What have you done to your car today?

Akagi · 16 Sep 2015 at 23:28

shauncr91 said:
Worth deciding if it's worth the money for the gains or not, tuning N/A has awful bhp/£.

I know.

Just ideas. It would be more to smooth out the power curve than increase the power.

Frozennova · 17 Sep 2015 at 06:45

Archeum said:
Thanks for the advice. It has the PPP kit so is running the PPP remap currently.

I'll look at getting one done relatively soon though - unless it's likely to cause any damage as it is? Starvation/overfuelling etc? (I'm not mechanically minded..) In which case I'll throw the stock airbox back in until it's ready for dyno/mapping.

Generally under fuelling causing them to run lean, personally I'd run the stock airbox until you we're having it mapped.

It may well be fine but on a reasonably highly strung turbocharged engine it doesn't take long for a lean spike to cause enough detonation to ruin your day

Akagi · 17 Sep 2015 at 17:05

Removed the under bonnet soundproofing (because racecar) and ground down the rust patch on the roof, treated it with phosphoric acid, and painted it with rust proof paint. Will give it another coat tomorrow, then sand it down, then look into having it sprayed and blended at a bodyshop.

acemastr · 17 Sep 2015 at 18:04

Archeum said:
Thanks for the advice. It has the PPP kit so is running the PPP remap currently.

I'll look at getting one done relatively soon though - unless it's likely to cause any damage as it is? Starvation/overfuelling etc? (I'm not mechanically minded..) In which case I'll throw the stock airbox back in until it's ready for dyno/mapping.

It's a big no no on the 15's, upsets the fueling big style, I'd put it on when you get it mapped next

Fuzz · 17 Sep 2015 at 18:38

Archeum said:
Thanks for the advice. It has the PPP kit so is running the PPP remap currently.

I'll look at getting one done relatively soon though - unless it's likely to cause any damage as it is? Starvation/overfuelling etc? (I'm not mechanically minded..) In which case I'll throw the stock airbox back in until it's ready for dyno/mapping.

Suggestion from someone whose been mapping these things for the last 11 years...
Put the standard airbox back on.
It gains you absolutely nothing, even if remapped.

On Holiday · 17 Sep 2015 at 19:34

acemastr said:
It's a big no no on the 15's, upsets the fueling big style, I'd put it on when you get it mapped next

Fuzz said:
Suggestion from someone whose been mapping these things for the last 11 years...
Put the standard airbox back on.
It gains you absolutely nothing, even if remapped.

Thanks, I've the same engine as the 15 so imagine it's quite the same theory then.

Standard airbox is already back on

Did that today as well as giving it a good clean. Glad I picked up the AEM cheap, would be able to make a profit by selling it.

If it really doesn't improve power at all then I don't think I'll bother with it, as that was the only under-the-hood mod I was planning on doing for the foreseeable future (other than an oil cooler), and having looked at dyno/mapping prices then it'd be quite a waste just for a CAI.

-westy- · 17 Sep 2015 at 19:52

Got a new key cut, ordered a replacement indicator lense and booked it in for alignment.

N43SP33D · 17 Sep 2015 at 21:51

Assembling my painted turbo pipes, gaskets for the water kneck have arrived so hopefully all put back together for a nice drive this weekend.

andy_mk3 · 17 Sep 2015 at 22:40

Got my new turbo bits now. A comparison shows just how much was missing lol.

All built up now. Boxed it up ready to send off to balancing tomorrow. Hopefully get it back in time and working in time for Santa Pod on the 26th.

{SAS}TB · 18 Sep 2015 at 07:48

Took the A5 in for a 38k (ish) mile service and got a nice new A3 SLine 2.0 TDI to play with while it was in

Steering wheel was nice, rest was meh and hate the pop up console screen

Voxination · 18 Sep 2015 at 08:07

{SAS}TB said:
Steering wheel was nice, rest was meh and hate the pop up console screen

How did you find the glare on the pop up screen? Surely it must be a massive issue on sunny days (which admittedly are few and far between), even with my iDrive screen shrouded quite nicely if the sun is in the wrong position it can make it quite hard to read, so surely having nothing as a surround just makes this problem so much more frequent?

Yaayuh! · 18 Sep 2015 at 08:10

pepsilol said:
Went into limp mode. Looks like it's the coil packs which are under the manifold. £1800

Uh-oh!

You kinda expect the cost though right?

{SAS}TB · 18 Sep 2015 at 08:17

Voxination said:
How did you find the glare on the pop up screen? Surely it must be a massive issue on sunny days (which admittedly are few and far between), even with my iDrive screen shrouded quite nicely if the sun is in the wrong position it can make it quite hard to read, so surely having nothing as a surround just makes this problem so much more frequent?

It was (for a change

) a grey overcast day in Manchester yesterday !

I think the tinted windows would help a bit and the screen (to me) seemed to be tilted slightly forward - I just didnt like the angle of it and it looks flimsy and like someone has just stuck an ipad on the dash on a stupid mount

Much prefer them in the dash / console

On Holiday · 18 Sep 2015 at 11:02

Seems like a pretty good price.. Any good?

www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-workshop/trolley-jacks/halfords-5-piece-lifting-kit

Antony101 · 18 Sep 2015 at 11:36

Voxination said:
How did you find the glare on the pop up screen? Surely it must be a massive issue on sunny days (which admittedly are few and far between), even with my iDrive screen shrouded quite nicely if the sun is in the wrong position it can make it quite hard to read, so surely having nothing as a surround just makes this problem so much more frequent?

I have no issues with mine, even when the weather was 30 odd degrees it was easily readable. I don't think it's in a position that gets much light unless it's sunrise or sunset. I have mine down most of the time though.

Scania · 18 Sep 2015 at 15:40

Two rear suspension drop links replaced due to play, I felt movement whilst towing my caravan recently and my o/s/f link changed as I discovered it was bent(!) no knocking sound mind you, just noticed it visually.....

Had my other cam position sensor swapped, paid to get it done as its buried in the engine bay, my engine now starts on first turn of the key where previously it cranked a few times before firing.....

Mass air flow sensor changed too (Siemens item) - warranty which was nice, it was replaced a month or so back but is still throwing up a fault code - all supplied and fitted for £300, happy with that.

Very pleased with the drive afterwards, car felt much more responsive and sure footed.

Until the next bill.......

Edit:I Spoke too soon!

On the drive home I got a check engine light and it lost power, it's back at the garage until it's sorted. :/

slick rick · 19 Sep 2015 at 17:01

Fitted a A/C hose, drier and compressor earlier in the week, got it charged today and the climate control is now working as it should.

Akagi · 19 Sep 2015 at 18:16

Went for a nice drive via Asda in Brighton, and afterwards noticed a dent in my drivers door. Scumbags.

skippy2421 · 19 Sep 2015 at 18:47

Acme said:
Went for a nice drive via Asda in Brighton, and afterwards noticed a dent in my drivers door. Scumbags.

One sympathises, just found a big scratch down my mito when i cleaned it today. The thing is so littered with dings and scratches I'm debating whether it's worth getting the car resprayed or binning it for something else. It'd be an easy decision if it was one panel but about 75% of the car needs respraying as well as the wheels requiring a refurb. Might let winter pass then take the hit and get it all tidied up and stick with it for a couple more years however that new car itch is beginning to creep in too.

acemastr · 21 Sep 2015 at 04:27

Rotated the front tires to the back, also cleaned them inside and out

What have you done to your car today?

Chooser of poor weather meets