I had this at the 8/9 year old mark, the Nicad batteries die in the alarm. On the avant, the alarm box is located rear drivers side d pillar new central door locking system.
Main stealer part only, the alarm is sealed and is very difficult to repair and put back into service. About £80 ish!
In case you haven't seen it in classifieds ?
I've finally got to sell myA4 Avant QTS :grumpy: I was hoping to keep this and have it as a show car, however due to an injury and lack of sick pay, Its got to go :sob::blownose:
Link to classifieds ...
Thanks....
I wasn't expecting anything sensible from WBAC:puke2: ... Lol!
I know the milage is like the Starship Enterprise :rocket:... but £800 is a good indication - thanks !!
Its a straight shell with lots of decent parts if someone wanted to re-shell / break....
WRT the LPG system - I...
OK, as mentioned in posts yesterday, I've got a new job that come with a company car, so my beloved 1.8 QTS Avant is now up for sale. Before I go to town and put it on Ebay or wherever.. what type of value is it worth - ball park ..... Just so I can set my expectations.... before I got to we buy...
OK .... as per the for the for sale ....
Good Bits:
180BHP QTS Avant HPI Clear as time of purchase
I've always changed the oil 6 months after the service with genuine oil filter and use Castrol Edge Oil and I've always idled the car after running.
Main dealer service (apart from 1 x...
For Sale.... :bye:
1.8T QTS Avant in Santorini Blue for Sale. 2000 W reg
My daily drive from 2005 - 2016
New job at start of year means I've passed my 6 months probation now and I can order my first Co car... :single eye: ... so the Mrs says its got to go.... :blahblah1:
I'll get some pictures...
I had to replace the solid coolant pipe with a "flexi" to fit the LPG injectors underneath.
It's a liquid injection system so running the injectors as close as possible to the OE provides the best results :-)
It's teed here
Ill check the n75 and the accuracy of the boost gage ... Tonight / tomorrow
On idle when I Rev it there is a rattle as the revs die down though don't think there's s pronounced one on lift off thou I'll check later
Got a 1.8 TQS gearbox with a 4th gear synchro issue still works thou just a slight crunch when you change - open realistic offers :whistle2:
I'm in Essex if that's any help...
Boost gage is plugged in to the OE front inlet manifold front pipe near the alternator
No fault codes :-(
Is the N75 the 3way air solenoid ? I'll check it ..
Think I'll check the boost gage with the mityvac ....
Well it loads better now !!
What boost levels should I be seeing on a stock AJL engine ?
I'm begining to question the boost gage that I quickly chucked in last week it's been sitting around for ages 10+ years and can't see break 5psi under 4th gear WOT up a hill :-/
Thursday - oil filter slick 50 - sort water leak
Turbo / cat gasket
Friday discover cat was fubar'd fit boost gage
Today
Remove a bunged up cat
Installed an aftermarket cat
Started - seems ok
Tomorrow - test drive ....
Thats what the initial impression was of the after market cat.... I'm struggling to justify the ownership of the car to the other half :-( ... I had to get this turned around as its my daily drive ... There's a 2 year warranty on it - so if the engine goes on that long
Triggers broom springs to...
Finally got it out.... Disconnected from turbo so was able to get to those awkward down pipe / cat bolts ....
fitted new one with down pipe from the top - thanks bradderz
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