marshole82

whereabouts are you mate? what would you want for it? my little bodge is ok for the time being but i wouldn't trust it long term lol arnau - keep forgetting to look at the old sensors to get that part number - next time i actually go into my garage i'll try to remember to get it....

hey all. bought my rado for £950 with some teething problems. when those are aside i will be running her until the family gets started and we 'need' a nice fast a4 estate ;) but i'm bound to get bored and need to change something on a budget. now, there seems to be a spate of rattle-can re-sprays doing the rounds in the 'scene'. what are people's opinions on buying a car with a spray of this nature? does it de-value? add value? waste of time? awesome look? please discuss....

oh, and that grill - is it a stock early rado grill? mine is different and i don't like as much...

wow.... :clap: bravo mate - i have grown to love the corrado over the past few weeks of ownership; the little noises, the small rear window, the pathetic excuses for wing mirrors :lol: but these pics make all of it much much better :) cracking motor

mine came to me on sebrings! they were the mk2 golf rallye ones though right? anyway, when you change your wheels give me a pm mate, love those :)

arnau - yes replaced those 3. no, no aircon in mine. no that wasn't the part number i used either. i'll find one of the old correct sensors and post it up

well she's moving again! i was quite happy just to yam the old sensors back in and sort the isv out first, but i managed to get a proper part number for the sensors and got 3 new ones from gsf and whacked them in instead, along with the new flange and seal so no water loss now. that's all i wanted for now. but i had some bloody good news! the temp sensor that i replaced controlling the isv was obv naff because the new one that i put in has made the isv buzz!! hello correct idling speed!!! whoop :norty: here are the new sensors and flange in place: and here is my makeshift battery clamp!!! still only getting 18mpg so will need to adjust the idle speed and the fuelling, and have decided on a new accelerator cable and to clean the throttle body :) thinking of wheels too, won't be until after MOT, so march/april time, but what do people think? i like some wiiiide 16s with a normal tyre on for the handling...not fussed on stretch to be honest - it's a daily hack after all.

this is how she is looking on the sebrings, although i have had to raise her a bit because the noise the splitter made when i pulled on to the drive was waking the neighbours' kids up :clap:

cheers - i'm certain all the sensors now in the block work correctly, just the wiring for the isv that i need to check so centre console out, multi-meter at the ready!! in that diagram above, the bits i took out were the equivalent of number 8. i checked this with 'rubjonny' on e38 and he has agreed! he knows a lot about this sort of stuff so decided to stick with him. besides, since the isv isn't working it explains a lot, so sort that first and go from there.

what a sh8t weekend. set out to: replace 3x temp sensors, water return pipe, a few zip ties with jubilee clips, the coolant and to clean up the throttle body. all going well with the flange and the sensors off of the block, the return hose off, the coolant drained and various jubilee clips fitted. so i go to gsf with my sensors to get replacements. 2 hours there and no-one knows what sensors i should be using, apparently they should all be the same but all of mine were different! so i went to a few "vw specialists" who didn't know either. so as a last resort i visited the dealers. guess what....they didn't know either. sunday i get up and fit the old sensors back in replacing one that showed no reading on the multi-meter with one that i found that did show a reading. start her up and still no change to the idle. i notice a water leak. i tghten some bolts. still leaking. the flange connector to the block decides to shear off in my hand, pissing new coolant everywhere. ace. then i find out that the ISV isn't buzzing when ignition is in position 2. no charge coming through the plug connector. again, ace. so 2 days of work later (i'm not very quick) i have no running car, more broken parts than i started with, and a wiring issue. unhappy ain't the word.

scrap that - it's pretty damn similar - anyone with half a brain could do it. i guess i got scared off as the only other wheel that i had removed was an airbag job from the mk4 golf....that was hell

oh i managed it in 5 minutes, but would rather make it easier next time by removing the bits that get stuck!!

hi guys, the backbox i inherited is way too loud for me and i don;t like the twin exit upturned style. Gonna need a replacement! i'd like a backbox only, that isn't loud at low revs but gets motorsporty when i put my foot down. anyonbe know what brand is best and where i can get hold of one? i'm open to second hand backboxes if someone is selling? oh yeah, and do mk2 gti exhausts fit the rado as well? cheers oli

ooh nasty! can't believe it would just die like that! mine ticks over really low and will cut out when cold and dropping from high revs. have messed with the idle control screw so is now letting in too much air. once these sensors are done and it's up to temp i'll play with the fuelling and the idle. keep my fingers crossed too... keep in touch over the weekend with your progress, i'm due to do this on saturday

hey buddy, the rims stayed with previous owner so am on sebrings! i only got this last saturday :D

But have you adjusted the idle mixture? You adjust it at the fueling head with a hex key. Turn clockwise to richen...Anti-clockwise to weaken. You should also check that the ignition timing is correct. nope not yet. am gonna get all the other bits sorted and if it still having problems that is my next step! failing that it will go to a garage :( i need to weld a bit of the floor pan up too - anyone know where i can get bits from?

may give that a go mate. now found that the accelorator cable is sticking causing high idle speeds (2200rpm!) until i blip the throttle. problem being that the exhaust is so loud i look like a chav :(

from speaking to a few mates in the know i have been told to replace the coolant temp sensors which if faulty could be telling the auto choke to stay on, therefore overfuelling. i have also been advised to take the throttle body off and clean in carb cleaner with a toothbrush! once that is on i will run her up to temperature and adjust the idle spped to the correct 950rpm andf lube the throttle cable and pedal setup. if it's still not right then some research and adjustment of the fuelling will need to happen :(

yeah i've had to turn the idle up so she doesn;'t cut out on the way to work lol idling at 700 when cold, 1200 when warm!!!! i'll change the coolant sensors and stop the coolant from leaking and see how she runs. the oil is a good colour and isn't leaking anyway, and i don't seem to be losing coolant too much either. i don't even boot her, she stays below 2k most of the time and only hits 3k when i need to pull out and still only 20mpg :( ecotech valve seems to have improved your mpg! or you drive like my mum lol

I'm new here! not to VW though, spent the last 2 years tooling about in a mk4 golf, but that has made way to some old school valver fun! My name's Oli, i live in northampton and have been on e38 with the same user name for a couple of years now, but this is my Hannah :) she was bought on 15" sebrings and now has a twin upturned exhaust. Aside from that and coilies she is standard and i intend to keep her that way really. i'll get a new exhaust as it is waaay too loud for me and tidy the interior up and maybe the paintwork but first on the list is getting her fit again! she's a 1.8 16v but is currently returning a mind-bogglingly low 20mpg, she won't idle when cold, and the engine is filthy! surely this mpg can't be right??? so, this weekend i will be replacing some sensors, some flanges, and doing some cleaning. i have fitted my own head unit as we all tend to do and will get some new rubber for her and get her tracking done. what do we all think? isn't she the best color!? maybe i'm bias.... oli

got it out! blood sweat and teers...and some choice words....but it is out! the only 'ridges' i can see though are the X pattern plastic bits going across the width of the glovebox...is this what you mean? or maybe you mean the screw holes? which bit do i grind off?

angle grinder at the ready then! they are coming off tonight!

so these two screws will let you release the whole glovebox? i was frightened to pull that plastic strip off, it looks flimsy?

does this transfer over the the 16v? need to straighten mine up...