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Couple of VR6 woes

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Has anyone here got a VR6 that actually idles smoothly?

 

Mine is lumpy as hell and starting to get on my nerves! I've sprayed carb cleaner round all the induction parts (with the engine running), cleaned out the ISV, de-emulsified the throttle valve etc and it just won't idle smoothly. There aren't any induction leaks as the carb cleaner trick would have picked them out like a sore thumb.

 

Also, when holding the revs at 1500rpm, there is a horrible shuddering through the car. It might be the VT front mount but it's only started doing it recently.

 

And lastly, there is an odd chaffing noise coming from the bellhousing. I thought it was a dry fan belt at first as there is also a hot rubber smell accompanying it. It's not the belt as I sprayed some silicon maintanence spray on the belt and the noise is still there. It's not the tension pulley either as I checked that.

 

I put a stethoscope on the bell housing and it's not the chains either!!

 

Bloody Corrados, I hate them sometimes.

 

Any ideas?

 

Cheers

kev

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my idle was very jumpy, whether hot or cold. I had most of the same things done as you did.

Found out it was a sensor that reads the cam position, had a dodgy wire connection, had it replaced and I've had no probs since. about a year ago roughly. :thumbleft: :thumb right:

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Kev,

I tried to reply last week but my server was down. Not on the VR6, but have had similar sounding rough running on my 16V which turned out to be a duff plug - fouled up at low revs but cleared when it was booted; showed up by pulling the leads. Can't think of anything else since you have been there already.

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Hi mate

 

Normally when you have idle proplems on C's its the air stabilization valve, it has a habbit of going wrong! A friend with a featured C changed his and the problem was cured. Do you have problems on start up or does she fire up straight away?

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Ramsay, yeah she fires up OK, I wouldn't say straight away but after say 2 or 3 cranks. The car runs fine when cold, but feels reluctant, sluggish and coarse when hot. It's also been cutting out at junctions a lot recently too. The trouble with those damn valves is they are hard to diagnose and they're completely different to 16V & G60 valves. They are the same valve used on BMW 325is. My old beema used to be the same but changing the valve did nothing, so I'm not confident doing the same on the VR will help either and when the valve is around a £100, its not something you want to try out of trial and error!

 

I'm thinking perhaps MAF or coil pack problems as the O2 sensor is working as it should! I'll get there, eventually!

 

Cheers

Kev

94 VR6

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Cars ey

 

I have broken up with 2 of my previous girlfriends because she thought I loved my car more than her!! She was probably right... Joke. Seriously, my idea is, you have the only key to take her for a spin, you treat it nicely she treats you nicely, the best one is that you never get back chat!! ASpologies for the women on this forum, im just going on past experience and im sure us guys are all not perfect if that what you were thinking!! Just trying to be amusing on a boaring Friday afternoon at work when we all know that in an hour or so we will be free till Tuesday, well for those who have bank holidays off. Im going very shortly, so I hope everyone has a great long weekend and speak to you on Tuesday. If anyone lives near bournemouth take a trip down , its nice here, just head straight for the town centre - westover Road.Adios Amegos. Kev, I hope you sort it out!

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The car is OK now. I cleaned out the idle valve and put a new coilpack on. She's purring :lol:

 

Mate, tell me about it RE girlfriends. I get moaned at for being on this forum, let alone tinkering with the Corrado!!

 

Kev

94 VR6

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The administration do not except any responsibility of loss of other halves due to the forum, etc etc :D

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Mate, tell me about it RE girlfriends. I get moaned at for being on this forum, let alone tinkering with the Corrado!!

 

Kev

94 VR6

 

Well I've got to say Kev that you get my vote for forum's most helpful person!

 

The occasional girlfriend is a small sacrifice to make for the community as a whole ;)

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Cheers fella, kind words :D

 

I know what a pain Cs can be, so it's only fair to share the info!

 

The girlfriend has come round to my way of thinking now as I've installed a second computer so that she can browse for handbags and shoes etc!

 

Kev

94 VR6

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Not sure if this is relevent or not but on Escort zetec engines they have more problems than us with idle. other tha vacum leaks, isv type issues n that they also have airflow sensor problems. What happens is like yours on VRs they get hot to burn all the crud off. problem is that whats in the air now is different to what it used to be n so the temp that it gets to isn't hot enough or cant burn the crud off.

 

what you do is get some intake cleaner n sprey it on the wires in the tube. be v careful if a wire breaks its dead. get a paintbrush n trim it so that only a few bristles are left. carefully wipe the wires. my mates escort GTI used to hunt real bad. tis a lot better after cleaning this. think the way it works is by keeping it at a constant temp. air cools it and the difference to take it back to temp is fed to ecu

if it is shielded with poo the its like having a jacket on.

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