dirtytorque
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:lol: They designed that thing to be as fast as possible. period. Lewis hit the ground running with that car back when Alonso was their number 1. Jenson will have to do the same. Kovi was not up to the job. He could drive the car fast but not when it really mattered.
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Mine is sporting its new smaller spoiler mate.I am enjoying not scraping my local speed bumps. No more wincing faces from the locals as I drive past. :)
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I've soon loads and my friend who works for vw says that the sales people are on rations in terms of being supplied new ones as demand is high.
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:mad2: :censored:
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do the techs all like it? Have any of them been around long enough to have worked on them when they were new?
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I think that is corrado-esque
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Scary! Loss of power, no revs but engine still running?
dirtytorque replied to moneypit23's topic in Engine Bay
was it a click click clicking noise? Maybe loose ecu relay or something along those lines. Intermittent faults are always differcult. Bump for more ideas. -
Scary! Loss of power, no revs but engine still running?
dirtytorque replied to moneypit23's topic in Engine Bay
do you own or no anyone with vagcom? -
yeah,get your moneys worth mate.Drive it all you can.
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Yandards' 16VG60 - Running Report 23 Jul 15
dirtytorque replied to Yandards's topic in Members Gallery
yeah my water temps can be in that region with the VR rad but my oil temps are bang on. The only worry might be running slightly rich if the ecu still thinks 7x degrees is still warm up conditions. I wouldn't of thought so though.. -
At last the fat lady sings. Well done mate.
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hmmm...pleased with it? Did it come out ok? Spill the beans. :)
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:lol: it won't now you said that.
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it is an integral part of the crank timing belt sprocket.
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did u check the turn signal relay too?
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you havn't change the battery recently have you? Are the terminals done up good and tight on the battery?
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Er, it's been a while since the last post and I guess the poster prior to you was commenting on the for sale thread for this car.. fekin ell. the penny has just dropped.
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basically tensioner damper off,alternator off. Serp belt off Boost pipeing off. Oil feeds off. Charger out.
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yeah but you can have a good nosey around,change tired old bits n bobs and have a bit of a cleanup etc. :)
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disengage clutch :shrug:
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well ....there are some definite throttle issues there :)
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Why cheap,what's up with it? ta
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something a bit out of place..can't quite put my finger on what.. :lol:
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not too bad on an 8v at all.Plenty of room and easy access with simple tools and common sense. :thumbleft:
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you'd always have something to talk about though.. How broken your cars are :lol: But yeah,would probably end in tears.. :)