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well it doesnt do it unless on full lock really and it doesnt 'always' do it then you have to really wack the wheel over i think im going to use it still but ill jus have to take my time! need my car badly so either way its going to be hard!!!! also any idea of cost>>?

cheers dude! would you say it is 'unsafe to drive'

Hi, Recently my car has developed a clunking clicking noise coming from what seams too be the right hand side of the car it happens frequently especially when turning right. I did a search and found out it could be a manner of things so i did what someone suggested on the forum too find out. What was up with her The driveshaft has play in it around 2/3mm is this bad ?? how can it be fixed new driveshaft if so how much money do they cost and is it a possible D.I.Y job??? im a novice though but willing too try if its a garage job any idea of a rough price also recently its been a bit of a pain getting into gear and once was stuck in third for a little while not done it since though Suspension top struts moved down as i jacked up the car does this mean there knakered? i have a set of spax sports suspension would this be solved via fitting them?? good excuse to drop her! also the wheel moves from side to side about a 1/4 of an inch this must be bearings right ? ive ordered some bearings but are they easy too replace?? is it safe to drive it about?? i usaully drive a bit 'quick' shall we say but obviously im driving very cautiosly (sp) now this cars costing the earth! but shes woth it :oops: any help appreciated thankyou

1.8 16v cheers

Hi My corrado struggles to start from cold, or basically after its been left 2/3hours or more. It fires but sounds really rough and occasianally pops, it wont idle or start without lots of effort... i.e pedal too the floor turning the key several times then evntually she'll go, but is really rough and is very hard to keep running as she wont idle! Also, she always stinks of petrol. I found that hitting the idle stabilization valve caused it too start and idle fine but this only has happened once and i think i was lucky too be honest, now if i hit the idle stabilzation valve it will seem to strat not idle then die again. I have tried too set the timing up only for it not too start at all with the red wire next too the coil undone and the breather if i take the brether pipe off it just kills the engine. So as you can see, im struggling here !! i think that shes running miles too rich personally, im not sure though but i hope so. any advise appreciated !! please help me sort my car !! I had too drive at 10mph because it wouldnt go and faster till it wanted too today it just sat there sounding like sh*t .. also when shes warm everythings fine! my dad mentioned a maf?? is there one on my car??? **Mod edit-added a few punctuation marks to make it more readable**

yep lol i hope im right in saying its the thing that has the breather pipe connected too it and looks a bit like a big spark plug and has vdo on it?? its just ive only done it once hit it that is as the cars not cold. i think it also buzzes too as when i hit it it buzzed louder!!! sorry for being dumb ! james

right i smacked the idle valve and hey presto jobs a good un! ! where can i get one from????? thankyou james

the expansion tanks only about 2 months old if that and im pretty suretheres pressure!! lol james

thankyou :) :)

Hi my car has air in the coolant system well i think it has when running the water level is just below minimum then once stopped cap open lit just shoots up over max then back down again gradually its making the water level rise but only slightly any tips on what too do.... the bloke who did my eninge was a real :x :x :x :mad: idiot

cheers guys will give it a go thanks james

ffs went too the garage and now he wont look at it till saturday morning! whats the point in that its meant too be cold! im sick of being pished about! needto sort it myself i think any advice????

is ok rang him the person who swapped the engine set it up whilst it was warm.. so it needs to be setup from cold!!!!! taking it there this evening will have it back tommorow !! tfft cheers

no m8 just a straight forward engine swap!

its a 1.8 kr if the timings out im super miffed off ive paid alot of money for the work on this car!!! gutted

Hi just had another engine put in my car and all seems ok but it really struggles from cold i mean i was trying too start her for about 10 minutes it just wouldnt idle ! the dude who did my engine said everything was setup correctly when i picked up the car ! its fine when warmed up but its quite scarey when it wont start it makes all sorts of wierd banging noises he raplaced all service items too............Could it be timing???? its had a new dizzy also is it correct that i should take it easy for about a week or whatever with having another engine in her?? apparently i should ?? also the car feels held back and really tight almost too tight?? if you know what i mean! any help appreciated

Hi all my alternator bearings are on the way out !! and where can i get a repair kit from i found one at gsf but it says converts from pin too plug or somthin also is it possible to upgrade the alternator as im running an amp and sub set up and suppose this is whats caused the bearings to go anyhow!! cheers james

Hi my rear arches on my rado are completely gone the previous owner seems to have bodgd them up with filler and to be honest they look terrible .. what are my options??? how can this be sorted and at what cost is it possible to cut them off then weld on some rot free ones? was could this be dangerous as the fuel filler is located near the drivers side one???? any help appreciated james

I NEVER WROTE VW IS B*LL*KS I WROTE VW....... WHAT A LOAD OF B*LL*KS WITH WHAT MY DAD WAS GOING THROUGH I DRIVE A RADO I LOVE VOLKSWAGEN ITS JUST THIS SITUATION IS RATHER UPSETTING COXY LAD ID LOVE TOO MEET YOU FACE TO FACE THEN WE'D SEE WHO'S A TIT MY DAD EDITED THE POST BECAUSE HE WANTED TOO FOR HIS OWN REASONS I.E NOT GETTING INTO A SLNGING MATCH. IF YOU READ THE POST YOU'D OF READ THE REASN FOR IT BEING EDITED AND THAT THE SUBJECT CLOSED IF I CAN DELETE THIS THREAD I WILL IF NOT SOMEONE LOCK IT!

jim, i`m not going to get into an argument here but the car has done 37000 miles, Why does it have to be the length of time? do i have to drive it every day? if i had have driven average mileage it would have packed up over 3 years ago !!! It`s not the nature of cars, these days imho it`s not the nature of cars when ( cough hawk ....spit) give a 5 year guarantee. karma ;) this is my son`s username anyway EDIT: I`m not going to start comparing, complaining and slagging e.t.c. what is the point? end of thread follows ............THE END..........

The BMW problem was due to a nickel lining on the cyl. bores wearing out due to high levels of sulphur in unleaded petrol, BMW replaced the engines irrespective of age so long as the car had a full service history, Jaguar (nee Ford) had the same problem with the S type Duratec V6 3.0 and the V8 engined cars up untill 2001, they used alloy blocks with a nickel coating which was again worn away by the high levels of sulphur in petrol. Jaguar, from 2001 started using iron blocks, also the sulphur levels in unleaded have dropped by a very large amount (i think by as much as 60%) since 2001 Jaguar agreed to replace all blocks where cars had full service history and had covered less than 100,000 miles. This is, in my opinion a fair policy two companys respecting their customers and doing the correct thing! By the way all of this information is available on the internet, i know because.......well, i know.

blimey, think for a sec if someone said that to you when you just paid out a hell of a lot of money for a dud car, not saying your wrong but your not right either I AM! yes, thankyou! i`m his father and it was my cash so his comments were really usefull :mad: i`m not going to start shouting and swearing about it because i`m middle aged and if i get worked up i get pains in my chest! no really! but we will have to wait and see.

ABBA SONG angel eyes?? no sorry i`m his dad! i edited his post to make it read nonsense! :) ;)

ANDY 665 pm`ing you now, hope you don`t mind not going public yet, not into shouting or swearing e.t.c.

yeah thanks!