New R36 Owner

[Matt86]

Hey guys,

Have an R36 that I am picking up within the next two weeks.
I was a regular on OzAudi for my B5 A4 1.8T quattro which I still have. However this is my first VW..

Have been looking at B8 S4's and R36 Passats for some time and ultimately the R36 won as it was far cheaper and I wanted a wagon.

It has no service history.. But everything felt fine and I got it for a cheap price. No smoke out of the exhaust, no lack of power and best of all no timing chain rattle from a cold start! It also has some modifications that suggest that it's likely been well looked after in it's previous life but likely has some issues as well (I was able to run some VCDS) before making the deposit.





I will get some more photos of the front brakes when I get the car and take the wheel off so I can determine what they actually are.. Obviously they're AP Racing but they don't make an R36 kit so likely off another car?

It also has the GruppeM Carbon intake that I may sell.. I have a stock airbox that I can use to pass roadworthy and may just keep it.

Also has what appears to be This

Now it has 165,xxxk's. I know that I should expect the timing chain will likely need doing within a year or so of driving and planning on replacing the tensioner as soon as possible, as well as a Haldex service once I pass the roadworthy and likely the box and brake fluids for good measure.

Also looking for some nice looking/priced rims between Adelaide and Melbourne as I'll be driving it back to Tasmania in around two weeks that and a drivers side door card in good condition as well as some of the "trunk" trim that is scratched up.

I've also attached the log, which shows that 99% of the issues with the car are due to a flat battery which VCDS wouldn't let me clear without registering the car..? Looks like the only real "issue" was the P000B - Slow Response which happened once at 159,012km which being once I assume was a hiccup? Am genuinely after some thoughts on that as I cannot find anything about it online only the intake cam having a slow response.

All of the other errors are "voltage too low" or "fault in basic settings" - in relation to the front window regs and a short to ground on a headlight which is being replaced.

012408 - Throttle Control 
               P3078 - 002 - Airflow at Idle too Low - Intermittent
             Freeze Frame:
                    Fault Status: 00110010
                    Fault Priority: 0
                    Fault Frequency: 1
                    Reset counter: 255
                    Mileage: 124109 km
                    Time Indication: 0
                    Date: 2020.08.30
                    Time: 10:32:57

             Freeze Frame:
                    RPM: 656 /min
                    Load: 27.4 %
                    Speed: 0.0 km/h
                    Temperature: 87.0°C
                    Temperature: 24.0°C
                    Absolute Pres.: 970.0 mbar
                    Voltage: 13.335 V

000011 - Camshaft Positioner (Bank 1 Exhaust) 
               P000B - 008 - Slow Response - Intermittent
             Freeze Frame:
                    Fault Status: 00101000
                    Fault Priority: 0
                    Fault Frequency: 1
                    Reset counter: 255
                    Mileage: 159012 km
                    Time Indication: 0
                    Date: 2021.11.12
                    Time: 02:49:03

             Freeze Frame:
                    RPM: 1160 /min
                    Load: 20.4 %
                    Speed: 37.0 km/h
                    Temperature: 34.0°C
                    Temperature: 12.0°C
                    Absolute Pres.: 1020.0 mbar
                    Voltage: 14.097 V

009488 - ECM/PCM Power Relay Sense Circuit 
               P2510 - 001 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
             Freeze Frame:
                    Fault Status: 00100001
                    Fault Priority: 0
                    Fault Frequency: 1
                    Reset counter: 255
                    Mileage: 165281 km
                    Time Indication: 0

             Freeze Frame:
                    RPM: 0 /min
                    Load: 0.0 %
                    Speed: 0.0 km/h
                    Temperature: -40.0°C
                    Temperature: -40.0°C
                    Absolute Pres.: 0.0 mbar
                    Voltage: 0.000 V

000256 - Mass Air Flow Sensor (G70) 
               P0100 - 004 - Supply Voltage - Intermittent
             Freeze Frame:
                    Fault Status: 00100100
                    Fault Priority: 0
                    Fault Frequency: 1
                    Reset counter: 255
                    Mileage: 0 km
                    Time Indication: 0

             Freeze Frame:
                    RPM: 0 /min
                    Load: 0.0 %
                    Speed: 0.0 km/h
                    Temperature: 37.0°C
                    Temperature: 27.0°C
                    Absolute Pres.: 1000.0 mbar
                    Voltage: 0.000 V