virtuoso23

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Has anyone got a nice decent working and in unbent condition fuel rail? PM or respond back on here if you do. Many thanks

I would note, mine sounded like a tractor for around 200-300 miles before eventual timing death. Might be unrelated but who knows.

As per title does anyone have a VR6 Decat pipe suitable for fitment to the standard exhaust system? Give us a shout if you do.. Thanks

Think i'm going to take the plunge on this, especially for the price.

No, it needs to be blanked off. If you want one that comes without the ISV outlet then you have lots of choices. 42 Draft designs do a nice version for 0DB2 etc.

Hey guys so still on the hunt for a intake boot for the VR as mine has tares/rips and holes all over it. Seeing as the engine is out and everything else in getting replaced might as well get to it. I did get an offer earlier in the year for a second hand good condition boot from a nice bloke on here however I never went through with it (Whoever you are "apologies") So looking around I discovered this: By HG Motor Sport - it has the ISV connection option unlike all the other after market versions for the GOLF. Anyone got any thoughts on this? Comes out a really reasonable 70 euros

So finally split the head and block apart. Surprisingly only two valves were bent :) Looks like it's never suffered any heat issues so after a clean will measure to see if it requires a skim at all. Pistons look okay so that's a positive, albeit plenty of carbon :dance: Time for a strip down and rebuild on the head and a bottom end inspection and a clean up of the block Whilst waiting for parts thought I would de-grease all the timing covers and prep for paint, also though I'd give the inlet manifold a quick sand and paint, nothing special but certainly looks better than the 25 year old part that came off. More updates once parts arrive

After a decent informative message from Jim regarding the engine swap (Which is not a AAA as presumed) I have decided to rebuild the existing engine. Thanks for the feedback

Top tensioner looked in good condition, bottom though looks a bit iffy, however I believe it's neither, most likely excessive wear on the guides more than anything. Looks like one guide failed and took the rest with it.

Not nice indeed. Can't really moan though to be fair to it, I think it's the original chain/guides etc on 194k Engine pretty good for an early VR. Head will be stripped this coming week so will see what exciting things await :)

Well well here lies the problem. Nice!!:cheers::bonk:

He Sold the 60k engine two weeks ago for £250!!!!! Bugger bugger bugger!!

Hey guys, so after pulling my 2.9 due to timing failure and seeing Jim's shiny new purchase I am thinking of getting myself one of these new old stock 2.8 12v engines. Questions though: My 93 Rado is on distributor ignition. Can I use this with the 2.8 AAA block? What else would I need to modify to fit this in with my current factory setup that differs from the 2.9?? Feel this would be a much better way to go then spending twice the cost on a rebuild. Advice is always appreciated :)

So any early start today continuing the strip down. Lights out and Bumper off. Discovered here that a previous owner/mechanic hadn't put the middle bolt back in the crossmember. Nice! Slam Panel off Radiator out and coolant drained Makeshift rain protector, heaven decided to open today. A few hours later and its out, was a bit of a wrestle Got the old man in for a few pi** take photos for facebook :) Then he roped me in, was a right laugh to be fair! :) And there she is for now. What a mess haha! More updates coming over the weekend. Time to strip the engine.

Don't know if this is related, but every time I have logged in today it randomly logs me out. This is on desktop pc. I must have logged in 30 times!

Don't suppose they have any more?

More a Forza 7 guy myself so that's a shame.

Thanks for the advice. Yeah makes sense given the lack of compression over one bank. Fun fun. Will check the timing setup and inspect once out. I may be in luck potentially, just got off the phone and a friend, who knows a slavage guy, who knows some guy with a Corrado (lol) may have a 60 odd k 2.9 engine which was replaced with an R32 engine around 4 months ago. He say's he may still have the engine which supposedly was running fine. Why you'd want to swap out such a low millage engine I don't know but some people are crazy. Not trying to get my hopes up too much but you never know. Hopefully he is crazy. Watch this space.

Okay, so I have begun stripping down the engine bay wiring and other associated bits and pieces in preparation for the engine removal this weekend. Front bumper/slam panel and more to come off over the next few days. [ATTACH=CONFIG]94243[/ATTACH] Now obviously I don't know for sure what's happened to the old girl just yet, however I am weighing up options in terms of rebuild or engine swap. Expense is an issue here and can't at this time really afford to go the whole rebuild route. Here is the situation: Current original engine is on 194,000 Miles As we all know 2.9 ABV engines are somewhat hard to come by for obvious reasons. So, if the head is buggered do I just rebuild the head or purchase a reconditioned head, available for £325? (Are the 2.8 cams the same as the 2.9 cams)? If the bottom end is buggered, can I use a AAA 2.8 12v Bottom end and mate it to my current head? Any advice on this would be most appreciated Of course all ancillary items etc will be refreshed, cooling etc etc etc Will see where we are this weekend to confirm plan of action

Hey bud, just seen pictures of your engine from other posts, oh my I almost spat my coffee out. It looks sensational. I agree with you there if it's a keeper might as well do it properly the first time round. Thanks,I'll look into the Victor Reinz gasket and the other parts you have mentioned. I will update this further in the week with photos once the engine is out.

Hi Geeba, Many thanks for your reply, Is the Head Gasket Set standard? Would like the best possible version if possible although I imagine stealth only use top products. I have the camshaft locking tool so that's all good. Going to pull the engine this Friday so will assess the issue/damage then. Currently depending on the state of the engine I will either repair or replace it. Would be a shame to let the 2.9 go but will have to weigh up possible rebuild cost vs Engine swap.

Hey all so I think my VR has gave up. 1993 Early 12v on 193k (Miles) It had been running odd for a few days, lumpy idle, and a small drop in power and I noticed a small loss of coolant via the expansion tank. Left the car parked up for a week and came to start it Saturday as I had planned a rad and coolant change. To my surprise it wouldn't fire, just crank over and over (It always fires up) So I checked everything I could think off: Battery ECU Relay Fuel Pump Relay ECU Connection Fuse Box Feeds Fuel supply Earths Spark All Fuses Checked crank sensor at the connection and it read 819 All seemed okay I think Had a cuppa then got back into the car floored the throttle and turned the key and it tried to fire and did sort off, sounded like 2 or 3 cylinders but it also sounded terrible (Big smacking hammer on metal:() So after a lot of messing about I decided to do a compression test. Removed fuel pump relay, took leads out of the way. Throttle floored on each test Oh dear! 1) 135 PSI 2) 0 PSI 3) 115 PSI 4) 105 PSI 5) 0 PSI 6) 0 PSI Or bottom bank 105/135/115 Top bank 0/0/0 So I don't really know but prior to the compression test I thought maybe the Head Gasket had gone, now I'm thinking burnt or bent valve or valves or the timing has gone tits up. Going to get an engine stand and pull the engine ready for a strip down Oh the joys Any advice Thanks

Yeah, seems to be just a brief acknowledgement more than anything.

I did notice some errors, so seems to have been a slight rush with the research compiled however they are covering both UK & US readers. My spoiler goes up at 45mph on my 93 VR and also did the same on my 91 G60. Cruise control I think was a US option can't be sure though. Was personally a tad disapointed with the Mag however it is only a supplement and I certainly got a little too excited for what it was.