Today I.....

I cycled hot-cold, hot-cold with the blowtorch and WD40 for a good 15mins before I could see the fitting rotating without dragging the hard brake pipe with it.
Not that I have done this myself but I think that I have seen others say that the quick fix to this is to unbolt the cylinder, hold the fitting still and twist the cylinder?
 
Changed the air filter and spark plugs (Mahle and NGK) on the 1.4 AUA, coil looks to be a recent Delphi unit so I left it alone.
Started it, ABS light came on. Switched off, plugged in scanner, no ABS light...but two intermittent fault codes logged.
Might be because I poked around the dodgy wiring repair on the nearside strut last week, maybe not.
 
Evening all,

Today I didn’t take many pictures of my rear bumper removal, PDC Sensor hole cutting, boot vent cleaning and siliconing, attaching the sensor harness to the bumper and also of the finished work.

I’ll add the finished 4 holed transformation in the morning.

Weapon of choice (23mm cutter):
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Rear bumper removed
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After cutting and lining up the sensors before attaching the harness with the OEM clips:
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Sensors temporarily fitted:
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Good colour match from a rattle can:
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Run out of daylight to show how good it looks:
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Very happy with the results of a few hours tinkering.

Kind regards,

Tom
 
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A few minutes ago, while watching “Casualty” (blame the wife!) there was a very close up shot of someone in a car with the window down talking to a (baddy) young doctor.

I was surprised when I realised it was an A2. You don’t get to see it full on but it was definitely a silver A2!

Am I crazy to be so surprised?
Steve B
 
Barry,
I have only ever driven one FSI, so my comments are based on a limited database!
My Sport is only just over 50.000 mls, and has an error free scan. To me, it is lively, and doesn't lack in the performance department. My other car's a Mk1 TT, and the FSI is every bit as enjoyable, albeit different, obviously...
Unless you (or I) have driven several FSIs, in various states of engine fettle (from excellent to not so excellent), we tend to accept the one we know as typical of the breed.
Once we are allowed out and about, maybe we, (Mr & Mrs PM), could pop over, and compare notes.
Mac.
That would be great!

You're right and I have no doubt that FSi's in particular could probably have quite a broad range of fettles so to speak.

As it happens, there have been a few developments.

So Today I ... scanned the FSi Sport, and started with a host of nonsense, lots of low voltages etc. Duff battery I assume as it has a new one fitted. Cleared those down, left with usual heater flap stuff and a throttle body code, plus one below.

I checked the tyre pressures, rather hoping they were set to about 76 all round. Sadly they were all bob on 20psi. As it already felt pretty firm this wasn't great news. Took them to 30 as a starting point.

Went to put the Pro-Boost on out of interest, and found something unsettling which I'll show below. Long and short is by fitting and removing the pro-boost (battery disconnected, capacitance discharged) the steering fault elevated from warning only with engine running, steering actually working, to warning up with ignition on only, no power steering at all.

Took it for a run (after having a quick look at the possibly 11 year old timing belt). I have to say, it seemed to pull a bit better, although very rorty. Ride now astonishingly firm. Panda 100hp firm. But it definitely seemed to have a bit more get up and go, less surging generally happier. Perhaps the new fuel (Esso 98) has worked its way through? Actually it was only this evening I realised why it was so rorty: when checking the timing belts, I took the main inlet pipe off at TB end to get better access to the rear timing cover clip: I bet I forgot to put the pipe back on! So, was it perception? Better air-flow? Don't know until I try it again.

Scanned it again, down to one code for the whole car:

01309 Power steering control module (J500) 49-00 - No communication

Anyway, I like yellow: probably even more than the next person. I like daffodils, I like custard, golden retriever puppies and the midday sun.

I don't like yellow when it's been inserted everywhere between the loom and the ECU connectors:

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Just out of shot is a ton of connections, neatly done, each with its own tiny heat-shrink, but why? Historically this car has an expensive history of power steering issues. I am fortunate to have PYXi here to back-to back with, and it may be this festival of colour is a yellow herring and isn't to blame. The work is incredibly neat to be fair. On the other hand, the Pro-Boost was fine and ran PYXi O.K. afterwards (with PS), and the Sport's ECU went back in and it all ran just as before. Therefore I think the PS went downhill as a result of the wiring being disturbed in the ECU area. Perhaps there are two issues, one wiring as shown, plus something somewhere else.

Otherwise, quite amazingly this FSi has no engine codes, no engine light and the flap actuator and arm all seems A-OK and move freely without feeling as though anything is amiss.

Oh yes, every bit of trim within 50 paces of the loom looks to have been on and off about 623 times. Every man and his herring have been in there.
 
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Wonder if that FSi ever saw the inside of A2 Cars in Milton Keynes, before it went under? I'm told that (the late) Tony used to do all wiring work in that thick yellow. My Imola Storm had a few options retofitted there by its previous owner and the wiring for those is definitely in keeping with the exterior colour scheme :oops:
 
A few minutes ago, while watching “Casualty” (blame the wife!) there was a very close up shot of someone in a car with the window down talking to a (baddy) young doctor.

I was surprised when I realised it was an A2. You don’t get to see it full on but it was definitely a silver A2!

Am I crazy to be so surprised?
Steve B
Hi Steve:
A couple of nights ago, I accidently found a page by you, where there was a list of items in Blue, how to to do various
maintenance on the A2, it was very interesting reading & as you clicked each line it took you to a relevant tread. I put it in my watch list
to read from time to time, but I now cant find the page.
Could you please send me a link to that page.
Many thanks,
Ami
 
Hi

can you try this it should work
Or look in the “How to” forum section

 
Hi

can you try this it should work
Or look in the “How to” forum section

Fantastic, it worked, have a lovely day.
Thank you
hope I can save it this time
 
That would be great!

You're right and I have no doubt that FSi's in particular could probably have quite a broad range of fettles so to speak.

As it happens, there have been a few developments.

So Today I ... scanned the FSi Sport, and started with a host of nonsense, lots of low voltages etc. Duff battery I assume as it has a new one fitted. Cleared those down, left with usual heater flap stuff and a throttle body code, plus one below.

I checked the tyre pressures, rather hoping they were set to about 76 all round. Sadly they were all bob on 20psi. As it already felt pretty firm this wasn't great news. Took them to 30 as a starting point.

Went to put the Pro-Boost on out of interest, and found something unsettling which I'll show below. Long and short is by fitting and removing the pro-boost (battery disconnected, capacitance discharged) the steering fault elevated from warning only with engine running, steering actually working, to warning up with ignition on only, no power steering at all.

Took it for a run (after having a quick look at the possibly 11 year old timing belt). I have to say, it seemed to pull a bit better, although very rorty. Ride now astonishingly firm. Panda 100hp firm. But it definitely seemed to have a bit more get up and go, less surging generally happier. Perhaps the new fuel (Esso 98) has worked its way through? Actually it was only this evening I realised why it was so rorty: when checking the timing belts, I took the main inlet pipe off at TB end to get better access to the rear timing cover clip: I bet I forgot to put the pipe back on! So, was it perception? Better air-flow? Don't know until I try it again.

Scanned it again, down to one code for the whole car:

01309 Power steering control module (J500) 49-00 - No communication

Anyway, I like yellow: probably even more than the next person. I like daffodils, I like custard, golden retriever puppies and the midday sun.

I don't like yellow when it's been inserted everywhere between the loom and the ECU connectors:

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Just out of shot is a ton of connections, neatly done, each with its own tiny heat-shrink, but why? Historically this car has an expensive history of power steering issues. I am fortunate to have PYXi here to back-to back with, and it may be this festival of colour is a yellow herring and isn't to blame. The work is incredibly neat to be fair. On the other hand, the Pro-Boost was fine and ran PYXi O.K. afterwards (with PS), and the Sport's ECU went back in and it all ran just as before. Therefore I think the PS went downhill as a result of the wiring being disturbed in the ECU area. Perhaps there are two issues, one wiring as shown, plus something somewhere else.

Otherwise, quite amazingly this FSi has no engine codes, no engine light and the flap actuator and arm all seems A-OK and move freely without feeling as though anything is amiss.

Oh yes, every bit of trim within 50 paces of the loom looks to have been on and off about 623 times. Every man and his herring have been in there.
@Rusty911 Was the scan with just the power steering error, done while the ProBoost was fitted?
Mac.
 
@Rusty911 Was the scan with just the power steering error, done while the ProBoost was fitted?
Mac.
No, that was the only time I wasn't scanning, but that was more by chance tbh. I assume you're thinking a) There may be legacy codes on the Pro-Boost as supplied and b) That the Pro-Boost by its nature would tend to be less code happy when scanned.

I have to say PYXi also seems fine in the swirl flap department, I don't remember being very generous of code and therefore don't recall a huge difference between Pro-Boost and not. As you have, I think, said before, if everything's working well you shouldn't notice much difference between the two ECU's.

Anyway, I'm sufficiently invested (couriosity wise) in the car to hang on to it now, so will start a thread as no doubt this is going to be something of a diagnostic adventure.
 
...collected Alison from the Garage having had the Injector Wiring Loom replaced. Thanks to information on this Forum, I was able to keep it simple and diagnose the fault and get only the necessary parts replaced.

Incidentally, the AMF has a new style Rocker Cover; this means if you guys remove yours for whatever reason and break the seal, you may need a new one. Old seals NLA.

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Saud good bye to an old dear very loyal friend ..


It goes to it's new owner and he is under strict instructions from his mrs that they are going to start going on adventures .. ?????
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