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Condition looked fantastic before the accident - real shame! What happened?

You guys sure it's not the exhaust on the rear beam? Usually needs adjustment on lowered cars...

Good stuff - well done for persevering!

Ok - just having a read through the workshop manuals... I think you need to double check the basics again before buying any other parts. Double check fuse 18, swap the Fuel pump and ECU relays for known working ones - your FB relay being 67 means it's original (should be 167 now) The fuel pump in a VR has no advance motion - the relay is activated by the ECU when it receives a signal from the Crank sensor and supplies power to the fuel pump via fuse 18. Also check the coolant temp sensor resistance - if this is faulty it will make it difficult to start (although i'm sure it would have done by now) If the above is ok then all I can really think of is a faulty ECU, fault in wiring loom, dead engine or fuel pump failure.

Disapointed Kev!!! It wasn't the 'Eric the car guy' I thought it was going to be :-(

If you're sure the ignition switch is ok then try another 109 relay if you can out of another car - MK4 TDI's use the same I think then you should make look at trying another ECU PS - you sure Dizzy timing / firing order etc are correct?

What's that other wire in the pic next to the radiator?? Also - the orange round thing???

Plugs numbered I think and I'm sure I can see them in the pic?? Do you know what the resistance should be? I know they are magnetic sensors so can loose resolution over time...

Looks lovely but sure that's Nugget and not Canary Yellow?

So maybe worth replacing the rotor arm and also checking the plugs are not covered in oil. Pull a lead and see if it arc's against the manifold while cranking the engine - if no spark then i'd suspect the crank sensor. VAGCOM probably not useful here anyway as it will always throw a fault with the crank sensor with the engine not running. Coil - have you checked the winding resistance?? I think the Bentley has some figures to compare

Also - rotor arm? And - ECU - Unlikely to be this but maybe worth trying another if you know someone with a Dizzy VR6?

Ok, Have you any breakdown cover?? - The AA are particuarly good and fault finding these sorts of issues.. whereabouts are you in the country? What year is the car? Have you VAGCOM'd it? Dizzy model so no factory immobiliser I guess. Compression - You think it's ok? No loud noises when it stopped? Fuel filter - has this been changed recently? Have you actually tried a new 109 ECU relay? Ignition switch - was the new one Genuine VW? Crank sensor - Why do you think it's not this? The crank sensor activates the fuel pump relay but this is as the engine starts - it's not getting this far! Alarm - sure there are no hidden fuses anywhere?

Get it running right first before you chip it... Are the throttle micro-switches working ok and the cable adjusted properly? The idle switch is what activates the ISV

Really??? A MAF for under £50...

Really??? A MAF for under £50...

Yep that's normal - I thought it was part of the Koni instructions too but they need drilling out by 1mm I think.

It's one of the 53's... more likely to be the steering column (earth) connection with the way it works

One is run by a team of jumped up little Nazi scroats and the other is the CCGB...

Corrado TDI?

Yeah pence from VW - same washers that fit the bottom of the radiator I think too

They'll fit fine but technically could invalidate insurance...

Really best to buy new - not hugely expensive from VW...

Lol, just reading through this 10 year old thread I found... It's so old that Netscape Navigator is mentioned :-)

Ah - found the thread - it was IE6 that was the issue... http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=4046&highlight=bentley+manual+internet Maybe I'll try it with IE 11 now :lol:

I have a genuine CD copy but the software is so old it doesn't install under Windows XP / 7 / 8 etc, worked fine on 2000 though I contacted their support a few years ago but got no where but maybe they've got a newer version now of the viewer?