mattiegreen

Your welcome Johnny H, Wendy thank you so much I will give Vince a call and hope he can help me out. I'll defo come to a monthly evening meet, where do I found out about that, I'll bring my poorly car along :(

Had no idea it had mate to be honest. Had no symptoms ie white smoke or heistation. Compression tests were fine, no water int he oil and vice versa, heaters were and are still blowing hot. A garage that have it think it's a hairline crack in the head now :( My original radiator basically fell to pieces and the old expansion tank was leaking frmo the seam so had to get another one so the next part is basically me thinking it's since then. Basically the water light kept coming on, i'd fill it up and then after 2 drives maybe more it would ping on again and the water level would be low. Really odd it was as if there was air in the system still. So did the usual ran the car with heaters on full until it was hot with the expansion cap off and then all of asudden the water would drain, the car never ever over heated and then suddenly the water abnd more came back into the expansion tank and overflowed. Still can't get my head aruond it now to be honest. One time I drove from home to work only 15 mins the light came on but then when I got back in the car after being at work for an hour the light never came on and the water was back. Can;t explain it really mate as it is just well odd but it is what it is I guess.

Cracking cheers for all the information guys I really appreciate it. Regarding the replacement engine I did think about this but it's one of those you don't know what state the engine your putting in is like.

Cracking cheers Supercharged. Is it recommended to replace all of those while doing the job, I take it while it's stripped down do it at the same time as it's easier accsesibilty. Is there anything else worth looking to change / replace while it's in this state? Just looking for Stealth on the internet but not having much luck do you have a website for them?

Mate that is sooo helpful thank you so much

Oh dang why can't I be up North, Mlton Keynes is a bit of a trek with a poorly car :(Good to know it's not 24hrs worth of labour then. I've not hunted around for parts for a corrado before but I take it there going to be challenging to get.

I know mate but it's my daily driver and am struggling without wheels and well it's going to be quite a big job getting it done. Do I put a blanket over it and hide it away. The chap who has looked at it said it would be roughly 24hrs in total labour wise if not more and thats as ong as there is nothign else that needs doing :( boo hoo here she is inher former glory [ATTACH=CONFIG]69728[/ATTACH]

Hi all, Newbie to the forum and sorry for the first post to be a sad one. My beloved Corrado Vr6 has finally met it's maker and looks like the headgasket has gone. The interior and exterior is very good on the car so the question is to all who have undergone a headgasket replacement roughly how much did it cost you all to get done (I did do a quick search but in my upset histerical state lol couldn't see much which I know I will of missed some very helpfull threads). I know obviously things can go wrong or crop up while doing the change but a ball part figure and list of what should be done if I proceed with it would be appreciated to anyone who has the knowledge out there. So sad about it love the car to pieces :( Thanks to anyone who can help. Mattie

HI guys, Having the same problem with mine, I can hear it trying to do it but nothing moves. Did you get around to posting that how to up?

Worth the money if it's that useful though cheers for confirming it's that one mate :D

Hi guys, I have a problem with my drivers wing mirror. It makes the noise as if the motor is working fine just the mirror won't move. How easy is it to strip the mirror down to take a look? Any tips / pointers would be appreciated.

Nice one cheers mate is this the one you are talking about ??? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Volkswagen-Corrado-Official-Factory-1990-94/dp/0837603870/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1302814345&sr=8-1 that is pricey hey but if it will help me do the job then it's worth it.

lol not sure how mate all my posts seem to be disappearing. Must be doing something wrong. What do you guys do for manuals etc for my other cars I have Haynes manuals or workshop guides from forums just wondered what for the Corrado as can't really find a great deal. Need to try and find out how the wing mirror comes apart as the drivers mirror won't move but you can hear the motor going as if the mirror is not sitting properly in the runner if that makes sense

hmmm not sure what happened there guys, added the image but now the post has totally gone !!! doh ---------- Post added at 09:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:30 PM ---------- Right lets try that again lol second time lucky I hope

Cheers guys, will post some pics up in a second :D Hopefully done this right.

Hi Guys, Just wanted to say a quick hello, just taken ownership of a lovely Corrado VR6. Hoing to learn all the tips n trick in order to keep it running sweet so no doubt I'll be posting lots to start with :D Mattie