Al_2.0l_16v

Cheers people ;) I am not sure if I learnt anything, except I can't spell :(

Its a Janspeed exhaust, well at least the some of it is. I bought the car with it fitted so I'm not sure how much has been replaced.

Quick question, My exhaust has begun to making popping noises when the engine is decelerating, why do you think it does it? And what can fix it? Any help would be good, I'm on yet another learning curve, last week was electrics now its exhausts :(

I FIXED AND THEN I BROKE IT AGAIN :) I pulled out the fuse box to have a look for broken or lose wires and I didn't find any, but I left it sitting on the pedals because I thought I might need to look at it again. then I un plugged the battery and then the ecu. I connected the battery again and tested voltage to the coil transistor and found 12v...... This I though was going to hurt, if the voltage is back with the ECU out did that mean the ECU was dead (dealers had told me a new one would be £575 inc). So disconnected the battery and reconnected the ECU and then the battery, I then tested the voltage again and...... The 12v volts was still there :) So I plugged everything again and gave her a go, she started up :D So now I know it is a wire some where not connecting all the time. So I put the fuse box back in place under the console and tried the car a third time, dead again :) This means the fault has to be in or around the fuse box and is something not in the right place. Its got to dark for me to find the exact wire tonight, but come saturday afternoon I'm hopefully going to be screaming around soming dual carriage way with my Corrado alive again. I'll let you know when the jobs completed. many thanks for the good advice about all the voltages, it was the key to the answer.

Hello Supercharged, welcome to my problem ;) Is the this the part you suggest "IGNITION STARTER SWITCH part No 92808" Thats the listing on GSF, and its only a tenner :) If thats the kiddy then a ten spot is a cheap part considering what else I have spent.

I just read a post on VAG-COM and i found my four pin connector next to under my gear stick cover, But are they right in saying you can only read the ABS on the 2.0L 16v and not the ECU ? If I could read the ECU I guess it will give more clues to the state of play

News update, I turned the ignition on and checked the:- lights (full beam, dipped, + fog) and they all work fine. reverseing lights work fine Turn signals are fine Horn works fine fan works, even the spoiler goes up and down on the swith. So I then checked the coil transitor plug (pin1) and I got 3.8v between that and the earth (battery negative). I then checked Fuse 15, and got 11.5 volts between that and earth. And for good measure I checked the battery which is currently at 11.5v as well. I didn't do the ecu test yet because its pissing down with rain and i am concerned about getting water all over the ECU (even if it is the cause of the problem). Something weird happened when I was testing the fuse voltage though. The ignition was on and I was just touching the fuses in the box and the fuel pump relay went off (plus I could here the fuel pump prime). So I carryed on fiddling and found that the relay would turn over if I played with fuse 13 and a couple of other ones down the order. Is this a sign of a knackered fuel relay or a knackered fuse box ? or a sign that the ecu is not very well? This is become horribly complicated :(

oh, had my hopes up there, it would have been a cheap fix. I guess I will have to do checks in the rain tomorrow. Cheers for all the help

Eeeek, i don't like the sounds of a blown ECU, I'm guessing they are a wedge to replace. I'll do the checks you suggest tomorrow, if its not pissing down all day. Here is a scary thing, i asked the stealers today if they had in stock the sensor that goes around the HT lead for No1 Cylinder, and they had no idea what I was talking about. They didn't even know it exsisted, any they are experts :(

Does Anybody know what number the ECU relay is for a 2.0l 16v 1993, and/or its position in the fuse box ? I have seen posts about the VR6 and the relay is 109, but the problem is I don't have a 109 to check :(

Hello RW1 I checked out the voltages you suggested, and there seems to be problems. transistor amplifier next to the coil, voltage = 4.3v hall effect sender in the distributor, voltage = 3.19v Now if these are less than half what they are supposed to be there most be a problem further up the chain, what my be causing that ? Battery is fine by the way, getting 12v out of that.

Oh and another thing, every forum I read about this kind of problem people recomend changing the Crank shaft sensor, but I can't find one on my car? Does the 16v have one or is it on the VR6 only?

Hello everyone thanks for the replies Soother - I have got an alarm immob on the car, but it seems to be working fine, my little red flash light turns off when I put the key in the ignition, is there any other ways to check it ? Randal - What does the pump priming sound like ? and is it just in front of the DS rear wheel ? outside of the tank ? RW1 - I have changer the whole Distributer (£80 down the drain) so I have a new hall effect sensor, but i havn't checked the wiring voltages, I will do so. I will also check the transistor plug socket for voltages. Finally I didn't change No1 cylinder lead because it had that thing on it, and i though it most be there for something, so I left it.

My 2.0l 16v 1993 corrado is currently dead ! It has no spark at plugs or at the king lead, but will turn over as long as u like. So far I have changed the leads, the coil, and the distributer. I have checked al the earths I can find. What am I missing ? And to make my mood worse, I had just changed the front discs, pads, oil, filters and tyres just to have it die on me. Any help would be fantastic