quicky1980

Green rado in Worcester area M OUX iirc, spotted yesterday at around 6

still have mine for sale. http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?62929-Late-Spec-Black-Cloth

Thanks Kev! ---------- Post added at 1:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:40 PM ---------- Kev ive just had a thought, when we saw the error, Im sure it stated engine SPEED signal implausable (G28). Are we sure thats the crank sensor? I came across this http://www.justanswer.com/audi/42lr3-audi-a3-3-2-v6-engine-speed-sensor-location.html and it seems to point out the the speed sensor is on the gearbox, so for my conversion it makes sense that the error code comes up. so I think the crank sensor is working fine and hence why the car start up. otherwise i cant see how it would start or even run!? ---------- Post added at 1:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 1:26 PM ---------- actually scrap that. another website states its on the front of the block near the oil filter which makes me think its the crank sensor after all.

sorry I should have been clearer in my original question. are the connections the same on these for all 24v engines? i dont want to hassle red only to find out it wont fit. my engine is bdb, iirc bub is an early arrangement? red ill pm you my details now

You sure Jay? I had to chop my rear mount to allow for the dubpower manifold to fit and level out the engine. plus the front of the manifold used to foul on the slam panel. isnt the sump angle for the reason you mention?

Red, if I could borrow it and as long as you know its working that would be excellent! Does anyone know if they are different depending if they are early or late engines?

well I'll take the plunge. Was going to get the part number off the sensor yesterday but had chores to sort out. I hopefully can get underneath the car tonight and check it while recording the part number (vagcat isnt working at the moment and am at work so cant check ETKA). I need to get a few parts from TPS anyway as the gear linkage broke while Kev was round mine. Also the audi didnt want to play ball and allow for a suspension swap as the main front bolt is stuck solid. Will need to get a new one incase the old one breaks as it comes off.

sounds pretty good!

Thanks Kev for coming round to try and problem solve. We found a few things such as cam sensor wires were wrong way around (always been like that!), fuel pressure should be at 3bar and not 4bar. Lambda's are working as they should but the car still doesnt behave. Kev, while I was putting the car back into the garage the misfire was back at 2000rpm. Not sure what you did to clear that issue, but maybe you simply cleared the faults? The scans showed an issue with the engine speed sensor, something about implausible signal so will look to replace the crank sensor as this may be a potential root cause. Couldnt take the car for a spin due the the gear mechanism breaking while Kev was round! so cant tell if the car simply needs a decent drive to resolve the issue. the cam sensors being wrong way around is probably a red herring to the current fault but it is wierd how the car seemed to run and perform ok since the install.

Not sure if they are early or late spec but I do know that they have different connection to my loom and s o they are still in their original packaging and have never been used or even fitted. these are genuine items and the part numbers are. 022906265A 022906265 I dont want to make any money off these so if there any good they are yours for £160 plus delivery. Which is still cheaper than Audi/VW price.

ive got a cat that been modified to not have the restriction ie bits inside taken out

Ive got some. any idea what part number you need and ill cross check?

wrong section mate

If you dont mind that would be excellent!! I just hope the weather holds off. I'm out on Sunday for a Christening so cant really pull out from that but Saturday I can be in all day. Ill pm you my details so we can arrange finer details, thanks!

I still have 5 old ones (one gave up and I replaced all with new parts). will give it a try

well, ive emptied the tank (as best as I could) and filled a third of the tank with fresh BP ultimate 97ron and still issues. the drive to the petrol station was fun. at first the car isnt happy to drive but tends to clear itself up however when i hit 4000rpm there is a very severe misfire. If I dont back of at 4k the car goese into shut down ie running on one injector. Because of where i was I couldnt pull over so whilst coasting i shut down and restarted, all cylinders fired up but the car was as before ie poor running until clears it self. Will be checking timing tomorrow but this is really really frustrating. I may take the plunge and try to drive the car to a specialist. SWICT are miles away, Jabbasport are round the corner and a vw specialist not much further. May even try to get it to Stealth. but all these options are gonna cost me.

mounts for the steering rack come loose or bushes worn?

ill pm you my details and pics this weekend if thats ok?

i have the badge and dipstick £20 inc delivery?

Will give that a try dox. Looks like -+8 is the limit. Presumably under idle conditions.

hmm, ok sounds like fuel is less likely now then. but i dont treat my engine as well as you and have been using cheapo tesco fuel. I'll still try the swap for fresh stuff, if that fails then I'll take you kind offer up to come look at the car with me. of course I will still cover costs.

any thoughts on fuels? should additives be put it. fill the tank or fully drain it? I only ask as this may be a potential reason for my poor running after being stored for 6months.

I have the latest coils on and I even did the old fashioned check to see which ones could be faulty (all fine except for the wierd time that killed 5 cylinders until the engine was restarted). last week i checked the plugs and they were all black but Im told that this may be because the cars has been idling for so long looking online, and speaking to a few people, unleaded can loose octane in around 1 month and become pretty bad around 6months. My car has been sat up since sept and would mean that the half a tank of fuel would have had chance to age around 6months (plus the time before being laid up) so this could be the issue. should be easy enough to check this theory out as Ill run a line from the lift pump into a spare tank and stick a bottle of clean new fuel in and take it for a blast to the local petrol station. You may be right and its not "bad" fuel related but I'm getting desperate and trying every avenue. I'm just worried if I take it for a drive I may cause myself more issues/damage to the car.

Id rather not as it would make it difficult for me to move on the other bits, plus it would be a shame to sell a matching set of seats and door cards which is becoming quite hard to come by these days.

wow, now thats a cheap tig welder, whats it like to use? I love the sound of tig welding, but you need a steady hand for it (which i dont)