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Title: vr6 engine questions??
Post by: kniterider on 01 August 2005, 17:02: reet been tryin to find out as much as i can about these as im going to be gettin 1 in the next week or 2, and the mrs has to do they deal as i cant get up!!,

ive read a bit about the cam chain tensioners failing on these similar to the cambelt tensioners on 4 cylinder vw engines, so am i correct to assume this is a common problem?

also head gasket probs, these are prone to going on early models too,

so if i were to be buying 120k ish mile one would these probs have occured and been sorted to ready to go?? i m hoping to find one with some history and bills/reciepts etc but any other engine points to look at when buying???

Gaz
Title: Re: vr6 engine questions??
Post by: ...joe on 01 August 2005, 17:14: isn't there a vr6 club? might be worth seeing if they have a buyers guide on the website or something?
Title: Re: vr6 engine questions??
Post by: kniterider on 01 August 2005, 17:18: ill have to do a search or sumthing as the mk3 section here hasnt really got the info im after!!
Title: Re: vr6 engine questions??
Post by: kniterider on 01 August 2005, 19:40: have found this www.vr6oc.com plenty of info on here cheers for the idea joe, any1 with any engine info/probs theyve had and stuff let me knas!!

:smiley:
Title: Re: vr6 engine questions??
Post by: ...joe on 01 August 2005, 22:28: thats the one i was thinking of!! good you got it sorted!
Title: Re: vr6 engine questions??
Post by: Mr Blue on 02 August 2005, 10:22: i picked up a K reg, vr6 way back :rolleyes:. The headgasket blew and then the ABS pump blew. Been told its common for the gaskets to go and thats all i know about them

Very fast it wasÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: vr6 engine questions??
Post by: *Dubby* on 02 August 2005, 12:45: Rusty sills aswell are a potential problem apparentlyÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :undecided:

edit: VR6? ....you lucky lucky b@stard! :laugh: :laugh: :wink:
Title: Re: vr6 engine questions??
Post by: kniterider on 02 August 2005, 12:48: :grin: :grin: :grin: i can live with a bit of rust...... but ill be trying to find one with out!! :tongue:
Title: Re: vr6 engine questions??
Post by: mix on 02 August 2005, 23:12: Well, all i know is that.......

Its big, its powerful and goes zoooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmm........................just handles like a beached whale :laugh:

(im jealous really)
Title: Re: vr6 engine questions??
Post by: Martz on 02 August 2005, 23:51: My 16v say bye bye to them! lol

(lots of tuning potential apparently)
Title: Re: vr6 engine questions??
Post by: kniterider on 03 August 2005, 08:05: dont really wanna get a beached whale but as i havent had a mk3 before theres no way im plumpin for anything less than the 6' , if its pants ill sell it..... :grin: for those that know me i chop and change as often as you Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â like!!! lol

:laugh:
Title: Re: vr6 engine questions??
Post by: MK4_20VT on 03 August 2005, 10:00: I nearly bought a Highline, but with most of the VR6's I checked out I found these faults

1. The sills had rust in (all at the same place) & the rear arches were starting to go on some.

2. The leccy window motor on work for a few weeks when hit??!!??

3. Cylinder No1 tends leak oil (so i'm told)

But I spoke to 1 owner who had a Highline for sale, that worked at VW & said they had never swapped a cam chain, as they don't tend to go on the later ones.

I belive the early VR's had a cam chain prob with the tensioner going.

Keeping my MK2 now Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :smiley: