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Perhaps I am getting old but that's what I like about the modern car. I didn't think i'd go EV but loved it so much I decided to get rid of the other family car. Seems pointless to pay for fuel if I can charge at home and fill it up for 4 quid (8 quid to be comparable as the range is half as much vs the ICE cars we had which were c80quid to fill up... i was spending 400-600 on fuel a month so i will see a saving there). Tesla seems really integrated and i've planned out using the sat nav how i'd do a trip to Italy and to my wife's Dad a few hundred miles away and it's easy peasy, just 2 x 15 min stops to my wife's dad in the Model 3 (Standard Range) and 1 stop for 10 mins in the Model Y (AWD Long Range). Tesla preconditions the battery to accept the fastest charge when out on the road and a supercharger is the destination/stop over. The model 3 is really just a local runabout, they have depreciated so much that it is equivlant in price to a ford focus at 3 years old (still 1 year manufacture warranty and 5 years on the battery and driveline!). The new owner has had the car for 3 days and put more tanks of fuel in it than I ever did! He loves it, I happy it went to good home. He is planning 10k per annum on it so for general Corrado owners he is a better owner than me to get it out and about. At the moment I am enjoying life and not desparate to get anything in the garage. I will clear parts and tools in the meantime.
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Acquired a new old stock sun roof motor from ebay which I hoped would be better than my existing one which is a bit sluggish and occasionally stutters. Plugged it in to find it doesn't work at all. Checked the terminals and they all seemed have a circuit through them, so any ideas? I can return of course, but I am slightly loathe to as it's from Europe and I don't necessarily want to lose the import duties, etc.
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Sad to see another forum stalwart go, but can understand your reasons. That's a decent car collection you'll have going on! Feel like I am in a similar boat. Don't have an urge to get rid yet, but we recently got a Polestar 2, partly as my gf got fed up with the lack of creature comforts in the Corrado, aircon and cupholders in particular. Since then I haven't had much cause to drive it, so it's not getting used much. I must admit driving around in a modern car, as you say, has been a pretty nice experience.
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Hi Matt - Thanks for your prompt and informative reply. It is sad people are losing interest in the forum. I have always found it a great source of information and my first call for spare parts. I hope it survives, even in archive form. I eventually decided to keep the car for the time being, a quick troll of Autotrader making my decision for me. Used car prices seem very high and any money I spent on the Corrado would keep an old friend going for a lot less money. To that end I have had some body work done. I managed to source a whole and in very good condition tailgate locally which has been resprayed and fitted by a excellent local body shop. They also replaced the sills on both sides, repaired a damaged rear wing and managed to save the rotted n/s front wing. I really need to source a replacement one of these. They buffed the rest of the car (including the wheels). When I collected the car it looked great. It failed it's MOT but only on one windscreen washer not working and the ABS warning light switch had stopped working. (sourced on Ebay and now replaced). It still needs repairs at the top of the windscreen but that can wait until later in the year. That all cost £2500.00, much cheaper than a ten year old Fiesta and a lot more fun. It's 31st birthday is this month so we might open a bottle of Cava!
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Shame you are parting ways and leaving the fold, im sure you’ll be happy with whay you get in the end. could you send me a message on messanger with available parts please?
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will send you a message
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Sad to hear you are packing up. Any chance with the scraper seals?
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And that's another one Sold. Rob the new owner will enjoy it for more than me, plans to 10k per annum on it and take it to Europe. In fact I think he has done more driving with it in one day than I have done for my entire ownership. I had started talks with Rob before Christmas and sent him about 30mins of video talking through the car, but decided yesterday morning to let it go and after seeing a few Corrados without success he left his house almost straight away and came up with his Son and took it there and then. Great bloke and very easy sale. That was my last Corrado, awesome cars but I just fancy something more modern, useable in all weathers without concern for salt etc. Cayman 981 S I think, or a 911 (early 996 with aero kit would be great). Also bought a Tesla Model 3 and a Tesla Model Y at the weekend. All change! I gave Rob some parts but still have a stash of fog lights, indicators, headlights, headlight lenses, new scraper seals and lots of other bits to work my way through. Will be listing on ebay but obvs if anyone wants anything let me know. Would prefer lights are picked up in person.
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Everything is near trial fitted,have to re strip again to re paint shell in custom xirallic black
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Came as an empty shell,building it is easy,collecting all the parts is the hardest part!
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How do pics attatch?
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Cheers!
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Sounds like we’re going to need to see some pics, And welcome
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Hi all,just building up a 95 vr from a shell,colour change and holset/rotrex charger,hoping to have it finished next 3 months,interior almost done,tt seats,refurbed leather,suede roof,double din etc...
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I can add my experience, think Chris has a similar story, yes it was a pain the ar$e to bleed when emptied of fluid. I must done it 10 times with a sealy pressure bleeder following the bentley manual. What didn't help is I hadn't used the car for a long time and was perhaps looking for a pedal similar to my modern daily. I clamped the rear brake reg fully open each time I did the procedure too. I believe the ABS pump is the issue. I remember on the 6th or so attempt seeing a load of dirty fluid come out of a caliper, following previously clean fluid. A second pair of hands (or legs) is definitely needed, even when using the pressure bleeder.
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heads up all - looms are ready & tested & can be sent out once the balance has been received by the maker 🙂
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Thanks everyone. I did find that and ordered 1, plus a spare.... And I ordered the cheap little rubber to fit in the end too. Which also fits under the handbrake too. Definitely not the weather to be in a cold Garage though
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Is is on Classic parts, you had incorrect part nr, should be 535 827 761. Hinged fastener for Corrado Product no.: 535 827 761 In stock €27.99 prices excluding VAT, shipping costs and import fees Quantity Add to shopping cart Go to Product details Go to Delivery information
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The lambda probe when faulty causes exactly the problem you have. Removing the TPS plug puts the ECU into limp mode and the ECU disregards what the lambda probe says. To confirm you need to obtain the obd error messages.
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OBD1 cars run like a bag of shite if the battery has been disconnected / gone flat, it takes several drive cycles to settle down as the eco needs to relearn the perimeters of the sensors. Randomly disconnecting sensors puts the eco into limp exaggerating your stall issues. Battery off over night, drive for several days without tinkering, then review the issues you have
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Sounds like you have a vacuum leak - you can measure your manifold pressure off one of the vac hoses using a t-piece for a pressure gauge or by connecting to one of the little test outlets. Also, have you checked your accelerator cable to make sure it's secure and not slipping or stretched?
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Hi guys I’m wondering if you are able to help me with this ongoing issue with my vr6 AAA obd1 it ran perfectly fine for a while and I took it out one night and it just started bogging down and wouldn’t hold idle, so I got it home real quick before it broke down and looked at it the next day. now it will no longer idle at all unless I hold the throttle down but even then I can feel it misfiring i had to change my clutch at some point anyway so I thought this is a good time to do my timing and pull the engine while I do it. so I go and change my clutch and check my timing and behold it has already been done!!! There is no slack in the chain and it all lines up anyway I put the engine in and before getting it plugged in, I decide to clean all the big block connector terminals because I’m grasping at straws on why it doesn’t run then I change out my temp sensor and the other yellow one long story short it still will not idle unless I hold the throttle down https://youtube.com/shorts/yCSc1P4ZfFY?si=ZQj5IaAlv9UZLknQ That’s a video of it attempting to run^^ Any help would be GREATLY appreciated I’ve slowly been changing everything on this car because everything seems to be breaking on me within a month of getting it running again so far over the span of 2 years I have done new coil pack new idle control valve new pvc filter thing new crank sensor new hall sensor new fuel pump changed ecu (apparently electrics don’t like having water on them😭😭) new coolant sensors new iat sensor new tps sensor refurbished injectors new MAF!!!! (Old ones metal mesh thing was ripped up and I didn’t wanna risk a metal bit going into my engine) new ht leads and spark plugs (done that like 2 months ago) new fuel filter (literally 3 hours ago) I knew having a 30 year old car will give me issues but come on this is ridiculous I think I’ve got a lemon😭😭 Oh and just before posting I thought i better add this The day after I put the different ecu on the car I took it out for a spin and it just SHUT OFF on me and started leaking petrol everywhere i had a leaky injector that overfilled so much it came out of my air box I was just lucky it didn’t catch fire I reckon anyway the fuel tank did run DRY so I’m wondering if my new fuel pump is now slightly nackered??! and yes I did change all the spark plugs and oil and oil filter afterwards
