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Whoops, I didn't mean "no oily residue", I meant that there's no milky residue on the oil cap which I understand is the tell-tale sign of head problems.

A couple of weeks ago it was raining very heavily, while I was doing some local journeys. When I was about 1/4 of a mile from my house I tried to change from 2nd to 3rd gear. When pressing on the accelerator I failed to get any power, and it felt as if the engine was about to stall. Pushed it into second gear and it seemed to go, but when waiting at a junction idling it almost stalled again. Managed to park it on my road, but the it really wanted to give up. Started the car the next day, and although it seemed fine for about 45 seconds, after that there was fluctuation of the revs, and it look

It seems the offset is 55mm, that's what the guy told me. I'm not sure if that's how they're measured ET wise. Does it seem like they'll fit without rubbing? Or would I need some spacers, if so, what amount either side?

Thanks. I realise that a 4-0 or 45 ratio would be best. It's just that the tyres are good quality Yokos wth a fair amount of tread, and it would be great to be able to use them, even just for a couple of months. The other option would be to replace my two front tyres at the moment, but if I could get these 16"s to work that would be great. The Speedo thing is certainly an issue to take into consideration. Would I have to always watch I was driving UNDER the limit?

I have a standard VR6. I want some 16" wheels. Seen some, but they have 205 / 50 / 16 tyres. Do you think the aspect ratio of 50 will fit with no rubbing? My car is not lowered. It would be great if they did beacuse they're good tyres, and obviously it would be nice not to have to fork out for four new ones. Thanks.

Does the socket need to be a slightly smaller size than the nut itself? I think the nut's around 19mm. Would this be any good: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10151&productId=194853&categoryId=71555

I bought my VR a few months ago, when i bought the car I checkd that the wheel locking nut key was in the boot with the jack, which it was. I had to take one of the back wheels of soon after to sort something out. All well and good. However, I got a puncture last week to one of the front tyres. Try to put the key on the wheel locking nut, only to find that there are a different set on the back to those on the front... aaaaargh! I'd already been towed home, as I'd left the key in a drawer at home, so now if I want it towed somewhere else I'll have to fork out myself as it won't be covered on my

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Were there any Syncros sold in other RHD countries, such as Cyprus, Japan etc? I would love tto get hold of a RHD version. Also, as someone said up-post, wouldn't it be easier to donate the Syncro drivetrain into a ordinary RHD VR6?

Thanks very much for the replies. I think I have the Blue cap, so therefore should it not be using coolant? Was only serviced a couple of months ago which was why I was a bit worried, but I do use the car quite a lot. While I'm on this thread I thought I'd be cheeky and ask a couple of other questions... 1) My exhaust seems to be blowing somewhere around the front, the noise is most noticeable around the drivers door area. Haven't had a chance to get the car up and have a look underneath yet, but what part of the exhaust sounds like it needs replacing? Could it be an intermediate pipe? Also, w

I'll certainly try and ring GSF and VWspares.com to find out the manufacturers of their parts. Just a question about coolant: I had a service a couple of months ago and the mechanic used the Pink G12 stuff. I've done quite a lot of miles since then. I opened the bonnet this morning, before having started the engine, and noticed that the coolant level was below the minimum mark. Swtiched the engine on and ran it in till oil temp was up to 90, and the coolant level was up, but only to just above the minimum line. I can't exactly remember, but the coolant must have been up somewhere near to the

I have a number of things to sort out on my 97 VR6: HT Leads, serpentine belt and tensioner, coolant, hand-brake cable, exhaust, rear bushes and a couple of other bits. I called my local dealers to get some prices, and they just seemed ridiculous. For example, typing into the google the actual part number printed on the tensioner in my engine brings up this US site: http://www.metalmanparts.com/displayProductDocument.hg?productId=142&categoryId=26 This is the OE Litens part, the part in my car is manufactured by Litens too. $100, i.e. £50 for the tensioner. VAG UK dealer was asking for

No it's not lowered yet (aiming to get H&R cup kit in the next few months). Someone I know has these alloys for sale for quite cheap, and I need to replace my front two tyres (on 15" alloys). I thought I could use these BBSs with the existing tyres for a month, then get new tyres for them all round next month. Just wondered whether they would work for a couple of weeks with no issues.

Actually, I think the tyres on them have an aspect ratio of 50 - would that make much defference regarding clearance issues? How much would decent spacers cost? Would they only be necessary for the rears?