Willsy'sbigred16v

cheers mate, will give them ago...any more suggestions from anyone also welcomed!

I have also posted this in the correct "wanted section" but i am a man in need of a part! I desperatly need the long pipe that goes from the power steering pump to the steering rack for my 92 on a k-plate 16v. If possible i need this part by Thursday morning (14/04/05) Any help gratefully appreciated even if you dont have the part i need but know of someone who might! cheers, Willsy

Hi, Thought i would add my post to this thread as my 16v is doing the same at the moment...i had a brand spanking new dizzy put on last night to solve my flat spot probs...seems to have fixed that but now the idle is very high 1500-2k on start up and when the clutch is dipped. Could this be anything to do with the ECU re-learning its settings and will fix itself in a couple of days? Or is it the ISV gone again (replaced last year), or airleaks in the pipes? I seem to fix one problem only to find another these days!!! :mad: Cheers, Willsy

Cheers Buddy will add this one to the list of things to look at! Keep em coming guys!

Dave, The symptoms you suggest are near identical to the problems i am having, intermittant flat spot thats geting worse! Mine has now decided to kick in at 5500rpms in third...but still annoying to start occassionally and also a pig in 1st and 2nd gear from time to time, which can be quite scary when pulling out on a roundabout and it literally momentarily dies on you!!! I am waiting to borrow a new distributor off one of my mates to test as we speak so fingers crossed this is where my prob lies. Many thanks for your reply, cheers, Willsy.

Cheers Henny, Can you also PM me on mailto:[email protected] if you post up a pic/details, as i am not on the internet much in the day time. What sort of costs are we looking at to replace?

Hi Guys, Ok i have nearly reached the end of my teather now with my 16v... As some of you may already know i have experienced a few probs with it over the last few months, in actual fact it seems i get one thing sorted for two more to go wrong!!! I have already had various suggestions as probable causes but just wanted to run it by you all again and see if i can further diagnose the cause of my woes! Anyway the two main ones that are concerning me at the moment are...a flat spot, particularly noticeable in first and second gears. This is an irregular flat spot, it doesnt happen everytime but basically when it does happen i do this...car in first gear,pull away revs seem to climb, engine makes all the right noises as if its acclerating, i just dont seem to be going anywhere momentarily...then almost as if i have a turbo i can feel myself pushed back into my seat as the power cuts in...very strange. I have just recently changed the plugs, leads and dizzy cap and rotor arm (the rotor arm needed some effort to release it from the distributor with a large screw driver as it was apparently corroded on, could removing this have damaged the dizzy and be the cause of my probs as the flat spots were noticeable after) The second prob is starting my car in the morning (note, for the rest of the day, starting it lunchtime after its been sitting all morning and again at home time where it has been sitting for a good 5 hours its no problem, starts first turn) I can seem to aid its starting in the morning by turning the ignition key round to the "almost gonna fire up" stage on the barrel, if i momentarily hold the key in this position then give it the full turn it starts fine. If i dont do this i can be sat there for literally 6 seconds with the engine turning over. I had the fuel filter replaced around 20k ago so i didnt think it could be that. This prob corresponds with a mate (some may know on here as Sanchez( sorry Alex :OP)) and i doing the head gasket, not that for one min i am suggesting this is the cause...the only part i removed and left off was the small corregated pipe that goes from the airbox to the exhaust manifold, I am assured this is not the cause of the starting prob...any thoughts? Literally everything else was replaced as it was found. So thats it, apart from an annoying creaking noise coming from the suspension when i turn the wheel, a droning noise as i drive along (wheel bearings we done around 15k ago) and a brake pad that decided to let go this morning causing some nasty grinding sounds when i brake and a few other things...my car looks the biz as usual and i love it!!! Any advice gratefully recieved... cheers guys, Willsy. P.S. I have developed, when the car got very hot stuck in the worlds biggest traffic jam recently, an annoying squeeling/squeeking noise coming from the engine...it sounds like a bearing....any ideas??? Could it be one of the pulleys for the belts? Is it fixeable with a good dose of wd40???

Hi all, I know our 16v engines are basically Passat ones but does anyone know if a Black Diamond Performance Clutch for a 1994 Golf 16v 2.0L GTI will fit my 1992 16v corrado? cheers, Willsy. 2.0 16v CCGB 1181

As far as I have been told all Corrado Owners are welcome to come. You will have to pay a fee to get into Woburn and will not be able to park with the club members corrado's in display. Any more developments on the convoys? I will be coming up from Hampshire (Andover) with the intention of meeting everyone else at Toddington services for 9am. cheers, Paul.

I was planning on going M3 - M25 then onto the Toddinton services to meet with everyone else. Is the A34 a better route to do this? What do you reckon? If we went the A34 i could meet you at my usual CCGB meeting spot on the A34 at Sutton Scotney services. Who from Bournemouth are you coming up with? cheers, Paul a.k.a Willsy! 2.0 16v

Hiya, I will be coming up from the Hampshire area with a few other people to the CCGB national day. Then on to Toddington. Anyone else coming from the South who wants to meet up en route to Toddington? Say at Fleet services? cheers, Willsy. 2.0 16v

Cheers Guys! I am noting all this down for when we go to look at it later.

Hi Guys, Apologies for the non Corrado content. Anyone had any experience/got any advice for buying a MK1 Golf Cabrio? What should i be looking out for, i am going with a mate tonight to have a look at one with him (i'm not into Cabriolets!) I assume the main concern will be the roof mechanism...but any other advice on a 1991 H plate would be gratefully recieved. cheers, Willsy.