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eddy_gti6

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Post #1
As some of you no last month i got my 2nd gti6 Smile
i set at 3am on the 30th january for my 690 mile round trip to pick the gti6 up
The car was a non-runner due to water damage caused from the previous owner driving it through a deep puddle. With the car being a non-runner i got it for a bargin,

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Posted 24th May 2010 at 17:11
daveyboy

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Post #2
Someone needs to turn that first picture of the bent conrod into an Epic Fail pic!

Nice job on saving her from the crushers though mate.

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Posted 22nd Feb 2010 at 00:43
daw5on

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Post #3
Nice one dude, looking good and another saved 6!!!!

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Posted 22nd Feb 2010 at 00:55
mike rallye

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Post #4
lookin good there, so what would of caused that con rod to bend how it has. surely driving through the puddle wouldnt cause that?
Posted 22nd Feb 2010 at 01:10
allesclar

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Post #5
water doesnt compress at all, something like 0.001% will compress.

the pistons fired, tried to push against water, and the end result, as above Smile

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Posted 22nd Feb 2010 at 01:15
hovis16

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Post #6
good work mate

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Posted 22nd Feb 2010 at 01:18
scott.n

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Post #7
Good work so far mate ! that was proper good job on that piston!! Geeeeeeeeeeeez lol
Posted 22nd Feb 2010 at 01:54
daveyboy

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Post #8
mike rallye wrote:
lookin good there, so what would of caused that con rod to bend how it has. surely driving through the puddle wouldnt cause that?


Hydrolocked, must've been a deep enough puddle for water to be sucked in the air filter, end result, bendy rods Blink

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Posted 22nd Feb 2010 at 06:04
richie_h

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Post #9
Do you work at AS Performance?

Good job saving another 6!
Posted 22nd Feb 2010 at 14:42
eddy_gti6

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Post #10
richie_h wrote:
Do you work at AS Performance?

Good job saving another 6!


no mate, just where i have been buying parts from for the re-build.
there was a lot of water in the engine, lucky it was only 1 rod bent and lucky it didnt snap and go fru the block. fingers crossed the engine works when its back in the car Wizard

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Posted 23rd Feb 2010 at 01:45
eddy_gti6

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got my wipers and washer just on, just waiting on my PTFE inlet gasket of phillipm and a rad and bottom water pipe i still need to order from car.
also birk has sorted me out with a driver side wing so all is going well so far

where can i get some owners club stickers?

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Posted 26th Feb 2010 at 22:13
buzzbrightyear

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Post #12
bloody eck i wasnt expecting it to be as bent as that!

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Posted 26th Feb 2010 at 22:19
eddy_gti6

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it wasnt good mate. the engine wouldnt turn over at all, it took some getting out

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Posted 26th Feb 2010 at 22:22
rwgti

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That is seriously bent Blink

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Posted 26th Feb 2010 at 22:25
eddy_gti6

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Post #15
the bloke who had it told me he had drove it through a puddle but when i stripped the engine there was more than a puddles wort of water in the engine Blink
when i stripped it water came out of the inlet and exhaust manifolds, the head, block and sump just waiting to get in back in and try it now.
hope it work the amount of money and work i have put in to it LOL

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Posted 26th Feb 2010 at 22:31
eddy_gti6

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Post #16
finaly had time to get my engine back in and started Big grin just neet a rellye aux belt set up and a front bumper then my 6 will be ready for the road.



also cleaned the wheel arches and under side of the car with underseal and paint and fitted my aero blades and xsara washer jets






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Posted 8th Mar 2010 at 16:53
eddy_gti6

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got the rest of the 6 back toghther yesterday, all running and ready for its mot next week









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Posted 9th Mar 2010 at 14:41
simon_rs

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we going end up with matching gti's lol
Posted 9th Mar 2010 at 15:13
eddy_gti6

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simon_rs wrote:
we going end up with matching gti's lol


no we aint LOL i have different wheels. i want cyclones on mine next tho, red ones Cool

you engne will be the same as mine tho as i done that 1 aswell

MOT next saturday, had it for a run along the road today and all seems fine. next job is to lower it

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Posted 9th Mar 2010 at 22:29
sk3tch

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wanna swap ur wheels for the cyclones? there not red was gonna do them white

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Posted 11th Mar 2010 at 00:15
eddy_gti6

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sk3tch wrote:
wanna swap ur wheels for the cyclones? there not red was gonna do them white


yeah i would be interested in a swap mate

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Posted 11th Mar 2010 at 03:02
eddy_gti6

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well the 6 went through its mot with no problems at all. i will be taxing it next week then i will be back on the road Big grin















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Posted 25th Mar 2010 at 20:11
sport1901966

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Post #23
Congrats and well done getting it back on the road! Thumbs up
Posted 25th Mar 2010 at 20:46
spike_uk06

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Good work Thumbs up

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Posted 25th Mar 2010 at 22:21
eddy_gti6

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thanks lads Thumbs up

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