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Well, where to start. Much of everything related to pipes, including exhaust, was no more than hand tight.
The turbo to maf pipe was a total bodge job without clips or anything to prevent leakage, and some of the other pipes had clips missing. However, I knew the Turbo end of that pipe is bigger and needed sorting, so no surprise there.
I think the worst was the coil packs. No.1 coil pack (front of car) was drenched in oil, as was the plug. I mean flooded. The timing cover had been put on slightly wrong, with the gasket moved.
Have fabricated a custom pipe from turbo to intercooler with a stainless steel exhaust trim, and loads of hoses, as that pipe had been kinked so much it's possible no air was getting through to the intercooler. That now has no kinks whatsoever and has some nice steel chrome sections in, utilising a renault 5 turbo's bailey motorsport kit (£30) and cutting the existing audi hose to bits to ensure a kink/crimp free connection.
Same for the maf to turbo - got the dialynx pipe today but that looks like a right ball-ache to fit right now so will leave it till later. A piece of steel exhaust trim pipe, the Mark H 70-60 pipe, more circlips and that is as secure as it will ever need to be.
The oil feed pipes underneath the turbo... not sure on those. One of them has a red painted bolt holding it on. Wondered why my front bumped/spoiler was wonky. No massive leak out of those, just seems to be oil residue or seepage - I'll keep an eye on it but may need turbo off again and new pipes.
Car starts, still runs crap, and disconnecting injector no.1 makes no difference at all to crap running. The timing cover has been resealed so I'll check it for oil in the morning (at work 20.30 till 5.30 so I'll have time for 4 hours sleep before starting again. Woot.) but I reckon new plug/coil pack or possibly one of the injectors (RS2, brand new) is duff, though I doubt it. Plug to check first - was drenched in oil - doubt a spark was going to it. New plugs after 400 miles must be a record even for me ( I change every 3k miles).
Gonna try n source a used coil pack for no.1 but I know how hard that may be. Anyone got a spare? (
) Any way of checking the coil packs?
The timing on both ex and inlet cams were fine, the exhaust is still blowing slightly but getting that sorted hopefully tommorrow. Apart from needing another Mark H pipe for the intercooler, I know for a fact that no hose around that turbo area is leaking. New clips, mods to extend pipes and fit without crimps, bling chrome steel all over. Innit.
I'm hoping *praying* coil pack no 1 being replaced will do something that cheers me up
ECU still to map (and send off, sorry Paul N - will get it sent tommorrow with some luck) and also hoping that will do stuff. *Might* try old injectors tommorrow as well, especially on no.1 cylinder.
Cheers all (Doug and Tom especially - cheers guys for your support) for any help/advice (though at this stage I'm ignoring 'burn it out for the insurance money' suggestions, but am open to 'sex with strangers' to pay for further modifications. I charge double for fat bald business men with rubber fetishes.)
Paul
The turbo to maf pipe was a total bodge job without clips or anything to prevent leakage, and some of the other pipes had clips missing. However, I knew the Turbo end of that pipe is bigger and needed sorting, so no surprise there.
I think the worst was the coil packs. No.1 coil pack (front of car) was drenched in oil, as was the plug. I mean flooded. The timing cover had been put on slightly wrong, with the gasket moved.
Have fabricated a custom pipe from turbo to intercooler with a stainless steel exhaust trim, and loads of hoses, as that pipe had been kinked so much it's possible no air was getting through to the intercooler. That now has no kinks whatsoever and has some nice steel chrome sections in, utilising a renault 5 turbo's bailey motorsport kit (£30) and cutting the existing audi hose to bits to ensure a kink/crimp free connection.
Same for the maf to turbo - got the dialynx pipe today but that looks like a right ball-ache to fit right now so will leave it till later. A piece of steel exhaust trim pipe, the Mark H 70-60 pipe, more circlips and that is as secure as it will ever need to be.
The oil feed pipes underneath the turbo... not sure on those. One of them has a red painted bolt holding it on. Wondered why my front bumped/spoiler was wonky. No massive leak out of those, just seems to be oil residue or seepage - I'll keep an eye on it but may need turbo off again and new pipes.
Car starts, still runs crap, and disconnecting injector no.1 makes no difference at all to crap running. The timing cover has been resealed so I'll check it for oil in the morning (at work 20.30 till 5.30 so I'll have time for 4 hours sleep before starting again. Woot.) but I reckon new plug/coil pack or possibly one of the injectors (RS2, brand new) is duff, though I doubt it. Plug to check first - was drenched in oil - doubt a spark was going to it. New plugs after 400 miles must be a record even for me ( I change every 3k miles).
Gonna try n source a used coil pack for no.1 but I know how hard that may be. Anyone got a spare? (
) Any way of checking the coil packs?The timing on both ex and inlet cams were fine, the exhaust is still blowing slightly but getting that sorted hopefully tommorrow. Apart from needing another Mark H pipe for the intercooler, I know for a fact that no hose around that turbo area is leaking. New clips, mods to extend pipes and fit without crimps, bling chrome steel all over. Innit.
I'm hoping *praying* coil pack no 1 being replaced will do something that cheers me up
ECU still to map (and send off, sorry Paul N - will get it sent tommorrow with some luck) and also hoping that will do stuff. *Might* try old injectors tommorrow as well, especially on no.1 cylinder.
Cheers all (Doug and Tom especially - cheers guys for your support) for any help/advice (though at this stage I'm ignoring 'burn it out for the insurance money' suggestions, but am open to 'sex with strangers' to pay for further modifications. I charge double for fat bald business men with rubber fetishes.)
Paul
ops: - you git I thought we agreed never to talk about it - OK maybe we didn't...........
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