Miss-Vw 2 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 After the problem I had with my VR6, turns out the big ends have gone. Completely f*cking knackered. Been crying and throwing wobblies all afternoon, im so gutted. Gonna replace the engine, just means Im without my beloved VR for a few weeks. So, so gutted. If anyone knows of a good second hand engine that's going anywhere, please let me know! Link to post Share on other sites
mike 6 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Gutted for you, what kinda millage was it on? Link to post Share on other sites
Miss-Vw 2 Posted April 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 The car was on 120k, engine was on 93k. Link to post Share on other sites
shail 0 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I know exactly how you feel. My big ends went on 94k. Engine totalled. Got a new lump put in which has been sweet for 60k. Link to post Share on other sites
Miss-Vw 2 Posted April 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Yeah im hoping after the new engine is put in, that will be it for a little while. It can go either way, it will either cause a domino affect of more problems OR it will run sweet as a nut...Ill just have to wait and see. Still, at least I still have my 1.4 that I can drive....god, this is gonna suck so hard after driving the VR Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 oh rite wasnt the tappets then ??? hoe did you find out or did it just go pop on you??? Link to post Share on other sites
Saunders82 0 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 ive had that twice within 2000 miles on 2 blocks it sucks. Ive noticed there very districtive the way they go as well. as in quiet as a mouse on idle rev it up abit very tappy try and pull away and the cars fighting you and getting louder!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Miss-Vw 2 Posted April 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Well I called my mechanic this afternoon because he said he was going to have a look at it this morning, with another mechanic who specialises in VW's. The first thing he said when he picked up the phone was - "The technical term for your car is, it's f*cked". He stripped the engine and saw that the big ends were completely and utterly knackered, we think the old oil was covering the problem up, so once it was drained it revealed what was really wrong with the car. The d1ck who sold me that poor VR is on my hitlist. Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 yeah i bet he hun ... why cant you just put new shells in ??? Link to post Share on other sites
Miss-Vw 2 Posted April 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I will speak to my mechanic again tomorrow, after I have spoken to a recommended breakers who apparently have a VR6 engine spare. He did say though that it wasnt worth repairing, it would cost too much and that it would be cheaper to spend a couple hundred on a new engine. Link to post Share on other sites
Neil-VR 0 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Sorry to hear it, Hope you get it sorted Link to post Share on other sites
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