hello everyone,
I am davide from belgium and i am new here. I look almost every day here on the forum for information.
I am going to buy a audi v8 and i like to ask some questions here at the forum about the car. Its a 3.6 from 1988 and have 395000km, all the lights of the (automatic) gearbox are on, the breaks i gotta change all the discs and brakepads, he must have new tires. the price is 1000euro...but i must work on it. What do you people say about it??? Its my hobby and i dont need it every day, i have the time to restore it.
if i know how to post pictures i will show you the car.
I hope to ear soon from you all!!
Thank you very much!
hello from belgium
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Hi and a warm welcome Davide.
Looks like a bit work needs to be done.
Your gearbox ECU is running in fault modus, so first you should read out the error codes.
The front brake discs are pretty expansive. The rear ones are cheaper. Mind the parking brake mechanism at the rear calipers. The levers must not jam in their housings. After releasing the handbrake the levers need to return to their rest position automatically.
Good luck with your new car!
Looks like a bit work needs to be done.
Your gearbox ECU is running in fault modus, so first you should read out the error codes.
The front brake discs are pretty expansive. The rear ones are cheaper. Mind the parking brake mechanism at the rear calipers. The levers must not jam in their housings. After releasing the handbrake the levers need to return to their rest position automatically.
Good luck with your new car!
thnx for your answer. I know, its a bit work but i like the car very much and i dont need him directly. I can work at ease.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Hi Davide,
sounds good. Keep the V8 well maintained and in good condition. It will bring appreciated value.
sounds good. Keep the V8 well maintained and in good condition. It will bring appreciated value.
Hi
First you should check the fuse in the fuel-pump-relay... remove it if you found one.
First you should check the fuse in the fuel-pump-relay... remove it if you found one.
hello roy and thanks for the advice! If i remove the fuse (13 and 23?) what is gonna happen then?
Please read again:
"the fuse in the fuel-pump-relay"
You're looking at the wrong place...
"the fuse in the fuel-pump-relay"
You're looking at the wrong place...
ok, thank you for letting me know.
from personal experience-
Gearbox indicator fully lit up, as mentioned above, is a limp home mode. A full fluid and filter change quite often resolved many gearbox problems Ive encountered across 4 different cars. But pulling the codes is a must. it's actually pretty simple- i made my own diagnostic cable, based on the info in the service 'manual'.
likewise, understanding the state of the engine codes, which you will do at the same time.
My cars are all UK models; On european cars, do you have a facility to blink the codes directly on the dash instruments?
Brakes.
The UFO disks and pads will likely set you back a similar amount as buying the car. The standard discs are nearly unique, and no direct fit alternatives exist.
You'll enjoy it, from tinkering to driving
Gearbox indicator fully lit up, as mentioned above, is a limp home mode. A full fluid and filter change quite often resolved many gearbox problems Ive encountered across 4 different cars. But pulling the codes is a must. it's actually pretty simple- i made my own diagnostic cable, based on the info in the service 'manual'.
likewise, understanding the state of the engine codes, which you will do at the same time.
My cars are all UK models; On european cars, do you have a facility to blink the codes directly on the dash instruments?
Brakes.
The UFO disks and pads will likely set you back a similar amount as buying the car. The standard discs are nearly unique, and no direct fit alternatives exist.
You'll enjoy it, from tinkering to driving
I think the car wont start... or something else gonna wrong... I don't know, I didn't do it ever - why should I ?
What I really mean is:
In the fuel-pump-relay are some pins, there fits fuses and some stupid people think, it's wise to plug in a fuse in a place that seems to be so... BUT there SHOULND'T be a fuse -> Only if you want to read out the engine failure codes and transmission failure codes through the transmission-position lamps (I don't know what the name is for that PRND321-thing in the dashboard)!
What I really mean is:
In the fuel-pump-relay are some pins, there fits fuses and some stupid people think, it's wise to plug in a fuse in a place that seems to be so... BUT there SHOULND'T be a fuse -> Only if you want to read out the engine failure codes and transmission failure codes through the transmission-position lamps (I don't know what the name is for that PRND321-thing in the dashboard)!
I had already made a indicator light(attachement) for reading out because that is the first thing I'm going to do with the car when i have it.is
it also possible that there is something in the gearbox stuck from standing still for long (2years)? he starts, that is no problem.
it also possible that there is something in the gearbox stuck from standing still for long (2years)? he starts, that is no problem.
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