Road King

Here's a few pics of my newly acquired '02 S8. It's a 105K mile car that I bought from a buddy who's had it for 2 years or so.

I've got a set of 18x8.5 VMR wheels on order to replace the curbed and worn stockers, I should have them on within the next 2 weeks.

I do need to change the valve cover gaskets, I downloaded the PDF and it doesn't look to be too difficult to tackle at home. I can change the spark plugs at the same time. Any advice on that job would be appreciated.

Are there any other D2 owners in NorCal?

Thanks,
Sean L.
'02 Audi S8
'97 Lexus LS400
'07 Subaru WRX STi
'10 HD Road King Classic

silverd2

A good source (the people I used) for the gasket set >>

http://www.blauparts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=GF21011-D

Great price & top quality...Quick, free shipping...plus a few extras you may use down the road.

On the job: You'll find a couple of torx bolts hard to get to...I used just the torx bit (socket) held with a small crescent wrench to get these off and re-tightened.

P.S. It's important not to over-torque the valve cover bolts (just 10nm)...tighter is more likely to cause leaks later.

Sambar Stag

Road King, that's a beautiful car. I love that silver color on the D2's. Mine is the Pearlescent White ( that isn't very pearlescent). I'm here in Sacramento, with 2 Audi's in the stable.This is a great forum here, with a wealth of information and helpful members.

Road King

Thanks, I've got a new set of 18" wheels on the way. The forum seems a bit slow (esp. compared to the Subie and Harley Forums) but I'm glad to be here. My buddy is still crying the blues and thinks I stole the car from him!