Audi A8 full R n R

[Nicholas Miller]

Well, almost done.  I found out my drivers side cam sensor seal was leaking
due to someone who did the timing belt job cross threading one of the
bolts, and I was sticking out at like a 30* angle and not even close to
bottomed.  Must have been about a 1/4 in gap there, and lots of oil.

Did the oil pan gaskets (top and bottom) and got the trans and subframe all
together, about to slap it in tomorrow, pretty excited.

Overall, I'm happy with a motor that will be leak free when I'm done,
hooray!

Nick
On Nov 8, 2012 9:12 PM, "Nicholas Miller" <chance9121 at gmail.com> wrote:

> What does a good passenger cat go for usually?
> The underside stuff is likely going to be not worth the cost due to being
> pretty tough to pull, but its just a piece of aluminum and a piece of
> insulation I'm looking for that burned up.  Pretty bummed about it though.
> I guess if its reasonable I would do it, if you can figure what a quote for
> the heat sheilds and sound insulation would be it wouldn't hurt.
> On Nov 8, 2012 8:37 PM, "Chris Semple" <chris at force5auto.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm doing a '98 A8q next week if that helps.
>>
>>  -Cheers
>> -Chris Semple
>> Force 5 Automotive
>> 223 South Main St
>> Concord, NH, 03301
>> 603-223-6700
>> www.force5auto.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Nicholas Miller
>> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:42 PM
>> To: quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: Audi A8 full R n R, any problem areas to address?
>>
>> Well, much progress was made today, I managed to get the front end off the
>> car previously, removed all the lines, wires, etc to the engine, and got
>> the
>> exhaust and driveshaft off the transmission.  I'm ready to pull the
>> wheels,
>> suspension, and yank the motor.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I found today that my rear differential is leaking from all
>> 3 output seals, which sucks, but not quite as bad as seeing that my
>> passenger side catalytic converter is totally gone, most likely due to a
>> bad
>> coil on the passenger side bank some time in its past life.  So, add that
>> to
>> the list, as well as a lot of lightly charred wiring to my Oxygen sensors,
>> and a good bit of sound material that is shot as well.  Hmph.
>>
>> If anyone is parting a pre-facelift A8 Q, I could probably use a few bits
>> right around that area, please get ahold of me.  I'm also looking for some
>> stuff to convert to Nav in my 99, if anyone's got that, or some good info
>> on
>> how to do so, I'd appreciate it, thank you please :-)
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Pat <psdooley at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> >  Junkyard.****
>> >
>> > As an example, a full size ram pickup with v8 had 3 nice sections
>> > going from firewall to the cylinder heads.****
>> >
>> > ** **
>> >  ------------------------------
>> >
>> > *From:* Nicholas Miller [mailto:chance9121 at gmail.com]
>> > *Sent:* Sunday, November 04, 2012 7:17 PM
>> > *To:* Pat; quattro at audifans.com
>> > *Subject:* RE: Audi A8 full R n R, any problem areas to address?****
>> >
>> > ** **
>> >
>> > Any ideas on sources? They don't use it as much on newer stuff. I
>> > recall 5ks usee it under the seat in rear?****
>> >
>> > On Nov 4, 2012 6:06 PM, "Pat" <psdooley at verizon.net> wrote:****
>> >
>> > I know nothing about A8's, but adding additional grounds is
>> > no-brainer. Do it. Try to use flexible wire. The VAG braided stuff is
>> nice.
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
>> > [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
>> > On
>> > Behalf Of Nicholas Miller
>> > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 6:59 PM
>> > To: quattro at audifans.com
>> > Subject: Audi A8 full R n R, any problem areas to address?
>> >
>> > Hey listers, been a while.
>> >
>> > Finally decided to admit that I need to remove and replae the trans in
>> > my
>> > D2 A8, which likely has clutch basket failure. Durring this downtime I
>> > am going ahead and getting the front suspension control arm
>> > replaemeent done, putting in bilsteins, doing the timing belt
>> > replacement, and replacing the valve cover gaskets and crank seals
>> > both front and rear. I also plan on a remedy for the air con drains
>> > over the trans. Two new o2 sensors, oil and air filter change, spark
>> > plugs, and a few other maintenance items are up too.
>> >
>> > If there is any gotcha which you guys can think of, any seals, lines,
>> > sensors, etc. To fix related to engine and trans removal id like to
>> > know what you think. The front end is fully off the car at current and
>> > the engine fully ready to be pulled, just waiting for parts and next
>> > week to roll around.
>> >
>> > The only other weirdness I noticed is the a8 only has one engine
>> > ground to chassis I can find.. any thoughts on adding another? I was
>> > going to use the drivers head to the drivers frame rail tube where a
>> > bolt already exists in both places.
>> >
>> > Thanks all,
>> >
>> > Nick
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