82 Audi 5000 Turbo Diesel.

[TPW]

Where did you get the headlights from?  Do they have a better beam pattern than the US ones?

The headlights are the cheap Euros on Ebay.  They are made in Taiwan.  I Took the lenses off and glued in the LED's.  The pattern is much better than stock.

So whats the verdict on the total seal rings? I know some people were a bit weary of you using them on that motorgeek thread.

I did not use total seal rings on my rebuild, maybe that's why my car is using a quart to 1000 miles while yours' doesn't.

I hope the transmission won't be geared too high.

I tried to compensate for the transmission with the over-sized tires.  So if it seems to be geared too high just get a smaller diameter tire.  The rear drive mechanism that would need to be removed from a quattro transmission is called the torsen.  I think it can be capped after it's taken off

[saurkraut]

The headlights are the cheap Euros on Ebay.  They are made in Taiwan.  I Took the lenses off and glued in the LED's.  The pattern is much better than stock.

Looks like a differnt grill too.  Did the lights include the grill?  Use H-4 Bulbs?

[TPW]

I had a Non-Turbo grill from a parts car.  It does use H-4's

[Turbinepowered]

Thanks for the info Tom! I'm going to start searching local junkyards I think. I still need to get my white 83 on the road. I'm still happy with the 80 I bought from you too, I use much less oil, however there is a small drip from the turbo. I have also started customizing the interior with parts from my 83 parts car. That transmission is just too damn low, and I don't want to convert it to an auto. So I think I will look for a gasser transmission, add an intercooler and kick up the boost a couple PSI to kind of compensate. I hope the transmission won't be geared too high. So whats the verdict on the total seal rings? I know some people were a bit weary of you using them on that motorgeek thread.

A later five cylinder Quantum gasser five speed has a decent set of gears on it, if you're looking for a non AWD transmission. It should share all the mounts with Audi FWD 5-speeds.

[colectb]

Do you know what years at all, or the code? Are they rare?

[Turbinepowered]

Do you know what years at all, or the code? Are they rare?

I will when I get home, I'm away from all my Bentley manuals until Monday.

[rabbid79]

Rabbit on Roids, if you decide to get this car, you should buy this soon:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AUDI-5000-5000S-SERVICE-MANUEL-77-83-GAS-DIESEL_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a2148Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem3ef6ded861QQitemZ270429771873QQptZMotorsQ5fManualsQ5fLiterature

[Rabbit on Roids]

so, now this thread can really get cookin, i actually have the car now. im pretty sure im crazy tho, because i bought the car, didnt touch it, and drove it 450 miles home. only had a couple hiccups on the way. the first problem was electrical, the positive wire was resting under the battery, and it fried it. but it melted the neg terminal off the cable. so i busted out my trusty vise grips and put the wire back on and she fired right back up. THEN! a few more miles down the road, no more than an hour later, my LR tire decides it wants to be a slick and peels the tread off. thank god there was a spare in the back, and thank god it had a little bit of air in it. so that got me to a gas station, topped off the tires, continued on my way. then i get about 40 miles from home and the oil light and buzzer came on and off pretty good. before it would just do it once in a while if you were going fast around a right hand corner, then it started coming on over every bump in the road. so the next gas station i find, i stop and dump 3.5 quarts in and finish my journey. took me less than 40 dollars worth of diesel to go 450 miles. it has a pretty bad manifold leak tho, so i dont think i got very good mileage. plus, i was doing between 65 and 75 the whole way. and these cars are not geared for these kinda speeds.

and damn it, i missed out on the bently.

[colectb]

You can find those Bentleys pretty easily though. So what are your plans for the motor/ car?

[Rabbit on Roids]

well, first im going to decide if the car is worth messing with. if its not worth messing with, then i will just put the engine in somethin else. ive always wanted a diesel toyota that would get out of its own way.

i need to dig into the car a little deeper before i make any final decisions. if nothing else, i have a sweet 5 banger diesel to play with.

[colectb]

I say  get as much power as possible out of it and drop it into a 924!

[Rabbit on Roids]

isnt a 924 a porsche?

[colectb]

Yeah, but it had an audi 4 cylinder in it. Its a pretty straightforward swap, you would just need custom motor mounts and a custom bellhousing adapter, but someone has the plans for the bellhousing adapter somewhere on the internet I think. Thats my plan for one of my engines, a 924 diesel that can beat a normal 924, and running on WVO

[Turbinepowered]

Yeah, but it had an audi 4 cylinder in it. Its a pretty straightforward swap, you would just need custom motor mounts and a custom bellhousing adapter, but someone has the plans for the bellhousing adapter somewhere on the internet I think. Thats my plan for one of my engines, a 924 diesel that can beat a normal 924, and running on WVO

Someone on TDIClub has a built PD150 in a 924... pretty sweet.

[colectb]

So back to the transmission question, would a transmission for an 87 5000 bolt up as well to my car? I found one pretty close to me for CHEAP