Garry

Hi - welcome to the therapy session for G60 addicts. A very expensive drug indeed!

Hello M8 - welcome to the forum

Another Corrado owner in MK?

Not sure I get your question dude. The gearbox is bolted to the engine and should be on the engine when refitting! There is a gearbox mount at the rear of the engine bay but it's only 1 bolt to undo. If you are doing an engine swap I would recommend removing the slam panel and cross member - it makes life so much easier as you do not have to lift the engine quite so high. It also makes it easir to get at the front mount. Take a look at my photo gallery and you will see what I mean. http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/album_pers ... er_id=2090

Have you recently fitted aftermarket alloys to the car? If so be wary as some require spacers, if you do not fit the spacers, the front steering can go bonkers as if the CV joint has packed up. I have two sets of rims that I run mine on TSW Stealth's and BBS RM splits, the Stealths require spacers and the BBS RM's don't.

The injector is basically a solenoid. When the solenoid windings are energised, the valve needle lifts by about 0.06mm (according to the valve design) and the fuel is then injected through a calibrated metering gap. The clicking you can hear is the solenoid opening and shutting. Louder clicking may indicate that the injector/s are worn. In the manufacture of the valve needle and assembly of the injector, tolerances of 1 micron apply. This gives the injector the finest tolerance of any mechanical part on the engine! Deposits on the pintle will alter the injectors spray pattern and fuel flow rate. Dirt in the fuel can cause a build up of debris inside the filter basket and reduce the Fuel flow which will cause you to run lean. I would consider replacing them as your car has done quite a few KMs. Hope this helps

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I have a fully dimensioned drawing for a solid front mount if it helps?

Thanks for the offer of a door but I already have one lined up - same colour as my car too. Just trying to establish a match at this point

I need a new NS door for my Corrado. FYI My car is a 92/J G60 8) However I have been told that the doors vary depending on the age of the car! To assist me in finding a new one that suits my car - can anyone on here tell me what the differences are between the early & later doors please??? :oops:

Cool - will take a look - cheers boyz

I took mine for it's MOT the other day only to be told that it was too low to get on their ramps :lol: Had to take it to another garage in the end

Just saw a Silver one at Willen Lake MK

Where is the best place to buy the extended rims?

Got me a cheap set of 15" BBS RM 012 ET33 splits. :D They came off me mates MKII G60. They need refurbishing so I will use this opportunity to stick some wider rims on them for that deep dish look. Can anyone out there recommend a suitable combination for a Corrado? Please bare in mind that I don't want to be rolling the arches or anything silly like that. Cheers

Sounds like pre-detonation

Job now done :D Here's the basic sequence for a G60 as I recall it, please correct me on the fixing sizes as this is entirely from memory... NOTE... Follow Bentley manual for recommended torque settings. Use new fixings through out wherever possible. Use thread lock on everything except tie rod ends. 1. Loosen front front wheel nuts (slightly) with car still on the ground. 2. Raise the car and support the chassis with axel stands (Position them under the chassis rails) just behind sub frame / EIB and remove front wheels. Make sure hand brake is on and the rear wheels have been wedged to stop the car rolling off the stands. 3. Support the engine and box, either from above or below depending on what type of equipment you have to do this. (I used a pair of ramps, stradled with a thick piece of wood, then carefully packed it out out under the sump & g/box) 4. Turn the car's steering fully to the left and then using a ball joint extractor, break the tie rod ends free from the hub carriers. 5. With a trolly jack, support the middle portion of the front subframe. 6. Disconnect the car's battery and then remove lambda probe bracket from rear engine mount. (10mm nut on rear engine mount) 7. Remove 3 off 13mm bolts from rear engine mount (Drivers side). 8. Remove 1 off bolt from gear box mount (19mm I think). Once this is done, remember that your choosen method of engine support is the only thing seperating the lump from the floor so choose well. 9. Remove the 6 subframe fixings, 4x 20mm an 2x 17mm (again correct me if wrong but you get the picture) 10. Remove the 4x 13mm bolts securing the steering rack to the sub frame. (Again the fixing sizes are from memory) 11. Slowly lower the trolly jack, just enough to get your hand on to loosen the 13mm steering column UJ/clinch nut. (Bastard of a job) 12. Now lower the sub frame fully (as far as the front suspension allows) to expose the power steering pump hoses. (You may have to remove a plastic clip from the back of the steering rack body if it's still intact) 13. Position a drip tray under the rack and remove one of the hose's allowing all of the power steering fluid to drain. 14. Remove the remaining hose. 15. Remove the steering rack from the car. 16. Fit new tie rod ends to the new steering rack ensuring that the L/H/S is set in accordance with the Bentley manual for your tire size. (383mm +/-1mm for a G60, different again for a VR but again please check) 17. Refit all components in the reverse order with the exception of the tie rod ends. 18. Fill the power steering resevoir to the maximum mark (with recommended fluid) 19. Re-connect the lambda probe skt and then the car battery. Start the engine and feed in the power steering fluid as necessary, slowly turning the steering from lock to lock. (The pump will sound like it is about to die but this noise will start to reduce as fluid is pumped around the system) 20. Check that all hose couplings etc are free from leaks. 21. Once satisfied that no leaks are present, switch off the engine. 22. Re-position steering so that you are on left full lock and then re fit the tie rod ends to the hub carriers. 23. Re-fit wheels and lower car. 23. Take car to a garage/tire fitters ASAP and get the tracking properly re-set. Thats about it - please comment if you feel I have missed anything and lets get the how to thread locked down. 8) Gaz

Cheers Kev - I thought as much. I'll remove those rack botls first, that should give me the extra room I need to access the steering column UJ & pipe work. Hopfully the rain will stop tomorrow and I can resume play.

Whatever you say Kev

So JMR, G-Werks, my self and all the other engineering companies who produce these are talking out of our backsides then?

I'm changing my steering rack on the corrado as the old one has sprung a leak. I've got the new rack assembled and waiting to go on but I need a few pointers on the best way to get the old one out. So far I have done the following... 1. Disconnected the tie rods 2. Supported the engine and box. 3. Disconnected the rear mounts from the sub frame 4. Supported the subframe on a trolly jack and removed the chassis bolts. The problem I am having is that I am finding it difficult to get to the steering column to remove the bolts and pipes from the steering box. Do I need to loosen the 4 bolts that hold the rack to the sub frame first and then drop the sub frame to gain access?? Has anyone changed a rack before?? Advice needed

I'm in the process of changing my steering rack - I'll let you know when I have finished (If the rain ever stops!!!!!) Don't worry about the solid mount - as Henny pointed out, the front cross member is rubber mounted and will give a little. I've been running my own brand of solid mount for 6k miles with no issues at all.

NICE 8)

I might be able to help you with the intercooler if you are interested. Take a look in the E-bay and misc section under INTERCOOLER Got one off a SAAB 900 that I was gonna fit to mine but have now decided to sell it. Gonna be a dad in 6 weeks :D so no time to fit and the car may be up for sale soon anyway. :cry:

http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/album_pers ... er_id=2090 I've just put together a gallery guys - please take a look and tell me what you think