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great news m8 i thought it might be a shot in the dark but really happy that it fixed your issue :) FYI i didnt have a wiring issue with mine, the original barrel collapsed so i purchased a new one & fitted it myself but VW had insisted the keys were not chipped when they definitely are. i managed to argue the point & got VW to reprogram it to the new key free of charge regarding your other wires - i would check all electrics etc & see if anything else is not working. other than that someone with a workshop manual may be able to look it up & tell you what those wires are meant for

could it possibly be that one or more of those wires are for the immobiliser ring, which read the chip in the key, around the ignition barrel. I know that when i changed my ignition barrel, & prior to arguing with VW that the keys are indeed chipped, the symptoms were similar. IE the car would start but would then almost immediately die thus im thinking if said ring is not connected to the fuse board it could act the same I dont have my workshop manual to check sorry but hopefully someone can on here

Hi Nick Just wanted to say its great to read about the progress with the turbo - i had a good chat with Vince about how it was going last time i was there a couple of weeks ago The custom straight through exhaust looks peachy & that was in its pre-fab phase!!

Ha ha im glad i beat you to your sensible answer Chris - i love your whitty replies :D lol Roger - glad the info we have given has helped, good work lads!

^^ what he said & exactly why mine is a daily!! :D

Roger - if you email oilman on here with your car specs, mileage & history he will use his expert knowledge to recommend you an oil :) I have used the Fuchs Pro S brand for the last 50k on my VR, from 90k upwards, thanks to his recommendation & explanation of why you should use an esther based fully synthetic oil over a mineral or semi synthetic (there is a great post on here about it) I would also recommend checking your oil pressure when the engine is still cold & has only ran for a couple of minutes as this will show if your oil pump is ok, as if it is struggling it wont be circulating the oil properly & could be the cause of your noise

if you do an advanced search on here there is a full guide with pictures etc on how to replace the matrix ;)

Hmm interesting! I tried the log out & back in trick & this seems to have stopped the arse :) FYI admins - i did not close my browser, i logged out, closed the individual tab, opened a new tab & logged back in

not sure m8 - a tape measure could possibly help you out :)

Grrrr now im getting the arse page when trying to check if the post i put on there has worked, talk about ironic!!!! lol

ive been seeing lots of that once lovely but now pixelated page today - has anybody else? it mainly seems to be the for sale item thread that produce it :(

is this a mystery post!? ;)

very tasty indeed!!!

entered! thanks oilman :)

M8 that is awful, hang the little feck!!! 'i mean, dont **** with another mans vehicle!!!!' hope you get it sorted, im sure someone here will help

Keep it!!!!!! :d

Hello Chris. Thats a good mileage covered in your rado :) welcome & glad you took the leap to join

Hello & welcome :) There is plenty of info on all topics corrado here - happy reading!!

Thanks for the continued efforts Jim & Rog thank you from all of us for assisting with its progression :)

Hi paddy i know it is not from a motorsport manufacturer but i have had a titanium with 5 small round 24 carat gold insert ring for over 10 yrs & it was made to order by a UK company I have found the company using the hall mark & they are http://www.ti2titanium.com/ I understand you wanted a VW / audi car part for your friend to modify for you but thought it might be worth a look if you can not find one though......having looked at the site they seem much more expensive than they were back around year 2000 :s

& i appreciate the warm bum heated seats on these cold mornings!! hopefully my VR will be well again soon & back to being peachy

Ahhh this thread has cheered me up this morning & some classic quotes to boot :D Thanks everyone!

Dead link Ian :(

Im sorry to laugh at your pain guys but this thread made me smile!! Plus it makes me thankful my gf has a healthy degree of common sense......& drives a VR6 ;) lol

nice :)