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lairy_1

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  1. Hi all. Need a bit of help with a problem my vr6 has got. Over the past month, I've heard a very slight 'scraping' coming from the chains at low revs, so was planning on doing them when I'm off work in august. But yesterday, the car turned over for a long time and refused to start. It did start on the second try, but made a strange noise like compressed air escaping. A friend of mine suggested that it could be that the chain has slipped a tooth, so the timing is out. Does that sound likely? In that case, I assume it's not safe to drive until the chain guides/ tensioners are changed? Is there a
  2. Forget the gear knob - more like one of the strut braces! £50 for the pair - the arches have been professionally rolled to allow the 9x16's to fit well. They have been on my driveway for nearly a year though, so the paintwork probably isn't good any more - very dusty, and not sure if they're scratched. Matt
  3. I would normally have seen red and sorted him out - purplehighlinemonster style(!), but this time I saw pound signs instead! The thought of all that compensation held me back. It's amazing how sober I acted after about 10 pints of the black stuff too! Matt.
  4. Cheers guys. The engine and all running gear are going on to a mk2. I've had a full payout on the car, so that's paid the loan off, and I'm waiting for the injury compensation coming through to help pay for the mk2 swap, and hopefully I'll get enough for some new pistons and rods and other nice bits and bobs so I can turbo it. My insurance company told me I should get quite a bit, as I was taken to hospital with full neck brace on a stretcher for xrays. Very traumatising to be honest, so I think I deserve it. When questioned by the traffic police, the van driver couldn't tell them what he was
  5. Cheers Goth - I had no idea how to resize them! Cheers everyone - the engine and running gear will live on! That's the best bit about it - it's ended up being a free VR6 donor car now I've had the payout for the car. Matt
  6. Cheers guys. I was a bit stiff for a couple of weeks, but nothing serious! The car has literally just sat on my drive since last September. Last week I managed to crowbar the tailgate open - that took almost an hour! The strut brace was on the car when I got it. It looks like a Trimsport one that I once had on a mk2 as far as I can tell. It might be for sale soon though - when I have worked out what I am doing. It's also got a Stroeve(?) front one as well - keep an eye on the classifieds! Binliner - who is Mike Tonge? His name is all over the service history (he spent A LOT of money on this ca
  7. Hi all. Thought I would post up some pics of what happened to me last year in my highline (it was immaculate, and cost me £5500 9months before the accident). I'm not sure if it's a car that anyone on here has owned before, as when I first joined up someone pm'd me to say that it's been seen before in this club. I was sat in traffic on a sliproad on my way to work, when I looked in the rear view mirror to see a Vauxhall Combi van coming towards me pushing 70mph. The results can be seen in the pictures...... Don't know how the window has 'bent' without breaking..... Drivers door w
  8. It's the pulley without any grooves on it for the belt - seems to be right in the middle of everything - just above the crank pulley. I can work on cars - I have had numerous engines in and out of Golfs, but I've just lost all motivation on this one for some reason! I've had enough of working in tight spaces, and there doesn't seem to be much room down that side of the engine!
  9. Bought a tensioner today. Fitted it, rattle still there. Took it off again(!) and checked each of the pulleys - the water pump is wobbly. Damn. New water pump required. It's booked in at the garage on Friday. Thanks everyone for your help.
  10. I've recently broken my wrist, and the plaster's only been off for a fortnight - gotta take it steady!!!!!
  11. Yeah - just had another look - the tensioner is right at the top. I've got a ram air filter, so I'll just move that to one side. Cheers.
  12. Cheers guys. I'll have a look tomorrow night. Hopefully it won't be raining!!! It's a bit off putting, as it's all so tight down that side of the engine!
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