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  4. [moved] Shall i get a Full respray?

    in Bodywork and Styling

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    i am paying £1000 for a full respray

    with loads of mods its taken 6 weeks so far and will be ready next week

    i did supply 2 new vw wings

    a new late model bumper

    a new grill

    and new black front lip

    they are going to smooth the rear bumper

    paint the tailgate spoiler,side skirts ,derust and fill

    as the rear arches were on their way out,

    all the window rubbers were taped back,and the rust sorted out under the rubbers, treated and painted,so it seems i got a bargain no wonder i have had to wait 6 weeks

  5. plastic Arch strips

    in Bodywork and Styling

    Posted

    i agree i have had the same trouble as the car is in the paint shop and have taken off the wheel arch trims (as requested)

    i need a cl 3 door set because of the difference in depth

    between the vr and the cl side trims

    you can refit the vr6 side badges on to the cl trims, with a bit of work

  10. Blown Piston !! : (

    in Engine Maintenance and Problems

    Posted

    ive got a spare rod and piston you can have

    if your car was forced induction i would say detonation was the problem, does the piston look melted at all ?

    the other option could be piston failure a small crack has developed due to manufacturing, the fact that it looks as if a large piece has come away from the back, the depth of the scab looks pretty even,

    and this has lay dormant untill you put the components under severe pressure.

    another option could be the oil spray nossle which sprays oil on to the underside of the pistons to cool them, has blocked or failed causing overheating. Cast pistons can not take too much heat before they self destruct

    unlike a forged piston.

    just a few wild ideas

  14. engine seized

    in Engine Maintenance and Problems

    Posted

    today left for work as usual and the car was running great

    somehow the uprated oil cooler fell off the underneath of the car and was left in the road bleeding oil

    i later found out the welds had fractured on the bracketsthe nuts i put in to hold the cooler up are still attached to the car

    i heard a noise and thought it was a plastic bottle that i had just run over

    moments later the oil light came on so i dropped out of gear and coasted in to a lay by

    turned the ignition off and got under to have a look

    oil every where

    aa was called out and towed me back home

    i have just ordered anew oil cooler kit so i though my problems were over

    on engaging gear and rocking the car forward to make sure the engine is still fine it is stuck solid

    the engine is seized :@

    i am glad now no one wanted to buy my spare and if all goes well i can get it fitted this weekend

    still gutted though

    £2500 of eip short block gone |-)

    with no chance of a rebore as its 3.0ltr

    i may do a

  15. Help Needed Urgently Please : (

    in Engine Maintenance and Problems

    Posted

    damn shame i feel gutted for you

    sounds like the head gasket to me

    no compression on no1 means

    1 valve knackered intake or exhaust

    2 rings gone

    3 cylinder is cracked

    4 gasket blown

    there are only 4 ways for the compression to escape

    is there any bubbles coming back through to the coolant header tank when she ticks over?

    you can get a test done which looks for hydrocarbons in the coolant, a sure sign of a blown gasket, take a sample of the coolant to a garage, any good garage should have this test, they may do it for free.

    in the end no compression on no1 = head off for a looksee

  18. What to look out for on a 96 sharan vr6

    in Other

    Posted

    oil in the coolant

    alot of blue or white smoke out of the exhaust

    do a compession test

    oil in the coolant is not allways the cylinderhead gasket on a vr, if the oil cooler is leaking internaly, it can make it appear as if the head gasket is blown.

    they dont normaly go and the engines are mechanicaly very reliable if serviced regularly

    a warped head is more usually due to a coolant system fault

    or incorrect installation of the head

    83000 is nowt for a vr6 engine if looked after, i stripped my 116000 mile engine to fit forged pistond and there was hardly a ridge worn in the cylinder wall

    i hope it all goes well for you

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