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    I got me a BMW 330d Sport. I spent a lot of time thinking about these diesels and I came to the conclusion that it was time to make the leap. I considered a fabia vRS as they are pretty much the same size as mk3 golf but it just didn't have the pull I wanted, almost but not quite. I also considered all the petrol options of a newer golf v6 4 motion, a V5 golf, a 1.8t A3 and even a 225 TT. Sadly the 4motion is a bit to heavy for the power, the V5's don't have a good realiability record due to the amount of toys they have. These 1.8t VAG engine seem to be plagued with electric issues with coil p
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    I sold my VR6 last night, it was very difficult. I'd just like to say thank you to all the people on here for your help over the last few years keeping it on the road. These cars are a legend and I'll always cherish my time behind the wheel of one of the best cars VAG ever made. I sold it for 30 quid less than I bought it for after 2 years of use, that says it all. Good luck guys....
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    Yes mate.. Mine is a China special too. same issue. Rubbish isn't it, cost you 50 bucks for VW to tell you which wheel sensor has gone
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    I did the front discs and pads about a year ago and it was pretty easy, I've been avoiding the rear pads since you need a special tool from VW from what I've read. I've got to replace master and slave cylinders, pipes and pads alround on my landrover next month, I'm just trying to keep stress to a minimun on the main ride. Fair play though, if I could have got a sensible reading from the ABS controller I probably would have had a crack at the front sensor
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    ABS .. A Ballache Sir
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    SO it turns out that it was my version of VAGCOM.. playing up. The problem was a osf wheel sensor 210 VW want to charge me! but then it's 50 odd for the sensor and they want 50 labour so for the sake of 100 and not having to do it I'm going for it.. I've been without a car for 3 weeks now, please don't judge me I still managed to save 700 by doing the head myself so it could be worse... rather annoying given that I'm selling it in January to buy a Fabia VRs.. am I mad? probably, I love the VR6 more than anything I've had before but every dog has it's day.
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    Sadly so, I could see only one fuse for the ABS system, it looked to be intact.
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    Hi ya'll, So it seems replacing the ABS controller hasn't fixed my communications issue. I'm wondering if I have VAGCOM working properly and if the real problem is a sensor or something. It seem weird that I can't communicate with either ABS controller. Sadly it's my everyday car so time is getting tight, I'm considering taking it to VW to see if they can spot the problem. I'm unsure if the ECU needs reseting after I've put this new controller in so I've unplugged the battery and will go give it another spin in 30 minutes.
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    I meant to say.... "Hello all!"
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    I intend to test my ABS controller in another VR6 at some point over the next week. Looking on ebay for a replacement i noticed that alot of the sellers list it as a GTi ABS controller aswell, theirs is an all metal construction and the has the part number 1HO 907 379A whereas mine is 1HO 907 379E and has a partial plastic construction. I Have a friend with an 8 valve GTi and will take a look to see if it's the same unit and plug it into my VR if it is. I figure I can then connect to it via OBD andsee if it communicates properly.
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    I'm starting to wonder if it could be a wiring fault, sometimes I get theVAG number from the ABS unit to come up when I connect to it. Can anyone give me a rough idea of where the bulk of the ABS cabling is? I suppose i can follow the wiring from the sensors when i get under the car.
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    Howdy all, cheers for the tips, I fixed it yesterday after I figured out these fault codes don't reset themselves. Reset the ECU, fault codes gone, took it for emissions test...all is well! I just need to find the ABS problem now and I'm back on the road. I'm half tempted to just take it to VW and see if they can figue it out.. annoying that I can't get any error codes from the ABS controller.. or communicate with it in any way
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    hello again, I'm starting to wonder if it's in limp home mode, i started it with the timing off before i lined it up properly. Is it possible this flagged up the errors and it now needs reseting? if so how to reset? will reseting all DTCs in VAG COM be enough or does the ECU need resetting? Mines an L reg Golf so i think it's ODB1, I've read that i just need to leave the battery unplugged for an huor and a half...
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    i had to move mine out of the way to get to the bolt on the inlet manifold (should have fitted it while the head was off. as far as i know you just need some good leverage
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    My ABS system seems to be dead, the ABS light is on all the time and when I connect the ECU it can't report any codes from the ABS system due to a comms error. Any ideas? Is the ABS controller seperate to the ECU? I changed the front discs and pads a while back, the light came on before this was done, is it possible something needs resetting? the pads got very low... here is the output from the ecu: 2 Faults Found: 00537 - Lambda (Oxygen Sensor) Regulation 11-10 - Control Limit Not Reached - Intermittent 00515 - Camshaft Position (Hall) Sensor (G40) 30-10 - Open or Shor
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    Hello again all, I've put the car back togther after having the spark plug holes re tapped (one was helicoiled) sadly it's failed it's MOT. I suspect the timing is off as it is a little lumpy. I lined the crank up and then positioned the cams but it must be off by a tooth. The car failed on emissions, and ABS. I have plugged in the ole VAG COM lappy and it's giving me the following: 2 Faults Found: 00537 - Lambda (Oxygen Sensor) Regulation 11-10 - Control Limit Not Reached - Intermittent 00515 - Camshaft Position (Hall) Sensor (G40) 30-10 - Open or Short to B+ - Intermi
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    Already ordered the head set... What a ballache
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    Howdy ya'll... it's been 8000 miles since I last posted and I've had a few months of trouble free motoring after my head rebuild.... Sadly last Sunday one of my spark plugs tried to escape and it took the thread with it. I think it's the rear left plug as you look at the engine head on.. The chap at the garage wants to take the head off to helicoil it and I'm just wondering if any of you had done a rethread with a helicoil without taking the head off?... I'm not sure I can face doing it all again
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    All done! Phew... I've been waiting for parts for ages.. The head gasket arrived bent and it's taken the guy about 2 weeks to sort it out.. Still got there in the end. My water bottle had split at the seam too and I've been waiting for bolts frow VW. It's SOOOO good to be back on the road, cheers for the help chaps. I have a photo diary if any one wants it.
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    It's finally off! All told I've striped 4 bolts in the process, all angle grinded and removed. I have a full photo diary, I may throw a PDF together with it all in once I'm done, doesn't seem to be a good end to end head gasket guide.
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    New thermo housing is about 30 from VW. Use a good allen key though, those things strip too easy. I had to angle grind one off in the end.
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    Great success, I only had to remove one sprocket....two man job. Hopefully i'll get it skimed on the weekend.
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    Seems that I'll be removing these here sprockets then, this'll be fun. More news as it comes.
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    It seems that replacing this upper guide is a gear box out situation. I'm still confused about getting the chain off the sprockets on the cam shafts. I need to think about the whole thing, I don't want to take out the gear box just to gain access to this small plastic part. I could just do the head and live with the noise, it seems ashame. If only I could get this chain off, I toyed with undoing the sprockets but it seems a little over the top. There must be a way to do this... Simon
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