been offerd a VR6......

[phatsam2003]

Yo mk3 maniacs

I would appreciate some advice.

I've been offered a K reg VR6 for 800 notes

Only done 85k and looks quite tidy, just needs a polish and some bumper bright. Service history up until 75k, all old MOT's and tax discs. No rust!

But........

The guy said it's hesitant when running cold. It starts fine but wont rev past 5k and hesitates. Once it warms up it's fine and pulls all the way up in all gears.

He said he found some dirt around the petrol cap, and thinks someone might have put dirt in the fuel tank. So could be because the fuel filter is clogged. Sounds a bit odd to me but hey.

Any advise would be appreciated

Sam

[gtigolfthree]

Sounds cheap for a vr6 does it have an mot?

[Matty-MK3]

Not revving past 5K is normally the ECU in safe mode, normally timing but I don't know the VR6 engines.   

[shrocco]

buy a fuel filter, go and swap it out and see if it runs ok, if you really think that's what it is.

[Wayne]

Could be fuel issues, as above replace the filter and go from there.

[phatsam2003]

Yea its got an MOT till october, he originally had it up for 1250 but reduced it cos he had no interest at all.

ECU safe mode was my first thought, but he said after it warms up it revs all the way to the limiter, which I thought was rather strange. Personally I don't think it's a clogged fuel filter, it's what he thinks. Only reason he didn't change it was because he couldn't find it.

Would VAG COM pick anything up?

[Wayne]

Yea its got an MOT till october, he originally had it up for 1250 but reduced it cos he had no interest at all.

ECU safe mode was my first thought, but he said after it warms up it revs all the way to the limiter, which I thought was rather strange. Personally I don't think it's a clogged fuel filter, it's what he thinks. Only reason he didn't change it was because he couldn't find it.

Would VAG COM pick anything up?

Yes it might do, could be a number of things causing it.

[gtigolfthree]

Yea its got an MOT till october, he originally had it up for 1250 but reduced it cos he had no interest at all.

ECU safe mode was my first thought, but he said after it warms up it revs all the way to the limiter, which I thought was rather strange. Personally I don't think it's a clogged fuel filter, it's what he thinks. Only reason he didn't change it was because he couldn't find it.

Would VAG COM pick anything up?

I woudnt just take his word for it though, take it for a test run and see what you think.

[Matty-MK3]

Could be things like dodgy temp sensors making the ECU go in safe mode.

[gtigolfthree]

Doubt if its in safe mode if its revving once hot.