85 q turbo coupe wr engine maintenance

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> I had, predictably, been looking for a quick-and-dirty fix. Am I correct in
> assuming a rebore will entail a complete new set of pistons and full
> engine-out? I was trying to do everything in my folks' garage....large and
> well lit with air tools but no four post ramp......manual says drop engine
> out of the bottom of the bay, can this only be done with the car up high?
> Someone told me that on the continent a popular engine transplant is a unit
> from some early variant of the A6 that runs a bit less boost....I know
> nothing more, do you?
> Perhaps I should also add that I am probably the least wealthy qoc member --
> 6 days a week shop worker and the car is the only thing (apart from music
> cds) that I own!

You are most certainly _NOT_ the least wealthy member we have around.
Even you might literally be moved to tears by the disasters experienced
by another member whose current insolvency - already severe following a
recent repair - has been exacerbated by the loss of her oil cooler and
attached lines - GBP850 plus VAT at current VAG UK prices.  It's her
only vehicle, and she needs it for work.  The idea that quattro owners
come only from the monied strata of society is a myth propagated by
David Preece to mollify his incredibly snobbish 'partner' Cheryl.

The engine will come out upwards quite happily - Roger Galvin and I do
it fairly regularly with a standard hoist rented for ten quid a day.
You do have to have it fairly well stripped - the harmonic balancer has
to come off in the car because the torque required needs the car as a
jig to hold the engine - after it's off the alternator mounting bracket
has to come off and then the engine will lift.

You will be replacing the head bolts anyway - take the head off and
suspend the block on two bolts inserted roughly level with the mounting
points of the engine support brackets.

A rebore _will_ mean a new set of pistons.  No way around this.  Pete
Reeve at quattro Corner gets them direct from Mahle - Audi's
manufacturers - and sells them on with no VAT.  Reboring will cost
you about GBP100 to GBP120 if done well.

>> > Separate issue... I provided chassis no 85ZFA900864 and asked Lomond
> Audi of
>> > Glasgow to order me the seals to rebuild the rear calipers on the car.
> They
>> > provided two sets of 443 698 671.
> Several people - myself included - have been
>> shipped kits that don't obviously fit - the piston seal is too small.

> Well, I am in possession of TWO KITS of seals that are way too big.....want
> to swap?
> The diameter of the seals looks about two inches.
> Work phone 01698 422900 home phone 01357 520684

Can you give me the exact diameter of your rear caliper pistons in mm?

I'm hoping to hear 60 rather than 54.

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 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club
 Phone +44 7785 302803   Fax: +44 7785 309674