Today I.....

...met with a fellow member Evripidis, great guy, like minded. It was like an A2OC Man mini gathering in Cyprus. IMG_2411.jpg
 
It is the land from down under but relative to Europe so the picture is sort of correctly oriented.

It is quite funny because I have been involved in motorcycle/car fora before for a number of years. This is the first time I have met another forum member in person.

Boris being quite active with his A2s has provided me with heaps of information and also did a scan that appears to have openned a can of worms! My partner's A2 had only been receiving very basic maintenance and many nags have evolved into problems that need sorting out.

There is a ton of information in these online gatherings that cannot be replaced by social media/groups simply because in my opinion the forum tool is ideal as far as the technicalities are concerned, etc.

Evros
 
....took my 90 into a local garage. He has an air con leak and needs a new turbo pipe seal. One of the heat shields is loose and a diesel filter change is due... all relatively minor age related stuff that needs sorting. :)
 
Changed the oil and filter - normally leave this to the garage but nice to get my hands dirty for a change. Plus fitted the Undertray back on properly and replaced the fixings after my wife thought she was in a Landrover earlier in the year, still got half the countryside scooped up inside the Undertray!

Picked up some 16" A1 Sport alloys to fit my winter tyres to later in the year
 
Wow, £7,000 for that A2. It's the D4 version, that's why ;) I guess there is a high purchase tax on cars in Norway.

Nice write-up; owner says he has 2 A2s and has had many others in the past (google translate):

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This is a special edition of the Audi A2, well maintained, with very low mileage. This edition was Audi's attempt to make a car that would be able to use less than 0.3 liters per mile at long-haul. And they succeeded! Two versions of 1.2 TDI were created - a Spartan variant, named D3; without air conditioning, servo etc., and a version called D4. This is the latter, with air conditioning, servo, extra large diesel tank, etc.

The car is special not only in shape but also in function. Once you've learned to utilize the electronic gearbox, along with the ECO program and freewheel, it's simply an entertaining experience for you as a driver. In addition to the fuel economy straight ahead is impressive. This summer we were on a small holiday trip with the car. To stay in high speed on highways in Denmark and see consumption far down in the 0.3's is a little crazy. And when you get a slug downhill, yes - you release the gas and let the car roll. And roll. And roll.

Also environmentally, the car delivers impressive numbers, which causes some Japanese hybrid manufacturers to fade. Here you get the chance to drive a rare and reliable contemporary classic.

Only 6,500 1.2 TDIs were produced, and demand in Europe after these cars is huge as fewer of them become on the roads. This is something completely different from the more ordinary A2s. Used cars with the same equipment and mileage, usually cost 75,000 kroner and upwards.

So why do I sell this necklace? Well - I have two, and just get one. Since the introduction of the market around 2000, I have worn out several A2s. In my eyes, it is the best delivered by Ingolstadt engineers.

Notice that the car has the original wheel caps on the superlative magnesium rims. These are completely dense, to further suppress air resistance. They are rare in themselves - everyone knows what is happening to wheel capsules. :)

Otherwise, the car is approved by the EU in September 2019. It has also changed the record reminder of the recent. All in all, just put the key in the ignition lock and drive on.
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0.3L / 100km = 94 mpg
 
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Fixed the fuel cap strap

Fuel cap strap broke. Audi does not sell this item and I think a new cap is about £35 or a look-a-like for £20. fleabay sellers want £15 but never sure what you get. Anyway all these options means throwing away a perfectly good item which is not very green.

Here's my solution: a small bit of an empty ball-point pen ink tube and two small dabs of epoxy.

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Took longer to write this post than do the job ;) Let's see how long it lasts.

Since discovered via google a previous A2 owner used string: http://www.a2oc.net/forum/showthrea...p-rubber-cord-with-string&p=170390#post170390
 
Kleynie said:
We are getting our wheels back from being returned tomorrow with brand new Toyo Proxes 205/40/17. What size are yours @JIGSAW ? I'm expecting good things from these tyres.
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my tyres were 195 50 15 toyo proxes , so far ive found them excellent in handling and grip and how quiet they are , although still not had extreme wet to see how the grip is as of yet but impressed so far although the lower gearing compaired to my old 215 45 17s took some getting use to as flys through the gears now
 
Today I learned a lot about car batteries.

The A2 is semi retired and normally resides in the garage. I usually keep the battery topped up with the Ctek charger (when I remember) so when I drove it out, was not surprised that it only just fired up. No problem I thought. When I finish checking Janet's car for the MOT, I'll give it a proper charge when it's back in the garage. It stayed out overnight but next day the engine turned over once and died. On the 3rd attempt all the dash lights also went out so it was time to get the jump leads.

Just to backtrack, the original battery was replaced (genuine Audi) in 2009 but I kept the old one as a spare and for 8 years it has also been recharged on a not too regular basis.
I used this for the first jump start attempt but it had little effect, with the engine hardly cranking any better. Next step was to use the Q3 which has a good, fully charged battery. Again, it hardly made any difference except the jump leads got rather warm after several attempts.

After checking the battery terminals I then convinced myself it must be the earth connection under passenger headlamp. I'd cleaned and lightly greased it several years previous and it still looked fine. Things were now looking serious with speculation of a seized starter or broken cables (The ones Sarge has spotted on 3 (or more) cars) and alerted the Forum)
Luckily a friend called by and suggested we use a multi meter and check the voltage at the starter. It was 11.2 V at the battery and 6.5 at the starter when cranking. Not good.
He insisted on bring a good battery from home, not to try another jump start but to replace the dead A2 battery. I humoured him as I'd already tried 2 jump starts, one at least with a known good battery.
With his battery installed in the boot, guess what, the engine fired up at the first attempt.

He had the T.shirt and had a similar experience on his own car. My jump leads were about 6mm dia and while OK to boost a battery a bit low on charge, the could not carry the current needed to work with my 'dead' battery. He suggested that 'Proper' jump leads need to be about 12mm dia, which is logical when our batteries are rated at around 600 cold cranking amps
Even more ironic was I temporarily refitted the original (2001) battery and that also fired up the engine without a problem

Cheers Spike
 
Electrickery is a dark art indeed..............I had a problem with mine, new battery but still would not crank over........it was the live terminal on the battery itself...it was getting red hot melting the plastic cover. cleaned it up and all is well now.
 
spike said:
................ My jump leads were about 6mm dia and while OK to boost a battery a bit low on charge, the could not carry the current needed to work with my 'dead' battery. He suggested that 'Proper' jump leads need to be about 12mm dia, ..............

Cheers Spike
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Same with me 25 years ago. Summoned out one morning to assist daughter in law with jump start. Tried my 'thin' jump leads, absolutely nothing. Another family member arrived with their 'chunky' jump leads and started first time. Learned my lesson and dumped my old leads in the bin. The old maxim 'you pay for what you get' and the naivety of youth spring to mind - old and wise now!

Bought some 25mm square chunky leads which I now carry all the time and have never used in emergency [for me]!

Of course the diameter of a jump lead is only a general indicator of capacity, thickness of insulation, gaps between strands muddy the waters. As I am sure you will know it's the cross sectional area of the conductor is what matters. Halfords seem to be honest here in the table

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-to...rs-jump-starters/halfords-up-to-4l-jump-leads

Andy
 
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