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[ATTACH=CONFIG]80294[/ATTACH] I think I'd have gone for a black roof though :)

A little bit of magic and a lot of luck? :D Seriously, I shall watch this, I've learnt a lot tinkering with my car so far, I wish I had trained as a mechanic now! I enjoy tinkering :) Dawn

Poor thing's been lowered and ragged I think. It needs to last me 6 weeks. Although I'm hoping my C will be back before then!

Wish my girl was on the road then I'd come. I'm hoping to have her back in the new year. She's having an auto-manual conversion so in the mean time I'm practising my manual box usage (which was a little lax) on a MK3 GTI and she ain't pretty enough to bring to a Corrado meet :D

Me too. It's not a colour I'd choose for myself but I think a Corrado looks good in any colour. Personally, if I was going fluorescent, it would be turquoise with orange calipers :D

I've been frequenting ebay and noticed this too. I love the uk barn finds facebook page though, I just like looking at retro cars. I was kind of hoping for an absolute dog of a VR6 for £500, I need it running for 6 weeks max while my rado has an auto-manual conversion then I was going to keep it as a donor. Seems all the Corrados on ebay right now (within reasonable distance) are all good cars :( (As a Corrado enthusiast, that's a strange thing to type) I think chickens have to live in it ;-)

Thanks guys, having shed a few tears I got in touch with my brother. As I had planned a manual conversion at some point he has already been saving the parts ready so he's offered to take her on. I think the initial thoughts of selling were a bit rash, if I sold and bought another I'd no doubt have a bucket load of ther problems so I may as well stick with what I have and do the conversion, just earlier than planned. Robrado, I'd love to keep her OEM but I will be honest the gearbox is ****, I'd love a manual :) Hasan, I am going to see if I can get to the mech asap and have a go in her myself, and I'll see if perhaps there is some hope remaining. I wad so convinced the oil change would work. The oil in it was awful, I just wish I had it done sooner, rather than sitting on it knowing I should make it a priority. Pictures of oil attached. It sounds like 1st is the real problem, after that it does go but the poor car is dying under the pressure exerted trying to get into gear. [ATTACH=CONFIG]80192[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]80193[/ATTACH]

unless of course there is another issue that could have caused her not to get into gear? here are the error codes she threw before the reset. I don't know what to do... *grasping at straws* [ATTACH=CONFIG]80188[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]80189[/ATTACH]

Hi All, this morning when I took the Rado to the garage for an ATF change, in the hope out would solve all the random gear changing and slipping; the car would barely move. I had to rev the hell out of it to get into gear. Finally made it to the garage, they changed the oil and filter (which was likely original) but it's still not working. they performed a system reset but the result is that she will not get into 1st gear. A manual conversion was on the cards all along, I just hadn't planning on one so soon, she's only done just under 80K. Right now, my options are get her converted. I don't know anyone local who can do this and what I can expect to pay for the privilage? I guess I will have to start making some calls. My brother could do it but I'll have to be patient as he takes his time, but I know he'd do a good job and source a good replacement. Oh and he's a three hour drive away. OR I could sell her as she is and put the money towards what I'd have spent on repair and buy another. Wonder what my chances are of getting low milage. Does the milage really matter? Her body work is excellent too, no rust, the most minor of blemishes. I guess I'd like to know what other people would do in this situation. The garage aren't gearbox specialists BUT to be honest I'd rather not sink any money into repairing an auto box.

well... the gearbox is shagged so none of this matters. Thanks for all the time taken to help me though. Time to make another post for advice on a whole other matter now then :( gutted...

I don't think it hits the contact plate, I think it stops 1.5mm above it because the Dashpot is fully compressed I will check it in the morning though, perhaps when it springs back there is some more movement there. Should the rest position mean there is a gap between the two plates? So te throttle is slightly open? I'll clean the butterfly in the morning too :-) Thanks for your help (again)

No as far as I know, I had considered replacing the few under the bonnet, just because they look a bit ropey, the two uncovered 7.5amp ones at the back of the engine bay look terrible. Not sure what they are for though. The coolant fan ones look okay, but they are covered.

I'll check tomorrow, I left the bonnet up to remind me to check the oil anyway. It never ceases to amaze me how many things can cause one problem on a Corrado :afro:

My mother has a K-reg Mk2 Rivage cabby with just 80k miles rotting away under her car port. She just wants someone to love it so I have agreed to trailer it the three hour drive to my house early next year when the weather warms back up and take it off her hands. I think Mk2's are may favourite, though I think with a Corrado to contend with I think I'm mad, but I can keep it in my garage and take my time on it. Good luck with your hunt :)

Wow! thanks guys I've just been out to take a look at the dashpot, when I lift the throttle the red gaiter expands smoothly and the white bit lifts up. I took a picture of it resting though, incase anyone thinks it looks like it could do with adjustment. The two plates behind it (in front of the spring) rest at about 1.5mm apart. Is this correct? perhaps it's worth adjusting it upwards a mm or two to widen the gap? I'm guessing if these two plates touch the throttle is completely shut? [ATTACH=CONFIG]80154[/ATTACH] I will check the ISV again when I get her home tomorrow from the MOT (assuming she's not overnighting to get anything fixed) I need to get some more jubilee clips for the hoses as I used cable ties temporarily. My car is held together my jubilee clips I think! I didn't lube it when I cleaned it and I did'nt take off or check the damper. With it being a 94 Corrado, is it safe to bypass this damper with some tubing or does it have an integral purpose? I did inspect the whole intake today and cannot see any cracks. Is testing the system for air leaks quick and easy? I'm wondering if it's worth asking the garage to try it tomorrow. Thanks for for all the suggestions, I'm willing to just try anything I can to get this finally resolved. Not that driving the car as a semi-auto isn't fun, its far better when I can control the gear changes to make her go faster. I just don't want to have to do the same when slowing down ;)

Ive just posed about the same problem BUT mine is 94 and typically, if I unplug the ISV she won't start as the ECU appears to depend on it :scratch: Its the same if I unplug the MAF, the car dies. Anyway good luck with your resolution, I hope it's easier to resolve than mine has been so far! Dawn

Right, I have a 94 VR6 Automatic, just under 78K miles. Last full service was at 73,031 miles (included spark plugs) Sorry for the really long post I just don't want to miss out any detail that may be important. Problem: When she gets hot she cuts out at junctions, its right when she changes down from 4th to 3rd, the revs drop (I'm guessing this is the clutch kicking in) they don't then pick back up and engine dies. It's a real pain as she's an auto I have to put her in Park to restart. I have prevented the problem from occurring by manually changing down a little sooner (about 35mph rather than 28/29mph) this means the revs are maintained by momentum and she doesn't cut. Ideally though, this is not how I want to HAVE to drive. Tried so far: Initially the biggest issue seemed to surround the MAF sensor plug as the rubber boot was corroded and was letting water sit on the metal pins. Every time it rained the car ran like a bag of nails and cut out. I had to spray in some contact cleaner, re-seat the plug and all was fine, until the next downpour. I filled it with Dielectric Grease and set about sourcing a new one. the car ran better, but every few weeks the problem would re-occur. In the interim period I decided to replace the MAF for a brand new Bosch one - I did this because she was experiencing random occurrences of slipping into limp home mode. - The new MAF fixed this but the cutting out suddenly increased. I wondered if the new MAF couldn't connect with the corroded pins but figured as the only thing that had changed was the MAF, perhaps it had an air leak. I took off the entire induction system and greased all the connections and fitted new jubilee clips. - No change. Then, I finally managed to get hold of a new MAF connector, I remain eternally grateful to Fla (Hasan) for supplying this! - This made the car run so much smoother and I can park her out in the ran again without fear. It really made a huge difference to the cars running. Sadly though the cutting out is still occurring. I removed the cleaned the ISV - Still no difference although her tendency to hunt occasionally was resolved. So thats what I have done so far... Except I also had the car run though diagnostics and the only fault codes returned were 005537 - Passive/Sporadic - Oxygen Sensor control, Value below lower control limit. 00513 - Active/static - Engine speen sensor - G28 - No signal (I had a friend take it down in his lunch break as I was in a meeting and he later confirmed they tested the car with the engine off :bonk:) She has an MOT booked tomorrow and also an ATF oil and filter change. I can't find any proof this has been done before so I am (perhaps naively) expecting a huge improvement in gear changes when the car is cold (her changes have become terrible since the autumn kicked in) Assuming she passes I need to focus on resolving the cutting out once and for all. Next on my list: So, taking the diagnostics into account, the Lambda is next on my list - Would this cause the problem? (assuming it doesn't need replacing for the MOT tomorrow) After that, My PCV is leaking oil onto the exhaust manifold from either side of where the hose meets the dormant US emissions sensor. Yesterday I took it off, wiped it over, cleaned the manifold and fitted two jubilee clips to each side of the join in the hope of sealing them. I also think the disk bit has blown a little as if I squeeze it I can see oil oozing out, ever so slightly. I have put some sealant around this join and will set about getting a replacement from either VW or for Ford (Part# F7364573). Again, could this cause an air leak? Technically, providing the car isn't about to blow up, the most expensive thing has been tried (the MAF), so it's now a case of eliminating all other possible causes until one works. Typically, what else could cause this? TPS? :scratch: knowing my luck a £20 sensor :cheers: It seems everything I try fixes something but never fixes everything... I guess thats Corrado ownership :dance: Cheers Dawn

Ahhh okay, that means I can throw it away then without fear :-) Thank you! :cheers: My ashtray has some smaller random pieces in it too, they look like trim fasteners etc, at least I know the car isn't relying on them to work... Unless of course they would actually solve all my problems :D :dance:

I found this in a bag left in the boot by the previous owner. The bag contained the HT removal tool for the Corrado and the locking wheel nuts but also some documents for a VW Polo, so, this could be from a Polo, in which case I'll throw it. It has VAG part number 867 512 135 on it and the underside has a foam insert. I did a google search but found nothing conclusive :shrug: [ATTACH=CONFIG]80149[/ATTACH] Cheers Dawn

:D I often hope the high price will encourage more and more people to buy hybrids. After all, our Corrados need their share of the fuel supply ;) [ATTACH=CONFIG]80141[/ATTACH]

Sheeeeeeeet! So that's how to more than double a cars value (someone tell Mike and Ed) I'm polishing mine this weekend. If she passes her MOT Monday I'd say I have a potential pot of gold in my garage right now. I hope the flying pigs don't crap on it :D

Cheers, I should have a nice sum Compensation and redundancy (insolvency was the reason) so needless to say the Rado will be getting a few treats while I keep myself busy looking for a new job :-) I just have to wait for it from te government :-(

She overnights in the garage. I'm hoping next year I'll be in a position to SORN her over the winter months but I'm not sure I could go that long without her. I had planned to have her waxoyled this month but I was made redundant on Monday :-( so getting her through her MOT this month is my priority.

I don't think I've ever seen that colour in the flesh (metal) it's really stunning!

Seconded! We'd all be falling it the "T" or the "fun" ETA - did they never look at the ride height and think "hmmm just a bit too high"?