boffo 0 Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Hi there all, i am in desperate need of advice!!, i just bought a 3dr vr6 97 flavour, done 116k, and i have spent a fortune on it, as it was a biffa, i had all the paint done, new alternator, powdercoated bbs wheels, and new rubber motd and all lovley, then !omg, i get a bucking sparking prob! which i eventually sorted out, anyways, i came up to a set of traffic lites, and the car stopped! dead! it went quietly !ill , with no apparent suffering, but i tried to start it, and the thing sounds clunky and faster than normal, justs turns over, not firing ~ . !dodge .Anyways, i have had the top off and seen that the timing chains are all whole and upon turnover everything seems to be going round fine, justs sounds a little clattery, looked down the ports and there seems to be a little bit where maybe a valve has touched? i dunno? %-6 , anyways, anyone had similar experiences?, whats the best route? Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 may have jumped a tooth on chains ,do compresion test to see if valves are bent Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 sound a bit funky that! get it to a garage is the best bet! it could be a cam chain has slipped and put your cams out?? Link to post Share on other sites
boffo 0 Posted July 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 oh feck! i think you probably have it there, is it a new lump job or can i get away with new chain and stuff? anyone know how much a cma chain is? would a raleigh grifter chain work lol !lol !amazed Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 releigh grifter omfg that brings back memories they weigh more than a vr and the brakes r cack lol Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 oh feck! i think you probably have it there' date=' is it a new lump job or can i get away with new chain and stuff? anyone know how much a cma chain is? would a raleigh grifter chain work lol !lol !amazed [/quote']depends on how far they have slipped!! expect some damage to valves though! i would think its a head off job to check and new chains and guides etc, i think gsf do chains a bit cheaper than vw but some parts will probably be main dealer only, !sad for you, but it will live again! Link to post Share on other sites
boffo 0 Posted July 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Maybe i will ebay if i cant sort it cheapish! !dodge does anyone know a) ?! how many cam chains has my car got? do i need to replace all? how many tensioners guides? and to do this job, do i need to remove tha lump or can i leave the engine in? :? x) !dodge :@ !ill %-6 Link to post Share on other sites
boffo 0 Posted July 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Cripes i have got a polo 1050 engine! would that do? !amazed !lol :? Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 head off /new valves /new chain guides /tension bolt (chains prob ok but check)will need to remove gear box to time up engine and put in new guidessee:http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1264409 Link to post Share on other sites
boffo 0 Posted July 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Cheers then! i will have a go, maybe ?? eek! i am just gonna do a compression test see what it says !amazed Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 chains look like they have jumped, change tensioners and see if valves are screwed.FYI for people, if you car stops with a THUMP and you turn it over you are screwing it up more.....try it once and leave it. Link to post Share on other sites
boffo 0 Posted July 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Ok heres more!, it stopped so quietly, at tickover, i have looked in the ports looks like no damage, done a compression test and there is not anything on any of them, doesnt even register!? any ideas, or is this the norm, i would have thought that there would have been a clunk, but it seemed like it just cut out! grrr !dodge :@ Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 compression test and there is not anything on any of them=bent valves Link to post Share on other sites
boffo 0 Posted July 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Bugger! is there no way i can time up without taking the box out? sounds like a pain in the ass!! ~ Link to post Share on other sites
boffo 0 Posted July 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Bugger! is there no way i can time up without taking the box out? sounds like a pain in the ass!! ~ %-6 Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 someone was selling a vr engine in the "whats it worth" section, have a look it may be more economical/easier? and you can polish all the alloy bits while its apart!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
boffo 0 Posted July 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 ots a obd1>>?? Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 m8, this is a big problem you got with ur engine, you'll need it fixed properly ...good luck, i dont think its probably cheaper to buy a s/h engine though, its easier to re-chain/tension it replace valves and check the engine over, rather than buying a s/h high mileage vr engine which may die the same way....just food for thought. Link to post Share on other sites
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