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Nice to see it back running again. I have had 2 W8s and unfortunately ending up breaking them both, one to repair the other before the second holed no 8 cylinder. :(

Lovely cars though, if the engine was more reliable I would have another.

Coincidently I was just going through the shed this ...

Does anyone have access to or can tell me where I can get hold of a workshop manual for the W8? I need to remove the engine from my car and would like to check the procedure rather than just jump in blind and hope for the best.

Ouch sounds like a lot of work but alot of that seems to relate to getting the spilt and ski hatch integrated. I will dismantle mine at weekend and have a look at what I have.

I am taking the cruise out my donor saloon to install into my Wagen. If I can get it fitted for £70 I won't even bother trying myself. I would also like to switch the door mirrors to the folding ones off the donor. The donor also has SL500 drilled discs fitted so they will be getting swapped over ...

Thanks but that's a bummer, any idea why they are different?

I will have to go and look at my parts book

Does anyone know if the rear seats in the 4motion cars are different to the FWD cars? I have had a look at my rears seats in the W8 and I can't see why they would be different.

I will take the auto gearbox out of mine for less than that drop me a PM if your interested.

Lots of other bits available see the breaking section

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Removed front seat and lifted carpets today heh guess what I found





Not sure what the box of electrics in the drivers footwell are but they were half submerged in water.

Well touchwood the leak might be resolved. It threw it down last night and unlike the previous rain storm there was no water in the rear footwell. Fingers crossed it stays dry.

Just been through this with mine, although mine wasn't (as yet) blocked drains it was a poorly fitted gromit around the bonnet release cable.

The only hard bit seems to be getting the battery out which on mine has proved to be a real pain.

Adam wrote:Might just have to pop up and have a nosey some time mate, trouble is as nice and rare as the W8 is i doubt it would get much of my attention on your drive

Don't worry I will hide the good stuff in the garage out of site

A new set of wheels sourced so will be getting some winter tyres fitted in the next couple of weeks, I guess we will see how we get on.

Adam wrote:What size battery do you have fitted? mines an 065 and came out with a bit of persuasion without removing all the trim

Not sure of the size but your always welcome to pop over and show me how it's done ;)

Ermm tried that but there just didn't seem enough room with the wiper scuttle in place. Might have to have another look.

Well problem diagnosed and fixed. The gromit around the bonnet release had not been put back and the drain from the scuttle at that point was blocked. Hence scuttle filled with water and poured down through hole and into the car.

Gromit refitted and blockage cleared and no more water leaking in ...

Quite use to different cars, compared to the rest of my toys the W8 is relatively common. It's purpose is smooth comfortable mileage eater a task it it well set up to do. The fact that it has a fair turn of pace when required is it's and my secret.

W8 club a pretty exclusive club I think.

Mines an Auto, I looked for a manual estate but have never found one but saying that I think the Auto box suits the engines characteristics.

Out of interest, what sort of MPG do reckon you'll get overall, if you average out the times you drive it like a granny and the times you put your foot down? Might be a bit early to say I suppose.

I reckon if I drove granny style I could get 30mpg out of it but it seems to be settled at around ...

I have been looking at winter tyres for the W8 and after reading lots of reviews the continental seem to come out on top. The £160 per corner is a rather large ouch.

I have found good reports on the Avon Ice Touring ST which I can get for around the £100 per corner mark. Still a lot of money but ...

Job scheduled for the weekend as well as checking where the bonnet release goes through the bulkhead. Hope it is this simple.

Have dried the car out just hope it doesn't rain again until I have had time to sort the problem.

Found some water in the drivers footwell as well so focus is moving towards the bulkhead. Looking through the paperwork the car had a new bonnet release fitted recently so looking for where this passes through the bulkhead might be the first place to consider.

Either way I can see me pulling it ...

No Sunroof but water coming in via some drain makes more sense as further inspection shows little sign of ingress via the door seals.

The drain holes under the battery wouldn't allow water to the rear footwells without getting the front footwells wet, would it?

OK, first issue with the W8 estate.

We had a bit of rain last night and came out this morning to find a pool of water in the offside rear footwell, just behind the drivers seat. Had a quick look at the seals and all look OK, although the vertical seal down the back edge of the door behind the ...

When I started looking it was the colour I wanted

It is parked on an incline, hence the low front although even on the flat the back maybe a tad high. It has just had new front springs but I think it will settle out. If not we may go down the lowering route but only a tad.

No real plans as yet, just to drive and see how we get on together. Early ...