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Possibly, I did also hit it with some electrical contact cleaner so maybe that also worked into it as well. No idea but it's running again for now.
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Last week I have had the front bumper off and arch liners - cleaning all arches and UC Bilt Hamber light transparent wax- This car is remarkable free of rust. Makes a huge difference buying one that has been tucked away from the elements .
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I think you've missed the odd word out there? I assume you had to push the meter probe further into a fuse holder? So basically you had a circuit that could read 12v with your multimeter but had connections so poor it was unable to carry the current needed for the pump to work?
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Well, I don't know what I did, but I just went up with my tester to follow the relay testing from the Bentley manual, all fine, bar one which I couldn't get a good test on so I had to force the tester in a little further. The fuse, albeit was testing fine, I swapped for a more modern one as it was really looking. It's now starting every time off the key without issue, tried it a dozen or so times, no issues. So I'm happy, but completely baffled as to what the issue was or what fixed it.
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The fuel pump relay needs to see a signal from the ECU relay with ignition on to let it know that the engine is running - maybe it is not seeing this? It is there as a safety feature to cut off the pump. When you bridge the fuel pump contacts you are bypassing this. The VR6 engines don't prime for a couple of seconds the way the Golf 1.8 etc do, the pummp will only run when the engine is cranking or turning over. I would check ignition switch, ECU relay and fuel pump relay.
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Hey Phil, cheers for the reply. I thought it was the relay, my old one already had the cover off it so I could see the internals, I actually taped down the contact so it was perm bridged and it started and ran, but even with a brand new relay it doesn't run, it has only run once with the new relay. I just taped the old one again so I could drive it and it's not starting again, nor can I hear the pump. In term of relays it all looks like that side works, there's 12v, it clicks on, if clicks as I turn it over but it's just like it won't power the pump. Think my next stop now is going to be probe the fuel pump plug and make sure it gets 12v when the relay is engaged, I'm out of ideas past that.
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Hey Pete, Sounds like your fuel relay is your problem. The contacts inside the relay do get a bit cruddy over time - making the switching intermittent. You can prise the lid off the relay and briefly sandpaper the contacts if you fancy meddling (you have another on the way anyway).
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100 percent never seen him post on here. P.s Im looking for a good set of front bumper brackets with screw lugs intact on rear. Also a good Karmann gearshift trim - mine has been drilled for alarm led s ! Thanks
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Probably best via fb TBH
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Thanks Dox- I will give him a try.
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VW Motoring Mag, VW Audicar Mag (split and became VW Driver / Audi Driver mag), would have featured, if you can locate Neil Birkitt (here, ClubGTi) he may be able to help with mag road tests as he edited all those mags at one time or other
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https://www.clubgti.com/forums/index.php?threads/info-needed-on-gti-engineering-mk2-golfs.206501/
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From memory it went to Brodie Britain Racing (BBR) who I think were can RS tuner and they shared a small advert in the VAG press?
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Im not sure what happened to them- I know there was a very popular chap engineer their called Brian Rickets who later went onto open BR Motorsports ( Banbury)who sadly passed a number of years ago- I was chatting to a guy who purchased all his stock like nothelle heads- manifolds, camshafts- pistons- to this day all this stuff is still in a lock up . Also the other owner Richard lloyd heard passed away in a plane crash. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lloyd_Racing history - Air crash. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Biggin_Hill_Cessna_Citation_crash Would love to get a magazine article or advertisement with the corrado in it. Yes I started looking at the history of car and went on the GTI Engineering page on FB- at first the expert on their was denying it was a demonstrator in till one of the sons of an ex mech their said he had been to a show in the exact car brand new- Crowthorne TRRL to put on the GTI Engineering Stand 1990- low and behold dug out a photo wearing the demonstrator plate. The expert has now confirmed it is indeed a demonstrator GTI car .
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Hi all, Sorry if this is under the wrong section, it's a no start issue but I suspect it's a relay but I figure it would be under this section, feel free to move it over if needed. I'll save rambling on too much but, I have decided to bring my Corrado out of storage after a year and a half, it went in running, but had a weird issue one day that went, but would idle, the second I let the clutch out it would bog right down and make a terrible noise, but then if you let the clutch in, it would idle fine again. Fast forward a year later, I managed to drive it out of the unit I store it at, let it idle for a while so it would come up to temp, all okay, I switched it off and then came to move it again and it wouldn't start. I decided, because the 167 relay I had was old and tired looking I would short the 30/87 pins, and boom, she started up fine, ran fine. I've ordered a new relay (albeit cheap) from eBay to test, but with the relay in I still get no start, I jumper the pins and it starts no issue, weird part is I put the relay back in, it started for a bit and idled but if I try to move it, it cuts out and stalls, and then refused to start again, back to the shorted pins... drives perfectly fine. Other than it being a faulty relay I'm at a loss as to what is causing it, I checked for voltage on 85 I think it is to make sure the ECU is shorting it correctly and I get 0 volts, I only see constant 12v on pin 30 I think it was and can hear the fuel pump when I short the pins. I did scan it with VagCom and the only code I get is for G28 crank position sensor, which from what I understand is expected when the engine is off because it's not getting any signal. Sorry for the long post tl;dr - VR6 wont' start after being stood, starts fine with the pins on the 167 relay shorted out but won't with a relay, bar one time where it started then stalled again
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The first thing I thought of was the plate, but at that price I’d leave it where it is 🫢. Some nice pieces/photos. Do we know what happened to GTI engineering ? Absorbed by another company ? Anyone still about you can reach out to ? Very exciting. It’s like looking for automotive treasure 😎.
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Hello everyone. I found out my car was an actual demonstrator for GTI Engineering . Its a 1990 car . Ive managed to find one picture with the famous GTI Engineering plate GT100 (GTI 00 ) it was used only on their demonstrator models . If anyone has any magazine articles or even a GTI brochure with the car in I would be delighted if you could share. You can see the previous registrations crossed off and that the car was owned by them for at least 6k miles. The private plate itself is now on a 997 GT3 RS and sold 8 years ago for 35k - so that is off the cards. £15 show plates will do me ha) Cheers,
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The 2 x round VDO style gauge panel insert will only fit the early dash if it is the genuine VAG item. I think part of the console trim might need to come out for it to fit, and they are LHD and RHD specific. The only factory gauge option for the latter cars is the complete insert unit with the two integrated gauges and the Corrado script - these are handed too. There's a good few aftermarket 2 hole panels about for both early and late style dashes - think you can even find some 3D print models online.
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Course you will 😉. Hope the return drive goes to plan 🙂
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Thanks James, Hope all is well. Collecting it Friday so fingers crossed she gets home - . The owner has done some useful work to recommission her- generally consisting of new tyres on all corner- internal and external fuel pump- accumulator and hel stainless swirlpot lines , new rad fan and fan switch sensors- warm up regulator refurbished by KTI Engineering., water pump, alloys refurbished. The jobs I have planned refurb gutter seals - Paint bonnet, bumpers x2 Conti timing belt kit Drive shaft volocity seals. Rear exhaust muffler ARB bushes I knocked him off 2k off for that exact reasons mentioned above. That will get the car to a very good condition- will just change parts from thereon within when needed. Cheers
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And so another returns… Nice piece of Corrado history you have there. Looking forward to hearing more about it 🙂.
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Thanks mate good to be back- we will certainly get a get together this summer for sure and all are welcome !
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Thanks for welcome back TD. I m always looking at classifieds and the pull on this one was too much to resist re entering the world of scarce car parts !
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Good to have you back,I’d be up for a return to “Gilks” in the summer to see this one in the flesh !
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Welcome back again fella, you were never staying away were you!!! Looks like a tidy motor you’ve picked up there, you do seem to have a knack for finding them!
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