I've been after another S2 for a while having sold my ABY years ago. A forum member contacted me regarding the wanted ad and I agreed to buy the 3B. Further to this, I also said that I would take the ABY as this was currently running but the MOT had expired.
The ABY is in Ming Blue, registered 31st December 1995 and has 146K miles. The interior is black leather and the wheels are A8 Sport, or so I'm told. I do have the original Avus ones, but they look so small.
I knew that the car came with issues and I looked forward to getting stuck in. The car was delivered late one evening and after being given the keys from the delivery driver, I tried to start it but the car refused to start. I spoke to the owner who said that the car had never not started, so I thought, 'just my luck!'.
This weekend I delved a little deeper and pulled the codes which came up with quite a lot, but the main one seems to be the Hall Sender. With the fuel pump working and I also looked in the tank and added a good two gallons of fresh fuel, I put the jumper into relay 208 just to double check the pump and fuel delivery. Relay 208 crumbled in my fingertips, but I had a spare and this is working fine so I thought I might as well change the sensor.
At £75 I ordered the BOSCH unit and started to strip the front of the car and was shocked with the condition of the cambelt, so it's probably just as well it hasn't started so far. I've now ordered a new belt, idler and water pump already to fit next weekend.
Not a brilliant picture of the car, but a good one of the cambelt!
The ABY is in Ming Blue, registered 31st December 1995 and has 146K miles. The interior is black leather and the wheels are A8 Sport, or so I'm told. I do have the original Avus ones, but they look so small.
I knew that the car came with issues and I looked forward to getting stuck in. The car was delivered late one evening and after being given the keys from the delivery driver, I tried to start it but the car refused to start. I spoke to the owner who said that the car had never not started, so I thought, 'just my luck!'.
This weekend I delved a little deeper and pulled the codes which came up with quite a lot, but the main one seems to be the Hall Sender. With the fuel pump working and I also looked in the tank and added a good two gallons of fresh fuel, I put the jumper into relay 208 just to double check the pump and fuel delivery. Relay 208 crumbled in my fingertips, but I had a spare and this is working fine so I thought I might as well change the sensor.
At £75 I ordered the BOSCH unit and started to strip the front of the car and was shocked with the condition of the cambelt, so it's probably just as well it hasn't started so far. I've now ordered a new belt, idler and water pump already to fit next weekend.
Not a brilliant picture of the car, but a good one of the cambelt!
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