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    hopefully you got it sorted, but i had the exact same symptoms a couple of months ago. got my ht leads replaced and that sorted it...
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    it's now been sorted. £170 total cost at nationwide autocenter... just shows how much the RAC man tried to rip me off...
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    the garage said 5-6 hours labour...
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    the garage was definitely a mate's place. my suspicion was immediately raised when he went into the cab of his van to make the call. he was on first name terms with the guy. my flat-mate says i should report him (as did my son's mother) because they said he's not allowed to do that. he must have a 'arrangement' with the guy who owns the garage. first thing he said was 'there is a garage that we work with' as if it was somehow authorised by the RAC...
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    i also got a second quote (from the nationwide autocenter) of 150-180 quid. guess my car will be getting towed there then...
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    i had a look at that guide - i'm not a complete fool, so i'd be willing to have a bash if i thought i was gonna save myself 300 sheets... on a scale of 1 to 10, how difficult is it? (10 being rock hard!)
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    the RAC man has just been. he said the water pump needs to replaced because the bearings have gone. he rang a local garage in slough, which he recommended and after a few minutes conversation, he came back with a price. £300 plus vat... that includes labour, which the book says is about 5 hours... does this sound like i'm being ripped off? i held back on getting the car towed to the garage immediately until i asked on here, so if it seems reasonable, i will get the car towed there tomorrow...
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    i had another look and it seems like it might (as you say) be coming from below that black part i have marked in the picture. the car is parked outside my mates house now, so i'm thinking about calling the RAC tomorrow morning. do you reckon they will be able to diagnose that problem on a call out?
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    http://www.mediafire.com/?6fhmd9tmjw5
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    i've updated the link - it should work now tia
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    i always cain it on the way home from work! it does indeed have a pipe going into the top of it. here is a link to where the noise is coming from: http://www.mediafire.com/?6fhmd9tmjw5
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    please help me. i've got a 96 vr6 golf. i just drove back from work and when i got close to my door, i turned the music down on the stereo and heard a horrible grinding noise coming from the engine. if you look at the engine, there is a grey 'lid' on the top with the vw logo and the vr6-dohc written underneath it. to the left of that, there is a black 'compartment', about 6 inches by 4 inches, (shaped like a 'back-to-front D' the grinding noise definitely sounds like it's coming from there and it doesn't sound good! how bad is this? sorry, i'm a compete non-expert when it comes to engines...
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    lol - must be something in the air! since last week, my highline has started misfiring, BUT only between 1-2000 revs - once it gets past 2000, it fires normally. also, it is fine from cold, but after about 5 minutes, it starts getting sluggish... it's defo not the coil pack, cos that went on me last year and it fires differently when the coil pack is the problem. the car jerks forward when the coil pack is dodgy, but now it just seems really sluggish when it's misfiring...
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    hi VR6Rich - yeah, that sounds like what i need. do you know of any specialists near heathrow that can do it for a reasonable price? thanks...
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    i had a set of fk konigsport coilovers fitted to my highline, but the car is now pulling to the left big time. i haven't changed anything else in the car. also, the outer edge of the front-left tyre is wearing away quite badly... i am a complete noob when it comes to cars, so what do you guys advise i should do to rectify both the pulling and the tyre-wear? i'm about 5 miles from heathrow, but would be willing to travel a good bit outside this to get the job done properly... thanks for your time guys...
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    my fk konigsport coilover kit is in the post, hopefully it should be here today (thanks barry) i live in camberley and i'm not able to fit this kit myself - wouldn't have a clue where to start! style dynamix is only 20 minutes from me, but they will only fit the kit (they don't adjust the alignment - which i believe needs to be changed with a new suspension) if they just fit the kit (cost £100), what repercussions would i face with doing ABSOLUTELY nothing else? in your guys opinions, what NEEDS to be done during the fitting? and can anyone recommend a place that will fit it, and do any neces
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    my driver's side door has dropped about 3 or 4 mms (it's been like that since i bought it) and i have to 'jerk' the door handle when opening it. when i close it, it doesn't have the same convincing sound that the passenger side door has and i can also hear wind coming in when driving at speed. i've decided that it is time to address this fault with my car - how hard is it to fix this problem? i can see a nut which i'm figuring i can tighten to fix it. i am considering jacking the door up (underneath a book or something) just enough to compensate for the 3 or 4 mm drop, then tightening the nut
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    so there is no way of telling without the original receipt? what if it is not the vr6 specific kit and just the ordinary mk3? surely this will be dangerous, especially if there is no way to tell the difference?
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    i'm about to buy a second hand kit that has previously been on a vr6, but is there a way i can tell that it is definitely designed for the vr6 and not just a bog standard mk3 golf? i know that when ordering online, there are 4 different types of highsport kit depending on the axle load, or whether it is vr6 or syncrho... is there a serial number emobossed on the kit so i can tell if it is defo for a vr6? thanks guys...
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    how does this compare to the fk kits? is 389 a good price for me?
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    damn! i've just missed the group buy...
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    sounds about as cheap as i'm gonna get them, slim. do you have a contact? thanks... and how easy are they to fit? i'm a total novice when it comes to cars, but the guy i live with might be able to do it...
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    edit: found the edit! didn't show up on opera...
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    yesterday, i was driving home and my front left tyre blew out - my 3 year old was in the back - lucky, i know! when i got it off, the inside was well worn and there was a massive hole where it had been rubbing against the cup of the suspension! the only solution open to me is to now replace the entire suspension - it had previously been lowered with (according to the guy i bought it off 14 months ago) bilstein struts and eibach springs but this has been giving me the harshest ride i've ever experienced IN MY LIFE. it sounds as if the front springs are bottoming out EVERYTIME i go over a minor
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    thanks!
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