Boneybradley's Mk3 VR6 Broken again!!

[Wayne]

Classic wheels but not sure they look right on a mk3

[northeast_gti-t]

I would of given up but take it for a blast and the noise (and power which even for a vr feel strong!) and I can forgive the car

let's hope the next suspension/brake work makes it even better! 

good job you haven't given up i love the sound of the vr
look forward to seeing your progress i should say it will 

[boneybradley]

Well I have swapped the coilovers for a shock/spring kit which has given me clearance (and new top mounts all round has also cured a knock it had!)



New stance! It does need to settle and also needs tracking doing but it drives much better than before (next is to sort the water issue! Well dry the car out properly so carpets out and a de-humidifier will be getting some use)

oh and a clean as she's not looking her shiny best at the mo 

[northeast_gti-t]

Well I have swapped the coilovers for a shock/spring kit which has given me clearance (and new top mounts all round has also cured a knock it had!)



New stance! It does need to settle and also needs tracking doing but it drives much better than before (next is to sort the water issue! Well dry the car out properly so carpets out and a de-humidifier will be getting some use)

oh and a clean as she's not looking her shiny best at the mo 

Looking good

[boneybradley]

well she is broken again (well a major miss fire when warm) and vag-com shows no issues (well apart from a new abs fault!!) and asking around a new temp sensor will get fitted (as vag-com showed the temp to be very low compared to what the car said)





I nearly lost all interest with the car last week and considered breaking her for parts but was convinced to fix and keep trying to improve! Well all I can say is "under £100 in parts and I will fix, any more and I will scrap!"

let's see if the miss-fire is cheap and easy (oh and the abs issue!) 

[Seanl]

Love how ridiculously small the 8v looks when side by side with the VR! lol.

[thai-wronghorse]

It does look particularly puny though as it goes....also reminds you just how front heavy the VR6'S are.

[boneybradley]

The 8v lump looks puny even next to a 1.4! And your right about the weight,

I fitted the springs supplied with a VR suspension kit to the 8v as the coil rating was what I call too low for the heavy engine (890kg compared to 1020kg which are now fitted on the VR)

(b.tw TUV German rules/regs state spring ratings, It's not like I'm a geek and search this stuff out! )

[sharki786]

Oh the joys of owning a vw
Could you tell me about the major miss fire please. Do you mean when the miss fire happened did it feel like someone just slammed the brakes down? Yoh put your foot on the gas and the revs bounced like mad cutting out and firing back up? If so then i would check the crank sensor (fiddle with wires) if it dont play up then MIGHT be the coil on its last legs.

[dom]

The 8v engine makes me laugh every time I see it! I used to love mine when I had it, but I don't think I could ever go back to a car that slow now