-Neil-

I'm very worried, ive seen this tensioner set up.. http://www.agthompsonfamily.com/vw/TensionerPulley6.jpg but on the pull i see no black part, i only have the metal bit in the middle which the belt is currently sitting on, has my pully disintergrated? I did notice lots of black melted circular plastic around the pully area once taking the air box out.

does anyone know how much the complete tensioner incl the pully is from gsf?

ok ive found the replacement guide on WIki so i how to replace the whole unit, but how much is this from VW, or can i just get the baring from someware? My baring is totally seized and i noticed lots of melted plastic around that area? So at the mo all i need to know is whats bits to replaces, and where to get them from? thanks for anyone who can help.

my tensioner on my VR6 has seized, Has anyone got any information on what i need to order and how much It'll be and where from and how a replace the part? I'm on my mobile so cant search sorry.

well blue just doesnt match the rest of my oily messy engine bay :lol: only messing, but least i should be able to keep my water in my engine this time!

Got my new cap but its blue grrr.

ive been to vw and ordered myself a new header tank cap which comes with the seal for £8, that should sort my problem out.

Yeah that'd be great. Ill text you back once i wake up, might have a lay in, day off. If you could have quick look It'll help.

well when i found that seal wasnt on propperly i was in wales, the past posts have been made as i've been driving around. once i put that seal back on, i then drove 350 miles back to sheffield where i live. when i stopped a few times on motorway, the water pipes were full of pressure and then after 10 mins then pressure eased off and the pipe were squeeze-able. is this normal? But the main thing is that the water level never rose up or over flowed. the temp was at a constant 75-80 on the motor too. so could i rule all the problems down to the seal not making a seal? thanks for your help guys!

Well I've not managed to do anything yet with matrix or anything but i have just noticed the seal on the cap was half on half off so not making a seal, i put it back in the groove where it should be and ran engine for bit and the pipes were full with pressure and when i took cap off there was a release of pressure which i never had before, could this be the cause of the water over flowing out of expansion tank?

Ah i see. I will try that and see how i get on thanks!

Ah so you mean fill the matrix hose its self up? Ill try that. I'll check matrix tomorrow but i changed it for new one not long ago.

Well I've tried the above methods, thanks for the replys. But its still doing it, only when i turn engine off. When i leave the car idling and the fans kick in, the level of the water in the bottle rises by about an inch, and when the fans go off it goes back down. When i turn the engine off i can hear some kind of air noise around the hose from the heater matrix to the back of the engine under the isv, i wondered if there might be a air lock in that pipe, but which means water is still going around the engine giving me the normal temp readings when driving but causing the water to bubble out once I've stopped? Any thoughts please?

Please help! For some reason when I've been driving and turn off my engine, the water in the expansion tank fills up and comes out of the little over flow hole on the right, when i'm driving the temp is fine and doesn't go above 80. What could be the cause of this?

I think this post is in the wrong thread mate :confused4: ive topped it up like previously said, how much water should a vr6 engine hold?

I topped up my enigne water and then went for a drive, when i got back there was water on the floor, only went for a 10-15 min drive, not far, and i'd been a numpty and left the cap off, i left cap off and let engine cool down and there was no water left in the expansion tank. Whats the best course of action now with filling it back up? Thanks for your help.

perfect, thanks for your time and help

does anyone think any of these relays are the same? http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37526 im not very good with electronic stuff.

brilliant, thanks guys!!

just wondered if this happens to anyone else? When i put the key into the ignition and turn the ignition on, the radio comes on, then when i turn the key once more to start the car, the radio and dash lights and head lights go off whilst the car is starting then come back on. Also my car auto locks about 3-5 seconds after the ignition is on. if i then go to turn the key to start the car, the doors unlock, as if i have turned the ignition off whilst the car is starting? Its always happended since ive owned the car, just wondering if this was normal? thanks for any help.

i havent seen it flash whilst im driving, its in a obvious place so i think i would notice it. i think i should just get a new relay and put it back to how it was.

I removed my passat mono roof from passat in scrap yard and fitted it to my corrado and the fit is perfect, altho it is slightly raised at the front as you look at the car head on. That might be what ppl are talking about with the wind noise.

mines fit fine, i dont think there is much of a gap, maybe 1mm if at all.

spent 5 hours on the car, took all inlet pipes off and ISV off to clean them as car is stalling. washed, t-cut twice (bonnet took 4 t-cuts) then pollished, car is actually slightly shiny now! getting it clean for fast car show this weekend.

oh right, thank you for taking a look for me. as long as it just auto locks thats ok, some of my friends cars do that. think ill get a relay when i get around to it. cheers again.