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Just a thought - how many B5 cars off the road at the mo?
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:45 am
by tdiquattro
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.
Me
Viper
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,
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:17 am
by dazzer
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.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:36 am
by Harper--D
Also grgh, his cambelt went!
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:01 pm
by viperbl
Yeah, my turbo went, again! lol, but as you say, good a time as any to upgrade!
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:34 am
by spen
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....
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:58 am
by Blue_Thunder
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...
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:59 am
by S4TAN
I went airborn on the A54
.... tell us more!
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:45 am
by DavidT
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
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:11 pm
by Peakz
Awesome roads there DavidT
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:24 pm
by dazzer
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
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:08 pm
by spen
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.
I put the ESP back on after that
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...
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:20 pm
by DavidT
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
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:45 pm
by Harper--D
Trigs was a standard car.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:23 pm
by buzzard
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
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:27 pm
by viperbl
buzzard wrote:will post the full story in B5 S4 section when i know more about it.....
its terminal at the mo
Sorry to hear that mate
Hey, nothing is terminal, it just means it costs more money