jonnyedinburgh

my 1993 vr6 has been written off. a lovely lady in a range rover sport rammed into my passenger side as she reversed out of a parking space. damage consists of gouge along front and rear passenger doors. costs more to fix than car value, according to insurer. salvage of vehicle will cost £300, i will recieve £1200 from insurer (total value £1500). SHould i salvage or let her go? not in mint condition, done 130k miles, advice please ! Moderator edit by: SankysVR6

my 1993 vr6 has been written off. a lovely lady in a range rover sport rammed into my passenger side as she reversed out of a parking space. damage consists of gouge along front and rear passenger doors. costs more to fix than car value, according to insurer. salvage of vehicle will cost £300, i will recieve £1200 from insurer (total value £1500). SHould i salvage or let her go? not in mint condition, done 130k miles, advice please!

When I release handbrake the passenger side rear calliper is locked on. The only way to release it was wd40 and a hammer! Once released I can drive about and use the brake pedal without the caliper locking. It appears the problem is the bolt which holds the handbrake cable mechanism onto the caliper, this seems to be really stiff. Do i need to replace the calliper or can i just replace the handbrake mechanism attachment on the calliper? anyone else had this fekin problem? i'm havin to leave the car in gear instead of using the 'kin handbrake. HELP!!!

fans work fine, everything works fine except the temp needle is dead. def changed the correct switches as the ones i took out looked the same as the ones i put in. which fuse should i check or aint there a fuse for the temp gauge?

I've checked th bentley manual for fuse locations, can't see ought relating to engine temperature or coolant temperature, anyone any idea?

makes senses, though i've already replaced both switches and don't think they are the cause. which fuse/where is it located? thanks

ignore me ignorance, why would a faulty stat not be the cause? how do i test if it's the gauge or wiring?

didn't try the fuse, which one is it?

bought a new laptop bout 3 months ago, doesn't have a serial connector so i can't use VAGCom without buying a new USB lead... ebay shortly

i've uploaded a diagram of the 'stat housing including part numbers, anyone able to use this link to advise what parts I should order and how to replace them correctly? www.premieredigital.co.uk/vr6.html

I'm thinking i'll probably replace thermostat anyway.... should I replace all/part of the housing, including seals AND bolts, any detailed step by step advice about this anyone?

The temp gauge for engine coolant (on the instrument cluster, left hand side) is dead. Replaced the two switches found on the thermo housing - one of them was the engine coolant temperature sensor, the other was the thermo sender for ECU. Replacing these items hasn't solved the problem. The only other 2 things I can figure out are either the thermostat is knacked or the actual gauge on the instrument panel is knacked. The car drives fine, engine oil temp sits at 90 degrees most of the time, no leaks either and the heating works perfectly. Any ideas? Anyone else had this problem? thanks

cleaned the TB, maf etc, all to no avail, still lumpy |-)

hi, how does the car sound/perform with 1 cylinder gone?

no fault codes for either, just want to make sure they are clean. how do i clean em? do i open them up and use a cloth and spray or just spray cleaner inside? never done this before so ANY advice would be very appreciated!