GOLF VR6 100k miles

Firestar_3x · 25 Jan 2006 at 15:37

Tender Loving Care, means he has given the car stick not looked after it and now it needs sorting.

Sirrel Squirrel · 25 Jan 2006 at 15:39

o ok, think I'll just leave that one then lol

[TW]Fox · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:38

Lowe said:
And you'd realisticly trust that would you? Brave man...

Yes, I would. There are virtually zero cases of cambelts on Blacktop Zetec engines failing at under 100,000 miles. In the rare case it does happen, Ford have been known to cover the replacement cost even if the car is out of warranty. The engine was designed and put into cars which saw most of their use on large leasing company fleets - where 100k miles WOULD be done with no cambelt change. Ford would have sold very few cars if they had a reputation for premature cambelt faliure.

It says 100k miles - it's not a fragile VW who have intervals as low as a pathetic 40k miles on some of their belt engines - so I trust it to 100k miles or 10 years.

Mine was changed at 115k miles.

Lowe · 25 Jan 2006 at 17:03

Fair enough, but don't expect other manufacturers to be as hardy Fox - that is VERY unusual.

Barry Smalley · 25 Jan 2006 at 17:41

If you are going to be driving it very often, you are going to be putting a lot of petrol in it. They are very thirsty, especiallly when you give them some toe.

Hesky82 · 25 Jan 2006 at 19:41

[TW]Fox said:
Yes, I would. There are virtually zero cases of cambelts on Blacktop Zetec engines failing at under 100,000 miles. In the rare case it does happen, Ford have been known to cover the replacement cost even if the car is out of warranty. The engine was designed and put into cars which saw most of their use on large leasing company fleets - where 100k miles WOULD be done with no cambelt change. Ford would have sold very few cars if they had a reputation for premature cambelt faliure.

It says 100k miles - it's not a fragile VW who have intervals as low as a pathetic 40k miles on some of their belt engines - so I trust it to 100k miles or 10 years.

Mine was changed at 115k miles.

It is pretty obvious you do not have an early mondeo zetec so I guess you are blissfully unaware of the problems and issues ford were plagued with on there early ones! if this is the case why are you comparing its service intervals to an older car? pretty much all modern cars maintenance and service wise are vastly improved! be it ford, vw, Renault etc...

to list just a few issues noted with many 2001 mondeo

-Starter Motor death whine leading to eventual failure
-Brake disks warping
-Cooling system failures
-engine noises
-Cutting out when cold, worse when damp
-Heater vent breakage
-Burning smells
-Pulling to one side
-HT Lead breakdown
-cam belt failure
-Wrong oil problems
-Catalytic converter breakdown
-Noise on Pull away
-Draft from Door
-Cat Converter Failure damages Braking
-Rubber T Piece Failure
-Coil Springs Snapping
-Door noises when opening/closing

Barry Smalley · 25 Jan 2006 at 19:43

We all know the Golf is a better car, mate.

[TW]Fox · 25 Jan 2006 at 19:44

Hesky82 said:
this is the case why are you comparing its service intervals to an older car?

I am comparing the service intervals to that of other cars for the same money. Age is irrelevent - you don't say 'I am going to buy a 98 car' you say 'I'm going to buy a car for £2k'.

FWIW, there are not really many cambelt related issues with the earlier Zetec's either - which have a more conservative 80,000 mile/5 year replacement schedule.

Barry Smalley · 25 Jan 2006 at 19:45

Oh yeah, and the chain doesn't want doing on a VR, its the tensioners - and then only want doing when it starts to get a bit noisy. Later (I would guess OBD2) engines, have uprated tensioners.

[TW]Fox · 25 Jan 2006 at 19:47

I thought that would be the case - I was more dubious of the accuracy of the information that it needs changing every 100k than anything really.

Hesky82 · 25 Jan 2006 at 20:32

[TW]Fox said:
I am comparing the service intervals to that of other cars for the same money. Age is irrelevent - you don't say 'I am going to buy a 98 car' you say 'I'm going to buy a car for £2k'.

well he mentioned it was an r reg, thus making it a 1997 model so I was comparing it to cars of that age.

[TW]Fox · 25 Jan 2006 at 20:46

Hesky82 said:
well he mentioned it was an r reg, thus making it a 1997 model so I was comparing it to cars of that age.

R = August 1997-July 1998.

So, more chance of it being a 1998

Ev0 · 25 Jan 2006 at 20:48

Friend had one with over 125k on the clock and it sounded so nice, was very smooth and a good drive.

Barry Smalley · 25 Jan 2006 at 20:53

It is highly unlikely to be a '98 as the vast majority of them are '97's. Anyway..........

[TW]Fox · 25 Jan 2006 at 21:12

thats me owned then

Hesky82 · 25 Jan 2006 at 22:04

golf mk3 production ran from 92-97 and then the mk4 came on the uk market around late 97. There were a few mk3 gti's registered in 98 but as barry says there quite uncommon.

Barry Smalley · 25 Jan 2006 at 23:08

Someone on CGTI had an red S reg Mk3 GTI. Its the only one I've seen.

Pants · 25 Jan 2006 at 23:24

I have just literally bought a Golf VR6 170Kmiles 1992 for £1040. Wish me luck.

It has larger throttle bodies, cams, 6 branch manifold (

), big exhaust. Not sure if it's mapped for those mods. I will get it on the RR shortly (pick it up sat) and let you know how powerfull it is.

Not expection much if it's not had a re-map. Advert claim 220+ bhp... yeah right.

Morba · 25 Jan 2006 at 23:57

cant see it making 220 without being mapped.
i take it its got a decent induction kit aswell tho?

Hesky82 · 26 Jan 2006 at 00:06

To be honest I doubt it will make 220bhp probably around 200, it takes a big valve head, a schrick variable intake manifold as well as cams to make that sort of power. still 1k is a good price m8.