3b s2 coupe resurrection

[andy10v]

in the past I have been using racing brake fluid of ATE' (blue color) and from motul

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5867090-ATE-Super-Blue-Brake-Fluid-on-Sale-at-GermanAutoParts.com

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-894-motul-rbf-600-factory-line-racing-brake-fluid.aspx

have you also placed some steel brake lines- flexibles ?

https://www.google.be/search?q=steel...g&ved=0CB4QsAQ

Cool, I will give it a try, I like the colour difference for bleeding through.

Brake lines are stock. What are the benefits of stainless flexis other than pedal feel?

[andy10v]

Cheers Kit, yes the spin was exciting, serves me right really . No brakes was frightening though!

[quattro-nick]

in the past I have been using racing brake fluid of ATE' (blue color) and from motul

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5867090-ATE-Super-Blue-Brake-Fluid-on-Sale-at-GermanAutoParts.com

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-894-motul-rbf-600-factory-line-racing-brake-fluid.aspx

have you also placed some steel brake lines- flexibles ?

https://www.google.be/search?q=steel+brake+lines&biw=1600&bih=789&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vJdzVKSWFI7paJ21gCg&ved=0CB4QsAQ

[K Simmonds]

Cracking little video Andy, glad your spin was nothing too serious, the sudden brake loss sounds bloody hairy!

I can't really give you any recommendations for brake fluid as I'm not that clued up on the subject, it might well be worth asking Oilman

[andy10v]

Front 996 calipers, 314 discs
Rear a8/s8 carriers, urs4 calipers, B7 vented discs turned down to 280mn

Ferrodo DS2500 front pads.

Brake fluid is no brand dot 4 I had in the garage

It was suggested I put in something decent.

Any suggestions?

ATE superblue
Motul RBF660
AP
Castrol SRF
Gulf competition

[Greg_S]

Change of fluid is on the cards then. Have you upgraded the brakes or just the fluid not having a high enough boiling point? Nice video

[andy10v]

Car survived another day at Knockhill



Wet track at the start, I spun off coming out the hairpin (by sinking the loud pedal) and slid into the tyre wall backwards Just tapped the bumper though, no damage fortunately. Quattro came in handy for driving back onto the track, no tow needed

Boiled the brake fluid again, which was exciting! Was working perfectly, then on a cool down lap the pedal just went to the floor before a bend, so grabbed the handbrake and slid round the bend and fishtailed down the straight, it was enough to scrub speed, but a brown trouser moment!

The car is running rich, and was sometimes missing at low RPM WOT, drive higher RPM WOT and it was perfect (so was fine on track ), it seemed to get better the more you caned it? It had been sitting for 3 weeks. I checked for boost leaks the night before, all ok, no fault codes.

Great fun day out Last track day of the season, so fixing/modding time for next year.

[K Simmonds]

Nice one!

The two wires each side may just be the the feeds from the ultrasonic sensors, which will be run inside the A-post trims, otherwise they'll be trigger connections T'd into the central locking wires, normally just inside the doors themselves.

That's another couple of kg's shod.

Edit. Yes a lot of wires and ****** for F all.

If you want you car to be impervious to thief's, the best bet is to come up with a hidden switch or two of your own, I always pull my fuel pump relay if I park somewhere slightly dodgy.

[andy10v]

Any suggestions for a new alarm? (remote locking is nice, and immob beneficial for insurance?)

Toad/Sterling one is recommended in a thread on here

http://www.southerncarsecurity.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=95_75_35&product_id=71

[andy10v]

Cheers guys.

It does seem like a lot of wires that really do **** all!

[andy10v]

Fixed it!



Another bit of quality wiring (where they took the main feed from)



So after being scared of it, really a peice of piss to remove.

Thanks to Kit for the walk through

Tomorrow I will properly join and heat shrink the joints, I just twisted and taped them to check it would start.

I still have 2 wires on each side going into the door area, I presume central locking? I will check colours tomorrow.

[Nuvo]

That looks like you have an old Clifford G4 alarm installed by a barbarian.

Yes, the white multipin connector shoud be plugged into the black metal alarm box. I don't think that relay with the ridiculous number of crimp connector attached to it looks part of the standard install ( I don't remember ever seeing this on my car when I had the dash out).

[Error404]

What are you lot on about? That's a quality Thatcham install, one of the better ones I've seen actually. Nearly by the book I'd say, maybe if they'd used more scotch locks id give it the perfect 10.

Rip it all out Andy, like Kit said it won't take long to get it running, takes longer to tidy it up

You can't blame the poor car for that kind of electrical butchery.

[newsh]

SHould that multipin connector in the top photo be plugged into the alarm? Why is there a brown mark on that connector ? Is it dirt or burnt?

Yes, that long white multipin looks exactly like the one that plugs into the alarm (unless it's just left over from a previous install/bodge up)

[newsh]

Usually it's the fuel pump circuit that fails as the stupid little connectors and relays are not up to passing the current. Somewhere on here are some pics of the several kilos of wire and mystery boxes I removed from mine. Get rid of it all, just be methodical and you'll be fine.