cymru-corrado

that wa probably his mate trying to inflate the price.theres no way that cars worth that much it needs a new head gasket etc from description.

water pump on my current lump is only 2 months old so will be using that one,starter motor same,thermostat is newish so to fan switch. is it worth doing the head gasket with the rest of them? GSF have listed sump,valve, upper and lower manifold gaskets, these all worth doing then?

with impending engine change on tues which parts are worth getting for general change. so far i have, air filter oil filter oil cooler and seal oil coolant power steering fluid gearbox oil need a few new hoses then some grease and WD40 anything else?

not on my nelly......... just got my new /old engine to dump in to keep her going. No Corrado of mine is going to be allowed to die. Gotta get home from work monday 4pm ish get a rental van drive to hereford from cardiff,bring back engine do conversion on tuesday ,straight swap for another kr engine, (although something will prob go wrong) drop van back then drive to newbury servies and drop off a bonnet, head home and hopefully get to bed at a reasonable hour. dont you just love Corrado's? all this means i actually have a budget for new rims too believe it or not 8)

My ex wasnt allowed to a. open the door.....incase she broke the handle by grabbing at it like her life depended on it. I always opened it for her and b. allowed to get out of the car without me helping her.incase the speaker grills went on walkabout. the fact she was almost 6ft with legs upto her armpits didnt help either. ps point 'a' and 'b' can be fobbed off as being polite in her eyes. .....for me its just prevention against destruction to my car. had custom door pods put in after a while,and the component speakers had tougher grills to protect them.

or in my case spits oil on the air filter, correct?

whats that pipe actually do anyway, i never realised it was there till a mechanic pointed it out.

someone suggested a catch tank on mine than just blocking the hole left on the airbox.just wondering whats best as the catch tank.heard a milk bottle does the job?

sounds familiar :lol:

the oil level dropped to 1cm above max reading, and was at that level again this morn havent had time to empty abit.just started car up quickly to see what it was running like. started ok then a few secs later sounded like it was about to die then started ticking over again fine.didnt leave it run long incase it gets even more engine damage.

update its started smoking a little bit on idle now nothing major but noticeable compared to before. how big a job are mew rings? as i can easily line up a new old kr lump for £280 delivered if its not worth fixing.

no cat and no water loss, i think my oil cooler could be due for a change anyway so might get one tmrw,theres a trail of oil running down the street this morn which is from my car i would gather.its mixed in with the rain so its all bluey.

is it a vr6 on speedlines? think this is a common heard car rather than someone that knows what there driving.

sump plug shall have to be then. it does have a leak anyway so will prob have dropped about 3/4 of a litre overnight i would expect.

dosent have a cat its a 1990 1.8 16v is there an easier way to get some out without jacking up and letting it out the sump?

was on my way to work this morn and heading up a small hill went from 2nd to 3rd accelerated upto 40ish then all of a sudden this big ploom of smoke came out the back of my exhaust for about 10secs then went....... .....came back to my car after work and there was a trail of oil near the drivers side front splitter, i checked the level and the mark was about 1 inch above the max mark.so im presuming there's too much oil in it which caused the smoke. question. is the smoke serious? and how will to much oil affect the car? ps car was fine driving home and too work apart form the 10 second drama

i live in talbot green,bout 8 miles from Cardiff

so basically it doesnt matter if i bumped her in a petrol station or public road then? or i do you mean i could be uninsured in a petrol station and be covered somehow but need insurance once your back on public roads?

doesnt bother me having to fork out on a reasonable quote, (havent heard off her today and got my people fishing out her insurance which could be duff) just dont get this public/private land lark and what it has to do with any claims.if i smash your house up it s private land so would have to pay up whats different about a petrol station.

if thats true how do you settle or is it just tough on damaged car and they have to pay there own costs?

what does that mean regarding a claim though? she cant claim? or an insurance company treats it differently?

if it was, how does that affect a claim? would have thought a forecourt was still public road as it isnt a private petrol station.

im with brentacre so dont know what there actually like on claims anyone ever had to claim or had a claim against them involing them?

this could be my mates brother,though he's not on here.

well i cant remember seeing her lights at all, and usually any 4x4 height cars lights just shine off my mirrors everywhere and blind me. got a suspicion she might not be insured on the car either or is only a named driver but uses it all the time.