess the engine has to be supported from above then.
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Posted:
Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:09 am
QuattroJames wrote:
Lucky escape Jas!
I've lost track of the number of people I know who've been affected by this.
Speaking to the guys today, I thought it was just all down to cars being on longlife servicing that was the main cause.
They said that is one of the reasons, but also there's some breather hoses that run round the back of the engine and next to the turbo that can get chocked up, oil deposits then carbon up and fall into the sump. Also something about a plastic baffle in the sump that can break down. And finally, bits of the dipstick guide break off and fall into the sump.
Lots of stuff floating around in there
pauly7 wrote:
What I thought , guess the engine has to be supported from above then.
Yup, engine supported across the wings with a beam support.
_________________ 2001 Avus Silver RS4.
2004 A4 Avant 1.8T quattro Sport LE..
1995 S2 Coupe - sold
1995 A6 Avant TDi - sold
1993 80 TDi - sold
1990 90 2.3 auto - scrapped
1989 Coupe 2.3e - sold
1990 cq20v - sold
1990 80 2.8 quattro - sold
pauly7 Needs to get out more
Joined: Oct 30, 2010
Posts: 100
Location: Cambs
Posted:
Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:12 pm
The mesh in that pickup looks exactly the same as was used in 80's GTi,s, I had an 85 scirroco GTX that sounded the buzzer on the way home from buying it, I burned the crap off and tweaked some larger openings in the mesh.
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Posted:
Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:25 pm
I've also heard it can be due to mixing the wrong types of oil, not sure what truth's in that.
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Posted:
Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:04 pm
Autodim fitted.
Easy enough job.
Wired into a couple spare terminals inside the interior light. Switched 12v when the lights are switched on.
Six pins on the autodim light, I only needed pins 1 and pin 2 (1 = switched 12v and 2 = earth)
Everything self explanatory from the pics. Third time I've done this on various cars
The couple of spare terminals. The top one is the earth.
Finger covering the light sensor on the rear, tricking the dimmer into thinking it's dark. Light present on front sensor means it dims down.
_________________ 2001 Avus Silver RS4.
2004 A4 Avant 1.8T quattro Sport LE..
1995 S2 Coupe - sold
1995 A6 Avant TDi - sold
1993 80 TDi - sold
1990 90 2.3 auto - scrapped
1989 Coupe 2.3e - sold
1990 cq20v - sold
1990 80 2.8 quattro - sold
Locomotion UltraUser
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Posted:
Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:53 pm
Another great thread Jas, nice to see and congrats on the baby
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Posted:
Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:22 pm
Interesting thread... and all the fixes look top-notch.
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2003 A2 1.4 TDi SE (102k)
1995 Audi 80 TDI SE Avant (175k), sold
jas11n Site ADMIN
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Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:12 pm
Thanks guys.
Nice to see you about Andy .
Had planned today to do a few things. But all that changed at 05.30.
Allie went into labour. My daughter was born weighing 6lb 14oz at 18.43. Allie was a star. The whole show done on gas and air only. She was fully dilated even before we got to the hospital.
Probably THE single most traumatic thing I've ever been through. I really don't know how women do it.
_________________ 2001 Avus Silver RS4.
2004 A4 Avant 1.8T quattro Sport LE..
1995 S2 Coupe - sold
1995 A6 Avant TDi - sold
1993 80 TDi - sold
1990 90 2.3 auto - scrapped
1989 Coupe 2.3e - sold
1990 cq20v - sold
1990 80 2.8 quattro - sold
Locomotion UltraUser
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Posts: 4228
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:23 pm
Well done mate congrats to you both, my nipper was 6lb 14 although a bit heavier now at 24 he he :D
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Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:30 pm
Very best wishes. Normally the dad gets left out initially as everyone fusses over the wife and newborn. Enjoy the days and years to come... (you'll be constantly smiling!)
Proud dad of two wonderful daughters 13 and 10 (Dad... aka taxi-driver and a general mr fix-it).
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2003 A2 1.4 TDi SE (102k)
1995 Audi 80 TDI SE Avant (175k), sold
jas11n Site ADMIN
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Location: Durham, United Kingdom
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:06 pm
Thank you gents.
Can't describe how I feel at the minute. Immensely happy and proud. She's beautiful.
Sad that Allie and Charlotte had to stop in hospital over night (bit of bother with placenta, but all ok now) but looking forward to tomorrow.
Amazing experience
_________________ 2001 Avus Silver RS4.
2004 A4 Avant 1.8T quattro Sport LE..
1995 S2 Coupe - sold
1995 A6 Avant TDi - sold
1993 80 TDi - sold
1990 90 2.3 auto - scrapped
1989 Coupe 2.3e - sold
1990 cq20v - sold
1990 80 2.8 quattro - sold
QuattroJames Site Moderator
Joined: Aug 08, 2007
Posts: 5148
Location: Dorset
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:45 pm
Fantastic news Jase! Congratulations to all of you!
Daughters are the best
Enjoy your last nights sleep
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jas11n Site ADMIN
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Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:52 pm
Cheers James.
She's a cutey alright
I'm absolutely bushed. Up at 15.00 on Thursday and not been to bed since.
Can't sleep though, I'm still high from the gas and air
_________________ 2001 Avus Silver RS4.
2004 A4 Avant 1.8T quattro Sport LE..
1995 S2 Coupe - sold
1995 A6 Avant TDi - sold
1993 80 TDi - sold
1990 90 2.3 auto - scrapped
1989 Coupe 2.3e - sold
1990 cq20v - sold
1990 80 2.8 quattro - sold
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Location: Willington, County Durham
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:17 am
Congratulations, really pleased for you both. of course you do know that the bank of mum & Dad is now open for business lol
best wishes Mick & Val
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Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:45 am
jas11n wrote:
What's that about best laid plans?
Sunday scuppered by Allie's useless goon of a brother
On a different note. Anyone with a 1.8T 20v engine will probably be aware of the sludge/contaminate issue in the sump, causing the gauze in the oil pickup tube to block up? No? you should be.
This can lead to low oil pressure to the top of the engine, increased wear and ultimately, failure..........big style.
Had the car into local specialists to get this issue checked and they found this;
A random picture leeched from the net of what it should look like when new;
So, the guys removed the sump, cleaned it out, replaced the oil pickup tube and I also asked them to replace the oil pump as a precautionary measure.
New oil and filter of course.
Lucky escape me thinks as this would have got worse and the engine may have popped.
Parts not that expensive;
Pickup tube = 06B 115 251 @ £7.30 + VAT
Seal for above = N0 282 222 @ £2.49 + VAT
Oil pump = 06A 115 105B @ £65.00 + VAT
The usual for oil (I use VAG Platinum) and a genuine filter.
Not checked yours? GET IT CHECKED.
Jase..
Have heard of this before being a common problem with the 1.8T engine
_________________ 1995 80 quattro (work in progress)
1994 80 "Project Titan" - Now deceased
1993 S2 Coupe - Sold
1989 CQ20V - Sold
1986 Coupe GT - Deceased
1985 Coupe GT - Deceased
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Posts: 13250
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Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:49 am
Congratulations on the arrival of Charlotte. Glad to read that she and Allie are both OK.
So pleased for you all
_________________ 1995 80 quattro (work in progress)
1994 80 "Project Titan" - Now deceased
1993 S2 Coupe - Sold
1989 CQ20V - Sold
1986 Coupe GT - Deceased
1985 Coupe GT - Deceased
QuattroJames Site Moderator
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Posts: 5148
Location: Dorset
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:09 pm
jas11n wrote:
Four hours labour. Yes mate, the subframe needs dropping to get sump out.
All of a sudden this quote takes on a new relevance after yesterdays events
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Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:09 pm
Thanks for all the best wishes everyone. Really hits a spot and is most appreciated
Allie and Charlotte still in hospital until tomorrow as Allie wasn't passing water as much as she should. They'll be home tomorrow.
As a surprise, I went and bought something for Allie this morning.
A ring.................Yup, I'm going to make an honest woman of her.
SHE SAID YES
Life couldn't get any better.
_________________ 2001 Avus Silver RS4.
2004 A4 Avant 1.8T quattro Sport LE..
1995 S2 Coupe - sold
1995 A6 Avant TDi - sold
1993 80 TDi - sold
1990 90 2.3 auto - scrapped
1989 Coupe 2.3e - sold
1990 cq20v - sold
1990 80 2.8 quattro - sold
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I hope we manage to catch up again soon.
Lucky escape Jas!
, guess the engine has to be supported from above then.
