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Greetings from Slovenia
18/08/2009 09:47
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Hi all!
i am grega from slovenia, 30 years old. i allways wanted audi v8, and i finaly found some in slovenia. It is very hard to find one in slovenia so i dont have much to choose from 
Well about my V8. It was made in 1993, has 4.2 engine and 6 speed gearbox. It has only basic extras.
Engine is in good condition, but overall car is in very poor condition.
Some photos:
I had car for almost half of year now and i i have to fix quite some thinks so far:
-repair brakes (new ufos and pads)
-change dash panel
-change steering wheel
-change front blinkers and fog lamps
-repair hydraulik system because of some major leaks (wrong type of oil has been used  )
-fix some engine problems: idle sped problems , lambda sonda problems
Engine runs very very nice now, use about 0,3l oil for 1000km, about 12l fuel for 1000 km. i guess that is ok ?
Car is very fast, almost as fast as my chipped audi s2. Previous owner told me, that v8 was somehow tuned, but i havent investigated that so far
Plans for future are:
-AC
-Tempomat
-Leather black seats wih memory and heating
-Bose sound system
-Respray complete car
-........
Well it is long time project so i am not in the hury with it.
Audi V8 1993 4.2 6 gang
Audi s2 1993
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Bastian P.
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Hi Grega,
a very warm welcome to our platform and congrats to the manual gearbox 4,2! Very seldom, even more in Slovenia.
I'm pretty often Styria, Leibnitz (very close to the Slovenian border). Where are you living?
Don't hesitate to bother us with questions regarding your problems. If you'd like we could also meet once and I can assist you with repairs, as far as my own knowledge and experience lasts (I'm a Tempomat (cruise control) junkie as every possible problem with that sytem yet myself, so I guess I can help a lot there).
Installing an AC if you don't have one yet is a real load of work - sincerely possible, but no Sunday evening task, I fear. BOSE is comparable easy to install, but I'd personally think twice about the leather interior 'cause the Velour version is very rare (as is the manual heat control). Which color do you have in mind?
Regards
Bastian
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hi Bastian!
well i am from ljubljana, that is center of slovenia, but i have about 1 hour to gratz or klagenfurt. It will be very nice if we could meet sometimes and share our experinces 
it quite strange that my v8 has allready tempomat instalation and tempomat valves installed. i check label with car equipment and original car was without tempomat. anyway i have all parts for tempomat allready ad home, all i need is to put it into car. i have some problems locating GRA ECU (Steuergerat) position, regarding to instructions it should be somwhere behind beifahrer airbag....
i would like to have v8 fully loaded with original equipment so there will be much work to do 
ps.: do you know any v8 for parts?
Audi V8 1993 4.2 6 gang
Audi s2 1993
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Bastian P.
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Hi,
yes, I am aware of a V8 for parting in Bavaria, near the Austrian border. If that's in scope, I can connect you. Besides that keep eyes open for Austrian V8 offerings - there are plenty of them for little money. What's the maximum amount of money you wanna spend?
ECU for cruise control is behind passanger airbag - correct. Bad to get there, bad to loose it, but you are experienced with the dashboard, so no problem. ECU is most probably broken, I bet somewhat. If you have the ECU from another V8, it is most probably broken also. But perhaps it works. The drop arm could also be the culprit, but it's a bit nasty to remove it with Airbag steering wheel.
REgards
Bastian
Das Buch zum Audi V8
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well i have 3 different ECUs at home and i hope one will work.
i will try to fix that problem this weekend
so i have to take dashbord off again to do that 
do you have any internet address where i could search for austiran v8 parts?
i regulary check EBAY.DE for parts but it is hard to find some parts for v8 
Audi V8 1993 4.2 6 gang
Audi s2 1993
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Bastian P.
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Hi,
www.autoscout24.at , in case you want to buy a whole V8 to part. Otherwise, stick for Ebay or "Teilemarkt" here on the platform.
Regarding the ECU: We had the situation once that we tested not one, but a couple of ECUs and _all_ were death. Sincerely I thought it's not the ECU, cause that would be a strange fortune. By accident I got a ECU from an S6 monthes later and tried just for fun - and guess what, it worked!
I know really hardly any cruise control ECU factured between 1991 and 1994 still working. Most people head on for younger ones (used until 2000 or even longer, all compatible from ALL Audi models) or changed back to one from the 3,6 V8, but this requires solding - or at least re-patching.
Keep it in mind, but check the vacuum and the switch first.
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Bastian
Das Buch zum Audi V8
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in worst case i will use ECU from my audi cabrio who has the same one. at least i know it works 100%
i dont need whole car for parts, but only some small parts.
f.g. now i search for plastic-gumi trims under doors and front bumper. as you may know, you could not bought them from audi anymore (only middle part)
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Roy F
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In Antwort auf:
plastic-gumi trims under doors
you mean the marked pices in the attachment?
Gruess Roy
http://roy-fuchs.smugmug.com/
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Re: Greetings from Slovenia
[re: Roy F]
18/08/2009 14:21
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@Roy F: yes that are those trims. i could buy only trims for front doors but others not
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Roy F
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That's sadly true...
Gruess Roy
http://roy-fuchs.smugmug.com/
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Mario M.
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Welcome to the Forum!
Gude Mario
Audi 100 CD Autom. Bj.83
Audi 200 20v Bj.89
Audi 5000 Bj.85
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Re: Greetings from Slovenia
[re: Mario M.]
19/08/2009 09:01
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i will post some photos regarding work i have allready done on my v8.
first we have to change front brakes
old ufos.....
"new ufos":
work on engine:
i have factory manual too (thanks to audiv8.com  )
changing dash panel:
i also took instruments out to fix iluminations, temperatur display and auto check system
old armatur:
new armatur:
i also changeg steering wheel, old one was without airbag and plastic. this one is leather
rear panel was also changed (old one was vandalized with huge speakers)
right now i work on bose sound system, doors leather bose panels, wooden trim and tempomat
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Hi,
you'll have to re-replace the rear-panel, 'cause the BOSE speakers are way larger. Use the chance to grab one with electric powered roller blind!
Regards
Bastian
Das Buch zum Audi V8
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that is what i am looking for yes. but it is very expencive and rar. do you know anyone who sell it ?
for now i will have bose speakers only for front door.
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HI,
don't attach a default radio to those two BOSE speakers - it will brake them. You require a proper filter/resistor (Dietz-Adapter) for that!
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Bastian
Das Buch zum Audi V8
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thanks for warning. i have at home gamma CD autoradio and gama bose radio, so i will use one of those for v8
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HI,
even the "normal" gamma radio requires the adapter. I fear it's not that easy to operate the original Nokia speakers in the rear and BOSE in the front (people may correct me).
Consequencly I'd suggest you to organise the specific hardware also for the rear speakers and board before installing the system.
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Bastian
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The pre-owner was in a suicidal mood with this breaks?
Gude Mario
Audi 100 CD Autom. Bj.83
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Re: Greetings from Slovenia
[re: Mario M.]
20/08/2009 09:46
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In reply to:
The pre-owner was in a suicidal mood with this breaks?
well it sound strange but that brakes saved car from being totaly destroyed.
let me explain some brief history of my v8:
- bought in 1993 by slovenian goverment
- until 2003 it was in goverment usage and in exelent condition (regular serviced on audi service etd.....)
- in yearit was 2004 sold to last owner who dont know what kind of car he bought and have no respect for it
he almost destroyed car, but when he broke those brakes he stop used car because new ufos are very expencive. so car wasnt in use last 4 years
Audi V8 1993 4.2 6 gang
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Oh my God, lucky car!
Gude Mario
Audi 100 CD Autom. Bj.83
Audi 200 20v Bj.89
Audi 5000 Bj.85
Audi V8 3,6 Autom. Bj.88
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