Audi A2 1.4 16v, year 2000, purchased in 2011, was used for 2 years and after that parked and only occassionally driven to stay ''alive''. It has 109.000 kilometers.
So after ''sitting'' for 8 years I intend to put it back on the road, but not as a daily, but just as a weekend car and I do not intend to drive it in the winter.
I was hoping that ICE to EV kits will become available sooner for an acceptable price, but since there is nothing regarding this in the near future, I have decided to put the baby with its ICE back on the road.
So, my current list of the things that are NOT broken to do is:
complete service with oil, oil filter, air filter, cabin filter
spark plug replacement
timing belt with water pump and coolant replacement (although it has been only 20.000 kilometers from the replacement, but it is already 10 years)
clutch replacement (the clutch pedal point is already quite high, not really needed as is, but what the heck...)
valve rubber seals replacement (known fault with AUA engines, that leads to oil consumption
)
front brake disc and pads replacement
rear brake ''pads'' replacement
brake fluid replacement
tire replacement (they are almost like new, but 10 years old)
battery replacement (if needed, looks strong for now, was on a battery tender regularly)
After that we go to the things that are broken:
all four shocks were replaced with Sachs in 2012 and have since done 5.000 kilometers so they should be ok
air condition filling (not working currently, has also G263 and G65 trouble codes)
alarm button replacement (already done)
Concert radio chip replacement (already done)
button for drivers window and button for locking the windows do not click - probably need replacing
car automatically locks after 30 second even if the doors are open: probably a microswitch problem or a CCU fault, since diagnostics shows CCU FAULTY error
rear left doors do not lock
shocks for rear boot are on the way out (not yet completelly dead, but I need to help the boot to go up)
replacing front wiper
rubber dash parts are getting sticky, luckly not the buttons (this I will tackle in the future, if it will become annoying)
starter does not disengage immediatelly from time to time
warning for coolant temperature sometimes pops up, although coolant temperature is ok (probably the sensor is defective)
So, this is what I have found until now
. It is amazing how this beauty breaks when just ''sitting'' .
A wish: cruise control retrofit in the process
After all this is done and the beauty is in perfect mechanical condition it will need a few cosmetic touches together with wheel reconditioning.
Anyway, since the engine will get full service and also other parts I would appreciate if you could suggest maybe also some other things that would be good to replace and also if you have any input into items in this list, I would appreciate to hear it.
PS: I intend to keep the car in stock form, so I do not have any plans to upgrade it, but if any good suggestions, especially regarding driving over turns, I am willing to listen.
And here is my beauty.
So after ''sitting'' for 8 years I intend to put it back on the road, but not as a daily, but just as a weekend car and I do not intend to drive it in the winter.
I was hoping that ICE to EV kits will become available sooner for an acceptable price, but since there is nothing regarding this in the near future, I have decided to put the baby with its ICE back on the road.
So, my current list of the things that are NOT broken to do is:
complete service with oil, oil filter, air filter, cabin filter
spark plug replacement
timing belt with water pump and coolant replacement (although it has been only 20.000 kilometers from the replacement, but it is already 10 years)
clutch replacement (the clutch pedal point is already quite high, not really needed as is, but what the heck...)
valve rubber seals replacement (known fault with AUA engines, that leads to oil consumption
)front brake disc and pads replacement
rear brake ''pads'' replacement
brake fluid replacement
tire replacement (they are almost like new, but 10 years old)
battery replacement (if needed, looks strong for now, was on a battery tender regularly)
After that we go to the things that are broken:
all four shocks were replaced with Sachs in 2012 and have since done 5.000 kilometers so they should be ok
air condition filling (not working currently, has also G263 and G65 trouble codes)
alarm button replacement (already done)
Concert radio chip replacement (already done)
button for drivers window and button for locking the windows do not click - probably need replacing
car automatically locks after 30 second even if the doors are open: probably a microswitch problem or a CCU fault, since diagnostics shows CCU FAULTY error
rear left doors do not lock
shocks for rear boot are on the way out (not yet completelly dead, but I need to help the boot to go up)
replacing front wiper
rubber dash parts are getting sticky, luckly not the buttons (this I will tackle in the future, if it will become annoying)
starter does not disengage immediatelly from time to time
warning for coolant temperature sometimes pops up, although coolant temperature is ok (probably the sensor is defective)
So, this is what I have found until now
. It is amazing how this beauty breaks when just ''sitting'' .A wish: cruise control retrofit in the process
After all this is done and the beauty is in perfect mechanical condition it will need a few cosmetic touches together with wheel reconditioning.
Anyway, since the engine will get full service and also other parts I would appreciate if you could suggest maybe also some other things that would be good to replace and also if you have any input into items in this list, I would appreciate to hear it.
PS: I intend to keep the car in stock form, so I do not have any plans to upgrade it, but if any good suggestions, especially regarding driving over turns, I am willing to listen.
And here is my beauty.
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