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IIRC, it was originally sold in Texas ~1 year ago for $5k and I just missed purchasing it before the current owner buying it. Love that rosewood metallic paint, and that's why I remember this car well. Didn't this car went through ebay ~2 months ago for around $10k?
Originally Posted by GT6ixer
First of two new listings on BaT. No Reserve '82 5-Speed
I'll be following this very closely. Same condition as my '89 (better year :-) ), but mine has only 21k miles, black interior, and only 1 owner (before me). Hopefully, people will break the bank for this one!
Originally Posted by GT6ixer
Second on BaT. Extremely nice 30K mile '87 S4 auto, grand prix white over champagne.
The GT definitely had a shorter shifter than the shifter on the S4.
And I didn’t indicate otherwise.
GT
That is not the OE shift lever. That shift lever has been replaced with an after-market lever.
One more time: the OE ‘short’ lever is shorter by around 1/2” inch. You cannot tell 1/2” from a picture taken 10 feet away. Besides, it will look taller or shorter by more than 1/2” depending upon which gear is selected. If it is obviously shorter in a picture then it’s an after-market lever.
This is another good example. But, it is also an example of why there are few folks that should touch a 928 with a wrench. Winning bidder will need to have the recent intake service redone. There are at least three things obviously-wrong with the recent work. And if there are three things wrong in a picture then you gotta know there's more stuff you’ll find once you dig in.
Dave, can you enlighten me to what you see in the engine bay that’s incorrect? Vacuum lines routing, harness, etc? Thanks. Hoi
Originally Posted by worf928
This is another good example. But, it is also an example of why there are few folks that should touch a 928 with a wrench. Winning bidder will need to have the recent intake service redone. There are at least three things obviously-wrong with the recent work. And if there are three things wrong in a picture then you gotta know there’s more stuff you’ll find once you dig in.
WHY CAN"T I REPLY WITH A QUOTE? It doesn't work for me anymore no matter how I try to finagle it (GRRRR - I can't get emojis either - HATE IB, always fixing something that is not broken)
Rant off -
Dave C - curious to know what the 3 things are in that 87 S4 that you see in the engine bay? I am not as familiar with the S4 motors.
Dave, can you enlighten me to what you see in the engine bay that’s incorrect? Vacuum lines routing, harness, etc? Thanks. Hoi
See below.
Originally Posted by linderpat
WHY CAN"T I REPLY WITH A QUOTE? It doesn't work for me anymore no matter how I try to finagle it (GRRRR - I can't get emojis either - HATE IB, always fixing something that is not broken)
Yes. As of about 2 hours ago, IB has decided once again to force feed us a new baseline of code with no option to revert to the former skin. From what I can see so far, if you are not logged in, common non-curse words (such as "****") are redacted and the user is assaulted with floating window frames etc.
Dave C - curious to know what the 3 things are in that 87 S4 that you see in the engine bay? I am not as familiar with the S4 motors.
K&N Air Filter
Broken Air Box Standoff(s)
Vacuum line to front fuel pressure dampener mis-routed and ...
... there is no apparent vacuum line to the tank vent diaphragm.
Thus, my suspicion is that the line that should go to the tank vent / fuel vapor diaphragm is connected to the dampener. Who knows where the line to the tank vent went. I only spent a minute looking at the pictures. I could probably find more stuff. No point though as...
This is prima facie evidence of someone working on a 928 that a) didn't know what they were doing and b) hasn't developed the skill or processes for putting something back together they way they found it.
I've fixed mis-routed vacuum lines so many times now, that my SOP, rather than trying to re-route in-place, is to R&R the intake. It takes 4-ish hours to R&R the intake and correct all the lines or it can take just as long to try to futz with hemostats and mirrors while lying on top of the intake. And if the air pump divertor line is upgephuked you have to at least loosen the intake anyway.
Originally Posted by SeanR
Only parts shown to be replaced are the knock sensors. There are about 2 dozen other things that should have been changed at that time.
Yeah. Injectors? MAS rebuild? Flappy valve? Etc.
The seller noted that he ordered many other parts and delivered them to the shop. But, that parts list isn't evident. At this point a comprehensive parts list would give you an idea of what doesn't need to be ordered. But, of course, the intake needs to come off again anyway.
Last, the labor charge for R&Ring the cam covers is a bit inadequate unless both lift loops and the air pump were/are missing. I usually find one or all three missing on 928s with 'prior' cam cover R&R.
Have to wonder about the breather and cap o-rings. And of course, the Hall Sensor should have been replaced too. Bet it wasn't. I also do the check valves when I do cam covers.
01-09-2018, 12:14 PM
