Neil VR6

:D Hadn't noticed that!

I think a lot of it depends on how kind you want to be to your drivetrain. 120K mile gearboxes don't like to be hurried

I'd be tempted to contact a local tyre centre and they must have to contend with this all the time

Well here I am, just checking that the ribbon is on straight....

I did a 15.7 in my G60 with a slipping clutch and knackered lambda probe. That was ‘stage 4’ with 68mm pulley, induction and exhaust.

I was always recommended Red Stuffs for the front as the Corrado's a bit too heavy for Greens

That was fixed cheaply but now it's now got about 30hp and won't idle.

Number 5 was the culprit so that suggested that it wasn't bore wear - just a faulty plug. In any case the midfire's gone now. Now it won't idle and won't pull. (the car, not girls)

I'm in the same boat mate. You mend one thing and something else gives up :brickwall:

Should have said - the plug was soaked with petrol.

It's definitely not the injector. The MAF's been fixed - a neat bypass job to make the wiring good again. That fault's cleared now. One of the plugs was completely soaked so all of them were replaced and the misfire's gone. However, it won't idle from cold any more at all and hot idle is pretty ropey. It also has no power at all - floor it in second and the noise is there but it struggles to produce any power and feels very ropey :shrug: I'm really losing my patience with this - the G60 was so reliable compared to the VR :cry:

I actually replied to that thread too :) I'm happy to more than cover postage if it turns out that one of the injectors is at fault

You wanna see the engine bay of an old XJS V12 :pale: The 300ZX is a bit of a snake's wedding too

Same as it copes with a fine mist of oil being sprayed in it all the time :wink: The breather routes into the boost return with the OE set up anyway. :)

Good thread this :) I'm suspecting I might need to do a similar thing on my Corrado if my ignition problem turns out to be fouled up plugs on 1 and 6. Would you say you need any specialist knowledge?

I found my lead remover in the spare wheel but the poxt GSF leads must have a different design which doesn't work with the VAG tool. Just going to replace them as a matter of course now as I nicked one with some pliers.

:lol: What a compliment! :lol:

:( She looks very sad

Thanks very much :) Do you need a special tool for the plug removal on a VR?

Anyone got any ideas?

Hi all Just as one problem's fixed another comes along :brickwall: The car's got a misfire and sounds like it's only firing on 5 cylinders. I was going to start out by replacing the plugs and leads but I've just looked through the car's history file. In June 2006 at about 99K miles it had new leads, plugs, rotor arm and dizzy cap. Then in April 2007 it had another new rotor arm, dizzy cap and plugs at around 118K miles. All parts were from GSF. it's done 128K now. Does my car have an appetite for ignition parts or are the GSF parts poor quality? Alternatively what else could it be? :shrug: I've also noticed that one of the pins on the MAF has been all but dissolved as moisture has got into the plug assembly - it's all green and slimy (presume it's copper). Could the two things be linked or have I just got two separate problems? :( Cheers

You might want to decapitalise your title and avoid txtspk :wink: You might have more luck on e38 I would have thought though

I’m still undecided on Death Magnetic, the production is still an issue for me. The music’s pretty good but it doesn’t sound right. I’m big on the new Disturbed album ‘Indestructible’

My windscreen is a replacement and the fitter used what I presume to be the strongest glue the world has ever known.

A wise precautionary measure. Why the previous owner didn't do it when he had the chains and clutch done along with a top end re-build I'll never know (and put the noisy worn followers back in :cuckoo: )