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And people wonder why we call them "Stealers". They WILL have known that the head was very likely to be damaged. Unless they have specifically stated on your invoice that there was to be no warranty - they ARE legally bound to carry out work to a "reasonable" standard. This definitely does not constitute a "reasonable" standard & as such, you should consult legal advice. Legally speaking - you must first give them chance to rectify the situation to a satisfactory conclusion.

Your gasket has gone after only 1 day ??.. :shock:

Oohhh - I feel a Powerflow franchise coming on.............. :lol: :lol:

Stick some VR ones on - the G60 ones are crap. :wink: You'll need 2 top mounts, 2 bearings & 2 top spring plates.

The probe is "stuffed up the tailpipe".......... :lol: & not screwed into the front pipe. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... eName=WDVW

We sell the black front ones, but not the rears.. :(

Looking good Ant - there's gonna be a few "Top" Corrado's around next year.. :D

As a general rule I think different colours suit different styles - Bright/bold colours suit cars with spoilers,skirts, etc. Plain/dull colours tend to suit standard spec cars. Black suits either.. :wink:

cheesy, I didn't want to wait for the auction to finish, so I got in touch with the guy & made him "an offer he couldn't refuse"... :lol: :lol:

Different shade to mine then - mine's "LA9V" ..... :shock:

LHD-G60, Don't discount the wheel bearings - I replaced mine around 3 months ago. They were making no noise whatsoever. I found them to be fairly loose, only after I stripped the front suspension to fit new shockers & lower wishbones. Loose driveshaft nut along with wheel spacers will place extra load onto the bearings. If the bearings are still original (never having been changed before) they are very likely to require replacing.. :wink: Like I said above - to check them properly, the front pads will need removing.

Brilliant Black Metallic is by far the best Corrado colour...... :lol:

I'd get the head thoroughly checked & re-conditioned. Also take the opportunity to remove the sump, oil breather pipes & intake pipework to give them all a good clean out.

"North Eastern Tyre & Exhaust" are based in Sunderland - not sure of the address though. Maybe worth checking your yellow pages. They will be able to answer you wheel/tyre questions. Your problem could also be one of the following :- 1. worn wishbone bushes 2. worn/loose ball joints - difficult to check while they're stil on the car, just replace them anyway.. :wink: 3. worn CV joints - usually produce a "knocking" noise, even when in neutral ! 4. loose/worn steering rack 5. worn front wheel bearings - to check properly, you'll need to remove the brakepads. :wink:

Quite true - but that wouldn't explain the fouled spark plugs... :shock: golddust - Looks like you have a (very unlikely) coincidence of most of your 16 valve seals blowing at the same time - or more likely you have cylinder head problems. Unlikely to be just the gasket as you have oil on all 4 plugs.. :( Other possibilty is that you have engine crankcase breathing problems & this is forcing oil up into the intake system. .. :wink:

Wherever you end up getting the car sprayed - go & check some of the vehicles that they've already sprayed, to see what kind of results they end up with.

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& they do - my m8 got done for using his front foglights around 6 months ago.. :shock:

Cheers m8.. Most of the MAF sensors that we buy (for all the makes of vehicles that we cover), we get direct from Bosch... :wink:

Golf G60 cooler will fit straight in to the Corrado with no "cutting" or adapting at all. Although, as you say, the pipework will need to be custom made. Golf Rallye cooler has larger inlet pipework & is not a straight fit.. :x Both coolers share the same core - it's the header tanks which are different.

That's a nice clean engine, Jay........... 8)

Jonester, De-catting a normally aspirated engine usually makes no difference at all to performance & sometimes hinders it, due to the reduced back-pressure. Real de-catting performance gains are to be had with forced-induction engines (super/turbo charger)

The valves are already fitted into the head & like I said - I measured them with a ruler.. :roll: If the valves were any more than 1mm larger - they'd touch each other. :shock:

For the front's - you won't need anything else. Maybe renewing the pads would be a good idea though.. :wink: For the rear's, you'll need new rear wheel bearings & a tool to wind the pistons back into the calipers. New rear caliper carrier mounting bolts may also be needed - the old ones are usually a real bar-steward to remove. Also good idea to change the pads. Ohh - a can of brake fluid too.. :wink:

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