broke more stuff today...

finally got the last of the rounded nuts off and removed my vr6's head, but then didn't realise the chain runner stuck out the bottom of the head and snapped it as i put the head down on a bench!
cheapest place to get them from?

oh, and i forgot to undo the dipstick tube from the inlet, and its come out the block..looks like it just pushes back in. can anyone confirm this?

also, realised i don't need a new hose, as the old one split right near the end, so i can just cut it down and put it back on right?

 

i'd take it to a garage!

 

yeah, but then you spent over 1k tuning an 8v, when it would have been a lot easier to buy a 16v!

 

1k jus on the engine have i??

also wots that got to do with taking your car to a garage?
Edited by: oakgreen88

 

probably....anyway, how about some usefull answers?

 

Do you mean the plastic guide rail for the chain? its about 15 quid from VW i think.
I did the same as you, next time i will unbolt it first!

 

yeah, thats the one...oredered a new one today

 

You could cut the hose but i'd still get a new one to replace it asap, once all the samco's arrive there should be loads about

 

yeah, thats the plan...you didn't get any in the end did you?

 

dipstick just pushes back in. there's a rubber o-ring n the block as a seal.

 

hi, i'm doing my vr6 head gasket at the moment - heads coming off
soon. could i just ask whats a chain runner and should it be on the
head?

cheers.

 

its bolted to the right hand side of the head, inside the chain housing, when you pick the head up it comes with it, but hangs down below a bit, so if you just put the head down on the bench without removing it it'll get broken.

 

forget that last post. its the chain guide rail i suppose? so many
parts !

 

thanks i'll be careful. by the way how much are the head gasket and
bolts as i havnt ordered them yet. wheres the best place to get 'em?
cheers.

 

gsf worked out the cheapest, can't remember how much they were, but a was a lot less than vw. ecp were similar price, but didn't have as much in stock so i got it all from gsf.



gsf

 

bolts are about 15 from GSF.

make sure youre head gasket set is a Reintz one. the elring ones are poo.

or you could buy a mk4 12v vr6 head gasket and raise the compression to 10.5:1 like I am.

 

better go and check mine then

 

crap...i've got the elring one, its still packaged up, reckon they'll exchange it?

whats the advantage of the mkIV one, and does it need other mods as well?

 

it's thinner, raises the compression, that's all. no other mods needed.

 

so that may give a couple of more bhp, may as well do that then. can you get it from gsf?