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Why? Surely the flush will break down any gunge and allow it to flow easier? Not even a little?

Gonna add some engine flush to the oil then replace the oil. Almost sure this is what was wrong. I just hope some damage hasnt been done. The marks were pretty much spot on. With the cambelt getting replaced on Tue the guy will time it perfectly.

Cheers guys. I only hope Tom is happy with it.

Ok I checked the timing tonight and its spot on. This was after having to break the cambelt cover as I could not get my hand in the back to get the bolt out. There is a hell of a lot more crap in that area compared to the 1.8. The distributor is sitting just before the TDC mark and the piston was definetly on TDC. How can you tell if the crank pulley is goosed? Decided to replace the oil fliter as the other one was rusty and clean the air filter. There was a hell of a lot of thick sludge coming from the filter. Started the car after replacing the filter and it was fine :shock:. No spluttering and a little tappety. Quickly switched it off so as not to clog up the new filter. Realised that the water temp on the MFA is in fact the oil temp. Just goes to show you. Going to replace the oil tomorrow but should I run the car to thin the oil and risk clogging up the new filter. Is there anything I can add to clean it out before replacing the oil?

He will if it turns out to be something bad. He is not a bad sort and I have known him for about 20 years.

I know the guy and he wouldnt have hidden anything. When I took the test drive it was spluttering slightly at low revs but /i just dismissed it as t hadnt been used for a while. I will check the timing tonight and see. I was not going to use it till I had the cambelt replaced anyway so its not too bad.

I picked up my new car tonight and promptly ran out of fuel 200yds later. The car was hard to start and would die after adding petrol but the guy I bought it of managed to get to going but on acceleration it was like it was miss firing. When I got it home 15min later I noticed the water temp was up to 110 and the exhaust manifold was glowing red. It was also eating fuel rapidly. I have been in a 16v Golf before that had this and it turned out to be the timing. Does this sound right. It was jerking quite violently to start with so is it possible for the belt to flex enough to jump a tooth on the cam pulley?

Wait till I give it a good going over. Silver is my favourite colour and has been for many years. One thing that I thought was odd is that it has a straight rear bench. Looks odd and I prefer the seperated.

Heres the new play thing!! Just picked up about an hour ago with a few problems already. :( It ran out of fuel at the end of the road when picking it up then it was running really roughly and would not pick up the revs. The test drive I had on Sat showed this up slightly but I just dismissed it as it not being used for a while. I went for a small journey and noticed that the exhaust manifold was glowing when I got back plus it was eating fuel so I think it has skipped a tooth on the cambelt. Not to worry as I was having that replaced straight away and it idles ok. Giving it a good service this weekend so should be on the road next week. Just in time for the snow!!! :twisted: Completley standard with about 82k miles on the clock. The car has not really been used for the last 3 years as the guy owning it was done for DD then never bothered to re-insure. It was a 75 year old that had it up to about 65k miles then the guy I bought it off was the 2nd owner. There are a few bits that need tidying up and the Estoril wheels are pretty scabby. Just need to get rid of the Red one now.

Anybody else know? The main difference from what I can find out is to do with surface discharge against insulated dicharge or something like that.

Better start saving up for the petrol bill!!

I just went and bought some plugs for the new car from a motor factor and I noticed they were the same ones for my 1.8. This is kinda what I expected but after checking GSF and some other website it seems the 2l and 1.8 are different. Is this the case? The ones I have are NGK BP7ET (i think). Are they ok?

I dont think thats optimistic at all. They are not as plentiful as Golfs and thats barely run in for a 16v.

I am getting a 2l corrado and have a spare inlet cam from a KR engine in the garage. Is there any benefit to be had from using this on the 9a?

I upgraded from a 1.8 to a 2l today as well.

Would they 16v suspenion from a 1.8l fit a 2l car and vice versa?

Anybody declare buisness mileage? Does it make a big difference to insurance? Only do about 1200miles

Just found out they are 15 and 17. Why the hell is there a difference of two groups?

Are the 1.8 and 2l the same insurance groups? I cannot seem to find it on Parkers or anywhere?

Do you notice a difference between normal and Optimax etc?

:twisted:

Is there a way of increasing the full beam power? I have uprated the mainbeam but as soon as you put full beam on they are shit again?

Dave16v where did you get it?

Bonded some new tabs on and fitted it today. Is there anyway to make the grill sit a bit further in as I dont like how it sticks out?

Thats it!! Looked lower.