drop in power until 3000rpm, FINALLY FIXED BY STATLLERS!!!!

[Andy]

or if no joy a small claims court

[heavyd]

I doubt I'll get anywhere anyway. They paid pdt for putting the cam timing right, so doubt I'll see anymore money off them. Spent about £400 before it went to stattlers, and the work they're going to be doing won't be cheap either.
I just want it all sorting, I like the car, so can't justify paying out another £9k for a different car, although if I had traded it in last year, would already have paid £7.5k off that off already With what I've spent on it in the last year:sad1:

[robdf2]

I doubt I'll get anywhere anyway. They paid pdt for putting the cam timing right, so doubt I'll see anymore money off them. Spent about £400 before it went to stattlers, and the work they're going to be doing won't be cheap either.
I just want it all sorting, I like the car, so can't justify paying out another £9k for a different car, although if I had traded it in last year, would already have paid £7.5k off that off already With what I've spent on it in the last year:sad1:

You got her back yet Dom?

[heavyd]

Still haven't got it back yet
Another problem was found after the head was put back on......

[Andy]

least the car is going back together--take it the leak down test went ok.What is the problem now!

[heavyd]

cant remember exactly, was something like the crankshaft pulley had been fitted 90 degrees out, and there wasnt a woodruff key in it or something like that. Absolutely disgraceful
. Just sick of not having a car at all for the last 4 weeks 
At least the cause of the problem has been found, otherwise I'd have been making a trip back down there again

[robdf2]

cant remember exactly, was something like the crankshaft pulley had been fitted 90 degrees out, and there wasnt a woodruff key in it or something like that. Absolutely disgraceful
. Just sick of not having a car at all for the last 4 weeks 
At least the cause of the problem has been found, otherwise I'd have been making a trip back down there again

Is that crank problem from factory or when the car has had al the other work done on it?

[heavyd]

Well, was all stripped down, and new piston rings fitted at the 'VW Specialist' so I guess they would have tampered with it then

[robdf2]

Well, was all stripped down, and new piston rings fitted at the 'VW Specialist' so I guess they would have tampered with it then

Suprised you still calling them VW specialist?

[heavyd]

That's why I put it in quotes

[vRSAlex]

Would have been the camshaft pulley as that has the woodruff key.  That's very poor fitting something so important so wrongly.

[heavyd]

was definetly something to do with the toothed crankshaft pulley alex. either way, was informed that the car now idles and revs  without backfiring now anyway

[Andy]

was definetly something to do with the toothed crankshaft pulley alex. either way, was informed that the car now idles and revs  without backfiring now anyway

sounds like you might get it back soon then

[E30Dom]

Awesome news... hope it's all running perfectly when you get it back! 

[vRSAlex]

was definetly something to do with the toothed crankshaft pulley alex. either way, was informed that the car now idles and revs  without backfiring now anyway

Odd one that.  Just a keyway on the crank pulley with the wookruff key being on the cam pulley.

I really hope this is the last of your troubles.  Cant believe how long this has dragged on for.  Bet you cant wait to get back in it.