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    thanks..
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    there's nothing else i can do with the car... no one in hk knows anything about VWs...
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    thanks all for your advice... i think.. afterall im gona scrap the VR6
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    yeah... i heard it is a simple job too... but as i said, no one in hong kong knows anything about VR6s... i might end up scrapping it due to this problem
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    alright. thanks for the info i took the car to an AA certified garage today and they told me that if i want to change the rocker cover gasket, they will need to take the engine out... and the labour is 500quid... f*ck
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    oh by the way. i suspect my car is running on *limp* mode. its lost some power. how do i chcek if it is on limp mode? thanks once again jeff
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    ok. as some of you might've noticed, i'm quite new to the forum, but i've started 2 threads already with problems concerning my VR6 i always thought it was running great. but the more i check it, the more problems i find ~ putting aside the problem with the starting and the loss of coolant, i found out that my fuel rail is leaking petrol. the plastic tube/hose that goes into the fuel rail (on the left of the fuel rail as you look at it) is leaking petrol. other than this problem, i found that there are some of what i think is engine oil behind the engine.. all over the block. what can be the
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    the most i can do for my car is change the wheel and check the oil, coolant etc... dont know how to do anything else... so no DIY for me JUST YET i think the local mechanics should be able to sort it, but i dont want them to mess up my car since they dont know shite about it... what do you all think? p.s. one garage wouldn't believe it's a V6 under the bonnet until i popped the hood and let him see for himself.. good entertainment isn't it.
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    oh and no i haven't had time to sort it out... it's sitting in my garage now the downside is... i'm using a vauxhall vectra and a toyota camry for my daily journeys... ... the camry is fine but the vectra is total shite... the engine sounds like a diesel when it is a 2.0L petrol lol
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    really? how can it be related? sorry i'm not questioning your suggestion in any way but i'm no mechanic and i don't understand how that could happen... thanks jeff
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    mine is a late 1994 model. OBD1.. It should be UK spec as i imported it privately to Hong Kong (with all the luxuries.. leccy windows, heated recaros... etc etc)
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    ahh... the problem is... i'm in hong kong.. and no one knows anything about VWs... (let alone VR6s) i had my VR6 privately imported... ==__=="
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    thanks for all that info.. hope its just a thermostat.. do i just get a new one from the VW dealer or are there any better choices ? thanks, jeff
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    my VR OBD1 is losing coolant quite rapidly. the warning light lit up one day and i popped the hood and found that i had very little coolant in the reservoir. so i thought, ok lets add some then... so i did, to the maximum point... but then after a week or so, i checked it again, and it was at the minimum point. my question is, is the engine supposed to *use* the coolant.. would it disappear? as far as i know it is a sealed system? also, what are the common problems? hope the radiator isn't gone... p.s. the engine isn't boiling over... Any help appreciated Thanks, Jeff
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    Pete, I had the same problem. And yes I had to have my compressor and pump replaced. But they were re-con ones. Got everything done for about 110quid
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    Ah. My car must be running on *limp* mode then
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    Ah damn. The labour cost in my area is ridiculously high. I live in Hong Kong, that may explain part of it... And no one, well rarely anyone, in Hong Kong knows VWs well... let alone the VR
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    How big a job is it to change the starter motor? And the costs? Thanks
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    My VR6 will not start unless I keep the key turned at the start position for over 5 seconds... The engine does turn over as I can hear it, but this doesn't sound right.. Any ideas? Btw I got a video of me starting the car and you can clearly hear the engine struggling.. PM me if you want it. Thanks Jeff
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