Storm_VR6

kevHaywire - Out of interest, how much for the uprated pump? Do you have one in your own car ?

Dinkus - I think it must of been struggling as the power delivery seems to be a lot better now...... G60SC_Stoney - Hope you get your car fixed mate, I know how it feels to be without......

Not sure if it's just me but It seems as if the car has become more responsive with the change of the fuel pump....it also has improved it on idle..seems to be running a lot more smoother. Could a change in fuel pum have this effect ? Just glad my C is back on the road and after reading some of the problems that other Rado owners have had with fuel pumps I think I was quite lucky with having my car back on the road on the same day.... Brokedown - 8:45 am, was driving around by 4:30 pm...good going!

I’m sure most of us find it difficult to motivate ourselves on a Monday morning, the thought of another full week of work is so disheartening…….dam weekends are too short!!! Anyways, to put a smile on my face, I thought I’d take My C to work instead of my usual boring diesel car…..happily driving down the motorway listening to my newly fitted sound system (them front door pods are crap, even with 5.25” infinity kappa components) and all of a sudden car starts to judder then loose power, I looked at the fuel gauge, half a tank…….pulled onto the hard shoulder, car cut out….tried to start her up, turned but wouldn’t fire……exactly the same symptoms as when you run out of fuel, not that I ever have! Fuel pump packed in…….had the car transported to a friends garage and went searching for a fuel pump……First I thought I’d take the cheaper option and went to Eurocarparts and bought one for £102…took it back to the garage, totally wrong part…..was well annoyed….so I went directly to the stealers, was in luck they had one in stock £133…..I later found out that the one from eurocarparts could be fitted but you would also need to buy a new sender unit…..too much hassle!!! Anyways, my question is, why do fuel pumps just pack up all of a sudden, I know that this was a common fault on Golfs and Scirocco’s but what causes it ?? I don’t want it to happen again so anything I can do to ensure its lifespan? My advice – Always try and buy genuine parts, saves money and time in the long run….the eurocarparts bosch pump was significantly inferior in quality compared to the genuine one…..has anyone else changed the fuel pump with a patterned one ?

Just looking through my previous posts, for the sake of future readers who may need the same help...my problem was sorted by replacing the ignition swith...£20.77 from VW. GSF sell one for a tenner but genuine part was cheap enough.....i thought the new battery sorted it but it didn't.....fiddly to get at the screw but a set of precisions and you'll be okay. the bubling in the expansion tank was sorted by a new cap....think the seal on the old one was knackered. Anyways, thanks to all for their help & advice.

Rolex - awesome link mate, thanks a lot......... Dinkus - Thanks for the alignment link.

Dinkus - thats a great idea dude, will try and make it.... Not Air cooled - I have the Mystic blue Storm, thanks for you suggestions mate but I think i'll stick to standard silver, chrome look...too many peeps with Subaru's round here, all have the blue car gold wheels....

Hi guys, Re: WHEELS FOR MY STORM If my car has not sold in the next few months, I'm looking to buy some wheels. I really like the deep dish look but have never really modified a car before and so am not sure what is out there for my C. Can anyone help me make my decision, pics would be good, especially with the wheels on a corrado so I can see if they are my cup of tea... Many thanks in advance.

This may be a stupid question but how do I check if the earth cable is bad, where is it located ? If I fix a jump lead to the negative of the battery and connect the other end to anywhere metal on the car...if it is a bad earth then this should work ?

That makes sense Nick....thanks. It always starts with a push, it must be battery or the alternator could be weak and not charging the battery properly, could that be a possibility?? The reason why I ask is because I’ve had the belt changed and there seems to be a slight noise from the tensioner, cud it be that the belt is not on tight enough?? Finally, is there any particular battery that I can buy which is more powerful then most?? And where from? Regards

Got the car started via push start... The bubbling in the expansion tank was due to the cap.....put a new one on and no more water leak... Still not sure why my car is not starting properly...checked all relays fuses etc..i'm clueless! still need some help guys!

I don't have home start..so i'd have to push the car a certain distance (not sure how far) before they'd come out....if i'm not successful this weekend, I will call them.

I will check all the fuses and relays again..... If any of the other relays, apart from relay 18 (load) and relay 167 (fuel pump) were faulty, would this cause for the car not to start ? I wish I could afford for a professional mobile mechanic to come and sort my car but I can't...have considered calling RAC but from what i've heared on here, they are not very familiar with the C's....

the car does turn, just doesn't fire...i did notice a little break in the coil pack a few months ago, the plastic had broken off around one of the contacts...i put insulation tape around it and it was fine, surely even if one lead was off, the car would still start just not run right ?? Will check to see if the insulation tape is still holding the plastic securely...doubt it's that though, I hope it is! how do you check the ignition switch ?

Cheers Nick. Someone please give me some ideas before the weekend arrives so I can get my Storm on the road again....

Okay, better not replace the key then....the only thing that concerns me is that the people who have had the reader coil problem. their cars start and then die...my car only turns and doesn't fire.........well this was what was happening before anyway. When I did get it started with the jump leads on, only on some occasions would the revs not catch.....even when they didn't I could rev it a little and the car would stay on after that.... Main problem is that she's not firing, so is it the reader coil ?? :?

Theguitarmanuk - Thank you. I appreciate your help....I only have one key for the car, will get a new key the weekend and will also try and get rid of the air lock by leaving the cap off the expansion tank. I hope this sorts out all my problems...out of interest, is the fusebox on the MK2 Golf GTI the same as the VR6 and are the relays for the load & fuel pump compatible ? Thanks again mate. :)

Hi, weekend is almost here, please guys, give me some urgently required tips on how to get my car sorted....i'm sure a lot of you know how it feels when your car is off the road and you haven't a clue what to do.....very depressing! HELP!

"Sounds a bit like either the key or reader coil is dodgy..... " Is the reader coil in the ignition barrel ? Is it easy to change ?? Thank you

Hi kev How do I get rid of air lock ?? - if I unscrewed the top off the expansion tank, let the water overflow, will this get rid of any air locks ?? Is a new key a main dealer only thing ??? Any ideas on cost ?? Thanks again.

Hi guys, As some of you maybe aware, I had my car for sale recently but unfortunately it did not sell. Now the winter months are here and my car has decided to go into hibernation mode....It would be much appreciated if someone would help me out in layman’s terms as I am not mechanically minded even though I try & mess with things I should really leave... When I try and start the car, all she does is make the starter sound but doesn't fire. I read a few of the forums and discovered that it could possibly be the relays. I had access to a Mk2 Golf GTI fuse box. Looked the same, so I pulled out the fuel pump relay and the load relay and fixed them on the VR6 fuse board...still no luck....after several attempts of trying to start the car, I killed the battery so I plugged on a set of jump leads and continued to try and start the dam thing.....to my surprise, she started...turned her off, 1st attempt - no start, 2nd attempt - fired again...Off again and exactly the same thing, won't start on 1st attempt, then starts on second. I then put my old relays back in the car, she started again, only on the 3rd or 4th try, however this time as soon as I would let go of the key after she had fired up, the revs would not catch.....so I pressed the accelerator a little to hold the revs and the car stayed on. Each time after that, she would start but as soon as I let go of the key, revs would drop very low, on some occasions the car would switch off on others they would catch....anyway, I started her up again and let her run for a good 20 mins so that she could warm up in this cold wintry weather....I then noticed water leaking...I discovered that it was overflowing from the expansion tank...so I thought nothing of it, I turned the car off and the water level was low in the expansion tank so why was it overflowing...I started her up and when she heated up, just before fans kicked in, water would bubble in the expansion tank and then spit out of the overflow ( what I mean by overflow are the holes nearer to the top of the tank which are covered by a black plastic housing) Why is this happening ??? I have had the cooling system flushed recently in preparation for the winter but don't see any reason for this to happen...Heater still blow out hot air, the pipe from the top of the radiator has pressure and is hot and so is the one below it...why is this happening to me??? Just so that I have covered everything, when the cooling system was flushed, I took the car out for a drive, had the heaters blowing on hot on full power and kept my eye on the temp gauge.....it seemed to be normal but then suddenly it started to drop and went all the way down to very low or even no reading, checked oil temp, it was just over 100....this worried me so I drove the car back towards my house, heaters were still blowing out hot air and oil temp was normal....as soon as I was nearer to my house, the temp gauge registered again and was back to normal....approx 90 degrees...I also noticed this water leak then, the water would bubble in the expansion tank, then would spit out of the overflow....the best way I can describe the bubbling is as if the top is slightly unscrewed which causes the water to pressurise in the tank...Please, please tell me that it's not the head gasket???? Could this in anyway be the reason for my car not firing up ???? Following on from what I said previously, I took off the jump leads and parked her on my drive….went to start her, she started again hesitantly on 2nd attempt…….went back to the car a couple of hours later, she wouldn’t start, didn’t want to try too much time as I didn’t want to kill the battery again……checked the water in the expansion tank and it was low, what’s going on guys, please help me, my car is sick and I have lost numerous hours of sleep thinking about what it could be, I am well and truly lost!!!!! I am sorry if some of what I have said doesn’t make sense, just constructively criticise my descriptions and I will try and explain further…….oh and 1 last thing, these problems only started after a friend fitted a new stereo into my car, on the day he did the stereo, he killed the battery, it was late so I put the car in reverse dipped the clutch and he pushed it and bump started…since this new stereo has gone in, the b1tch won’t start…I have put a brand new battery in to check if this could be the cause but still the same problems……I thank you all in advance for your help!!

Hello to all corrado-forum members......New member! I was making myself familiar to the site and I came accross this thread.....the wheels that corradowales has on his car, what are they??? I think Cwales's car is a storm but what a superb pic...The car looks stunning, plain and simple beauty in the car.. I am so reluctant and somewhat upset that my C is for sale.....If I could get similar wheels, I might just delay selling my car for a little while ( will work out a way to get the extention in time for selling from the Mrs) My storm is completely standard as far as looks are concerned otherwise I only have an air filter...it would be a sin not to let her sit just a little bit lower on some great wheels..cwales's car expresses the look that i'm trying to achieve..... Anyway's Hello agan to all CForum members and don't forger to kewp giving that good lovin to your C's..