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had a week off work last week, main job being to reline the valver air box & i thought i may as well fit a golf mk 3 matrix whilst the dash was out 3rd time doing a matrix & think i managed to get everything out within a couple of hours, thankfully no stuck bulk head bolts this time lol plus, seeing as i had changed the valver matrix a year or two ago most of the tricky bolts/screws were not as tight as the first time took the opportunity whilst all was out to clean everything & also re did the various gaskets in the air feed system - end result i now have hot air when set to hot & cold when set to cold lol whilst doing the coolant top up procedure & to purge any air i had a look for the oil leak i had noticed - it seemed to be coming from the top of the oil cooler (i think, the bit on top of the oil filter). i switched off & cleaned the white top sensor the when turned on again it was clear to see oil coming out the top of it thus i changed both sensors, they were only about £4 each. which stopped the leak but moved the issue from a leak to now my oil alarm buzzer comes on as soon as hit 2.5k revs yay - boo! i suspect sump oil pump but have put a post in engine bay section here for help/advice VR update to follow

hi all after some advice for my valver, its a 1990 1.8 16v i changed both oil pressure sensors last week due to finding the front one leaking oil out of the top of it, i did both as they were only a few £'s each that seemed to fix my oil leak but when i took it for a run to confirm my oil alarm buzzer kept coming on. off & on with ignition silenced it briefly but then came on again. however i managed to figure if i kept revs low it stayed off i then tested later once cold & under no load, ie stationary, & each time the revs hit 2.5k the oil buzzer goes off i have an idea that this may be indicating the oil feed is starved & not sufficient as revs climb above 2.5k which could point to the sump oil pump not working correctly can anyone help point me in the right direction pls? thanks muchly

they filmed her as being the recaro seat delivery lady, they were the seats for the F40 IIRC

ha ha, not me dont think ive ever seen an auto parts delivery driver like this either.....(& no not the monkey lol)

that would be great if it could happen, id love to read through it

no danger rob, just drop me a pm if you need them. i think my paint will be early next year now as the person going to do it came off his bike & broke lots of bones....crazy downhill mountain biker lol wow i would imagine most couldnt or wouldnt muster £400 for 2 fog light lenses but yes the start up with molds etc is where the cost lies i wonder if they make a heat resistant clear plastic that could be 3D printed lego for example get nice clear plastic parts so light output could be ok but the plastic would need to deal with the heat

rob - do you already have the fog glass to make the repro's from? ive had 2 genuine new fog lenses in a box that came with the VR from back when i brought it they have been waiting for my re-spray before fitting i could potentially be persuaded to loan them for a short while if it would help

can anyone help me with what bulb i need for the main beam, the one that is a blue light when on, for my early valver pls?

no m8 but i do work for one of the largest motor factors in the country (i believe) The Parts Alliance not that i am sure that could help in any way lol

new headlight switch put in the valver, will be able to see at night again now lol

thats them dox :)

thats them dox :)

of course not, shy bairns get nowt as my dad always used to say i would imagine they do m8 i recall that when my gf had her headliner done she was told that they mostly do old VW stuff. there was a camper restoration place nearby & bernard & his wife did all of their interior work give him a call & by all means say that andy who has just had his corrado seat done gave you the number. FYI i did take the seat to him out of the car & also provided the replacement bolster FYI when i dropped the seat off i could see his wife working on someones new seat covers. they looked amazing! leather with green outers, black centre section & then that padded diamiond stiching

winner - i am very pleased with it :)

surprise phone call on saturday morning, it was bernard from the trim place saying my seat was ready! wasnt expecting it till early this week so i jumped in the valver & went to collect it cracking job done - IIRC it is his wife who does the seats etc & he does the dash & head liners no more sag on the top edge & the end result should be mint once ive given it a clean & got the dye on the way, few quick pics this morning of how it came back also a pic of the trim place sign in case anyone in the west mids area wants any trim work done i would highly recommend :D EDIT: i forgot to say a big thanks to lilfuzzer for helping me with a set of foam bolsters!!

i will let you know how mine wears once it is back in the car again

i got the first coat of dye on the steering wheel last night - seems to be coming up nicely :)

spoke to the trim place by me yesterday & took the drivers seat down for them to look at what a nice chap. he ended up letting me leave it with him as he said he would squeeze it in & have it done in a few days - result as they had a sign saying they were not accepting work in aug 2017 due to how busy they were so i was expecting a wait he was a little surprised i had a pretty much new bolster to be fitted, 'rare as rocking horse ****' were his words lol he quoted around £40-50 which i was happy with & he also commented on how nice the leather smelt & how soft it was as id mentioned it was mid refrub :D mind you im not surprised he had a big smile, him & his wife must have been high as frickin kites as the smell of adhesive blew my head off from just standing in the doorway of the workshop for a couple of mins!! lol

interesting short drive home after seeing my parents last night as the rocker decided to let go in the valver headlight switch. glad it was only a short distance & all under street lit areas there was some tricky use of half full beam going on lol fortunately, when the 1st group buy for the replica new switches happened on here & had I parted the valver but had the VR, i thought to myself 'i will buy 2 just in case i ever get the valver back' good job i did as i found it in the valver glove box on the way to work this morning, will fit it at break time :D

thanks i am hoping they turn out as well as the steering wheel i did a while ago as they should come up looking almost new

grabbed a couple of hours in the workshop last night & remembered to take a couple of pics lol seat front facing panels are coming along nicely as is the steering wheel, each have now had a coat of conditioner. though the passenger seat is in superb condition i am going to re-dye it so as not to have a mismatch between the 2 i think i will end up refurb'ing the front door cards too as ive got some audioscape's to fit (thanks grizzlybear), once ive adapted them to fit the late window switch - may as well whilst they are off im hoping the rear seats & cards will get away with just a clean & condition as they look pretty much like when they left the factory

even better :D

holy crap on a stick! i feel bad for asking now lol really sorry to hear about such pain!! and so soon after such a big spend :( pleased for you that you can do the rebuild yourself though as most of us would be looking at another huge bill good luck did you end up strengthening your gearbox internals & LSD it?

thanks geeba - i had seen that one on a review page

hello there how did the turbo'ing go? success with Stealth? :)