New S2 Avant Nothelle N300 owner

[John.]

34 mpg.

That's not too shabby

[steve briance]

Sounds like your engine bedded in nicely

[newsh]

Great mileage Dave

[Ian Simmonds]

Just back from my own little grand tour.
Up to Brentwood in Essex on Friday morning to stay with my brother. I thought I would leave early to miss the afternoon traffic but sat stationary for 40 minutes on the M25 after an accident.
265 fault free miles. 34mpg
On Sunday, my brother and I headed up to Audis in the park. We left early and the roads were quiet. It was my brothers first ride in an S2. I warmed her up nicely and opened her up. "Wow, she really pulls you into your seat" my brother comments! Hang on, I haven't done wot yet! My brother is speechless when I really put my foot down.
nice day at AITP and we leave about 3pm. A round trip of just under 200 miles and the old girl is running sweetly. 33 mpg
During the afternoon, I spotted an RS2 downpipe and exhaust on Facebook marketplace. It's in Worcester but I can make a detour. I make a cheeky offer and it's accepted!
Monday morning, I set the sat nav for Worcester and off I go. A quick stop in Banbury to check on my Ur paint progress, then collect the exhaust. The Sat Nav is 're programmed for home and 3 hours later in home. 311 miles 34 mpg.
I just checked the oil and water and we are all good. She just needs a wash now

When I used to use mine for work hauling up and down the M25/40/42/M6 and back between Sussex, Polmadie, Manchester, Liverpool and Oxley it’d always be 34mpg or thereabouts. Fantastic when you bear up in mind the age and performance your conducting. They really are awesome.

[Tractor Dave]

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[Tractor Dave]

Just back from my own little grand tour.
Up to Brentwood in Essex on Friday morning to stay with my brother. I thought I would leave early to miss the afternoon traffic but sat stationary for 40 minutes on the M25 after an accident.
265 fault free miles. 34mpg
On Sunday, my brother and I headed up to Audis in the park. We left early and the roads were quiet. It was my brothers first ride in an S2. I warmed her up nicely and opened her up. "Wow, she really pulls you into your seat" my brother comments! Hang on, I haven't done wot yet! My brother is speechless when I really put my foot down.
nice day at AITP and we leave about 3pm. A round trip of just under 200 miles and the old girl is running sweetly. 33 mpg
During the afternoon, I spotted an RS2 downpipe and exhaust on Facebook marketplace. It's in Worcester but I can make a detour. I make a cheeky offer and it's accepted!
Monday morning, I set the sat nav for Worcester and off I go. A quick stop in Banbury to check on my Ur paint progress, then collect the exhaust. The Sat Nav is 're programmed for home and 3 hours later in home. 311 miles 34 mpg.
I just checked the oil and water and we are all good. She just needs a wash now

[Tractor Dave]

All finished.
Flushed twice and new coolant.
Nice test drive and no leaks (so far).
Thermometer is settled just above the 90c.



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[Tractor Dave]

New thermostat arrived. A bit late but I saved about £25 over buying one from Audi.


And fitted


I nearly did the school boy error and put the seal in before the thermostat!

Interesting that the old one was a Febi and marked 80c (worked fine) but this new one which is the OE one is 87c.

Now to get the rad back. After tea break I think.


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[Tractor Dave]

I actually had some of that pipe knocking about (tractor usage) but was frightened to use it as it's only heat rated to 100c. I should be good for a few years now

[Ian Simmonds]

Probably 15 years ago this very pipe failed after arriving at a train care facility and the engineering team there replaced it in about an hour with a high pressure hydraulic hose from the transformer rectifier assembly on a Bombardier Electrostar.

I’ve recently been poking about around the MFTS and PCV on the left side of the block and the pipe, whatever the material is, looks as good as the day it went in.

[Tractor Dave]

Ok, so I was not actually able to get the OE pipe so ended up with some 10mm silicone. I ordered the pipe and a full set of Norma stainless pipe clips from Merlin motorsports at about 3pm. They arrived in the post the next morning. Excellent service from them. I am still waiting for the thermostat, ordered the same day from another supplier.
Both pipes fitted, new clips and new crush washers on the banjo.



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[Tractor Dave]

No easy way in there! Quicker to do what you’ve done than to struggle with rad and cowlings in the way..

that's what I thought.

looks like I'm going to have to buy 1.5 meters of the thinner hose from Audi. If anyone is thinking of doing their turbo return hose, short lengths will be available from Dave's garage for a reasonable price soon

[newsh]

No easy way in there! Quicker to do what you’ve done than to struggle with rad and cowlings in the way..

[Bowie69]

Horribly tight down there, you are right to pull it all apart TBH.... just laziness gets in my way of doing so when I do it!

[Tractor Dave]

This is the little hose. £11 including postage.


I thought fitting would be tight but possible with the pas pump lifted out of the way. Unfortunately, not.

Here we are half way through major open heart surgery.


So I get in there and I am able to check properly. This hose is dry.
The leak is from the thermostat housing or the small turbo return hose.
Thermostat has only been in there a couple of years but looks mucky.


So I have ordered a new one and will be getting the other small hose as well.
I don’t fancy doing this again for a while so I’m just going to replace everything.


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