Just bought an AP1. New to the forums
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! The car has been a blast and I've only had it a couple of days. The coilovers and seats make it a little harder to live with day to day than my bimmer, but MAN this thing can take corners in its sleep!
I havent had much time to take good pictures of the car, but I took a few with my phone when I was originally looking it at, so I'll post them up for now. I'll get some good ones with a DSLR one of these days.
I havent had much time to take good pictures of the car, but I took a few with my phone when I was originally looking it at, so I'll post them up for now. I'll get some good ones with a DSLR one of these days.
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Originally Posted by samsam5886,Nov 8 2009, 10:22 AM
Nice! I also have a 00. Just remember to check the oil very often and drive carefully. 
Here are some things that you might want to know about the early S2Ks:
1. They don't have the updated oil jet banjo bolts with 4 holes instead of 2. The new banjo bolts provide 30% extra oil flow.
2. Many AP1 retainers have cracked and could cause a valve to drop into the cylinder. Most of them are from previous owners mechanically over revving it though.
3. Make sure spark plugs are torqued to the updated recommended spec of 18 ft-lb
4. Some users have had various rear end noises from the spindle nuts not being torqued to the new recommended spec of 220 ft-lb
That's it on the top of my head. I don't mean to scare you, nor is a great way to welcome you, but I've been concerned about these issues myself, and I just want the best for new owners like you.
Happy driving
Here are some things that you might want to know about the early S2Ks:
1. They don't have the updated oil jet banjo bolts with 4 holes instead of 2. The new banjo bolts provide 30% extra oil flow.
2. Many AP1 retainers have cracked and could cause a valve to drop into the cylinder. Most of them are from previous owners mechanically over revving it though.
3. Make sure spark plugs are torqued to the updated recommended spec of 18 ft-lb
4. Some users have had various rear end noises from the spindle nuts not being torqued to the new recommended spec of 220 ft-lb
That's it on the top of my head. I don't mean to scare you, nor is a great way to welcome you, but I've been concerned about these issues myself, and I just want the best for new owners like you.
Happy driving
The car doesnt seem to eat oil like my BMW, but I still check it frequently to be sure. On the topic of valves. I notice that the car seems to tick a little bit louder than I would expect. I am taking the car in tomorrow to have the valves adjusted, and check for bad retainers, etc. Anything else I should have done while the car is in the shop?
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Don't even bother checking for bad retainers.
Just go ahead and buy 8 x Retainers, and 16x Cotters and whilst your getting the valve clearances done, upgrade the intake side too.
The car also does not like to be lowered more than once.
If you change the height more than once, it will usually start vibrating earlier. Due to an inherent design flaw in the CV buckets and the angle of the drive shafts changing. The fixes are easy...best check the "under the hood" section of this forum.
p.s Jealous of your White and red s2k...damn hot. Get a white hardtop, and an ASM/Amuse front bar and it will be the sex
Just go ahead and buy 8 x Retainers, and 16x Cotters and whilst your getting the valve clearances done, upgrade the intake side too.
The car also does not like to be lowered more than once.
If you change the height more than once, it will usually start vibrating earlier. Due to an inherent design flaw in the CV buckets and the angle of the drive shafts changing. The fixes are easy...best check the "under the hood" section of this forum.
p.s Jealous of your White and red s2k...damn hot. Get a white hardtop, and an ASM/Amuse front bar and it will be the sex
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Originally Posted by jbird,Nov 10 2009, 02:27 AM
Don't even bother checking for bad retainers.
Just go ahead and buy 8 x Retainers, and 16x Cotters and whilst your getting the valve clearances done, upgrade the intake side too.
The car also does not like to be lowered more than once.
If you change the height more than once, it will usually start vibrating earlier. Due to an inherent design flaw in the CV buckets and the angle of the drive shafts changing. The fixes are easy...best check the "under the hood" section of this forum.
p.s Jealous of your White and red s2k...damn hot. Get a white hardtop, and an ASM/Amuse front bar and it will be the sex
Just go ahead and buy 8 x Retainers, and 16x Cotters and whilst your getting the valve clearances done, upgrade the intake side too.
The car also does not like to be lowered more than once.
If you change the height more than once, it will usually start vibrating earlier. Due to an inherent design flaw in the CV buckets and the angle of the drive shafts changing. The fixes are easy...best check the "under the hood" section of this forum.
p.s Jealous of your White and red s2k...damn hot. Get a white hardtop, and an ASM/Amuse front bar and it will be the sex
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Nope, nothing special needs to be done. Just replace the retainers with the AP2 retainers. I just bought some last week from here: http://www.hardtopguy.com/store/product.ph...7&cat=53&page=1
