Can't Wait!!!!!

[rallyejames]

Just purchased a RS2 on pistonheads,in Amathist which ive been told is a Rare colour?
Anyway to get to the point,I have just got off the phone from MRC and im all booked in on the 25th for a re map!!!!!
Best get my ..se in gear this weekend...Full service to do including cam belt,bottom crank pulley Water pump plugs etc
The car is running stock at the mo..and i have to say its a delight to drive.....The question is whats it going to be like on the way home to Cornwall?????

[Acidburn]

It should still be a good drive home etc, you say your going to change the cam belt are you going to have enough time to run that in before the remap?

btw you might want to change your details as its still saying ur american.

Congrats on the purchase

[rallyejames]

Do you think i should wait for the cam belt then?doing it tonight and it will only have including the journey up to mrc maybe 1000 miles on it? dont know the history on the exsisting belt?ive had a look and it looks fairly good.
Yes i must change my profile! thanks for spotting it.

[Error404]

Nice purchace - i love that colour

Pete what do you mean run in the cambelt - not something i have ever done... should I?

[quattronutter]

should be fine once the cambelt is done,good chance to make sure everything is well before mapping

[rallyejames]

Does anyone Know any History about the car ive bought??? It was the LHD Amathist one on pistonheads a couple of weeks ago...came from London.Did a PX on an o3 plate Golf R32.and very happy
I think i will do the cam belt to be on the safe side.

[volcano rs]

why do you need to run in the timing belt?

[AndyP]

why do you need to run in the timing belt?

You mean you don't?

[LHD_Kid]

Why would you need to run it in ??????

Once its fitted correctly, its fitted.... all that will wear out is the belt itself after quite a long time one hopes....
Chris

[Al Wyn]

Yeh apparently your supposed to run them in ...1st 500 miles keep below 3000rpm then the next 500 miles under 5000...after that its the redline everytime

[volcano rs]

Yeh apparently your supposed to run them in ...1st 500 miles keep below 3000rpm then the next 500 miles under 5000...after that its the redline everytime

who told you that ? why would it need wearing in ?

[Fat Audi 80]

You guys are sh1tt1ng me about the cambelt surely!

Anyway, back on topic, congratulations on the RS2 purchase, and the colour is by far the best one!

Does it look like this?

[aelred]

Never heard that the cam belt needs running in, I am sure someone will say the plugs need running in.

[hiltoa]

Never heard that the cam belt needs running in, I am sure someone will say the plugs need running in.

Of course the plugs need running in - the spark needs to adjust to the unique compression of the engine, if you belt it about too soon after fitting new plugs, the spark will be too large causing knock and melted pistons...

[Doug_RS2]

Pm or email me the previous owners or the link on pistonheads and i will see if i have seen that car before - we have had a few in for cambelts in the last couple of years.