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    Ecu relay? Have you checked the earths at the ecu?
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    I would say that was fine, does it still have a running issue and what is the issue ?
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    Lukey, yeah I just seen yours in the for sale forum, I'm very tempted but your too far away from me.. Do you know if that eBay pipe will fit, it says 50mm diameter approx anyone know the size of the vr6 pipe?
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    That big box right where the back axle is in between the round front silencer and the back box. I need one and can't seem to get one anywhere for less that £70 which for a standard pattern exhaust silencer seems a bit steep to me. Does anyone know any after market alternatives cheaper? I've checked ebay regularly but can't find anything. Would consider going down the stainless steel route for the right price, again anyone know anywhere cheap ish? Ideally second hand as new stainless systems seem to be 300 notes plus. Another option is doing away with that silencer altogether, I've seen them li
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    please ignore, checked battery voltage, 10v, put jump leads on started instantly. my bad!
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    been parked up two weeks and now won't crank, while i hold the key in the crank position theres a frantic clicking noise comming from behind the dash, almost like a relay clicking but the sound is comming from above the clutch pedel area, not the fusebox. The lights dont dim or nothing when holding the key to crank so i'm fairly sure its not the battery. The fuel pump doesn't prime either, so i'm ruling out a starter motor fault, possibly immobiliser issue? i've tried the other key but still the same. car has a laserline (i think) alarm & immobiliser that was fitted about 7 years ago. i've
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    First off, i'm unsure of the forum policy on such threads as i'm not a regular on here, but just to clarify atm the car isn't for sale anywhere, & if it's not worth in the region of what i think it is i'll just hold on for it for a few years as i dont need the money. Car in question is a 96/97 N reg five door in black obd2 vr6 with 80k miles on it. It is mot'd until next year sometime and mot'd until next july, i will put twelve months on if it helps price wise as i know it will pass first time, as it has every mot i've done since i've had the car, five years. I Bought it with 60k miles on
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    Yeah i too am thinking door seal, i've no idea how much one of them cost but i suspect not much change out of £50 so just want to confirm really!
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    as title really, if i jam my fingers between the glass and the window seal and pull the top of the door in towards me it's ok. but obviously this isn't a long time soloution. i've looked all around the door and pannel gaps are ok, door hasnt dropped at all and hinges are ok as far as i can tell. any ideas? it's a five door on a 97 plate
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    IF I'D HAVE KNOWN I WOULD OF.
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    I went for the dunlops, not tried them in the wet yet but so far they are streets ahaed of the kumho ku31 so glad i went for the dunlops they have totally transformed the car!
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    well, the ring wouldn't stay on the back of the disc becuase as one point it was catching on the senser. So i've filed the ring down in this one spot so it clears the senser 100%. i suspect i've bent it removing it from the old disc but am reluctant to bend it back incase it breaks, but so far so good. (although, i haven't driven it today, lol)
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    & yes i swapped the abs rings and took great care not to damage them in anyway. Vag-com'd it and it says: 00287 - abs wheel speed sensor rear right g44 04-10mechanical malfunction intermittant. I guess i'm going to have to strip it all down again and see whats what but any common faults? i'm wondering if a lump of rust has stuck to the senser while i've had the disk off? is this possible and could it cause this code? I've checked wheel speed readings and rear right isn't doing anything. However, once i did the discs and pads i drove approx 2miles with no issues. now once i clear the code i
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    why not dunlops again?
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    i used to run sport 9000 dunlops which i can't get no more. totally loved these tyres. i dont take it on track and it's totally standard. atm i have kumho ku31 and they are awful. i was looking at toyo t1-r tyres but alot of people say they are as good as the ku31. which i don't like at all. other options are conti sc2 which i'm undecided on, or the dunlop sp sport 01 ? any views? i'm not massively bothered on price, just want a tyre that grips in the wet and dry (like my sport 9000's did)
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    omg, i am sure this was on ebay as i was umming and arrrrring whether to buy it. unless theres two vr6 syncro's with faulty fuel gauges in black in newcastle, which i doubt! glad i never bothered now.
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    Really? Why is this? Reason being as when i got my 60k miles vr6 i changed the oil and used 10w/40 castrol magnetec. When i bought the car i had a issue with it loosing compression when cold. After alot of thinking i decided to try a thinner oil as i suspected the thicker 10w/40 was holding the lifters open when cold. So i changed to 5w/40 oil and have had no problems ever since. I've since done 20k miles with no serious problems but if using 5w/40 is going to encourage further problems then maybe i need a set of new lifters.
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    yeah i would, but another motorist smacked it off driving too close and has said he'll pay for a new one regardless of cost. just curious how much it'll cost!
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    Ok so i know i can phone and ask tomorrow but does anyone know how much a new mirror assembly for the drivers side is and does the backing come painted or will the dealer get it sprayed? it's a mk3 vr6 electric/heated mirrors
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    yeah i've heard the pump buzzing before but never heard - or atleast noticed - the bubbling noise! i'm so glad it's nothing serious, i've been shitting myself thinking i'm gonna have to take the head off!! lol
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    Just recently i've noticed a bubbling noise from the engine. when i switch the engine off, doesn't matter when it's hot or cold i can hear bubbling noises. Open the bonnet and if i put my hand on the top pipe from the matrix to the electric pump and can feel the air bubbling through if that makes sense? after ten mins when the pump switches off the bubbling noise stops, flick ignition on then off which restarts the pump and the noises start up again. in the last two years i've replaced both water pumps, thermostat, housing, plastic pipe so don't reckon it's a problem there. it's not overheatin
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    something to remember though with the guys running thick oil i guess you're in a hot climate compared to us in the uk!
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    really? i can see the reasoning behind them just always been a bit skeptical (spelling?) surely the oil filter will collect everything?
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    does your fuel needle on the gauge ever go on the maximum mark or just over it? no matter how much fuel i put in when i fill up i can never get it on the maximum mark on the gauge, is this normal?
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    see here http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?185177.0
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