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each to their own m8 - hopefully you will like them wheels have unfortunately always been last on my list but i am hoping i am almost at the pain stage lol

hi graphite could i ask about the below pls? drivers side inner door seal (the foam type one that goes all the way round the inner door entrance) rust free (or fairly) late wings, both sides late style windscreen wiper arm coolant hose constant tension clip set for a VR6 drivers side window regulator thanks

nice wheel choice, i do like those vette wheels not so sure you will be liking the ride on your rado with 17's though, i believe ive read on here that they can kinda kill the ride quality

not sure eon the model stated i have an exide excell on my VR - i think it is EB712 at 71AH - around 55 notes

lol i too was hoping someone would know the recall for the pressure reducer was not until 1998 so no VR's left factory with it. the reducer is as you say is in the matrix feed hose & is a 5mm diameter insert. i have since found that mk3 golf matrix was revised to incorporate a pressure reducer but that means i was still wondering why this valve is needed in the hose to throttle body - maybe it is to help prevent air locks like you say

thanks m8 i have one so may as well fit it if it actually does something - be nice to know exactly what though

you need a proper car body trim tape m8 most of the sticky back stuff is not sufficient as water gets behind it & they fall off to remove the old tape off the strips or any residue on the car i found the auto glym tar remover to work best, but dont leave it on the car for too long

im not sure as i have gotten confused along the way. i know Jim brought one to stop the gurgling behind the dash but i am unsure why or how i do now know they are not the part to reduce pressure to the matrix lol

so - can anyone tell me what this one way valve to the throttle body is for? thanks

thanks Jim i notice the disappeared post has reappeared but others have now gone lol

ok - couldnt update here yesterday as the site was down but i managed to make progress Jim - that part you found at TDN is the exact one form the recall. Luke at Heritage helped me massively yesterday. funny how he was able to find information on the part & the recall within a very short time, proving the main VW & the dealers just can not be arsed. luke even found the recall paperwork which matched the recall numbers & info i had found no surprise that VW have discontinued both the pressure throttle, as its proper name is, & the kit it came in. for those who are interested the part number & kit number on the TDN page are correct i am still tempted to get one, or a few if others want them, of the TDN offerings BUT Luke advised that it has kind of become redundant as they revised the heater matrix for the mk3 golf to fix the pressure issue as such he recommended fitting one of those instead. he checked the part design & it is the same as for the corrado (with the angled inlet/outlet) part number 1H2819031A coming in at about £25 i didnt ask which manf it was though so will check that prior to ordering - on that note, does anyone know if are Hella are ok as an alternative to Valeo? thank you Dox for the explanation post too as it makes me thing more towards the mk3 matrix than a $6 reducer

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holy batman Jim! i wonder if you have found the beast! the part description certainly matches what the VW recall info states - to quote "Inline Coolant Pressure Reducer. Pressure Reducer does just that, and helps prevent/prolongs your weak factory heater core from bursting. Save yourself from heater core disasters the easy way." which now makes me wonder even more that if none of our VR's have this fitted it is a reason why we suffer matrix's blowing

well found Jim & yes the gold VR's suffered the same fate but i am unsure if the matrix was redesigned as VW did a recall specifically for the corrado

no apologies needed m8 - all input is welcomed :) i am confused.com & it doesnt help that VW are fecking useless/CBA to help

thanks Jim possibly similar but that states for smaller engines, not the VR6 as per the recall - not sure if that matters

again Jim, that is one of my points - all of our VR's SHOULD have had this fitted, that is why VW did the recall m8. i imagine dealers were not very good at contacting the owners of the vehicles for the recall at the time in 1998 it also happened to the golf VR's as my mechanic can remember it my mechanics thoughts are that it could be the matrix at fault but yes tests are being carried out to diagnose. if it turns out to be head gasket i am going to be fuming & on the phone to Vince because surely a head gasket should not have failed in approx 10k miles! however i want to be sure first plus, it is not a bypass Jim, it is a pressure reducer. inherently it should reduce the level of the pressure that runs through the matrix & thus preserve the life of the matrix EDIT - unless i suppose it reduces pressure by bypassing lol

thanks easypops you have hit a point i have been wondering on - if i have never seen a VR with this recall part fitted, could this be the reason many of us suffer matrix failures!? as you say, you have 4 VR's there but dont recall seeing it on any of them - which kind of falls into line with my above sentence as for the not worrying, sadly that is not the case m8 - the matrix which has failed is only about 2 years old, has seen around 10k miles of use, was fitted by stealth & i believe to be a Valeo brand :( my VR is over-pressurising but not up to the 20psi that the header tank cap should purge at & the recall info states "OVER TIME, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE CAN CAUSE LEAKAGE OF COOLANT FROMTHE SYSTEM, INCLUDING LEAKAGE FROM THE HEAT EXCHANGER." as such we are going to bypass the matrix to check if all else is ok & i am crossing fingers it is just the matrix that has failed

Hello all i am hoping someone can help as i am getting dead ends. I am trying to find the details of the part VW fitted as a safety recall on VR6's, "DEALERS WILL INSTALL IN THE COOLANT INLET HOSE TO THE HEATER CORE, A PRESSURE REDUCER WITH A 5MM DIAMETER SECURED BY A SPRING TENSIONED HOSE CLAMP" the recall sites also says "ALSO A NEW RELAY THAT WILL CHANGE THE OPERATION OF THE SECONDARY ELECTRICAL COOLANT PUMP WILL BE INSTALLED." VW themselves are utterly useless & have no interest in our old cars. The parts guy at my local stealer is a lazy fool & CBA to hunt on his system for me & gave the usual " urgh, a corrado, not gona find any parts for that m8" negative attitude i didnt get much better with UK central VW, with the girl firstly saying she cant look at part numbers when i was asking her to try & track the recall number - 98V295000 - though apparently my VR was listed as not receiving any recalls at all. When i asked how that fares now she said your car is too old. WTF, surely a safety recall should be valid irrespective of time. next i tried Heritage - at least they are helpful! the guy i spoke to looked but was struggling but was asking a colleague to call me back thus i need to ask for help from all you lovely people does anyone out there have a VR6 with this 'pressure reducer' fitted? personally, i can not recall ever seeing a VR with something spliced into the matrix feed hose but that is what the recall info states if someone does have it fitted, is there any chance you could check to see if it has a part number on it pls? my only other thought is to try the breakers & breakers section on here but that is a long shot thank you in advance oh & i should probably mention that i am on the hunt for this as my VR blew its matrix just prior to my mechanic taking it out for a test run to check the new brakes :(

thanks Wullie it is that exact pressure relief valve for the matrix inlet hose that i am trying to find but struggling majorly - several frustrating calls to VW today & none the wiser

i think we are too m8 though now i am unsure as to what this part is actually for in the hose to the throttle body lol

Hi Tim FYI i have emailed in to ask for a quote on my VR6 :)

thanks m8 i know this but i thought that as my connectors had been cut off if i had some from a rado with a little remnants of the loom i could match up the wires more easily to resolder

as MZpog said, gets yourself a new one from here they use an LED so will not suffer from the same failure as the OE ones, where the heat from the lamp causes the plastic to go brittle inside

awesome, many thanks no rush m8, whenever you get chance is cool :) i think i just need the ISO's & a few inches of the wires that go into them, as the latter will help me match up what i have behind the dash i will pop the stereo out that is currently just filling the hole later today & have a peek to confirm, will drop you a PM later