Tigerfish

Yeah, I agree, Rich is not one of the cowboys and I have bought from him before. I don't get it. According to his profile, he is on and off the board all the time. As I type, it says he was on an hour ago.:scratch:

No problem mate. As I haven't recieved the item yet, and PM's/Posts are being ignored, it doesn't look like anyone is going to get it :( If any mods are reading this thread, could someone please pass on a gentle nudge to Rich about doing the right thing and responding to posts/pm's where neccesary. I'm getting a little bit ****ed about this now so a either a refund or the part would be nice. At this point, I don't mind which route Rich chooses. Thanks.

Yeah, not new, the seller is a breaker. Also mentions that it already has a reg number etched on the glass.

Come on fella.... not replying to PM, not replying to thread, you are on every day pretty much, when are you sending this out? If there is a problem/delay, at least tell me, don't just ignore. Cheers Rick

Hello mate, Has the lambda been sent out yet? Cheers Rick

lol.... that is funny as fook :bonk:

Looking really good. Almost identical process as what I've been doing on mine. Keep up the great work :)

Just replied to your PM, must be a tapatalk issue with control characters I think. Anyway, payment sent :) Cheers Rick

Hello mate, Can't seem to PM you as it complains about the "tm" bit of your user name, I guess something to do with the control characters to make the writing smaller? :(

Hello mate, will you do £15 posted for the vr6 lambda? Cheers

Looks like I've got the same issue. Mine has just failed on very high CO readings, HC's are fine :( any brands of Lambda to avoid?

Presumably the bearing is well attached and couldn't come adrift with nothing sitting in the centre of it?

Same here, car had 17's when I got it, I've now moved to 16's, much nicer ride :)

That wiper setup on eBay looks like a standard Lupo set with universal type aero blades. They need to be Lupo gti arms and blades.

Cool, book marked that for further investigation another day

Mine doesn't reset the figures (not that i have noticed anyway) but I have to scroll through it every restart to get to the oil temp, is it meant to remember the last setting you were using?

Looking good

Did all VR's have the pump fitted? Mine hasn't got one, and the pipe work doesn't look out of place or wrong (to indicate there is something missing). Should I fit one back in, or am I ok without it?

Yeah, same tool I have and works perfectly. Might be tight if the brake bias valve to the back is shut (most likely will be if the rear is jacked up). Try clamping it open.

Thanks for the replies all. Stickers were gone on my cam cover unfortunately. However, did eventually find the code on the block, just below the head/block join above the aux belt. Not convinced that it would prove particularly useful as a definate id for the correct gasket though, as it does seem to depend on a plastic or metal cam cover. I believe they are interchangeable, so buy the gasket based on the cover type rather that any codes I would say. The flat gasket for the metal cover, the "T" cross section gasket for the plastic one.

Thanks for the replies. I believe the car has had an engine change at some point, so the sticker is probably wrong unfortunately :( Any ideas where on the block/head the number is? I had a look around it last night, but not knowing if I'm looking for tiny letters under years of dirt means I could've looked straight past it. Plus of course, I may have to remove something to see it. This is where I am at now, anything else need to come off to find it? Thanks

Started work on my engine bay this evening and one of the things that needs sorting is a very minor leaking in places around the rocker cover gasket. When I try and get a replacement, they seem specific and are based on engine number (i.e. > ABV014001 for instance). Where is the engine code? does the plastic or metal rocker cover also make a difference? Thanks

I've got a rosstech cable so can scan any vag car (also have obd2 readers for other cars). I'm in Basingstoke if anyone ever needs a scan.

Ok, thanks. Can't say mine is calm and conservative as it is, makes me wonder what it would be like with the decat :bonk:

Sorry to derail a bit, how much difference does a decat pipe make?My VR came with one in the boot spare, and it has been sat on the shelf in the garage since I got the car, is it worth fitting? Presumably has to be swapped back for MOT time?