TROOPER88

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

sounds like you need a new throttle cable, they wear really badly as they have to turn 180 degrees over the manifold.

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

My last Corrado 1.8 16valve did 156bhp on Stealth rolling road (ask Vince it is on his computer) and was standard with everything sorted - so yours has definitely a simple problem - sort it and you will love it - if not tell me how much you want for it - where you are etc - I don't know how much you paid but if its low mileage as you say I am interested

My curent C VR6 does 223 bhp - and is enormously quick - as for pugs I wouldn't give them house room - crap cars -

stick to vw mate you will have more friends

I also have a mk1 golf gti which is immaculate and goes like stink - will beat a pug all day long

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

any news on what problem is? hope I was able to help. Corrados are not cheap to maintain....

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

just one other thought

I am not sure whether the 16v C has a fuel lift pump in the tank as per a 8v Digifant

but if it does they are £25 about and fairly easy to replace

my mk2 golf digifant did exactly how you describe and the lift pump failure starved the main pressure pump of petrol

I replaced the main pump twice (at great expense) before I reallised the lift pump had failed

does the pump make a whining sound under the car ?

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???

Starting from cold I'm not surprised to see 1.5 mpg, and 11mpg overall for a short stop/start journey having started from cold is probably not too far from normal either!

But your loss of power isn't normal..

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

I have the answer!!!,buy my turbo manifold,injectors,AFR meter,metal headgasket AND a spare set of forged pistons...,goodbye problem!!...so simple!!

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 :(

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!! (!)

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

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......

Sounds like a nice one, Any Pics? If it was a Mk2 Golf with the mileage and history, you'd probably be looking for 4-5k, which seems crazy, but hey, its a crazy world :lol:

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

If it was serviced 500 miles ago i'd take it back for them to look at...

 

When was the cambelt last changed? regardless of mileage it is probably due if more than 4 years ago...

 

If it's pinking then I would say either the timing is out or it just needs a good setup - trip to Stealth maybe?

i reckon whoever buys it could have a corrado already and fancy it because of its low miles even though its not always a good thing, I have a VR6 and upgraded from one of these and i still miss it ten years on, :( just liked the way it handled and so on. I cant afford another at the mo but if i could then i would want it Lol! imensley underated cars IMO.

 

Kip.

Thanks for your kind words.... :D

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

Not a huge amount really but it does really depend on condition. If it's in tip top shape you'll be able to get a bit of a premium over the normal 1.8 valver prices. Have a look on Pistonheads classifieds for an idea of price. I really don't have much of a clue about prices nowadays so that's the best I can do :D

 

What did you pay for it, if you don't mind me asking?

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

cold start injector (valve) arrowed in red

Hi

If the cold start injector was staying open all the time what would the symptoms be?

 

Cheers

 

 

this is a pic of 9A 2.0 16v engine, basically the same system but with an electronic controlunit on the side of metering head instead of a warm up regulator bolted to the right hand side of the head

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

1.8 16v's are a bit lifeless at low revs but you're right.. it should most definately not be as bad as that!

 

I think i'd probably start with having a damn good check around the air intake pipework (airbox, throttle body, and all round the ISV etc) for air leaks.. and possibly consider getting a new fuel filter fitted? Does the power seem to get weaker as it gets into the higher revs or is it consistantly bad?

 

The other thing of course is that you could have a binding brake calliper - quite possible on a car that age with so few miles as its been standing around a lot. I had this a few weeks ago and my car felt like I was driving up hill all the time - performance was dreadful and it took me a few miles before the penny dropped on what it could be! Take the car for a run and feel around all the wheels and see if any of them is noticably warmer than the others...?

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