Timo.

Mmmm, bugger. I was going to move onto the 15/50 stuff when I changed it next. cheers Kev, a great help you are as always!!! 8) off to work now ta simon

yup, it is that 0w40 pap. The 15/50 wasn't out when I last changed it. Maybe that could be half of the problem. That oil has probably help highlight the problem earlier which can only be good, surely!!?!! I think i'll take it easy anyway and then get around to changing the oil when I have the cash cheers simon

mmmm, it is using a fair bit. And Mobil 1 aint cheap :cry: I guessing it wont get an oil change when taking the head off, I am right?? Would it be a good idea to do it soon though? And will I need to run it in a little after its been fixed? cheers simon

I hope so, cheers. Feel better now. Thought I may aswell do the whole lot, or at least, get star P to do the whole lot. It will hopefully last another 100K miles that way. Its just beyond my capabilities. I want to be sure its done right aswell! Nevermind, its going in tomorrow morning. Boo hoo :( No car for a week. Gonna miss it. It was bad enough not having it for 3 days when the coolant pipe blew. cheers kev Simon

Really getting worried that it may be more sinister than I think. I'm 99% sure its the valve stem seals but after reading so many threads on bore wear etc I am a little worried, ok a shed load!!!! Blue smoke on start up (when revving) after been sat over night or for a while. Blue smoke when hitting the throttle after overrun (ie slowing down for a 30 limit) No smoke when flooring it through the gears, none on gear changes. No lack of performance (in fact it hasn't gone this well for months) Excellent fuel economy (broke my own record the other day, 37.3mpg on a 50 miles journey, windy road and raining, from a cold startup) please reassure me, or tell me it straight. Going slowly insane :mad: cheers timo

This was the fault code I once got when plugged into the VAG super computer at my local VW garage. They didn't give a monkeys about the hall sender, but were more interested in the lambda fault, which they cleared. Funnily enough my car behaved like that owners and eventually (actually two weeks ago), in an attempt to sort my car out once and for all, I replaced the hall (cam position) sender and the car has been superb ever since. P.S. never had anymore problems with the lambda sensor. I reckon it was the hall sender all along. Ta timo P.S. its a shame my valve stem seals are away and my vr os going in for engine rebuild this saturday at the cost of a small fortune/small country :shock:

Was on the phone to star P this morning, gonna cost me £850 inc vat. Pleased with that price but still I dont have a single penny spare to pay for it. Insurance is due for renewal in 2 weeks :cry: Still, it has to be done so I've booked it in for this weekend. Gonna take a week for them to do it!!! No car for a week!! :shock: Nevermind, I'm off to work now to try and earn some extra £££ Gutted, any donations welcome! 8) timo

oh bugger, just away for a good :cry: :cry: :cry: timo

yeh, I was thinking getting the works done to it whilst it was off. I did have the plan that when my head gasket ever went that I would get some high lift cams put in. I was hoping that it would be a while before it was going to go, but now that this problem has come along i think I knock that idea on the head. Cant even afford this to get fixed let alone adding the price of cams, although I think I'll have a chat with star performance about this option anyway. I have done just about everything that has gone wrong with it myself, but even this is beyond my abilities. I have a few mechanic friends but they dont have any experience with these type of engines especially the timing chains etc. I really want it done properly so I dont need to worry if I've done it right. cheers Simon

Well after the recent batch of this to go wrong with my car I though I was in for a well deserved break from having anything go pear shaped with it. But low and behold it manages to surprise me again. Getting the blue smoke on start up and after overrun when sinking the throttle. 99% certain its the value stem seals/guides. Holy sh$t!! £££££ Insurance is up for renewal in two weeks. I did not need this. Anyone know how much star performance would charge to fix this. Obviously going to replace all the other things worth doing whilst the heads off. Hopefully not the timing chains but probaly the chain tensioner/guide thingy. Anyone had it done by them recently of an idea on the price. I'm thinking £500 Was supposed to be getting them to chip my car, but it looks like I'll have to wait a while before doing that. :cry: Not a happy boy :cry: :cry: :cry: simon

No, you wont get the metal cover or the bolts. timo

Ah ha 'Ladd'. cheers Shilakadaddy. Well it just shows what a waste of money it was. I mean, why dont you just buy a faster car!!! timo

well done scruffydubbers, ten brownie points goes to him. Its was actually ~ £3500. The car isn't even worth that amount of money. But, he does love his car, its a shame i'll still beat him. In a straight line anyway, when I get my beast chipped (happening very soon). ta competition over timo

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oh, getting close now!! If you get within £100 i'll give in 8) timo

no, ha ha

Anybody ever heard of this conversion? Its called the 'LAD' (dont know whether thats the right spelling) Basically they strip the engine down, rebuild it, tune it up so it produces 160 BHP instead of 130. Install new suspenion, lower etc. Upgrade the brakes, these are about the same size as are on my sisters scooby turbo!!! Massive. Fiddle with the gear box a little and just generally peep up the car. Probably forgotten something. Anyway, my next door neighbour has just had this done to his car (1.9 Gti) as it was pretty much buggered. Have a guess how much it cost, i bet you never get it right. 10 pence goes to chartiy out of my pocket if anyone can get it. That's right, i'm feeling flash today 8) enjoy timo

Its more for the people that dont have VAG COM (like me) and who dont want to shell out money to find out what the problem is without doing a few tests on the usual suspects 8) timo

Dont know whether any of you guys/girls know about this. Maybe some of you do! I was reading some technical data on the VR6 engine and found this about the carbon cannister - "The Carbon Canister Frequency Valve (N80) begins to operate after oxygen sensor operation has begun. Valve operation is load- and speed-dependent during driving operation. The valve is completely open at full throttle and completely closed during deceleration fuel shut-off. • Substitute function: * If power to the valve is interrupted, the valve remains completely open. This could lead to rough running at idle speed and during partial load acceleration." N.B. The substitute function. Sounds like another good excuse to get rid of the old CC. Just thought this might be of interest. cheers timo

sounds sweet!! No wonder its soooooo smooth. cheers kev timo

kev, whats sequential fuel injection all about? Haven't really been able to get my head round what that means. I know the vr6 has it. cheers timo

apart from CoxyLaad's....git. :? How has he managed this? I was thinking about that the other day. Must be the ultimate custom made job!! 8) What a beast it must be :D timo

oh well, tried to get my car booked into star performance, but Jim aint there at the minute and wont be back till next tuesday!! :( Nevermind, more time to save up the dosh!! :mrgreen: timo

cheers. I'm looking forward to receiving the card through the post. The money has gone out of my account but nothing through the post yet! :roll: Hope it comes soon. Might try the insurance company with - 'but I'm a member of the VWCCGB, surely that means more discount!' :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: cheers guys simon

Nice membership card obviously, discount at VW dealers, sprinter. What else? Sent my dosh away a week and a half ago. Not got anything back yet, but I was just wondering what i'll get. ta timo