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  1. Posted · Edited by GusPW

    Anyone know if these repair panels are still available from heritage or classic parts?

    (Don't know how to tag annavr6 so also hoping she see's this)

     

    Mainly after the top one (191804079B part 8 in diagram). Its the plate that always gets crushed when tire fitters jack it the wrong place. Sits underneath the front part of the floor pan.

     

     

    191804079B connecting plate for longitudinal member left

    191804080B connecting plate for longitudinal member right

     

    Not the actual part in this link but Parts 8 and 9 in the diagram attached

    https://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.de/radhaus-abschnitt-rechts-corrado.html

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    Im going to be changing my water pump and removing the engine mount bolts in the process but I remember reading somewhere that the bolts were single use stretch bolts but cant find the info anymore.

    Is it a bad idea to reuse them? (they are probably only about 4 years old)

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    Apologies for not using search first but I'm away from home on a training course all week and don't have much spare time.

     

    My coolant appears to be leaking from the main water pump (VR6) and I'd like to get it sorted before driving the 160 miles home on Friday.....

     

    Anyone know anywhere reliable near Altrincham?

    Also what pumps do people fit these days or are they still available from VW? I remember something about metal impeller ones being preferred??

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    Idle values should sort themselves out in a minute or so of idling.

    Clearing the fault codes might help, maybe it's still in a protective map due to stored fault codes? If you don't have vagcom to do this then disconnecting the battery should do it.

    I've never bothered with the whole complicated procedure, I think clearing the codes using vagcom(which seems to wipe learnt values as well anyway) and then drive about a bit seems to work fine as long as you have corrected the original problem.

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    fill a spray bottle with water, wait till it's dark, start engine and spray the coil pack and ht leads with a fine mist of water. If you see sparks jumping you've found the problem. (Or at least one problem!)

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    Thanks, that's a very kind offer.☺

    I won't hold up your sale but I'll try the old water mist test over the weekend and if this still hasn't sold I might take you up on the offer.

    I have a small graveyard if these in my garage so I'm also looking at the possibility of non standard stronger alternatives if mine has gone again.

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    Ended up getting a new bracket from VW, only 3 left now before they go obsolete.

    About £36...although more like £50 if you also want all 4 bolts. One of them was about £5 on it's own, and as far as I can see the only difference is it's a bit shorter that the others!!

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    Ahh, OK! I did think it looked like it would benefit from a washer or something to spread the load.

     

    I think it was last changed by a well respected garage so assumed something like that would have been picked up

     

    Hopefully VW still do the bolt?

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