cactusjackslade 146 Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Severe overheating causing the oil to break down and loose its lubricating qualities is another poss. Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Chatfield 13 Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 New shells ordered from VW, £86.52 with a bit of VR6OC discount... Rog. VR6Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Chatfield 13 Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Just waiting for the shells to arrive so thought I'd have a little poke round.This is the no6 big end (crank), looks ok to me, there is some light scratching but not deep, I can't feel it with my finger nail.And this is the cap from no6 main bearing, a little bit of wear but not bad for a 139,000 mile engine, I'm happy with it, what do you guys think?Rog. Link to post Share on other sites
abvsean 32 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 you get any further with this?the cap looks pretty shot,all that pitting and wearing marksid be getting it all down the machine shop for new everything,if all that metal has been floating around for that long itll have been like a fine oily sandpaper wearing away at everything it touches,you checking the rings etc? Link to post Share on other sites
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