corrado wannabe

For info, will look at it and compare to your list Dox, but all thoughts appreciated. Apologies to the OP for derailing their thread!

Yes, will dig it out and compare to the list you posted earlier. I'm also waiting on an oil filter so I can change the oil as I think that can also have an effect on emissions. Dougie

Great info Dox, thank you. So far, I have: Injector seals, throttle body gasket, plugs, lambda sensor, temp sensor, cat. Swapped ecus, swapped isv. I am getting a couple of exceeded limits codes, so I'm happy the sensors are reading correctly but can't adjust any further. My next port of call is to check the injectors, including the fifth injector. I'm just glad it's not my daily driver! Dougie

Good stuff, I am close-ish, Biggar. But mine is currently smirking at me every time I open the garage door as I can't get the emissions down on it. Think I'm going to give in and pit it into an old school garage near me and see if they can diagnose the issue rather than throw parts at it. Dougie

That's kind of you bahnstorm 😉

Sorry Dox, should have clarified; The payment link on that page the link takes you to doesn't work. Dougie

Link doesn't work Dox, it says it no longer exists.

Dox, is there a link to who/where to pay? Not sure how long my corrado ownership will last, but would like to contribute for all the useful info I've got from the site over the years. Dougie

Lights were an easy fix, we think that maybe the cat has collapsed so have got a new one waiting to be fitted and the welding is two tiny holes so not too bad. Hopefully be sorted in the next couple of weeks for some summer time motoring. The joys of classic ownership!

That was worth the effort!

These things are sent to try us. I have just stuck with the good old tilt and no slide for years now. Bought a moonroof many years ago that's still sitting in my shed! Please keep us updated on the fabricated parts as it would be good to know for future. However, update time. Can I get a Corrado Forum collective "you're an idiot!" Please? Turns out I wired up the connections to the lambda wrongly! Rechecked it, swapped them around to the correct positions and now it runs sweet as a nut! Going to book it in for its mot now so fingers crosssd

Well, had the old girl up at the local VW festival last weekend. Still running like a dog, so driving it about on the open loop circuit with the water temp sensor unplugged. Drives great but burns through fuel at a helluva rate! Hope you're all getting to enjoy your cars this summer 👍 Dougie

Thanks Dox, thankfully I only have four plugs to worry about 😉 It is only rough running when warm. If I unplug the water temp sensor it runs fine on the open circuit, when up at temp. Have replaced water temp sensor and lambda sensor and it is still the same. I am presuming now things like leads and rotor, dizzy cap etc are all good as it does run well and is more an ecu based issue (either ecu itself, or what the ecu controls on the basis of the lambda and temp readings) Wondering if fifth injector is stuck open as unplugging it makes no difference when running rough as I suspect it is overfuelling not running lean. It's a ballache! Dougie

Nope! Despite it being mot'd and insured, the rough running is still not cured and it's driving me nuts. I'm seriously considering calling it quits and buying an older Cayman for a Sunday car.

Thanks guys, much appreciated. I have the Bentley manual and I also have a Haynes manual for the Passat which covers the 9A engine. If I could figure out how to navigate the version of ETKA I have, the exploded diagrams may have been of some use. Interesting that the diagram above says the sensor body on the 4 cylinders is black and has 4 terminals, when the sensor I have purchased is blue and only has 2 terminals. Going to keep digging , but thanks for the information so far. Dougie

Apologies again for.cluttering up this thread, but I can't seem to post a new topic in engine. I'm looking for a sense check from someone as it's been driving me mad. Blue temp sensor. Firstly, am I correct in saying that my 2.0 16v 9a engine has a k-motronic fuel injection system.? Secondly, is the blue temp sensor located on the rear of the cylinder head and will require the inlet manifold to be removed to replace it? Thirdly, can anyone confirm that it is the blue temp sensor that sends the signal to the ecu for adjusting the mixture, and not the temp sensor on the side of the block (which on my car appears to be a white two pin connector with brown and white and lilac and white wires) Any help would be appreciated. Dougie

Can't seem to start a new thread, so will just reply here. Not often the fleet is all together, but took the corrado out for it's last run before SORN for winter. Managed to fit a new water pump and radiator, then noticed the wires had broken on the O2 sensor again, so fixed that as it was running rough. Thought I had cracked it as the mpg was heading back out the teens into the mid twenties, but just as I pulled into the drive it started popping and banging so will need to fault finding again. The joys of classic car ownership!

Just to update on my banjo bolt situation.... After a short hospital stay I finally got a chance to look into getting the old girl sorted and to my surprise when I looked at the smaller of the two banjo bolts, the one I took off the car didnt have the small filter in it, so I presume at some point its been changed and not with an OEM bolt. Given the car ran fine, just going to run on that basis, so ordered a couple of HEL performance stainless steel ones and also ordered a couple of the large bolts from the LLL website, so thanks for those Matt it was very useful. No excuses for me now! Dougie

Very nice Stu! Really like the white ancilliaries under the bonnet, nice touch on a white car. Dougie

Good info Matt thank you. Will look up the alternate part no for the large banjo bolt as Heritage said it was NLA. Like you say, s.all one with filter may be more difficult to source and I ordered it from Heritage but received an email saying despite having it, they couldn't supply it due to the embargo . That LLL site is interesting and I wasn't aware of it so thanks for that. Dougie

Glad I could be of some use ger 😉 Thanks for the lead Dox Matt, its the two Banjo Bolts either side of the Fuel Filter, but if I was really stuck I can just get away with the smaller of the two on the outlet side. I have all the crush washers,, and VW classic have the samll bolt but cant sell it as it might contain Russian steel! I saw HEL performance bolts but started doubting myself that they were the correct dimensions. Small banjo is part no: 048 133 505 and large is N 903 580 03 I managed to fire up an old laptop and reinstall ETKA, so if anyone is looking for part numbers I might be of some use in the future. Dougie

Thanks James, I'm full of good intentions, but I reckon my tinkering time will consist of sitting in the garage looking at it rather than doing anything! I think the.updates will be sporadic at best, as it doesnt really want for much I have a new radiator and water pump to fit, but being unable to start it because of the banjo bolt means I can't circulate the coolant flush, but I will get there eventually. Dougie

Well hello everyone, I hope you are all well? How time flies, it has been seven years since I last posted on this great forum. Still have my 16V in Aqua blue and just put it back on the road at the start of the summer after many many years. Im not to be confused with the OG Corradowannabe, who was long standing member way before me, but the space in the username often got used confused! Since getting the old girl back on the road I have noticed a real drop in parts availability (even for the Valver) and she is currently off the road at the moment because VW cannot supply me with a fuel filter banjo bolt as it might contain Russian steel. So if there wasn't enough reasons to hate Vladimir Putin, one more is he's keeping a Corrado off the road! Will hopefully post a bit more on here again as life has finally got to a point where there is car tinkering time and a decent garage to work in (pics attached)! Dougie

Mic, Your last post is the key for me. Like most people, I have a lot of mates that have trades, most have their own business and while they appear to be doing well, I cant help notice the physical toll it is now taking on them. (All in our mid forties now.) Most now have guys working for them and dip in and out. If it is a full on trade rather than a handyman, then that as your dad said, is a tough game as you get older. If it is working for yourself that is the main drive, why not use your accountancy to set something up, either in an advice service capacity or doing stuff for local business etc. That way you can work from home, and at your leisure, as and when funds require. I am sure whatever you do, as long as you give it your best shot you will never know unless you try. If you have financial security just now though, it will make it all the more difficult to take any risk. Best of luck, if you do take up a trade, for gods sake post through any quotes timeously...bl00dy impossible trying to get a quote from any my lot for an extension were looking to do!! Dougie

I find it more funny that having discovered time travel, the first thing you want to do is swear at someone then break a leg lol!!!