V6 intake manifold

[Number_35]

Spotted this guy while out for a walk yesterday evening.

I would have thought it was off an inline 6, but it says V6 right on it.

Any V6 IM I've ever worked on has two banks of three ports each, not six in a row.

What's it off of, and can anyone explain the configuration?

Thanks.

 

[PF52]

VW VR6 possibly?

 

[slacktide_bitog]

They had to take it off but couldn't figure out how to get it back on

VW VR6 possibly?

That V6 font looks like one modern VW uses, and they're calling it V6 more than VR6 these days, so I think you're right

 

[Trav]

Yep VW 03H133185K

Edit: That thing is almost 8 bills new a good used one is worth 4 all day.

 

[PF52]

That V6 font looks like one modern VW uses, and they're calling it V6 more than VR6 these days, so I think you're right

Yep that font tipped it in for me as much as anything else.

 

[Number_35]

Thanks, guys!

Could not figure it for the life of me.

The Wiki article on the VR6 says that they use a single head on the two banks of cylinders.

 

[slo town]

The VR6 is a great motor. Although it varied slightly over the years, the one in our Passat is a 12.5 degree vee. VW came up with this design so they could mount a six transversely. The narrow vee angle allows for both a narrow and short block.

Scott

A VR6 head gasket.

 

[earlyre]

The VR6 is a great motor. Although it varied slightly over the years, the one in our Passat is a 12.5 degree vee. VW came up with this design so they could mount a six transversely. The narrow vee angle allows for both a narrow and short block.

Scott

A VR6 head gasket.
View attachment 116294

also made developing their W12 and W16 engines a tad bit easier...
the w12 is....basically...2 15 degree VR6's at a 72 degree angle from each other with a common crank

Volkswagen Group W-12 engine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

with the W16 being...basically... 2 VR8's at a 90 degree angle

W16 engine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Number_35]

also made developing their W12 and W16 engines a tad bit easier...
the w12 is....basically...2 15 degree VR6's at a 72 degree angle from each other with a common crank

Volkswagen Group W-12 engine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

with the W16 being...basically... 2 VR8's at a 90 degree angle

W16 engine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I bet that W16 is cheap to rebuild. I'm sure the timing chains are very simple as well.

 

[RooflessVW]

Yep VW 03H133185K

Edit: That thing is almost 8 bills new a good used one is worth 4 all day.

Yeah he should go back and grab it for me

 

[earlyre]

I bet that W16 is cheap to rebuild. I'm sure the timing chains are very simple as well.

considering the vehicles it goes into are north of a million... and at one point you had to ship it back to France for service...
$25k annual change of all the fluids. Tires run $38k a set of 4, and the wheels have to be replaced every 10k mi for another $50k..

Bugatti Veyron Owner Reveals The Insanely High Maintenance Costs

The yearly fluid changes will set you back a cool $25,000, while the wheels have to be replaced every 10,000 miles for an eye-watering $50,000.

www.motor1.com

if you can afford the car, you can likely afford the maintenance costs...

 

[Number_35]

considering the vehicles it goes into are north of a million... and at one point you had to ship it back to France for service...
$25k annual change of all the fluids. Tires run $38k a set of 4, and the wheels have to be replaced every 10k mi for another $50k..

Bugatti Veyron Owner Reveals The Insanely High Maintenance Costs

The yearly fluid changes will set you back a cool $25,000, while the wheels have to be replaced every 10,000 miles for an eye-watering $50,000.

www.motor1.com

if you can afford the car, you can likely afford the maintenance costs...

That would go nicely in the driveway, complementing the '09 Mazda5 and the '07 Dodge Grand Caravan.

Let's see - two oil changes a year per vehicle @ $25 - 30 per vehicle, then there's brake fluid, ATF for the Dodge and MTF for the 5, coolant drain & fill, PSF, it all adds up ... perhaps a bit short of $50K, though.

 

[Number_35]

Yeah he should go back and grab it for me

I'll check next time I'm down that way. They must be throwing it out for a reason, though. Odds are the scrap man will beat me to it.

 

[UG_Passat]

Yes, VR6 but later cars that use the 3.6 dropped the R to be a v6

 

[RooflessVW]

Yes, VR6 but later cars that use the 3.6 dropped the R to be a v6

blasphemy

 

[UG_Passat]

blasphemy

Some of the VW VR6 faithful insist it's not a V6, but a VR6 and there's a difference.