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Please put me down for one thanks.

Ha Ha good point i must remember I'm not driving an 8V any more !!

I see Michelin have launched a new 15" tyre . Good to see another premium offering in the old sizes and the price isn't bad either.

https://www.vintagetyres.com/shop/tyres/michelin-pilot-exalto-pe2-set-of-4-tyres-195-50r15-82v

This is the one I bought from my dealer for £61.94 in July part number 7M0-128-101.

Perhaps I was just really lucky and they had old stock sat on the shelf. Ford did have stock at the time but like I said it was a 4wk wait and £85. Might ring the dealer tomorrow and see if he has any more!

Definitely not. The tube on the breather that connects it to the rocker cover often splits or is damaged by people over tightening a jubilee clip. It looks like someone has attempted to repair it.

Bought a new one of these from VW dealer a couple of months ago for about £60 i think, only had to wait a couple of days for it. Buying this part from a Ford dealer used to be the recommendation but they wanted over £85 with a 4wk wait. 

Thanks for the reply's. I have checked for any intake leaks including the evap operation and everything seems ok. The only real symptom of anything amiss is a lumpy idle. The inlet manifold is quite scruffy so when i pull that to clean it up it makes sense to have the injectors done. Mr injector is just down the road and at £17/ injector its not extortionate . The MAF, temp sensors, crank sensor, o2 sensor,coil, ignition leads, plugs, timing chains were all replaced 500 miles ago with genuine or branded parts when I re-commissioned the car. The throttle body is clean.

I have now fitted the new FPR but still have the 00561 code no other codes  are showing up, so more diagnostics required. Anything worth checking on VCDS?

Incidentally i purchased a new PCV valve from VW a month ago with next day delivery, Ford wanted £82 with a 2wk delivery, i thought it used to be the other way around?

I have been chasing a 00561 (Mixture Adaptation: Adaptation Limit (Add) Exceeded) error code for some time now and unable to clear it. The MAF is a new Bosch unit and I can’t find any air leaks in the intake system so my attention has turned to the fuel system. The car was in storage for many years so I am now thinking I have a faulty Fuel Pressure Regulator (FPR) or bad injector. I don’t currently have the means to test fuel pressure and as new Bosch FPR is cheap as chips I ordered one anyway. The new FPR which is listed on every website as being suitable for a 2.9 VR6 but has a different part number to the original and also has some visible differences. The most obvious is the return fuel port being considerably smaller in diameter.

Original

VW      078133534A

Bosch  0280160516

New

VW      078133534C

Bosch  0280160575

Both are rated a 4Bar but has anyone fitted this new Bosch part?  The original Bosch number doesn’t throw up anything on google except links to the new number or pre-owned ones.

To confuse things further Autodoc list a load of alternatives for 078133534A some of which look like the original some of which look like the new but they do not list a Bosch part. However, if you search the new 078133534c you do get the Bosch option and a load of different alternatives all of which are listed as being suitable for the VR6.

Would you fit the new one or buy a Pieburg equivalent (7.22017.50.0) of 078133534A which at least looks like the original.

Thanks much appreciated, last time my VR was on the road you could still walk into a dealers and buy them, as they have survived 15 years in storage i am keen to protect them now its back on the road, especially as the roads around me are more like farm tracks these days. What about headlights are the heritage covers worth investing in or do they look naff, loads of pictures of the covers not so many with them fitted.

Has anyone fitted the Hella fog light covers sold by rdplastics on ebay. Are they any good? Are there any other alternatives?

The description is a bit confusing as it specifically states for phase 2/ face lift Corrado but also says "Warning: covers perfectly fit early model fog lights, fitment to late model fog lights is not confirmed."

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143687271519

When I  bought my  car in the summer it had this fault and it was a nightmare to drive. Nothing like rolling onto a busy roundabout and losing your engine and steering plus it started to kangaroo up the road under acceleration. After doing numerous scans checking all the intake pipework and throttle body dash pot and replacing various ignition components the fault persisted. I was convinced it was the maf despite the voltage readings being in tolerance. After fitting a new JP maf i still had the problem and after reading on here about problems with after market maf sensors i then purchased a genuine bosch sensor. Problem solved!😀

I would also check first that you have a good voltage at the battery (over 13v) when the engine is running. A dodgy charging circuit  causing low voltage can cause all sorts of weird faults.

All sold except for 8v engine (code ADY) and gearbox (code CGY) now £100 for both.

Hi, yes everything still available. If you are still interested pm me and i can send you some more details.

Front and rear seats from late Corrado 8v  material code DAF,  passenger seat is missing lift handle otherwise in reasonable condition Drivers bolster worn but no holes. £75.00 

Door cards complete with speakers small spit on top of passenger door £25.00

ADY 2.0 8v engine 80,000 miles out of car £75.00

Gearbox for above Code CGY £50.00

Exhaust downpipe for above new genuine VW £25.00 part  no 1H2 253 087J

Throttle body new genuine Siemens VDO  for above  £75.00 part no. 037 133 064

Further pictures available on request.

Collection Diss Suffolk

Thanks, the guy i bought it off is a real character and an obsessive petrol head. Just to put it in perspective he had a Delorean with 4k on the clock sitting on a marble tiled turntable in his lounge. He sits in it sometimes to watch the telly. (cinema screen to me) Suggested to the misses that we could do something similar with the old Corrado but she was having none of it.

On 8/17/2020 at 5:27 PM, 1xshaunx1 said:

Nice purchase 

Shame the decision was forced on you,  get a third brake light put on this one. 

Third brake light, now that is a very good idea, any recommendations? Found a Hella one for rear screens with 20-36 deg rake but its a bit of a lump. Might just go for a fairly inconspicuous LED strip.

Yea always a difficult one that as i do like to drive my cars as much as possible. I have got a couple of others to share the burden. I bought a Brera S a couple of years ago and had that professionally waxed at Rust Buster so i think i will do the same with this.

I never really think of them as an investment i think i had more enjoyment driving my old one for 300k than i would if i had just used it in the summer. Will they really be worth that much in 10yrs time when they tax us of the road? Who knows, but i will do my best to look after it the meantime.

Update, 

My old written of 8v was given a class U which basically means it could be repaired if i so wished. The cost of salvage retention is a fixed percentage of the settlement value in this case £900 non negotiable otherwise it goes in the crusher this left just over three grand to do the repairs and i really wasn't keen on the idea. In the meantime while on holiday i was scouring every website for a replacement car and i had really given up on finding a Corrado for reasonable money that wasn't a basket case. Having owned mine for so long and not been particularly worried about its resale value I think i have really got out of touch the current prices. Reading the price against some of the MOT history and advisories for extensive corrosion on cars described as "superb", "best in the country" and "mint" is really depressing.

I came within a gnats cock of buying a TT when i found a 1996 VR6 for sale that had been in storage since 2011 with 126k on the clock. As it was on the way home we stopped in to take a look and i ended up buying it for 6k. It is in very good condition better than my old one in fact and totally original. There is a couple of jobs to do, i have already booked it in at Stealth for timing chains and a clutch and the drivers door has a small amount of damage around the door handle where somebody tried to break in.

Now that i have another Corrado i have decided to buy my old one back from the insurers and rob the bits off it. It doesn't really make economic sense but what price do you put on obsolete parts The drivers door will be first and conveniently it is the same colour. Obviously there will be a lot of parts that are specific to the eight valve which won't be any use to me. My original trim wasn't leather but the late VR6 cloth trim, I already have a set the same sat in the shed so i will try and sell this. 

This is obviously working out more expensive than planned and i could have got a good TT for this money but i will be glad to be in a Corrado again and this will my first VR6 (already love the induction noise)

Thanks and your right, you know how special they are when the lorry driver who comes to pick it up is nearly in tears when he sees it, then spends 20 mins telling you what a brilliant car they are. Normally his fist pick up's go on the top deck but he said they can get damaged by trees so he was going to reserve that spot for all modern boring crap (his words) he was picking up next, didn't want the Corrado to get damaged. ( nice gesture but i think your too late mate).

So having selected a few very tidy TT's I made the suggestion to the wife and teenage daughters that this might be a good alternative. This did not go down well, apparently the TT and Audi's generally do not feature on the cool wall in our house and the torrent of abuse was such that i thought might be spending the night in the shed!   So perhaps with some relief i think its going to be another Corrado, fortunately i have the use of another car so i not under any real pressure to move quickly. Which model though? While i appreciate the 2.0 8V  in my old car isn't a popular variant, for an ever day driver it has been fantastic car even after 322k the engine has shown no sign of giving up and i've been storing a spare engine in the shed for 6 years expecting the existing one to expire. I'm not expecting to find this model again so the 2.0 16v may be a good alternative although maybe this is the time to try a VR6 but the fuel consumption may be a problem. What would i typically get out of a VR6 on a daily commute of 50 miles on fairly deserted 'A' roads 24/25mpg?  And 30 for  2.0 16v?

There is an irony to all of this, 16yrs ago the reason i ended up with a Corrado was because some uninsured git rammed my MK1 Golf GTI up the backside in exactly the same place!

So after 16yrs of ownership and 322k my daily driver finely got killed off by some plonker in a Citroen DS. Totally gutted , loved this car and can't imagine how many hours i've spent behind the wheel. The salvage company took her away yesterday  😢  and while i await their verdict i am left wondering what to do. The car has an agreed value of 4.5k and they will inevitably give it a class N or S so if i want it back i am going to have to pay for it. The question is do i want it back? 

Options

1)Buy it back and get it repaired. - Despite going over and over this in my head and putting sentiment to one side it really doesn't seem to make economical sense and will it really be the same again.

2)Buy another Corrado and use this as spares - Have to find somewhere to store it and can't see me finding another good one for the insurance money already looked at a couple of "Mint" cars which were complete dogs. Trouble is after 16yrs of Corrado ownership you know where to look beyond the dodgy respray. Can i really be bothered to drive round the country trying to find a bargain.

3)Buy it back cheap and break it on the drive. Wife has already said no to this and i don't really want to see my pride and joy being picked apart anyway.

4) Buy it back cheap and sell it on fleabay to someone who wants to repair or break it.At least all those rare parts will be useful to someone.

5) Forget the whole thing - take the money, flog off the huge stock of spares i've accumulated over the years and go and buy a mint MK1 TT quattro 225  

Advice please.

Hi please can you PM me with how I go about buying a EU spec trim plate (Pt No.535813989)

Thanks

Can anyone help with the sunroof mechanism parts below items 5 and 5a on both sides for 1995 car.

Thanks

Think that's the highest I've seen! Gotta be like triggers broom though surely!?

Never had to touch the mechanicals and it was all original when I bought it with 100,000 on the clock the old 8v is pretty bomb proof if you change the oil regularly. Has been my daily driver for the last 11 years but I retired it this year so I could tinker with it without the pressure of needing it for the daily commute. Trouble is the wife has commandeered the it!

400,000 here I come!