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Problem solved.... Took to the guy by my work and he called a Corrado expert of his with the diagnosis; hits 1800 rpm and then dies... He came back and unplugged a solonoid which is located under the air intake pipes and is next to the suspenison mounts. Hey presto problem gone but I would like to know what this solenoid does. Car works fine without it????? Cheers

Ill have it on e-bay hopefully over the weekend so you can see it then. Ill drop by and see a guy i know and show him because I can now just sit in the car and very gently put foot on throttle and hold it at 1800 rpm and then you can clearly see and hear the engine revs falling to and rising constantly if you hold your foot at the same position Cheers

Hello to all..... Been away in Egypt for a week so sorry for no reply!! Just before I went I had a guy by my work take a look. The tining was out by 3 degrees and he replaced a section of intake pipe. This has naturally helped. The fuel economy is now better. To me it still feels underpowered and its as though you have to work the car very hard just to get any where but this may just be the car. I normally drive 205 gti's and these are a huge amount quicker. The only fault that remains is when you pull of in first (also does it in second) as you hit 1800 rpm the car dies (power all goes) so you put your foot down a bit harder to make it pick up??? Now this could just be the 'smooth' way Im driving it as to avoid this happening you give it slightly more revs (just to 2k or so) and it will pull away with no stalling. The throttle pedal on the car is quite stiff compared to what Im used to; I have had mk2 Golf gti's before and they were the same. so I guess it could just be Im not depressing the throttle hard enough??? I need to get it sorted as Ill prob sell it soon and move on to something with a litle more power.... :D Thanks again in advance for all your help and suggestions! Paul

Hi Chris I have not listened for a whine under the car? When would it whine; when running? Should it be making a noise? When it happened on your Golf was performance; as in acceleration poor? Cheers

Thanks for the info... Im going to take it for a run tonight up the M3 as when I did this a few days ago before the timing was set and the air pipe replaced I struggled to get up to 90 ish . I mean foot flat hard on the floor to get to 100.... Surely this should not be a problem. You should never have your foot flat on the floor in any car???

If you supply and fit them and set it up all for £50 you have a deal.....

Right...........picked car up after timing had been set perfect and air pipes checked. Very slight improvement but not massive. If im driving and stuck in traffic say (as always)... I rise gently of the clutch in first and then the car rises from 1000rpm and then when it hits 1800rpm it jolts quite badly and its as though there is a sudden and abrubt loss of power. To overcome this you have to rev it at 2500 as you come of the clutch. A guy at another garage sais it could be the air flow meter but he was thinking its an electronic unit as on the later one? Is it a mechanical air flow meter fitted on mine? According to the MFA when I start the car from cold im doing 1.5 MPG!!! This rises to around 11 on a journey of stop start driving but not much more!!! Any help would be fab as I really dont know now!......... Paul :(

As I type the car is with a VW specialist round the corner from my work sorting an air/fueling prob. Next week Im on holiday but then prob sell it through e-bay so take a look then. Apparantly the others users on here reckon its not worth that much but we will have to wait and see......

It was serviced by the original owner. Not sure when cambelt was done. If the guy Im taking it to tomorrow can not sort it may try a good specialist. Stealth? Where are they based? I take it they have a good reputation? Im thinking it could be timing as there is a brand new distributor fitted but it idels so well. Could it do this and yet the timing still be well out? Regards Paul

Thanks for your kind words.... :D

I paid £2100. It is tip top cond thought. Totally original in every way....

Hi I have a just bought a Corrado 1.8 16v in Grey with 37,000 miles, full service history, 12 months mot and not sure what its worth?? It was purchased originally by a lady in her mid 70's and she kept it until now (she's now about 88!). I usually buy and sell a lot of 205 GTi's and the like but never a Corrado and with this kind of mileage, history and keepers I guess its quite unique. Any suggestions would be much appreciated... Thanks Paul

all plugs were the same. I will have a look at the plunger in the metering head. As I say when its just idleing it sounds fine, it just when driving that the power is not there. All the other electrical items look like new. Thanks Paul It's a 1.8 though, no cat or lambda. need to check the injector spray patterns by pulling them and running into jam jars, also make sure cold start valve isn't running all the time (un-plug? - right hand end of inlet manifold at the front) check fuel system pressures (gauge and right connectors needed) check air plate moves freely with even, smooth resistance from plunger in metering head (un clip air box to do this and gently push plate up) is air filter clean are plugs, leads rotor arm OK, hall sender on distributor might be dodgy, coils themselves rarely fail what is the condition of each plug, all the same would indicate fuel problem possible but would rule out a mechanical or electrical problem associated with one cylinder

Hi I dont think the callipers are binding as it was very recently MOT'd. I have a feeling the power though does get worse higher in the revs... What would this indicate? What is the ISV and where is it? Many thanks Paul

Thanks ever so much to all who have helped so far. The first thing I did was change the plugs so I know that they are not the problem. Im based in Hammersmith and a guy around the corner is a bit of a VW buff ans is going to have a look tomorrow but more help if there is any other ideas is much appreciated. I have checked air filter and that is very clean. Someone has made a bodge job of repairing the inlet air pipe to the side of the throttle body. Now even if there is still a tiny amount of air getting in there would it have such a dramatic effect as my terrible performance? Where exactly is the cold start sensor as I will un plug this if recommended to see if its this? Thanks again for all your help so far. I will keep you all posted.... Paul

Hi. This is the first time I have ever used a forum so hope this all makes sense. I really need help from all you Corrado experts!! (Please!) I have just purchased a Corrado 1.8 16v on a J plate. Believe it or not it has had just one owner from new; a lady who bought it when she was in her mid 70's and has now given up driving aged 89!!! It has only covered 37,000 miles with a full and immaculate service history. I drove the car home around the North Circular and straight away noticed a major lack of power. I have not driven a Corrado before but something is terribly wrong. I drove the car on to the M3 and M25 to try and wake it up and to get to 90-100mph was hard; Im talking foot planted on he floor! Around town it feels dangerous; poor acceleration and slight pinking. To get from 30-50mph in third gear my foot is flat on the floor and the pick up is painfully slow....I hate driving it as its that bad! I have checked the exhaust system and all is brand new (not sure if its worth mentioning though that even when the car is hot you can still touch the back box as its only luke warm??). The distributor looks brand new and under the bonnet all looks good. It starts and idles perfectly and if you pull the throttle cable engine sounds fine. Its certainly not fine when under load and driving. The computer says Im only doing approx 15 mpg!! The oil is clean, I put some super unleaded in with injector cleaner but with no joy. I need to drive to Cardiff on Saturady so dreading it as it performs that badly! Could it be the ignition coil? Does any one have any ideas where I can begin to look for the fault?? Bearing in mind that the fault may have been there for years as the old lady has only ever driven around towna t about 10 mph and prob did not know there was a problem. It was serviced by Alan Day only 500 miles ago! Please, please help????? Many thanks Paul