Jaylad 0 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Hi every1 my vr6 has gone into storage for the winter and im going to replace the camchains and guides for next summer because they are stating to rattle abit. Whilst im replacing the camchain and guides do any of you reccommend i do anything else whilst taking on this task with half of the engine out, ie. water pump etc? any comments would be apprieated. Also where is the cheapest place to get these parts from and how much am i looking for these parts? Obviously genuine v dub parts aswell. thanks for your time. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Clutch for sure... if you are a premium member you get 10% off at GSF so worth considering cuz you can get a clutch from there for about 80 quid after discount... so thats saved you over half you membership premium already!! :) Link to post Share on other sites
RAPgolfvr6182 2 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 id do clutch and clutch release bearing on gearbox as u can be sure if u just change the clutch it will fail in about a month or so Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 clutch and rear main seal, take the engine and box out and split them out from the car so much eaiser .... Link to post Share on other sites
Jaylad 0 Posted December 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Thanks ladies and gents new clutch it is, fast road one or a vw one? is there any point doing the oil pump and the water pump? Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Nothing wrong with a standard c;lutch..........can handle quite a lot of power Link to post Share on other sites
The Monk 50 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 How much can they handle? Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Well Jim was on a standard clutch........so 350 easy Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 and he put a standard one back in .... me on the other hand lol Link to post Share on other sites
The Monk 50 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 That's pretty good. Link to post Share on other sites
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