Diagnostic or tune-up

[Mrk_Mickey]

Yeah and make sure the bugger is getting fuel, saw a Maf fitted to one that had a fuel filter you couldnt blow through, exactly the same sort of symtoms presented, wasnt a good look for the guy.
Jmac

Eep that would suck!!

Yeah Jimmy I changed my fuel filter about 6 months ago now. I recently serviced the car and put liqui moly fuel system/injector cleaner in the tank and done the engine flush. The engine flush made it feel great so I don't think it could be that but I'm starting to feel wary of the injector cleaner...

Oh and also, I know this is a silly thing for me to do but I just haven't gotten around to fixing it...I'm running a straight pod so yeah my MAF could be screwed.

I think Seb is closest to me and I would assume he has some sort of VAGCOM stuff, surely...?

[Mrk_Mickey]

Hmmmm....

My cousin has just linked something I completely overlooked. He asked if I was losing coolant and indeed I have been...which means, if I'm not incorrect, that could be a sign of a blown headgasket?? Ie water is escaping into the engine?

My heater core is busted (surprise surprise...) so it's bypassed; I just assumed any coolant I lost might be because the AC is on and coolant is trying to get to the heater core or something but the first description makes much more sense...

[william]

dude the heater core is specifically for the heater.. nothing to do with the ac
your lack of power could be any number of things. I can help you over the phone if you wish just call me 0405243154

[glidn]

i would say this is or will be happening.

You will have a water leak on the thermo Housing, Such damn common problem on the vr6. Why they bothered with a plastic two piece unit is beyond my. Oh well

Secondly does it run like poo when it's from cold or when it's completely hot?

My previous VR6 i had which i sold approx 24 months ago, had the leak problem and did not get fixed in time by the new owner. Any way a few months down the track and now when engine is cold sometimes struggles to start or will start start driving and the engine will cut out. This is due to blown headgasket so the engine can not get sufficient pressure and therefore dies. So long story short is he has now had to replace the vr6 engine.

[Mrk_Mickey]

i would say this is or will be happening.

You will have a water leak on the thermo Housing, Such damn common problem on the vr6. Why they bothered with a plastic two piece unit is beyond my. Oh well

Secondly does it run like poo when it's from cold or when it's completely hot?

My previous VR6 i had which i sold approx 24 months ago, had the leak problem and did not get fixed in time by the new owner. Any way a few months down the track and now when engine is cold sometimes struggles to start or will start start driving and the engine will cut out. This is due to blown headgasket so the engine can not get sufficient pressure and therefore dies. So long story short is he has now had to replace the vr6 engine.

That story sucks Well I've noticed that my car doesn't really like to be started up, sometimes it will struggle. When I first turn it on I don't fang it either...I give it about 5 or so minutes before I really use the pedal so the oil has lubricated everything and it's started to warm up. Recently, as soon as I go to give it a bit from my pedal I get hardly any response. I get all the noise and absolutely NO go, only about 20% power.