2001 Jetta VR6 Resurrection Build

I just picked up a VR6 the other day with a what i think might be a "blown" engine. The guy rolled up to our yard today and i offered him $500 for it! The engine has 220,000 kms on it and the guys says his son bought it with a bad timing chain and ran into the ground and may have overheated it. This is as much as i know. He was almost TOO happy to get rid of it. Hopefully i dont regret this...

Anyways, i thought i would post up a build so i could get some input on the engine swap i will be doing over the summer. I got it to turn over yesterday but it doesnt start. The engine isnt seized thats a good start i guess. The wreckers want $1500 for an engine but im going to start tearing it apart and try to save some money.

Here's the car:

 

So today i hooked it up to an OBD scanner and it read two codes:

P0340 - Camshaft Position Sensor A Circuit (Bank 1 or single sensor)
P0343 - Camshaft Position Sensor A Circuit High Input (Bank 1 or single sensor)

 

replace the sensors and try to start it again.

 

Try VWVortex mk4 forums for more detailed info
http://forums.vwvortex.com/forumdisplay.php?4-Golf-IV-Jetta-IV&?

 

That is the 12V the 24v is a BDF engine code and has individual coil on plug ignition. I have the 24v it's nice

 

Thanks! I started a thread over there and those guys seem very helpful.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5670360-Trying-to-recover-my-12V-VR6...

Thanks, i figured it out pretty quick. Do you have the auto or mt? Hows the power on these cars? I know you have the 200hp 24v so that must be fun. I think my 175hp should go pretty good..

 

HELPFUL?!?!?!? They are a bunch of asshats! lol

Great guys from vortex, you're in good hands there.

 

I know, theyve been very helpful