rysmee 0 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 hi there, as a new owner of a vr im trying to get some info on some teething problems that my new purchase has...no1 : on a few occasions it has started as normal but wont idle, it revs fine and there is no loss of power. i have checked codes and there where a whole host of codes ranging from ect sensor to tp and lamda, once cleared it will run fine until the same happens again.. any ideas or anyone expeienced this before? no2 : the breather is broken that is situated on the top left hand side of the engine -( crankcase breather i think, is cylindrical and had some sort of valve in it and runs to air the intake), but cant find a part no.on it, and cant get to vw when they are open.. anyone know how i can get a part no. ? or where i can get a copy of etka.. i tried the link here but it didnt work.. and i found on a copy on ebay but it'll take 2 weeks to get here! no3 : long shot here but there is an oil leak somewhere over the right rear of the engine, as the gear box is just covered in oil, but haven't had a chance to strip bits of and find the source.. any common areas that may be causing the leak or where i need start looking? Oh while im here i'm going to get some new ht leads.. any particular make thats recommended? ( i dont just want standard black vw ones)thanks in advance for any information that can help me! Link to post Share on other sites
Ivoc1 0 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Hope you had a reply, but just in case I think I can help on points 2 and 3. The breather barrel is a common fault on the VR6 engine, I got a replacement from Ford for the V6 Sharan for a fraction a fraction of the VW charge. Re 3 I would check to see if the leak is actually comming from the coolant thermostat housing mating onto the engine. i have that fault and it looked like an oil leak at the rear. Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts