jbrentd's 2nd Chance CQ

[jbrentd]

Was hoping to get the new AC compressor installed over the long, holiday weekend, but it got delayed in transit. I was able to install the freshly painted bumper that i picked up from the painter last week. Pearl white is so hard to match. It's not a great match to the rest of the car, but it'll do for now.

[Tom_]

Looks perfect Brent...those black wheels with that pearl color are perfect

[Jaswan]

I agree with the above!

Looks sweet mate. Well-done!

[jbrentd]

Looks perfect Brent...those black wheels with that pearl color are perfect

Thanks! The wheels are growing on me. I like them more now that the bumper is painted. I still have the old TSWs that I still might swap on every now and then.

I agree with the above!

Looks sweet mate. Well-done!

Thank you!

[jbrentd]

Well, I finally have got the AC working with the swapped 3B and B4 manual airbox/controls! In the 14 years I have owned this car, it has never had AC...which has given me very little desire to drive the car in the Oklahoma Summer heat. My kids are still traumatized from some of the times I drove them around in the car in the heat. LOL

It took me a few tries to get the wiring to this point. Here's an updated list of the wiring modification I made to get it working. I would like to come back at some point and tie in the refrigerant high pressure cut out switch. I plan to go back and edit out some of the details I provided in the previous posts.





With the recirc on and the windows shut, seeing a chilly 37 degrees out of the vents! I think I still have a small leak in the system, so I ordered a refrigerant sniffer off Amazon to try and pinpoint the leak.



In other news, one of my B3 euro one-piece headlights took a hit at some point. I have a new set of Valeo lenses in bound from Spain. They cost me more that the headlights did when I bought them back in 2010.

[jbrentd]

Was able to get the lenses swapped. I decided to do both together to avoid having a mix of old/new and Hella/Valeo lenses on the car. The new are Valeo.

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[DFrosty]

Fantastic work!

Apologies if you've already stated this, but in your pic which TB hose did you end up going with?

I'm having fitment issues with a newly acquired, proper S2 pressure pipe and the TB hose that an unnamed performance shop used.

[jbrentd]

Fantastic work!

Apologies if you've already stated this, but in your pic which TB hose did you end up going with?

I'm having fitment issues with a newly acquired, proper S2 pressure pipe and the TB hose that an unnamed performance shop used.

Thanks! I am using the hose from 034 Motorsport.

[jbrentd]

Lately, I've been having intermittent issues with the clutch pedal dropping to the floor. I could pull it back with my foot and it would continue to work fine. The situation didn't improve after reverse bleeding at the slave cylinder. After searching the forums, it seems as though the master cylinder would be the most likely reason. This is one of the few parts I didn't replace while I had everything apart. I also bought a slave cylinder, but decided to wait on installing it for when the 01E goes in sometime down the road.

So, I spent some time in the shop on Sunday installing a new master cylinder. During the install, I found a new use for the long 6mm hex bit that I bought for the 3B's intake manifold bolts. It fit right through the hole that Mr Audi Engineer put in the pedal bracket.

[jbrentd]

I've been driving the eS2 a little bit more, lately. Have noticed that it can only build about 5psi of boost, though. I was seeing 12-13psi before. So, I hooked up the VCDS and it had a DTC stored for am open/short circuit on one of the knock sensors. From searching the forums, this could cause the ECU to limit the boost and might explain the problem. The ones I have now were on the car in 2010, when I bought it...so they're at least 14 years old. I have ordered 2 new knock sensors. Hoping they will solve this latest issue.

[jbrentd]

Hooked up the VCDS again tonight and the DTC for the knock sensor came back (as expected). Got a picture of it this time. Hoping the new sensors get here from FCPEuro soon. It's tight in there, so hoping I don't have to remove/unhook to many things to get to them.

I also ran the output test from VCDS to confirm the WGFV is actuating.  It’s brand new, so I was expecting it to be working fine.  



Got some shiny bits in the mail for a future project. I've spent way too much time and effort searching for 4x108 wheels and spacers. I wish these would have been available back when I was restoring all of the brakes and suspension stuff.



I also finally opened up a TAP chipped ECU I've had lying around for a while. Just wanted to see what chips and MAP sensor it had in it. My guess is that it's just a stage 1, since it has the stock 2bar MAP sensor. Not sure I'll use it since these don't have the best reputation.





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[jbrentd]

My seat choice is not everyone's favorite, but this update is one of the reasons why I'm went this route.  

My original seats were pretty worn.  Not the worst I've seen, but not good.  I have them stored in the shop because someday I may have them recovered, but we'll see.  

I was considering some aftermarket seats from Recaro, but didn't want to drop $3k on a new set and finding a used set in grey is pretty difficult.  So, I started looking for other alternatives.  

After inheriting a C4 Corvette a few years ago, I found the seats in it to be pretty comfortable and nice looking.  So, I started to wonder if they would fit and look okay in the coupe.  Finding a set in grey on FB marketplace was pretty easy.   The seats I have are from an '85 and are mounted on Planted brackets.  One of the pros for going this route was that new leathers and foams are readily available from multiple sources.  Normally, a set with news foams already mounted run about $1300.  When checking prices recently I saw that the color I needed was marked down by 50%.  So, I bought a set on Monday, received them on Wednesday and got them swapped over today (Friday).  I still plan to clean up the mounting and I might try a different style of slider, as they set up pretty tall.  






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[david1980]

who made the front hubs?

[jbrentd]

who made the front hubs?

Alter-Mann

https://alter-mann.com/search?q=S2+hubs

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[jbrentd]

New knock sensors are in, but my boost gauge is still only getting up to about 7 psi. I did disconnect the battery and remove/replace the two ECU fuses.

The engine seems to run much smoother and is more responsive. The DTCs have gone away.

Next up, I was planning to check for boost leaks again, as I did recently remove the Michelin man hose in order to get to one of the AC hose connections.

I also noticed that the throttle cable isn't quite going all the way open when using the pedal compared to opening it all the way by hand. Could that be at play? Here a side by side picture. On the left is the pedal all the way down. On the right is me holding it full open under the hood.




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