VR6 "drops" suddenly when clutch is pressed under load

[runamuk]

Hi, I noticed something weird with the VR yesterday after pulling out of BP. I shifted hard into second and hada strange "dropping" of the front of the car when I pushed the clutch in. Today the car seems to be running a little weird too, in addition to this dropping on the front of the car when I depress the clutch.

It wont do it if I slowly push the clutch in on low revs. Any ideas people?

[DubSteve]

Sounds like a engine mount is it like a knocking sound?

[DUBING]

had that happen to me before.. while i was burning rubber..!!

check your front engine bracket mount.. don’t drive it till you check it out! i think you might be in for a surprise! They tend to break… happened to me and few other VR’s

[runamuk]

Sounds like a engine mount is it like a knocking sound?

Not so much a knocking sound, but you feel the front of the car drop suddenly.

[runamuk]

had that happen to me before.. while i was burning rubber..!!

Yeah this first happened after a flat shift

[Tim]

check to make sure that one of the sub frame mounts hasnt come unwelded from the front of the car. Has happened to a few people now.

[runamuk]

check to make sure that one of the sub frame mounts hasnt come unwelded from the front of the car. Has happened to a few people now.

eek... will do.

Just checked then, can't see to much wihout jacking it up.

I did notice however that there is a bunch of oil coming from the filter cover thingo...

I think I may need to book it in to see Joe ASAP.

[DUBING]

eek... will do.

Just checked then, can't see to much wihout jacking it up.

I did notice however that there is a bunch of oil coming from the filter cover thingo...

I think I may need to book it in to see Joe ASAP.

take off the front Vent on the drivers side.. look through it.. might help

and looking at the engine from the top, does it look slightly tilted?

[vwthunder]

TRY THIS

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showthread.php?t=11068

[runamuk]

TRY THIS

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ad.php?t=11068

I'm hoping it is going to be something relatively simple like that...

Theres also a strange intermittent hissing when you give it a little, in addition to the oil around the filter housing... Related methinks.

[vwthunder]

When my engine dropped down it pulled the hose of the power steering, and I lost all my fluid

It looks really serious but only cost me about $120 to fix.
After I had done a bit of research on it, I realised it was quite a easy fix

[runamuk]

Cool, well the car is now up at Golfwagen with Joe, he's an experienced welder, so it's in safe hands.

Looks like it's Laser driving all weekend

When my engine dropped down it pulled the hose of the power steering, and I lost all my fluid

It looks really serious but only cost me about $120 to fix.
After I had done a bit of research on it, I realised it was quite a easy fix

[The_Hawk]

Looks like I have done in a mount too.
The back mount before:


A close up now:

[vwthunder]

Wow it has happened to a few people

[The_Hawk]

A bit of welding later and it's back together although from what the guy who did it said it looks like it should be pulled apart and have a new bracket made and welded in better.

Either way it's good for teh cruise tomorrow