Dave's shonkers - S is for... not Shite, but Still Slightly Shonk

[Dave_Q]

Left the car with my m9 who is a semi-pro 2 bucket wrongun today, these are the pictures he's sent me of his efforts.

Looks alreet that.

[Fabergé Greggs]

19 minutes ago, Dave_Q said:

Left the car with my m9 who is a semi-pro 2 bucket wrongun today, these are the pictures he's sent me of his efforts.

Looks alreet that.

At this rate you'll be divorcing us for Pistonheads. 

[Dave_Q]

Why yes, as it happens I am powerfully built, but not currently a company director.

Couple of extra pics after I picked it up.

[mat_the_cat]

On 25/10/2023 at 21:11, Dave_Q said:

It is an OEM part FWIW. Good point on the mileage. I guess I can keep the invoices for the fluids and stuff and write "done by owner" or summat in the service book. 

It's either that or keep shelling out to garages for everything it needs which just isn't me - I got quoted £250 to do the thermostat as apparently it's a bit awkward to get to.

Am I a sad bastard for recording everything in Excel?

[Matty]

26 minutes ago, mat_the_cat said:

Am I a sad bastard for recording everything in Excel?

Yes. You've just made me feel better about just writing it down 😆

[mat_the_cat]

The ironic thing is I'm not doing it for potential resale value, as I (almost) never sell anything! Just for sheer geekery I guess...

[Dave_Q]

@mat_the_cat I think that's just a modern equivalent of one of those notebooks full of spidery handwriting you sometimes get with a properly giffer owned car, if you ever did sell someone would appreciate the level of detail and care. 

[Dave_Q]

Did a brim to brim calculation on the last tank of fuel in the S3 and got 18.06mpg.
This was a full tank of local runs with the toe down where possible.

I wasn't expecting miracles, the book combined mpg is 31 but maybe mid 20s would be good?
98ron minimum according to the flap, this tank was V-power, I have filled up with Tesco 99 this time to see if any difference (and save 20p a litre).

I did ask for input on the S3 owners group and some people reckon this is about right, I did have a bit of a vagcom sesh to see if there is anything untoward going on.

Got a misfire recorded on cylinder 1. They are a bit famous for coil packs but I swapped the coil pack and spark plug to different cylinders and it's still showing number 1. Doesn't seem to affect driving but is perceptible on idle. 

Gonna try some snake oil (STP 5 in 1 injector cleaner) that my mate reckons fixed a similar issue on his. I think ideally it needs the injectors cleaning/refurbing and probably the inlet manifold blasting out but that can wait till next year.

Otherwise all is well, I fitted a reverse camera and generally belmed round happily in it.

[loserone]

12 minutes ago, Dave_Q said:

18.06mpg

Fucking hell

[Matty]

6 minutes ago, loserone said:

Fucking hell

Using it right 😄

[Popsicle]

On 10/11/2023 at 22:58, mat_the_cat said:

Am I a sad bastard for recording everything in Excel?

I love keeping a spreadsheet of work done, just one thing though, why is there no column for cost, I do understand only to well it can make for depressing reading sometimes.....

[mat_the_cat]

Partly that, and partly as I often tend to do the work at a different time to when I buy the parts (preventative maintenance anyway) hence have forgotten the costs. I do still keep the receipts, so I guess if I was ever bored could match them up...

[mat_the_cat]

3 hours ago, Dave_Q said:

Did a brim to brim calculation on the last tank of fuel in the S3 and got 18.06mpg.

Is it worth it though? Some of my lowest mpg tankfuls have been the most fun

[Dave_Q]

5 hours ago, mat_the_cat said:

Is it worth it though? Some of my lowest mpg tankfuls have been the most fun

Oh yeah, absolutely. My regular trips tend to be going from one town to the next which goes up and over a hill, 40-50 limits in which nobody can do more than 30, 35 on a good day. I very much enjoy blasting past people in the provided overtaking/crawler lanes but you can just see the mpg plummet on the computer whenever you properly boot it.

I never get good scores on mpg anyway, lots of fairly short journeys in a hilly area. I never did a brim to brim on the A4 but I was getting around 25mpg on the OBC. I get low 30s in the van when the Vito groups are full of people posting that they got 40/45/etc, presumably by drafting lorries at 55mph. Life's too short.

[SiC]

12 hours ago, Dave_Q said:

Got a misfire recorded on cylinder 1. They are a bit famous for coil packs but I swapped the coil pack and spark plug to different cylinders and it's still showing number 1. Doesn't seem to affect driving but is perceptible on idle. 

😱

(Hopefully not carbon build up and valves burning up 😬)

[Dave_Q]

1 hour ago, SiC said:

😱

(Hopefully not carbon build up and valves burning up 😬)

One thing that's not in the history is anything relating to inlet cleaning so it's going to want doing. I was planning to do it next year when the weathers better, I have a small compressor, shop vac and a 3D printer so I reckon I can lash up a walnut blasting arrangement DIY.

I don't feel like this is a major issue as surely I'd notice something other than a minor stumble at idle? I also read that carbon related misfires tend to be better warm, this is there both warm and cold.

But if I should be more concerned I can pull the inlet sooner rather than later.

[Dave_Q]

Another tank down and the score on this one is 18.75mpg. 

The slight misfire at idle is still there, I do think the snake oil has make it a little better and it sounds a little smoother overall but if you stick VCDS on with it warm it still counts misfires on cylinder 1. Not plug or coil as they were swapped with other cylinders.

Think the plan will be to get on with some inlet cleaning and send the injectors off sooner rather than later.