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took all the seats out n put new ones in, new boot carpet, fixed a leak from the rear light unit seals, fixed the horn, and gave it all a damn good hoover
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if its smoking heavily under load i.e blue or white smoke then most likely head gasket. check for a white gunk under your oil filler cap, also another early sign for head gasket. as for coolant, a full system flush doesnt require any chemicals, just drain the coolant (ideally from bottom rad hose) refill with water, get car up to temp, drain system again, repeat this a few times then top up with correct coolan, G12, which is pink. hope this helps
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vr6 suspension killing me
smiffy replied to hilla's topic in Wheels, Brakes, Suspension and Steering
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rear clusters a.k.a rear light units. they have seals on them and its quite common for them to start leaking
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had her up in the air regularly at work just to give it the quick once over and never spotted any rust, and iv been going through puddles just for the fun (im a child i know) for ages and only just noticed it so im guessing its leaking from rain getting it. will hopefully get to the bottom of it at the weekend. the other half is away so i have no excuses not to get my hands dirty!
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headlinings ok, got some moisture in boot as well which kinda makes me think its coming from there. going to do the lot at the weekend..clear sunroof drains, unblock pollen filter bit and try and trace the source of this leak. light unit seals seem to be a common thing so might go for one of them as my mate has one handy
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got a water leak, leaking into the rear passenger foot well. my initial thoughts are light unit seals or boot seal so am going to start with those. any other suggestions?
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why not just buy the bosch aero's that fit straight onto the standard vr6 arms? cost 18 quid off ebay and are just as good to be honest
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how does it idle? my first port of call would be to give the throttle body a clean out with some carb cleaner
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I would echo what lukey said, and also mention Milltek. expensive but good
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new bottom ball joint and track rod end, new camshaft breather valve anddd new driveshaft to do tomorrow as well as a damn good wash
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well i work at a dub dealership so its not bad, trade prices. ball joint, tenner and got new rod end for free...got a donor car in my back garden as well so literally goin to do a straight swap on the driveshafts
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small update...replaced ball joint and track rod end and noise is still there!! had it running and in gear on the ramp in the air and was having a look...driveshaft was turning in what looked like a very unhealthy way...was not spinning as you would expect, more controlled wobbling than spinning...so next stop, CV joint/driveshaft!
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got full polys on mine as wel. got the beast up in the air after work today and had a fiddle...ball joint is kaput on the O/S and theres a mental amount of play in the track rod end...little job for tomorrow replacing those two
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just had a fiddle...got play when i move the wheel left to right when the wheels off the ground...pretty sure its the track rod end (luckily got one in my toolbox at work haha) so will fit that tomorrow and update ya