Bringing back to life an 18 year old Audi A8 D2 part 3
After taking the car from the mechanic after about 5 weeks, I started working on the remainder of mechanicals, there car was throwing codes for:
*secondary air system
*lambda sensors
*oil in coolant
*coolant temp sensor failing
*coolant hose rubbing on ac wheel
*oil cooler leaking oil into the coolant
*mirrors not folding or adjusting
I also wanted to look at the fuel filter and crank case breather hoses its a common oversight.
On the 2.8 there are 2 breather hoses, the first one (1) can be replaced easily while for the other (2) one intake manifold has to come off:
So, itnake off:
All the dirt vacuumed out and cleaned:
Pan valley gasket resealed while it was all off:
Coolant temp sensor replaced:
Perished intake manifold seal:
Replacement from autodoc:
Crank case breather hoses fell apart in my hands and were completely clogged:
Swollen coolant pipe replaced:
Above pipe was almost rubbing on the compressor wheel:
View from the bottom:
Oil cooler replaced - it leaked oil into the coolant system amd it made my brand new coolant tank look 20 years old again in to time :(
New cooler installed:
Coolant was then filled and bled using the proper vacuum tool for it:
Bank 1 Sensor 1 lambda sensor (Driver side just behind the cylinder head in UK cars) replaced:
Sensor location:
Mounting hole thread rescused with a tap:
Engine Oil leak narrowed down to 2 rubber coated caps leaking oil directly onto the exhaust, below pic for reference:
Old plugs poked out and new ones fitted with dirko silicone (same as factory
Engine back together and running:
Mirrors not adjusting or operating was narrowed down to a bad relay, I have checked the fuse and it was OK. Picture below shows a corroded relay:
New VS old, also found in VW sharan, passat, etc.
Click here for part 4.