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The part that mounts to the block and holds the oil filter housing. I want to fit an oil temp sender, but don't want to drill a hole in my car's original filter head. I know there are various types out there, mine has the steel "purolator" filter housing, with the securing bolt accessed from...

Thanks Steve, found it. Access was not as bad as I thought, down by the starter solenoid. Have replaced the connector and the wire. The copper by the connector was not in good shape! Pressure sender fitted. The kind of job which makes you wish you had Donald trump's hands!

Does anyone know how the wire from the oil pressure switch is routed to the warning light in the dash, aka the idiot light? I've snapped the wire (arghh) whilst fitting a VDO dual sender, for my gauges install. About 6" of wire came away, from somewhere down the back of the head. Getting a...

https://www.e30zone.net/e30wiki/index.php/Installing_VDO_gauges Also found an E30 based thread on gauge installs. I've just installed a set of Audi gauges in my E9, with a minimalist approach. As these are clearly non factory I haven't worried too much about matching the needle colour, or...

Thanks for posting. I look at that and wonder how on earth petrol is cheaper than Coca Cola.

Didn't think the city pack cars had the elephant skin. Mine doesn't, not that this proves anything! Was wondering if this is the JK car that failed to sell at auction recently, but I think not, having looked at the photos of both. Overall nice condition I think

My CSL, which has the cowcatcher front splitter, has lost its under engine tray. I have been told that the undertray improves stability at high speed, by reducing lift at the front I assume. Do you think my car would benefit from the undertray, given it has the splitter, which is also designed...

Have you checked with your local stealer? Think you can still buy them new from somewhere. My CSL was converted from 5-spd back to 4-spd by its previous owner, so needed a new prop, which looks brand new still. Not sure where he got hold of it, or cost

I think this is a market specific thing. In Europe VDO do bar and Celsius, but in the US perhaps they only do psi and F. Certainly all the VDO gauges I have seen the UK are "metric"

A while back you could pick them up easily in breakers, any 5 cylinder Audi tended to have gauges and senders. You can buy new from eBay, imagine a VAG dealer and most spares places would stock them also. I'm not 100% sure on interchangeability, but the link I shared above seems to indicate any...

Hi, when I've seen this on an M30, a dual contact sender unit is put in the stock pressure sender location, rear left corner of cylinder head, as Don says. I did this mod on an E24 and needed a thread adaptor as the sender (Audi unit) had a different thread. Think there's a bit more room on the...

Need a few clips. These secure the door skin along the top edge, and also secure the external chrome along the top of the door. I think the part no. is 51211803685 W&N do stock these, but was hoping to save a few £ by finding some in the the UK Cheers Drew

Dropping the exhaust is always an option. I've refitted the flange connection with a new gasket and a smear of copper grease. I ran my finger over the surfaces and couldn't detect any defect, or even any real roughness. I ran a damp cloth around the flange surfaces to clean it and used a...

Think so, will check. Have spares of those copper nuts.... somewhere!

Thanks or the replies. When I split that flange the nuts came off the studs like a dream. I had come prepared for a fight, but none was offered. And it went together easily too. It was so straight forward I didn't check anything, which may be the problem! I'll take it apart, clean and check...

Nothing turned up on a search, but hopefully this is a quick and easy query. I have a blow coming from where the cast iron exhaust manifolds meet the exhaust downpipe. On a RHD car this is a single three bolt flange with a oval (ish) shape. It has a metal gasket. I had this apart recently as...

I bought a pair from cs-werk last year. I've just looked in Christoph's site and a I can't see them, but certainly worth dropping him an email Endstücke Scharnier Heckdeckel Set

I've got five of the 12 pistons free so far. After a tough day in the "office", this counts as therapy... of a sort :) One of the pistons in a rear calliper is seized and also fully retracted so I can't even wiggle it. Think I'll need a grease gun for that. The ones I got out have succumbed to...

Was hoping to avoid hooking them up to my E9, as I've only just flushed and bled the system. But yes, this is a good option, lots of psi going spare! Actually think I do have some old MCs somewhere, not sure about metal brake line, but can diy flare one well enough, maybe... Don't have a grease gun

I've had a set of four callipers knocking about in my garage for many years. Think they're from an E12 based E24, so have the same 4 pot front/ 2 pot rear set up as on our E9s. Not sure if they interchange, but that's not the point for now! Thought I'd rebuild them.... So I got all the bleed...