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  1. Fiat 127, tuck my girl friends dad to look it over, he said great car. Later shut the door and half of it dropped out, full of filler, to cap it all sold it for spares and the loom set fire when the bloke drove it away. Soon ditched the girl friend :lol: Wife has a punto now which is a great little car.
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    VR6 Compressions

    As posted befor I was loseing a bit of water, and thought with the milage on it i would have a look at the plugs and then do a compression test while the plugs were out. Turns out i have leak from the rad which explains water loss, but those readings show a 20% difference and for the compression to come back with oil in the bore makes me think worn rings. Hoping for as little £££ as possible, runs well, no real oil use, ticks over OK. What do you guys think?? Cheers.
  3. Just did a compression test on my VR, 122k miles, with the clark DIY tester. 1= 150 with oil in cyl up to 190 2=160 as above 185 3=170 4=190 5=170 6=190 Now 1&2 are looking like they need rings, how long can they go for before its critical? How big a job is it, is it worth doing, could sell the car cheap? How much will it cost for a DIY job?? head rings followers etc. Will the block be worth saving? how robust are they?? Any one else had simlar readings and results? Thanks for any input Cheers Guy, looking for a loan :lol:
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    VR6 Rad blown.

    Looks like I've found my water loss, weeping rad. Whats the best way to replace it, recore original one( local rad bloke wants to put in a copper one, easy to repair ). Buy a new one (not from steallers £200). Best way to fit it? Is a copper one better than Aluminuim?? I thought Alu was better at cooling, heat transfere and all that. all advice welcome Cheers Guy. Colud be adding to that list, what u spent on u C :lol:
  5. Redcar, Cleveland. Near to the beach :D
  6. In the year I have owned the car, all DIY so no labour. £250 tyres £100 on brakes £55 service parts £200 new wheels £129 new CD some twats nicked, plus £60 glass excess £20 paint,wax. Not to bad so far, but have a great wad of reciepts from the two former owners, about 5Ks worth, on keeping the car running , no mods. Would like to keep it that way but dont think it will happen. Cheers Guy.
  7. Looks like the sort of thing I'm after, I thought about H&R springs with standard shocks. What did you use?? Guy
  8. Best bet round M'bro is "Teesside motor factors" just down from the railway station. Had a lot of work done there in the past and they are good. They have a rolloing road if you fancy seeing before and after mod gains. Will quote you a price over the phone, will prob need head skimmed, valves re-cut, possible guides, dont know if they do any porting, as i've done my own in the past. That £4.95, sounds like just the start :) Cheers Guy.
  9. Bruno At the moment I’m getting clued up on the worst case Scenario , and hope I don’t need a new H/G, (would enjoy the challenge though). Read in one of your other posts about "heat stress" if the water is exploding from the header tank, now this is what has happened to mine in the past, what would be the result of heat stress and the cure?? So the piston rings would need replacing, engine out job then? New cam followers? Thats Cleveland NE UK if you were woundering. Cheers Guy.
  10. Usually just above 1/2 and peaking at 3/4 on the temp gauge before fan cuts in. Oil is about 102 at normall to 110 when pushed. I know what you mean, dont fix it untill it breaks. Just read else where VR6s H/G are a bit weak and thought I might be in for a bit of DIY. Once rebuilt a Porsche engine, (snapped head bolts), thought I would do the bottom end while i was on, when it was stripped there was no signs of wear at all, spent a few more £ and a lot of time for no reason. How strong are the VRs bottom ends?? are piston rings a problem? Am going to monitor it closely and see what happens, if its loseing water will start with the easy bits first. Cheers guy.
  11. Hi What mileage for a VR6 Head rebuild? Is it worth doing the bottom end as well? Mine has covered 122K, with a full service history, I noticed a slight loss in water and may be thinking head gasket, no oil in water (that i can tell) no mayo, runs well. Can you get the water tested to see if its contaminated with combustion gas, if so how much and who is likely to do it or can you buy a test kit? And any Ideas on parts prices, head gasket set, new bolts? will new tappets be needed, timming chains, etc. If it needs doing will do it myself. While the head is of is there any porting and flowing to be done? All assuming that it is the head gasket. Cheers Guy
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    plug lead remover

    Found the web site where i bought mine from http://www.volkswerk.co.uk/ might have some more Cheers Guy.
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    plug lead remover

    jeeves Bought mine from local independant, if your up north you can use it. Guy.
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    Front bumper removal

    Bumper now sat behind the car in the garage, was easy to get of in the end. Backed of the bolts at top if chin spoiler, then removed the 4 bolts on the cross member, indicators clipped out, disconected wiring looms, and washer jets for head lights. Bumper slid forward and out the way. While the bumper is off, relocated CC to one side, and cut out corner of air box. The real reason was to slow down the rusting process of the lower cross member, which is now in redoxide waiting for a black top coat. Will give a good coat of wax to protect it a bit more, should be up and running Friday. The Bently Cd had some good info. Cheers Guy.
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    16v vs VR6 MPG

    Regulary get 30+ in the MFA, I recon on £10 = 100 miles, mostly short runs as well. But all ways :D Guy.
  16. Had a look on ETKA for you and couldent find it, then might be looking in the wrong place. Found "cam position trigger"on the end of the cam that has marks for sensors, its the front cam, RH side. Would post a pic but dont know how. Hope this helps Guy.
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    Front bumper removal

    How do you remove the bumper lights? are the 3 bolts at the end of the cross brace the ones to undo, are they the rubber bushed ones? cheers, paint brush at the ready.
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    Mr Engine Tuner

    IMHO spend the £40 on your girl friend. What can he do for £40 ? if things need fixing it will cost you in parts, a lot more, if its runing OK leave it and take out the girl friend. If you feel a desperate need to check it out see if you can get a diagonestic(?) low down from VW or VAG specialist. Enjoy the car. Cheers Guy.
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    chat

    Did not know there was one !
  20. Any advice on how to remove the front bumper please, is there any hidden fastners to remove? can see the line of bolts at the bottom, is there any at the top?? Cheers Guy.
  21. I konw there has been a lot of discussion on this before, but there are a few differing veiws. I took my airbox out last night, and inner wheel arch of to have a look around for a place to relocate the CC, its pritty tight under the wheel arch. Has any one relocated it easly? Relocated next to the Rad, infront of the Alternator? Had any problems removing it all together? If I remove it all together I will let the tank vent to fresh air, not in the engine bay though. Fix a filter to the other pipe, will this be OK, leaving the switched valve in place, or remove it? I would like to keep the CC Idealy to prevent any problems with running and mots. Cheers Guy.
  22. Seems ok to me. If you floor it, somthing got to come out the back !!! Watch the traffic next time your in convoy, gear change before over taking = puff of smoke . Guy.
  23. Paul, I'm after the rubber channel that goes in the top half of the window frame, starts above door handle and runs up and round to mirror, Its the finish bit that hides the metal of the door frame. If there in good nick and cheap I will send you some cash. thanks Paul. whish i could find a C in my scrappys, be like a kid in a sweet shop. Guy.
  24. Very nice to, love the whels :D What door handles are they? Guy.
  25. I'm after some of those rubber channels that your door glass goes in to. When they broke in to my car they stretched them with a srew driver. Any kicking around with your roof strips?? Cheers Guy.
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