Jim

I thought they were now obsolete?

I was reading a VW Vortex thread about whether it's possible to swap sensors over in the housing. Has anyone on here looked into this?

That's why I asked if it was the metal type! :) So yeah, the more expensive one for you alas.

http://www.eurocarparts.com/search/434440230/p/home £91.

Here - check out post #22.. http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=87435&page=3

Weird. Sure I'd seen them sub-£100. I'll try find the thread where it came up. Is yours the plastic type or metal type?

Good work on finding the correct fan. Could consider something aftermarket instead from someone like Revotec, provided you can find a suitable / matching shroud. I think the G60's relative rarity will stand it in good stead in the coming years, and might even make it more desirable / collectable than the VR6 which is relatively plentiful in comparison!

Pretty sure you can get the MAF from Euro Car Parts for reasonable money. Proper Bosch one too.

I have had it fitted before.. just flip flopped a lot on whether I like it or not!

Aren't there some bypass valves that were fitted in line to the heater matrix pipes on some Corrado's, to help prevent a cabin full of scalding coolant? Wondering if perhaps they've got stuck / jammed and are preventing your matrix from working properly.

Hm.. I was hoping to go 'passenger free' but I don't have any kind of gorilla grip or mount that would work. Time for a quick trip to Amazon..

Will my Canon EOS700D do?! It takes a pretty reasonable video.. not sure how well it'll capture in car induction noise though.

What year / model Corrado did it come off? Should help us determine if it's early or late.

The noise is... superb :) Maybe I should try film a comparison.. before and after :)

I preferred running the OE airbox when it was my daily, but now it's a 'fun' car I think the BMC can go on for a while ;)

OK! So I stuck the thing in the oven, and tried to refit it and it was even worse. Had a slight eureka moment though when I realised if it was even worse after being heated up, perhaps putting it in the freezer might produce results. And lo and behold after 30 mins in the freezer, it fitted right in so the CDA is finally reassembled. I can't tell you how long I spent trying to put this thing back together, and how many hand injuries I got too. Thank fcuk!! :)

Yeah may try that Kev. Or may even pop it in the oven for a couple of minutes and try refitting wearing some oven gloves :)

Yep. Endlessly. It simply will not go in no matter what I try. If I put the top and bottom halves together, I can see that the problem part is definitely less 'round' than the rear part. I guess the mystery is how it ever fitted in the first place, though I do remember it being extremely stiff / snug to remove originally.

Here’s a stupid question. Last year, I took apart my BMC CDA to clean / oil the filter element. Since then I’ve not been able to put it back on the car as it’s not actually possible to reassemble it! The rear piece of plastic ducting (that attaches to the MAF) fits back into the housing just fine, but front piece (that the filter element itself is pressed into) seems to be slightly misshapen and it is simply impossible to fit it back into the carbon body of the filter housing! I’ve literally spent hours on the thing trying to get it back in and seems to be slightly deformed just enough that it will not go back in. I’ve tried hitting it with rubber mallet (but am afraid of smashing the carbon body of the filter housing), trimming a bit of the plastic off, tried lubricating the thing - it will not go in. I have the scars on my hands to prove it. Has anyone else had this problem? I think my only option is going to be to take it to a machine shop and get them to actually machine the thing ‘round’ as clearly, currently, it’s not! Cheers.

Nope. It's general banter relating to the car - no desire to do any pruning here. And 99% of the time, I only clean up the thread when the original poster of it asks me to do so.

I always use the VW stuff.

Tried eBay?! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Distributor-VW-Golf-2-16V-PL-KR-Passat-Corrado-Jetta-Seat-Cordoba-Ibiza-NEW-/321738404693?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4ae91a7355

Must resist the urge to change your username..

Template to use from goldmember.. :)

That's what I was going to suggest. Cloth interiors seem to come up reasonably often.