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Oh well, Due to time/money constrictions and having lost the sparkle of driving the beast. I've sold it on. I sold it broken, with the looms out. Still got full price for it so am happy. Here's my new beast :D

Gawd, I think it's coming up to a year since I last drove the Corrado and enjoyed it. Good points are that I haven't paid more than £300 for various people trying to fix it, and mileage for this year.... 1000 :D Probably should've declared it SORN though... Anyways, saga continues. Going to find out today what's been happening lately. Cheers, One very upset Corradoless owner Rica

Maybe they're used for postal deliveries... Would make sense so they don't have to get out of their cars. Nevertheless looks, very deadly. Cheers, Rica

Thank you one and all, I will persist. I hate the car when I can't see it, but as soon as it is parked in front of my house again, I'll forgive anything. Must be a nut, me. Thank you for all the information and help. It has come to good use and I have learned so much more. I will keep this thread up-to-date. Cheers, Rica

Hi all, Just to keep you up-to-date. Ignition switch changed. The mechanic took the Corrado out for a test drive on Friday and actually experienced first hand what we've been talking about! So they're not wild tales after all. This of course means that we have no idea what to check next. Cheers, Rica

Hi all, As I've been following MarioVR6's problems, I am definitely leaning towards the ignition switch, even if I am not getting 'crackling'(!) noise from the key area. Definitely in for a change... Cheers, Rica

mariovr6, You can attach your car to a VAG-COM at any garage that service cars from the VAG stable. There's also a thread ->Here of all the people who have them and are kind enough to let you test yours. Good luck!

Roger, No, the ignition switch has not been changed. I've heard some horror stories about lying in the footwell and killing your back, so I'll try to get the mechanic to install it for me, unless he's asking silly money. Thanks for the suggestions! Cheers, Rica

Hi all, Well, it didn't help. The car was fine for maybe a week, but being as bitchy as always now. I suppose wiring check is next in line? Cheers, Rica

Hi mariovr6, Oh dear, you can read my thread, my problems sound similar to yours. Ka's Corrado At the moment, my car's behaving, but then again, as pointed in the thread, it could work fine for months before having a misfit, so I am not guaranteeing that the new/old ECU will fix it. The next thing I am going to do, is thorough check of electricals/ECU loom. Also, if you have a later model car, I've seen some threads about the transponder in the steering column sliding and causing similar problems. As mine started with a replacement ECU, I won't have a transponder in mine. So really, VAG-COM yours as soon as you can to see whether there are any faults. Cheers, Rica

Oo, A Golf Country. That thing started my VW love affair.

The Corrado didn't get anything this year, she's been naughty throughout.

Hi all, Well, all's well in the queendom of Rado at the moment :) I won't get my hopes up yet, as sometimes the Rado behaved weeks on end before having a fit. Definitely a girl, my Rado :D Merry Christmas to all! Cheers, Rica

Right, New ECU now in, after some breaking bits and a lot of cursing. And it started! Woo! Now off to do some driving, teach the new ECU my car. Once again, fingers crossed this is it. Cheers, Rica

Thanks all, This can be locked, if threads are locked in Engine Bay. I figured out where I am supposed to pull as per triggermyson, the brittle plastic broke! With some ingenuinety and needle nose pliers, I managed to get the tabs pulled and the connector popped out. Now to replace the tabs at some point. Cheers, Rica

Cheers for the answers so far, Is anyone able to provide a quick pic? Cheers, Rica

Hi, I am currently outside butchering the car, and I can't get the ECU connector off the unit so that I could swap it with another one. Can someone please tell me whether it's supposed slide, lift, what? And what's the best way of doing the aforementioned motion *ooer* Cheers, Rica

Hi Roger, Thanks for the offer. I've swapped the ECU relay already so now it's down to tracing earths and so on. At least today's my last work day for the rest of the year, so I can pull things apart as the car's not needed for two weeks or so. Cheers, Rica

Hi, Not happened to me, but an acquaintance. This was about the time you're 17 going on 18, people taking their driving tests all over the place. My friend received a mint Fiat Uno for passing his test and he set about kitting it out. A few weeks later he appeared at school with tinted windows, custom built sound system setup and being at the impressionable age, most thought it was the thing. A few weeks after this, he appears at school, sans Fiat. He was blaring the music so loud while driving on the motorway, he forgot to change from 2nd. Suffice to say, his rear wheels drove over the gearbox at some point. Moral of the story: Don't let a peroxide blonde guy anywhere the steering wheel of you car. Cheers, Rica

Hi, That's what I've been occasionally wondering as well. I have a late '93 and for a while I was paranoid wondering whether all this has started since I bought a spare key. But the errors in VAG-COM also speak for something more sinister other than an occasional immobiliser kicking in. I've had another alarm installed and was assured that all the factory fitted stuff has been disabled. The ECU is from a '94. Don't know whether it's late or early, so I may run into problems? I take it, it either starts and dies immediately, or doesn't start at all... Cheers, Rica

Hi Nick, Thanks. Yeah, I've bought another ECU which I will be swapping over. Does anyone have any idea what happens to mileage and so on, if I swap the whole unit, including PCB? Has anyone tried to have their car recertified as genuine when using a second hand ECU? Cheers, Rica

FFS, Well, the car's as before, being a right biatch. I pootle on the motorway and suddenly the engine just stops pulling. As I haven't put the clutch in, the revs stay in the normal range, the pistons are definitely going but it is as if the sparks won't fire. I usually just feather the gas pedal, ready for when it kicks in again and starts pulling. If I stepped on the pedal, you can hear the whistling from the K&N as it pulls in more air, but usually (not always!) the car then dies a choked death. I've changed all but the coilpacks. What does a failed coilpack feel like? Can it fail just partially? I also have another ECU I can try. Will also have a look at the ECU loom when I know I can have the car off the road for a while. It does sound more and more like the is a serious electrical issue going on somewhere. I am going to change the whole ECU unit instead of just lifting the chip. Does anyone know the implications of this? Surely my mileage and so on will be completely screwed and I take it that VW will not certify the mileage, especially if the ECU is not new/installed by VW? AND to top it all off, someone's taken a nice chunk out of the passenger side front wheel arch this weekend! Currently, I just want to sell 'it' and buy something more boring. Please help, I am losing hair fast! Cheers, Rica

Ooo! Set as wallpaper, thanks carpoid! Cheers, Rica

Can't fault NickVR6. Sold me alloys for a great price, they were just as he described and he went out of his way to get them delivered. Rado's looking excited :D Cheers, Rica

Thanks to bigpantsbaby. The ECU arrived well packaged and in timely manner. Cheers, Rica