mk3 golf VR6 problem

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Fri 11 May 2007 00:17
mk3 golf VR6 problem - vwgolfmaz
i have a golf mk3 VR6 needs a new ABS sensor, is this expensive to sort out, MOT runs out soon
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Fri 11 May 2007 01:09
mk3 golf VR6 problem - Screwloose

Not much detail to go on; but if it's a front one, they're around £40 and about half an hour to fit. [You usually have to chisel out the old one.]
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Fri 11 May 2007 12:19
mk3 golf VR6 problem - vwgolfmaz
to be honest i havnt bought the car yet, only its going really cheap mk3 golf VR6 1000 pounds 140k mile FSH, with only that problem, should i buy or give it a miss
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Fri 11 May 2007 13:34
mk3 golf VR6 problem - Screwloose

Difficult question to answer without seeing it; but first get an insurance quote.

IF, repeat IF, it's only a wheel-speed sensor [these do suffer from ABS pump/ECU failure too] then that money sounds fairly reasonable for a tidy one.

How does the seller know that it's only a faulty sensor? Can you get that confirmed?
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Fri 11 May 2007 18:00
mk3 golf VR6 problem - Dave N
Are you usure it's not an over-heater??
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Sat 12 May 2007 01:06
mk3 golf VR6 problem - vwgolfmaz
thanks guys, good points Screwloose,

the sell said it only needs the ABS sensor for the MOT as it when for a pre MOT, and he also can show the report from vw garage.
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Sat 12 May 2007 02:01
mk3 golf VR6 problem - Pugugly {P}
Answer, get him to MoT it for you, agree to pay for the test and for the sensor if he insists, if it's something else it becomes his problem.
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