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Offline kniterider

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vr6 engine questions??
« 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
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Offline ...joe

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Re: vr6 engine questions??
« Reply #1 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?
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Re: vr6 engine questions??
« Reply #2 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!!
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Re: vr6 engine questions??
« Reply #3 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!!

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Re: vr6 engine questions??
« Reply #4 on: 01 August 2005, 22:28 »
thats the one i was thinking of!! good you got it sorted!
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Re: vr6 engine questions??
« Reply #5 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 was  :lipsrsealed:
« Last Edit: 04 August 2005, 11:06 by Baby Blue Mk2 »
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Re: vr6 engine questions??
« Reply #6 on: 02 August 2005, 12:45 »
Rusty sills aswell are a potential problem apparently  :undecided:

edit: VR6? ....you lucky lucky b@stard!  :laugh: :laugh: :wink:
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Re: vr6 engine questions??
« Reply #7 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:
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Re: vr6 engine questions??
« Reply #8 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)
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Re: vr6 engine questions??
« Reply #9 on: 02 August 2005, 23:51 »
My 16v say bye bye to them! lol

(lots of tuning potential apparently)
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