Jon_vr6 1 Posted January 29, 2011 Yeah its gonna be one storm fest of a meet :D We are three storms already. He just needs a private plate now to go with ours Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted January 30, 2011 Yeah its gonna be one storm fest of a meet :D We are three storms already. He just needs a private plate now to go with ours I have that on my to do list bro but struggling to find anything good at mo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted February 28, 2011 Sorry not been on for a bit! Lot of problems at home at the moment but hopefully will get the person out of my life soon enough! Got an email from Graham around a month ago with a status update but for some reason it has been deleted from my email so I will have to get my bro to upload the photos and text. Hope you are all well and I hope to be returning to my self soon Jon_vr6 : Can you upload the email and photos, cheers bro!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moneypit23 0 Posted February 28, 2011 Welcome back Lee! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon_vr6 1 Posted February 28, 2011 Welcome back Lee! Haha Love it X Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted February 28, 2011 Attached are a few photos of the strip down. Cylinders 3 and 4 are a bit oily Crank, conrods and main bearing caps The conrod shells were in good condition This shows that there is no cross hatching left in the bores, basically its just worn out. Status at the minute, the bores have been re honed, Block painted, pistons cleaned and inspected, new rings fitted, pistons reinstalled new conrod shells and main bearings fitted and crank reinstalled. Im waiting for some more conrod bolts as I only realized yesterday that they hadnt sent them all, the I can get them all torqued down. Did you make a decision regarding a new oil pump? Id recommend it as everything else will be new. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted February 28, 2011 Welcome back Lee! Not funny kate!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted March 4, 2011 Was just thinking about my car and was wondering why it does not accept a full tank of fuel, for some reason when it gets to about 3/4 full it starts clicking like mad, does my head in. my bro will vouch for this problem as he couldn't stop laughing while i had petrol all over my feet Hopefully get car back before Summer, but they did say when I dropped her off in December that they can only work on it when they have time.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted March 28, 2011 Still no update regarding the car, I need to get on the phone next week when i have some time to see where they are up to. anybody been down to DG recently and seen my car Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted April 14, 2011 Car will be ready in a few weeks, wooo!!! So DG get rid of one storm they then get my bro's for a while!!! My bro is borrowing my car until his is back ready!!! running is mileage!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RW1 0 Posted April 14, 2011 This shows that there is no cross hatching left in the bores, basically its just worn out. All my six cylinders were like that when I took the sump pan off at 35,000 miles :scratch: . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted April 15, 2011 thats strange.. lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted May 12, 2011 love this engine cover, wouldn't mind this for my VR Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIPVW 0 Posted May 12, 2011 Easy enough to do Lee, get a spare cover and get cracking with the rattle cans :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted May 12, 2011 Easy enough to do Lee, get a spare cover and get cracking with the rattle cans :) High temperature paint i take it, looks hard to do though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIPVW 0 Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) Na standard will be fine mate as it gets hot but not that hot!, had a few done now and not had a problem with melting paint :) That is basically what you get if you order a cam cover now, it comes with the blue VW logo and the VR6 DOHC in red as per off a golf VR6 as the plain silver one is now obsolete, and looks like its been masked up and painted black. You can see that the VW logo still has silver in the middle so he has masked off the circle rather than the lettering VW Edited May 12, 2011 by KIPVW added more info Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted May 13, 2011 Will have a go when I can find a replacement one which is cheap... all go for big money Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted May 21, 2011 Car will be back home on 3/4th June, if all goes well!!! Woop Woop!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krishen 2 Posted May 21, 2011 IS it still at DG? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted May 22, 2011 yeh still there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted May 26, 2011 Car has its M.O.T at DG next week so hopefully it will be all ready for 3rd/4th June Cant wait!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted June 13, 2011 Update 3/4th June has gone and still no VR Last news i got from Graham was it was running back on 5 cyclinders suspected injector problem, so all injectors have gone away to get sonic cleaned. Fingers crossed it won't be to long before I get her back :0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted June 18, 2011 (edited) Car finally home!!!! Great drive back from Kidderminster to Manchester!! (Country roads over M6 any day) Will have to get bro to upload some photos of the car and the engine bay!!! So happy to have it back!!! Edited June 18, 2011 by VR6 Lee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted July 16, 2011 Took car back to DG Autotech for a oil change and for Graham to have a good look at the engine, all good!!!! pic from yesterday of the vr http://www.flickr.com/photos/65023285@N05/5943257596/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
