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    Oh dear, there's a flood...

    Hi Fencemaster, Have you also checked the footwell in front of the passenger seat? I had a similar problem on an earlier S8 and it turned out to be the climate control condensate drain tube which had become disconnected to the drain which leads out under the floor. The drain tubes run downwards...
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    S3 uses 1 litre of Oil every 1000 miles

    Well i just got to thinking of something other than Denise Richards when lying in the bath...
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    Model Helicopter

    The Eolo flies beautifully - like you said it is rock steady after the Hummingbird - much more confidence inspiring. I did a shed load of damage setting it up though... Thought I'd test the HH gyro indoors with the main blades off and over-corrected a turn with the gain set too high - the heli...
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    S3 uses 1 litre of Oil every 1000 miles

    I think the reason some engines use oil and some not depends on: 1. The tolerances in the valve guides - this reason is almost independent of how the car has been run in. Driving style may be a factor here since oil usage through the valve guides is increased by using engine braking. The...
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    Battery Loosing Charge.....

    Hi Rick, If possible, connect a multimeter set to 'current' (min 10 amps) in series with the earth return to the battery. Whatever you do, don't crank the engine or the multimeter will have a heart attack. Make sure the radio code is known first also. Note the current draw and then start...
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    Battery Loosing Charge.....

    Your friend's dealer is talking out of his **** mate. A typical small car battery has a 50Ah capacity - so somehow the car is drawing about 10Ah a day from it. Audi's breakdown rescue would be working overtime if every Audi died after 4 days - there would be a queue of vans at every airport...
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    S3 uses 1 litre of Oil every 1000 miles

    Just some engineering thoughts on oil consumption which may put your mind at rest: 1 litre of oil per 1000 miles with the following (conservative) assumptions... If your average RPM over each mile is 2500 RPM And your average speed is 30 MPH (1 mile every 2 minutes) Then your engine will turn...
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    My S4 V8 produces juice when squeezed!

    Not dumb at all! - see the 'Octane and Power' post in the Tech Talk forum...
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    To my fellow S8/A8 drivers (and anyone else...)

    Cheers Sven, That would be the first place I'd go if this site disappeared one day.
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    How could you get more power out of an Audi 5000S?

    Sorry! - Hex isn't a car term, it is a representation of mathematical number 'base' - just like decimal or binary. In order to 'map' a curve on a programmable chip, hex is used by virtue of its rapid conversion to binary with an on-chip compiler (converting from decimal would take longer and use...
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    Soham girls

    Todays police have their hands tied since the emphasis has shifted away from catching the 'hard to get' criminals (high effort : low financial return), towards low effort : high financial return. Just witness the speed camera / safety van farce. Unfortunately, this has been going on for several...
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    How could you get more power out of an Audi 5000S?

    Cannon - you have a superb engine there - one of the Audi greats. TSR started life in Exeter as Tim Stiles Racing and Tim specialised initially in Golfs and Sciroccos with the also superb 1600 / 1800 Bosch K-Jetronic engines. I've replied to your post about difficult warm starting. When I was at...
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    Problem after my 5000S 5cyl. warms up

    Hi Cannon, Does your car use Bosch k-Jetronic fuel injection? I had a Mk2 16V Golf with a similar problem some years ago. Try the following: 1. Locate the fuel distribution / metering device (it will have reinforced hoses going to the injectors, and when your car won't start, give the device a...
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    S8 windscreen

    Hi Paul, Make sure the correct type of bonding gunge is used. About 4 years ago I had a 98 R S8 and its screen had been replaced by a non-Audi dealership. I could hear constant clicks and creaks from the dash area and eventually I got the screen replaced by Audi. This stopped all the noise...
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    Model Helicopter

    Hehe! - I heard that - it is very skittish in the lightest wind in the garden so good practice. Thanks very much for the offer - but I'll make sure I can fly the Eolo properly before taking the controls of anyone else's pride and joy... What kind of Radio have you got? I've got a JR PCM9 - just...
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    Model Helicopter

    They look superb... I learned in my garage with a Hummingbird and have recently got the courage to fly it through the house without destroying anything. I'm now putting an Eolo together (yep - I'm gonna stick with electrics) which has a brushless Kontronic Twist 3700 motor. I'm still learning...
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    Model Helicopter

    Does anyone fly one of these?! I've just got into it by learning to fly a small one - now building a bigger beastie. Anyone got any tips so I don't chop any important bits off myself?
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    My zenon warning light

    It could also mean that the self levelling system (mandatory in the UK with zenon lights) has stopped working. One of the rear suspension components should be connected to a sender unit via a small lever.
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    Wanted A8/S8 forum moderator!

    I'm with Sven on this one. I would rather not be labelled as some sort of 'uber-guru' on the S8 since we all have valuable input to various issues that posters may have. I feel that labelling one person as the tech 'head shed' could end up causing bad feeling when there are two different pieces...
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    Wanted A8/S8 forum moderator!

    I agree – we are not likely to experience an argument in here about which chip is best or hostility from other drivers about pointless street drag racing because we would win anyway As for seniority Sven – I for one don’t believe in that – the best roman emperor was the one who didn’t want...