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will sound awesome!!!!!!!!
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SAW WHITE CORRADO IN FINDON THIS MORNING JUST CAUGHT HIM WAVING AT LAST SECOND,THEN SAW A BLACK CORRADO WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE 17s AND LOWERED GOING ALONG THE A259 IN LITTLEHAMPTON
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Overheating 16v - not head gasket (UPDATE: All fixed!)
thorpey replied to golddust's topic in Engine Bay
check radiator isnt blocked i replaced mine which was easy to fit and only £42 at GSF also change thermostat as this ic only a few quid too,when refilling radiator do it slowly so no air locks -
yeah stevey u are right synta semi synthetic forgot to put that down and it is the synta stuff in a silver container from vw
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HEY ITS SORTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! firstly it had wrong grade of oil (castrol gtx!) should always use fully synthetic THE OIL FILTER WAS BLOCKED! did a full engine flush and new filter and fully synthetic oil all from vw dealer and the engine purrs beautifully,feels really responsive again and its like a new car again,thanks for your help guys......i expect you are wondering who put the gtx in? well not me but a friend who was out of work needed a few pennies so i thought i would get him to do it,thought he bought synthetic oil and a vw filter but he skimped on parts by buying it all from a cheap supplier ............f***er
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if it were the rings surely there would be some smoke?
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well i have rung jmr more times than i care to mention and he never picks up the phone shouldnt be the rings only done 8000 miles on this engine
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thanks for that i will sort that out asap
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yeah someone else said that,would it be best to use engine flush?
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i have noticed my corrado leaking oil from the airbox !!!!!!! any ideas?
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blue corrado with non standard alloys.....vr6? in terringes avenue in worthing
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spotted a white one a 2 liyre 16v in goring road in worthing might be a j plate
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how much did it cost?
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is it easy to fit then?how much?
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my corrado lights are awful anyone know who can supply and fit an uprated system in the west sussex area? please dont recommend jmr as he never answers phone or reply to messages any reliable motor mechanic or electrician will do thanks pete
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my corrado had its wheel arches rolled by previous owner a guy called andy (the golfmeister 07801477793) he had a good job done and the paint is still perfect
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i wouldnt say my car is stupidly low as it looks great and for the record the wheel arch rub is when i have 3 passengers on board,i can stop the wheel arch rub to a point by adjusting the tension which is done easily with the key supplied but i do have it on a softer ride as i use it everyday,i still think 215s will give you arch rub
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i have same wheels on my car with 205/40/16 tyres and the rear arches are cut out and fronts rolled i have lowered it about 65 mm and get slight rub over big holes in road haha i had a puncture and the tyre fitters had no problem fitting the tyre back on which did surprise them amazing how wide the wheels look without the tyre on ,anyway any bigger than that and i think u would have problems and the look would not be as good as with these tyres such you have such a low profile!
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from what i have found out either c+r enterprises or big boys toys provided the engine grant had fitted which incidently was then fitted by jmr
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there are a few different opinions about these local guys some opinions are good and some are not so more confused now haha are g-werks and jmr just g60 specialists?
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i belive the work was done by jmr?is that true? is his work good?
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g-man, what work did u have done to the car and what did grant have done?
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can antone tell me the benefits and disadvantages of fitting twin carbs to my 1.8 16v?also does anyone know of any for sale?thanks pete
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you might have seen me as i often go to brighton
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well it could ba as it was owned by a guy called grant in littlehampton from about 2001,then marc beadle bought it,i bought it off him and since my ownership its had the wheels,suspension,k+n and the schrick cams in the last 1000 miles by the golfmeister