Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hey guys, I bought my white 1998 RS4 on wednesday and I am just waiting for the compliance to go through so i should take delivery next thursday. The waiting is killing me.

wlecome to sau and congrats on the purchase - yeah the wait is very very hard...specially those last couple of days...but the moment you get in the car and drive out....its all worth it :D

enjoy it :P

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/169300-just-joined/#findComment-3129352
Share on other sites

Hey guys, I bought my white 1998 RS4 on wednesday and I am just waiting for the compliance to go through so i should take delivery next thursday. The waiting is killing me.

Hang on to yer wallet & enjoy the ride. welcome to the exclusive wagon dept.

Cheers :P

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/169300-just-joined/#findComment-3129449
Share on other sites

Hey guys, I bought my white 1998 RS4 on wednesday and I am just waiting for the compliance to go through so i should take delivery next thursday. The waiting is killing me.

Welcome to the fray........... you'll lurve it, once you get it home, (and find out what all the buttons do!!). :P

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/169300-just-joined/#findComment-3129500
Share on other sites

instruction manual????

pft - sif!!

but that is kinda half the fun of owning a prestige import.

I was still discovering things like the fog lights 3 months after getting it.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/169300-just-joined/#findComment-3129555
Share on other sites

Mine has about every option so I hope it has a instruction manual

good choice, hope you enjoy the ride, so your another mature age convert , are you older than 66yo, he's the most mature stagea owner in aus & where r u .

ps if you want a manual pm me

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/169300-just-joined/#findComment-3130260
Share on other sites

good choice, hope you enjoy the ride, so your another mature age convert , are you older than 66yo, he's the most mature stagea owner in aus & where r u .

ps if you want a manual pm me

For visitors reading this thread & "for the record" We are all mature in here. :) :) Actually.

Edited by 260tech
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/169300-just-joined/#findComment-3130631
Share on other sites

instruction manual????

pft - sif!!

but that is kinda half the fun of owning a prestige import.

I was still discovering things like the fog lights 3 months after getting it.

haha i discovered my fog lights after my battery went flat. wasn't me that left them on overnight but even so I wasn't aware they worked... or what switch turned them on/off :domokun:

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/169300-just-joined/#findComment-3138897
Share on other sites

Only 1 hour to go til I pick up my RS4, the excitment is building. I havent been this excited about buying a car since I bought my torana XU1 replica.

you'll want to give her a good run wont you, jump in her & blast her down the hwy & show me.

goodluck & happytrails

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/169300-just-joined/#findComment-3140694
Share on other sites

you guys must laugh whenever a noob gets on here and says what does this do, I tried not to post this but i give up. On the dash to the right side of the steering column i have two switches one is a three stage switch and the other is an on off switch, they have no symbols to recognise and I cant tell if they activate anything. the other thing I found is a cord the plugs into the cigarette lighter, the cord dissappears up into the dash, I plugged it in but cant tell if it activates anything either, any ideas.

cheers Oldie

Edited by oldie
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/169300-just-joined/#findComment-3143443
Share on other sites

you guys must laugh whenever a noob gets on here and says what does this do, I tried not to post this but i give up. On the dash to the right side of the steering column i have two switches one is a three stage switch and the other is an on off switch, they have no symbols to recognise and I cant tell if they activate anything. the other thing I found is a cord the plugs into the cigarette lighter, the cord dissappears up into the dash, I plugged it in but cant tell if it activates anything either, any ideas.

cheers Oldie

I'm guessing that yours is a late (post-August) 1998 model, so it's a series 2, right? In that case, the 3-stage switch is probably for your headlight height adjustment.

Not sure about the other things, maybe post some pictures and see what the consensus is?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/169300-just-joined/#findComment-3144343
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Ha, well, it's been.... a bit of a journey. Things have taken much longer than I'd hoped. I'll probably put up a thread at some stage. Hopefully soon. The car's not done any kms since my update in June though, put it that way.
    • Here's the chart for fuel pressure vs. current draw, assuming your base fuel pressure is 3 bar and you run like 0.5bar boost on WOT, you should only momentarily hit 9amps here and there. (Ignore my prev post, I cannot read a chart these days it seems)
    • Those comp test results are not hideous. Whether they are accurate or not (ie, when that comp tester says 140 psi, is the real pressure120, 140 or 160?) is unknown to us. The state of the battery used to crank it over is unknown, etc etc. Many people around here would say that the absolute values and the spread are perfectly fine to just add boost and keep going. I personally would be happier with a narrower spread than that, but even the diff between 125 and 145 is not terrible. That one cylinder at 125 though, has probably copped some damage relative to the others. You should inspect the valves seeing as you've got it open. Do you know how to measure installed ring gaps? That, and an inspection of the rings themselves, is how you will determine whether they need to be replaced. If you're not good to do these things, take the block and the pistons and rings to a shop that is, and ask them for the go/no-go on them. Do the bores need a hone at all? If so, you might well be justified in getting some different pistons in order to get away from the ring supply problem. Whether you're happy to spend a lot more money right now, on more gear, rather than less money, but an amount that looks stupid given that you will only get a handful of rings in exchange for that money, is for you to decide.
    • also possibly backed up to my filler and shat down it! 🤣
    • Ok so i would love some advice here please, i purchased an R33 a few months back and its had a few mods done to the engine, its an RB25det running a Master ECU, 1200cc injectors, bigger turbo, oil cooler, oil filter relocation kit, Spool H-beam rods, acl/ross pistons. When i removed the motor from the vehicle (as its getting a respray) i thought i would compression test it and these are the following results. Cylinder 1-145psi, Cylinder 2-143psi, Cylinder 3-125psi, Cylinder 4-145psi, Cylinder 5-140psi, Cylinder 6-135psi this test was done with the motor on the ground and powering up the starter motor. I dropped the sump and found broken oil squirters on cylinder 3,5 and 6. I was told my rings are probably worn so i stripped the motor completely to get a new set of rings for it. The trouble is no one has these rings anywhere and they have to be custom made by Ross over in the states and will cost about $600+$200 delivery. My question is how can i tell if my rings are at fault and if they are still ok and is this price ok for a set of rings?
×
×
  • Create New...