Mcdubber1

Could someone possibly confirm for me please?

Just a quick question, is the 2.9 corrado starter motor the same as my 2.8 Passat motor? Both are manual. Cheers

The plug leads are new so clean and i've checked many times to make sure they're fitted properly. The plugs have only done around 4000 miles and look fine. Thanks for your input though mate.

I've got a problem with my car again. It doesn't seem to be firing on all cyliders. I've done the usual, plug leads, coilpack and had the plugs out checked. cleaned and changed them around but the problem is still there. I've had the plugs out a few time and on previous occassions some them have had unburnt fuel on them, mainly the 3 on the front bank. But more recently when i removed the plugs they were all dry but with the car still running the same which is baffling. When listening to the engine idle it doesn't sound too different but you can hear it through the exhaust and obviously it's n

I have considered the 4 mo wheels as well as baby comps which i think should also fit but now that i'm looking for a set there's none, there were plenty a month or so ago. I've got a set of 16" Corvette wheels but 2 of the tyres aint too hot and aint ideal for the conditions we have just now. The tyres on my 17's have plenty tread but the rears lose grip far too easily, i don't mind a little bit rear end action but these are just rediciculous.I'll maybe just replace these and go with something skinnier if i can't find anything suitable. I tried to get winter tyres for them but they're hard to

I'm looking for a set of cheap 16" wheels to fit to my Passat VR for over winter. I would like a set of VW wheels but not sure what one's will fit over my brakes if any? A few months ago I bought a set of RXII's of the mk4 variety which I know don't fit. Will monty II's fit? Some of the later mk4's came with 312's so surely they must fit right? To be honest they don't have to be VWwheels just as long as they fit over my brakes. Cheers

No probs mate i'm not in a massive rush, the car doesn't get used much at all just now.

I flushed the engine on the last oil change which was about 5k ago and i just changed the oil again last week. Over flushing can cause damage i believe so i didn't do it this time around and don't plan doing it again in the future.

Once you work out a price let me know please. i'll need to get a bit more advice first though from my mate (he's a mechanic) to see if he thinks it's the pump before i was to but though. I don't want to buy it then find out it's not the pump.

It's done 116k. The oil pump was one of my first thoughts because it's like the engine is starved of oil for the first few seconds. Any ideahow much a new oil pump is?

Could be the lifters. I take it the only way to sort this is by replacing them? Providing it is the lifters what could have caused their failure? I've never heard of lifter failure on a vr6 before is it fairly uncommon?

I don't think so, i'd say it's definetly a noise from the engine itself but thanks for your input.

Hey guys, I've recently been getting a rattle from my engine on cold start up which doesn't sound great at all. I wouldn't say it is the chains, it sounds more like the engine is starved of oil the first couple of seconds on start up and dissapears within a second or two of firing up. It's pretty loud and it makes me cringe everytime i hear it so would like to get it sorted asap. Could it be the oil pump or maybe some sort of sensor needing cleaned or replaced or could it be something much worse? Thanks

Does anyone know if the airbox from the mk3 is the same as the B4 Passat? I know the Corrado one is different as I've already tried to fit one but they seem to sit the other way around. Thanks Si

Help please!