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replied bally, thanks. would still like to know if there is an easy way to spot the difference between the 2.8 and the 2.9? Matt

thanks for the posts... narrowed it down lots today. theres no spark. there was also no switched live on the red w/ blue wire that feeds 12v to the ecu. frigged this with a wire from constant live. still no spark. unplugged the CPS. could hear the injectors pulsing when we waved a spanner in front of the CPS. but no spark. so it appears to us to be the spark control side of the ecu. however, found a sloppy hall sender connector on the dizzy, so looking for a dizzy too. in total, I'd like to find the following parts to get this car drivable. ecu 021 906 258 A dizzy 021 905 205 af engine loom pas pump. I'd also really appreciate someone telling me how i can work out of this is a 2.9 block in this car, as it is bound to make a difference. thanks, Matt

If its the one on ebay then yes thats sounds like the one matt brought.. apart from the fact it might be a 2.9... bally you got pm... Matt

hmmm, sorry to disappoint but this isnt a simple fix! oh well... we managed to narrw it down to a lack of power to the ecu. the 12v line that is supplied by 109 relay isnt sending 12v. spliced a 12v in and still no spark. so were lookin at either a ecu or possibly a dizzy as the dizzy looksa bitfubar. there'll be a thread looking for both the above soon. ecu is a 021 906 258 A. dizzy is 021 905 205 af which might have been superseeded with a 237 x code at the end Matt

VR's are seriously complicated. I picked up my VR6 from milton keynes today. at first it needed a jump start as the battery was flat. then it needed some fuel, as it was struggling to run. putting some fuel in it made it sing, it was obviously running on fumes at first. so i took it for a spin to the petrol station and put some unleaded in. 95 ron. i blew the tyres up, well 3 of them. at this point the car has stopped and started 3 times and the battery is well charged. i set off to voodoo. on the way i gassed the car a few times. i can now tell why people rave about VR's, theyre strong engines. they sound mint too ;) i pulled up at voodoo and turned it off and thats pretty much the last time it ran ok. after chatting to the guys for 10 minutes i went to start it so elie could have a listen to it and the car just wouldnt start. it turned over loads but wouldnt fire. it tried a couple of times to kick but nothing. we pushed it and it bump started fine, kicked and ran and revved up fine. ran it for a while and it was ok. however when we stopped it and tried to start it again there was nothing. so in summary, we've got a VR with no spark. we've swapped the coilpack for one from another VR which we think should work but nothing. we've checked the leads, and checked the plugs, no spark. connected the king lead to a plug and no spark we've checked the Crank position Sensor. swapped it for another. cleaned the block so it earths really well. so from searching and knowledge we're really down to the following... 1/ ecu problem. we think the ECU is fine cos the MAF gets voltage at pin 5. 2/ RElays. think the 109 ECU relay is ok because it clicks when you prime the ignition. 3/ ignition switch? read a few things about this, can't see how it could be this. someone explain what to look at to me? imo its a spark problem, so we need to trace the spark from source (battery) all the way thgorugh its path to the plugs. we're not 100% sure how to prive the coilpack is doing its job without an oscilloscope so if anyone has any suggestions? Matt

the girls who had to format the spec sheets were really pissed cos furki's spec sheet was too long and they didnt know what any of the bits they cut out meant or how important they were... @Phat : you're only pissed cos a G60 won ;) @Andy: if he were a bit more northern I'd talk him into bringing it to Squires so you could have a proper look around it. but hes not. so you'll have to do with the photos. well done furki. Matt

dubfest is unlikely to happen this year. maybe next year there will be a northern show with a sprint and show n shine and more traders thatn you can afford to browse round, a show truely good enough to rival inters' legacy... until then vw festival is a definite, so get on board and help the northern show scene. anything up north has to be a good thing right? Matt

and there was me thinking the corrado forum was a place for reasoned debate ;) just drive them... you'll know which ones for you then. Matt

I bet health and safety love looking round your gaff daz!!! not even got gloves on, you hard man!!! Matt

be right, we actually let discussions happen on dubforce unlike in here. you cant say anything contraversial or you get slapped down. i wonder why andi doesn't call it a compliment forum? Matt

...and mine was running a tooth out on the cam at the RR session, Santa Pod and Curborough... :oops: 'kin weekend warriors... ;) henny, stop flagilating and get on msn more, got some q's for ya... Matt

so some vr's becomes one does it? aww thats a beautiful post. look at the two highest pulling cars and note they are both G60's. 0wn3d.... someone split my discussin with Joe off so as not to pollute what is otherwise a corking thread. Matt

totally relevant to the fact that you're telling me that standard vr's make 207 bhp but backing it up with zero evidence. its like a thread on the vortex in here, only theres more VR owners... show me dyno's and i'll be happy for you. in your slow and heavy vr ;) Matt

then it aint standard is it Matt

so VW named them at 190 or whatever when they were really putting 207 out? yeah right... Matt (owner of a real 200bhp from the factory vw...)