UrS4 2.2T Avant project

[europeanme]

Oops, ok, I'm not sure what swaged means. Was assuming it means shaping or bending etc..? http://www.thefreedictionary.com/swaged

hey thomas,
crimped is probably a better term..... http://www.earls.co.uk/earls/hoseends/swage.html they secure these types of fittings to the pipework..... but I see you haven't finished the pipes....

how easy was it to bend?...I have heard some types of stainless can be hard to bend

[Thuppu]

It was quite easy to bend, but hard to get them fit nice in the engine bay, tight place to route them... I'm going to use pressure fittings, something like this:

[Billman]

What tools did you used to bend them? Can you post ID and thickness please? Make also some pictures of the fittings you are going to use please.

[prj]

Ok, perhaps we should leave that for later tweakin. Have to draw a line somewhere, other wise I don't get the car ready till the summer.

Oh, you are getting something ready?
I thought this was just the thread to come to see pretty pictures!

Sorry

[Thuppu]

What tools did you used to bend them? Can you post ID and thickness please? Make also some pictures of the fittings you are going to use please.

A cheap tube bender, like this: The pipe is stainless 12x1mm, ID 10mm. I'll take pics of the fittings if I remember.

Oh, you are getting something ready?
I thought this was just the thread to come to see pretty pictures!

Sorry

Hehe, well I like project threads with pics. If there is no pics it's worthless. There is also only 24h in a day, and I have had lot's to do last couple of months... Have to move to another garage this week, then holiday trip to Italy... so it's really going to be tight.

Today everything was ready to get the engine in, but then my friend show'd up to the garage and ask me if I don't going to change the clutch release bearing..? Of course it's needed to change it, it's propably the orginal bearing with 280tkm. Luckily I already got a new one, but now the work shift starts, so it's a job for tomorrow.

[prj]

Don't worry, I was just joking.
You have done a huge amount of work, keep going.

[Thuppu]

Dmitri, how is your schedule for the next couple of months? PM me.

[prj]

I have about 10 other people asking me about my schedule, I will PM...

[Thuppu]

The new pressure bearing, both are made by Sachs but the new one is plastic.



Again I have to go to the work for the evening, but now the engine bay looks like this:

[popdemonic]

The new pressure bearing, both are made by Sachs but the new one is plastic.



Again I have to go to the work for the evening, but now the engine bay looks like this:

Thuppu,
my plastic Sachs throw out bearing got the strange knocking noise after 6 months.

[europeanme]

wheres your MAF thomas?

[Jamo]

Yeah I bought the 034 metal one, strangely that made noises for months then settled down and made none

[Thuppu]

Thuppu,
my plastic Sachs throw out bearing got the strange knocking noise after 6 months.

Great to hear. I'm suspicious about it, but we see. Propably after 6 months we need to take it apart anyway..?

wheres your MAF thomas?

I'm not sure, was it on the frontseat or backseat..?

[europeanme]

I'm not sure, was it on the frontseat or backseat..?

very good!!!....

I'm trying to suss out the best place for it......

[Thuppu]

This week was hard, had to move to another garage, and it's sick how much stuff have bank up in so short time...

Today I finally had some time for the car. Did fit the big maf air intake, and it's really tight. Had to remove some material from the bumper to fit the filter. Well, it should be a good position to suck fresh air.