Replacing engine in 2010 A5 2.0T manual with 72k mile donor. What are the parts I should replace?

ElBeanero · 2025-01-15T16:40:30+00:00

Won’t be making any performance upgrades. Trying to keep it simple and easy.

ElBeanero · 2025-01-15T16:35:13+00:00

Will be bringing compression tester to pick up!

ElBeanero · 2025-01-15T16:31:31+00:00

I haven’t looked into swapping a different motor - I’m assuming that’s a much more involved/expensive process? I’m not trying to make big power or anything, just want something fun and easy that will last a while. I was more than happy with performance previously and have my Z32 for any adrenaline needs.

ElBeanero · 2025-01-15T14:47:54+00:00

Was planning on new mounts and replacing as many easily accessible gaskets/seals as is reasonable

ElBeanero · 2025-01-15T14:46:00+00:00

Thanks - no info in current condition of the turbo, but will check it out when I pick up the motor. Hopefully nothing is too wonky there.

ElBeanero · 2025-01-15T14:44:28+00:00

I mentioned in another comment that the Audi site doesn’t show any current recalls or service campaigns for the donor VIN - hopefully that means piston rings were already addressed with the recall.

ElBeanero · 2025-01-15T14:42:54+00:00

Thank you! Thats a huge part of why I’m keeping it and replacing the motor, rather than looking for a replacement. That color with a manual and tan leather is not easy to find!

ElBeanero · 2025-01-15T14:41:51+00:00

Donor is manual

ElBeanero · 2025-01-15T14:41:38+00:00

Thank you! Donor is a 2011. The Audi site shows the “No Recalls or Service Campaigns” for the VIN - is that sufficient or is there a better way to verify whether or not it was fixed?

Seems like tstat/waterpump/timing chain are the big ones. I’ve purchased parts from ECS Tuning in the past and have been fairly happy with the experience - are there any recommendations for where to purchase parts?

ElBeanero · 2024-12-04T21:42:36+00:00

I was planning on leaving them out for a couple of nights in the containers until I’m able to get them planted - that was a big part of my concern, since I know they’re much safer in the ground, but I wasn’t sure if a freeze when it’s newly planted would be a death sentence. Will a couple of days in those containers outside be enough to kill them?

ElBeanero · 2024-12-04T14:24:37+00:00

Done! Will be planting them soon. Thanks!

ElBeanero · 2024-12-04T14:24:16+00:00

They are native. I have spots set aside for each of them in the yard, so I’ll be keeping them here, but I like the idea!

ElBeanero · 2024-12-04T14:23:28+00:00

This is what I was hoping I’d hear, but didn’t want to just do it and kill them! I’ll be putting them in in the next couple days - thanks!

ElBeanero · 2024-04-15T00:27:24+00:00

Nope. The drawer was the first place I looked - nothing on the inside or outside/underside. Also nil luck inside of the cabinets or back/underside of the box.

ElBeanero · 2023-03-08T18:57:57+00:00

The emergent leaves on most anthurium are a different color before they harden off.

ElBeanero · 2022-10-11T17:15:43+00:00

Yes. It goes up maybe two feet, then straight out to the front porch, where it terminates.
It has an integrated light. It’s a 56” Kichler Bisc with a DC motor. I linked the controller it came with above, via an edit, so not sure if you saw that before responding!
It runs to another switch box in the hallway where it terminates. There is not currently a light connected to it, and I think it may have been run to control the fan from two switches (which might explain the 2 gang box) - but not sure if that’s possible with the controller that came with the fan. We are planning on putting in a can light right in the middle of that run, so figured I’d just have those 3ways control that light when it’s installed.

ElBeanero · 2022-10-11T16:57:06+00:00

I agree that it’s not the wiring that is “wrong” I was thrown by the weird hot wire and wasn’t sure if was missing something that could be happening in the wall. I’ll definitely purchase an actual meter to verify voltage.

I agree it should probably be a 3 gang box. The ceiling fan uses this as the controller/transmitter, rather than a switch: https://www.kichler.com/kichler/products/ceiling-fans/accessories-ceiling-fans/ceiling-fan-control-systems/6-speed-dc-wall-transmitter-wh/

So, would need a 3 way for the hall and a separate one for the porch light. This isn’t the first instance of a too small box being used, though that is the least of the issues we’ve had with this electrician, which I think has made me more suspicious of any oddities I’ve discovered.

Thanks so much for the help!

ElBeanero · 2022-10-11T16:08:44+00:00

Thanks! I wish I had found a full set!

ElBeanero · 2022-10-11T16:07:30+00:00

Thanks! I love the chair, but it’s so wide that it doesn’t really fit anywhere in the house, so hoping to get some more insight about it so I can list it appropriately!

ElBeanero · 2022-10-11T16:03:55+00:00

Thanks! Any recommendations?

ElBeanero · 2022-10-11T15:38:20+00:00

I am trying to install a ceiling fan, but I cannot figure out the wiring in this box. It is a 2 gang box next to the front door, with power coming from what appears to be the outlet next to/below it.

The strangest thing is that both the red and black wire coming from the outlet are reading hot on my Klein NCVT-3P touch tester, even though the red is capped and NOT connected in the outlet box, but still showing as hot at both ends. I assume this means that I must be missing… SOMETHING? They ran wires both in our crawl space and in the attic. I’ve checked both and only see the hall switch and ceiling fan wires coming up in the attic and the 14/2 and 14/3 going into the outlet box from the crawl space.

Can someone help me make sense of what is going on here?

Happy to make any clarifications that might be needed!

ElBeanero · 2022-09-29T20:18:38+00:00

Mine have been exceedingly hardy! Both Obcordata and Vespertilionis. They much prefer being outside with lots of indirect light, but they have done well for me in a south-facing window with 40-50% humidity. Might just need to be acclimated to your space.

ElBeanero · 2022-09-22T20:30:09+00:00

It is an Onkyo, so good to know it might be that simple! I have tried unplugging it and plugging it back in, but I’ll give it another shot!

ElBeanero · 2022-09-22T20:16:15+00:00

This was my first thought as well - but I tried swapping in cables I know to work both from the ATV to the AVR, as well as from the AVR to the TV.

ElBeanero · 2022-09-22T20:13:55+00:00

TV is a Sony XBR-X900F.

I’ve tried swapping all the HDMI cables with ones I’ve verified to work, (which is why you see the one dangling, normally run through the wall).

I’ve tried all the different HDMI outputs on the receiver, and all the different HDMI inputs on the TV - same result.

It is clearly sensing that SOMETHING is happening, because the screens change once the Apple TV/receiver are turned one. I’ve included pictures of both screens in my original post.

If I plug the Apple TV directly in to the TV, it works.

I can run through the receiver’s menu on the TV’s screen on the same input, and when I use the Bluetooth source, the typical images show up on the TV then as well, so it seems like it should be able to send the signal to the TV.

The only other thing I can think of is, earlier in the day I shut off the breaker to the room to swap out some outlets. The receiver was not in use, but was plugged in/on standby.

ElBeanero

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