Just a thought - how many B5 cars off the road at the mo?

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Just a thought - how many B5 cars off the road at the mo?

Post by tdiquattro » Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:45 am

Just thinking, I don't remember this many B5 RS4s and S4s off the road with the engine out etc before? Seems to be a bunch of us, is it just coincidence or is the age of the cars showing up?.... I know some of them are mods, but they are usually prompted by something needing replaced.

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Spen
Trig
dazzer (soon?)
quattronutter (back in now)
surfpilot

actually maybe not that long a list, just feels like alot of folks with cars in bits at the moment, :)
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Post by dazzer » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:17 am

Turbo gave way at Castle Coombe. I have all the bits necessary for the K04 coversion. Hoping to have the car back on the road by end of May.
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Post by Harper--D » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:36 am

Also grgh, his cambelt went!
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Post by viperbl » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:01 pm

Yeah, my turbo went, again! lol, but as you say, good a time as any to upgrade! :P
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Post by spen » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:34 am

someone forgot to put seals on the KO4s. And I went airborn on the A54 and cracked an exhaust manifold, I think that's what caused it. So engine out time....
S4 - no longer missing 1 engine. Last seen leaving trailing black lines of gearbox oil.
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Post by Blue_Thunder » Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:58 am

Mine's actually on the road for once, but within the last year it's seen plenty of time with it's guts out on workshop floors.

Don't think anyone on that list above had a standard car... :?
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Post by S4TAN » Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:59 am

I went airborn on the A54
:shock: .... tell us more!
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Post by DavidT » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:45 am

spen wrote:someone forgot to put seals on the KO4s. And I went airborn on the A54 and cracked an exhaust manifold, I think that's what caused it. So engine out time....
Sorry to hear that.

A54 Congleton - Buxton ? sounds familiar :)
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Post by Peakz » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:11 pm

Awesome roads there DavidT :rocker:
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Post by dazzer » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:24 pm

DavidT wrote:
spen wrote:someone forgot to put seals on the KO4s. And I went airborn on the A54 and cracked an exhaust manifold, I think that's what caused it. So engine out time....
Sorry to hear that.

A54 Congleton - Buxton ? sounds familiar :)
A good place to test ones brakes David :shock:
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Post by spen » Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:08 pm

There's not much to tell. Having a good time, late at night, clear, empty road near congleton. Round a slow bend, the road was uneven and the car skitting and bouncing from peak to peak, flat out in 2nd - no traction at all. Then in 3rd it just went airborn (from 4000 rpm to 6000 rpm instantly) then down in to a bit of a dip. Made a big bang, I thought I might have punctured a tyre but I'd grounded the car, scraped two cats and the triangles where the DTS would fit. Scrape marks in the sump too. :shock: :shock:

I put the ESP back on after that :roll: :dung: :oops:

A couple of days later it sounded a bit rough and smelt of unburnt fuel at start up. Got the little mirror out and it's cracked around the collector on the off side.

Oh well, stuff happens...

Standard manifolds are really good I've heard...
S4 - no longer missing 1 engine. Last seen leaving trailing black lines of gearbox oil.
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Post by DavidT » Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:20 pm

Great roads. I think I might just have to go up there this evening :)

I was going to arrange a tour but I was worried you lot would try & take the roads home with you :nodder: ;)
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Post by Harper--D » Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:45 pm

Trigs was a standard car.
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Post by buzzard » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:23 pm

Me
Viper
Spen
Trig
dazzer (soon?)
quattronutter (back in now)
surfpilot
buzzard
yes me too!!
will post the full story in B5 S4 section when i know more about it.....
its terminal at the mo :shock:
S4 B5 long gone
S4 B8 Stage 2
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Post by viperbl » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:27 pm

buzzard wrote:will post the full story in B5 S4 section when i know more about it.....
its terminal at the mo :shock:
Sorry to hear that mate :(

Hey, nothing is terminal, it just means it costs more money :P
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