M23 Spire

Can anyone hazard a guess at % per VR6 / 2.0 / 1.8 / G60 based on original manufacturing % Just curious Cheers

Door trim off and back on. Thanks for the thread with diagram and info on how to do it. New nob added and seems to be working just fine :D I hope that is the end of it but knowing these cars, unlikely..

Cheers for the replys. Just need to know how to take the door card off!! Will do a search as I guess this is already detailed somewhere.

All of a sudden the fuse keeps blowing that controls the electric windows and the central locking (traced from earlier posts by others, cheers) and I've replaced this a few times this afternoon as I've tried to suss out what the problem is. Its defiantly? the central locking I think. Sometimes the passenger door doesn't lock when I use the fob, but will if I use the key. Well anyway the pin / nob that pops up and down has been missing ever since I had the car and I think when it tries to lock it is catching on the inside of the trim. Would this cause the fuse to blow? If so, how do I get at it to fit a replacement (any suggestions btw) Cheers and Merry Humbug to all

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Definatley Head Gasket gone / going now. Oil is now getting white mush and steam out of the exhaust. Is Steelseal worth a try?

Hi I've been losing coolant quite quickly over the last few weeks so my 2.0L 16v was taken to a reputable Manchester garage. Their opinion was "Checked for coolant leak. Suspect water ingress into engine. Carried out compression test and found cylinder 1 too high. Suspected head gasket leading to water ingress into cylinder1. Requires new head gasket" Also think they mentioned compressions was 4.5 and there was water in the cylinder but hard to tell as poor phone signal. (The notes above is what they have given me) Mileage = 109k 1992 2.0L 16v Suspected the head has already been changed by previous owner No white mush under Oil cap (clean as a whistle) No real loss of power (Just a touch bit exhaust is blowing a little) Do you think its the head gasket or are there other possibilities or things I can check for? Also if I had it done do I need to change all the spark plugs? Cam belt has also been recently done (Is this the same as the Timing Belt?) Any opinions appreciated. This may lead to the death of my valver (or sale anyway)!! Not really knowledgeable mechanically so sorry if i've asked anything obvious Cheers

Cheers. I'll have a look at the weekend. Is the aerial easy to remove?

Corrado has had a JVC Stereo / CD player added at some point but It has never picked up a AM or LW radio signal. FM is fine though. Any obvious reasons? Just a little annoying thats all. Cheers

Cheers for the info (I think...) They'll be staying anyway as wallet empty through updating a number of 'little' problems, but nice to know there not that common (not that there is a problem with that) Any idea of value? (Just curious)

Lol. Have to be careful as the central locking seems to be really good on these cars. Have unlocked mine whilst its been parked out on the drive and not realised until the next day!! Does anybody have any idea what the 'range' is on the central locking. Keep trying mine from afar when parked in empty car parks etc but have to be careful, always worried it may not lock when I'm 100 yards away etc. As a side note does anybody know what alarm and immobilser was fitted as standard of the Corrado?

Hi Just doing a bit of research on my car (1992 2.0L 16v) and wondered what the alloys on it are (see pics) Original standard fit maybe? Curious to value and history, what other cars they were on etc. Sorry if been posted before. Cheers

Hi I think there is a possibility that my 1992 2.0L 16v has had a new cylinder head at some point and it was from a 1.8L model. This might sound odd as I drive the car, but how do you think this affects the running and performance etc (Its the only Corrado I've ever driven so I have nothing to compare it too). There are no obvious problems and it averages 28-30mpg on the daily grind. Cheers for your help / opinions

Any news on the non starting? (I currently have this problem and I don't think my fan is kicking in properly either) Cheers

Hi I've been having a few running & starting problems with my 2.0L 16v and after a visit to Awesome GTI in Irlam they have recommended a visit to Camco 88 in Warrington, to have the wiring and the ECU looked at, with a view to sending the ECU away to be reprogrammed if necessary. Anybody been there / had this done / any idea how much it might cost? Cheers