Head throb

[CORR VR 0]

Hey peeps,

You may have seen my previous threads regarding my vr and how its had a missfire, well after initially thinking it was HT leads or coilpack then hall sender and engine speed controller faults came up on the diagnostics. My car is poorly, got it back from vw the other day with the instruction that it needs a new head, which is £2k from vw!!!! Apparently only 3 cylinders are running to correct compression.

It's going in for the head to be stripped down at the end of the month. Hopefully the warranty I got from when I bought the car will cover.

Just wondered if anyone else has had cylinder head trouble?

[ingham 5]

how old is car and what mileage has it done

sounds odd

should be able to get a head for a lot less

i would get a second quote if i was u

[stu h 0]

agree with ingham, and i wouldnt go to vw for a new head

[ingham 5]

if its an older one

i might be albe to get a head (if my mate will part with it)

would be surprized if you do need new head

[VR6Pete 1,455]

a new head? wow, thats extreme!

Apparently only 3 cylinders are running to correct compression

sure your not loosing compression through the head gasket?

[badboyV6 4]

yeah right pete- surely even if it was the head and it is warped it could be machined......Did they take the head off or did they just poke about a bit?

[stu h 0]

'poke about about a bit' -dont get too technical on us please

...anyway, back on topic....

[VR6Pete 1,455]

plus you can get a big valve gas flowed head for like a grand anyway! there are plenty of heads/engines on ebay....

[VRmonster 1]

C&R enterprises do a ported and polished head with new valves and stems i believe for £500 notes

[stu h 0]

that sounds very cheap

[acf8181 0]

unless they had the head off how could they possibily know if it needed a new head?!

i'd have thought headgasket was much more likely as well.

even if some valves are damaged you can just replace just the bent valves.

[MrBen 0]

VW dealer standard procedure:

client: it needs an oil change

VW: sorry sir we'll have to replace the engine...

[VR6Pete 1,455]

take it somewhere like Stealth Racing, they will give you an honest opinion...

[Eat this 2]

sounds like a vw con job too me much more likely to be seeping head gasket and as pete says a big valve head for half that price if its broke mod it!!

[CORR VR 0]

Hey guys, thanks for the reply's. Sorry I couldn't get back to you earlier.

The car is a 93 (K) rado with 101K on the clock. I had the head gasket replaced about 2K ago from VW with the water pump changed also. It's being stripped down soon at VW. To be honest if it was my money the work would be done somewhere else, but as it's a warranty job it's less hassle for me as the dealership is only over the road.

Not had much luck with the car in the 7 months of ownership. Still love it though.