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Good idea this, I know mine has had homes around different parts of the country L656 HFV - Storm Grey VR6

Nice looking car. Just out of interest, who do you lot all use to look after your car? I'm down Brentwood way and need some work doing on my VR, but don't want to chance just any old garage. Cheers, James

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, just wondering who you went for in the end?

That's great thanks, could you PM me your payment details please and I will try and sort it out when I get back from work tonight.

If i've got the o/s headlight, how much for postage? Or if by chance you're going to Early Edition next Sunday I can pick it up from you then?

can i have first dibs on drivers' side headlight if it's in decent condition please?

have you managed to get the slam panel removed yet?

have you got the slam panel still? if so what condition and how much? cheers.

where abouts in south essex are you? i'm having the same problem to the point i need to top the car up if i want to drive it as it only leaks when getting up to temperature so i've put off driving it for a while

from reading this thread am i right in thinking the door mirrors are heated? i had no idea!

how much for the bonnet delivered or where are you based for collection?

hi, just seen this thread and i got my vr earlier on in the year - based down in brentwood and use it as a daily doing about 250 miles a week. who would you recommend for working on it as it's coming up for it's service before the end of the month so would ideally like to stick it in with somebody used to dealing with them?

Hi yeah thanks. I've not had a chance to get underneath the car to have a proper look at the fuel lines but reading into it, it could just be the fuel lines chaffed through slightly which can be fixed easily enough. I presume it's just where I don't tend to look under the car with the engine running where I didn't initially notice as it's been smelling a bit rich recently and the mfa is about 10% down on actual fuel useage. With regards to the coolant leak the fan had kicked in i'm sure as it was running up to 104C on the oil temp. It looked like it was coming from a pipe low in the engine bay behind the radiator and something just above that. Not sure if that's the thermostat housing at all?

Good afternoon everybody, As you can probably tell I could do with some help. A bit of background information to get you started. I've a '94 vr6 which I bought a few months ago. It's been running great other than using a bit of oil up until yesterday. With regards to the oil use, the sump has a bit of damage to it where the car used to be lower and it seems to have a coating of oil on one side, however it seems to use more oil some days then others which is the part that's puzzling me. The coolant and petrol leak are more pressing however as the car is used daily. Driving home yesterday the coolant light started flashing so I pulled over and checked and it seemed a little low. I drove carefully to somewhere I could get some coolant keeping my eye on the temperatures the whole way and it got up to 110C and when I parked up the coolant started gushing out of the bottom of the engine bay. Would I need a new thermostat or is it something more serious? I tried looking into it today and this is when I noticed the petrol leak. It seemed to be dripping, relatively quickly, from underneath the drivers seat area and only when the engine was running. There were a couple of thin pipes there which it seemed to be leaking from. Am I right in thinking these are the fuel lines and would there be any reason for it only start leaking today/yesterday? Perhaps tied in to the coolant leak? Any help is much much appreciated as i've a 40 mile round trip to and from work everyday and I don't want to risk driving it until I at least know what's wrong. Thanks, James

Would the below oil be good to run in a VR6 dailly? The only modification to the engine is a new exhaust. If it helps to know the engine has done 132,000 miles. Just asking as it needs a top-up before i do 700 miles over the next week http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Corrado_2.9_1994/p/car-accessories/engine-oils-and-car-fluids/engineoil/10w40-engine-oil/?521771871&0&cc5_245