Boneybradley's Mk3 VR6 Broken again!!

[boneybradley]

Well I have bought a VR6 as a daily driver so I can sort the anniversary out properly and I paid a good price (I think!) for this Mk3 VR6 in Mystic blue



and both together

(doesn't the anni look high  )

So plan's are!! First one is to fix a drip of water from the back of the engine


but I'm not sure of how the VR6 water system works so I am going to use a mates ramp to investigate next week (It has had some pipe work done at some point so I'm hoping it's an easy fix!!)
and then I need to sort the wheels, suspension as it's crazy low! and then do some simple tidying as there's a few bits of body that need minor tarting up!

the car did come with a full miltek system and recaro trim oh and that VR6 sound 
so even with the issues it has I can live with them at the mo

[dom]

Milltek & VR6 = Amazing noise!

I'm guessing you won't be doing much to this and spending your time/money on the Anni?

[boneybradley]

yep this is just to see what all the fuss about VR6's is and will only be getting the essentials as the money will go on the anni!

oh and I agree VR6 & Milltek is very very 

[boneybradley]

Well I got bored and have already started to play

The all red's (converted from clears) have come of the anni as they were fairly illegal!!  and they are now



I have also bought a budget suspension kit (shocks and springs to VR6 spec) which I sell for £150 delivered (FK Automotive or TA technix is what I sell at this price  ) and it will lower it 30mm from factory height

I have also bought a set of suspension arm bushes by Meyle (my sell £18 for all 4) along with correct VR6 spec top mounts again by Meyle (my sell £30 a pair with bearings, Note: these are uprated VR6 type)

I have a full brake set up with goodridge hoses coming from Andre (Khare) on here, I'm not sure which car to use them on as yet but the VR brakes are much better than the anni one's!! (so we will see on that one!)

Oh and the white wheels are for sale (£150 takes them with all legal tyres.... pm me for info)

[boneybradley]

thought I should update this and say the water leak is annoying me!
It only looses water when it's pressurised and I think it's dripping from pipework and/or rad bottle but looking today there was no sign of where the water was going even though the level had dropped on the level! (I had to give the cars some rev's to get level to drop but at least the noise was good whilst I was doing that)

any other work is off until the water issue is sorted! (the anni goes in on Friday so I will be car less unless I solve this in the next day or two)

[sharki786]

I want a vr just purly for the noise
I had a crazy leak with mine. After the car had reached its temp i would turn the engine off and when i got out i would see a flow off water. Turned out that the coolant cap seal was shot. Replaced the lid and all good

[boneybradley]

I will try the cap from the anni and see if that works (I will give anything a go to see if it means not spending!)

[Seanl]

Auxiliary water pump or heater matrix hose/s would be my guess.

Also, add a BMC CDA into that equation and the noise becomes epic! 

[boneybradley]

well it's confirmed the matrix has gone!! so dash out time!!

I was quoted 10 hours for this job!! (hopefully I won't be paying for 10 hours as I have stripped 90% of a mk3 dash within 2-3 hours myself but I just don't have enough time at the moment!)

[Len]

Shame we so far apart as Billy loves stripping dash's!