corrado wannabe

Jim, my last car was a 170Tdi A4 Avant BRD engine. I will try and dig out a thread I had going over on Audi Sport, it is grim reading Im afraid. I was lucky as it was an Audi used approved so it was all covered under warranty. However they must have thrown about 4k at it. Apart from a myriad of other things that went wrong with it, they did have to change the inlet manifold. Apparently there is a small plastic diaphragm in it, however it requires the entire assembly to be replaced, think it was about 500 pounds from memory. I have to say Jim, it is the car that has put me off ever buying a diesel engine again. Hope you get it sorted, Dougie

Thanks for the advice Jim, unfortunately you were 24 hours too late! My wifes (ahem) supplies of fig hand cream have taken a bit of a beating this last day or so! Just to cover up the smell of course! So, good point, wear some rubber gloves when removing and handling them to wash the parts, then you wont smell like I do! Dougie

Just to round this off, managed to get the parts out of the solution after my mishap with my neck and these are the results: [ATTACH=CONFIG]79886[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]79887[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]79888[/ATTACH] Might look into home plating of parts, seems a bit of a minefield but I think it would look a lot more OEM than painting them. Anyone tried it or got any pointers as to whether it is worth trying or not?

Thanks for the replies guys. I had looked at a few other ways, molasses, vinegar etc. it was twelve quid for a kilo tub, so not too extortionate. But once I have used it all up I will give the citric you recommended Jim. Fla, apart from it being non abrasive compared to a wire wheel etc, it really is a case of mix it up and stick the parts in a bucket. Coullstar, yes deox gel is next for the fuel filler neck and some rust scabs on the rear arches. I have pulled a muscle in my neck, so not been able to get back out to see how the parts are looking now, hopefully like brand new! Dougie

Just thought I would share my experience with Bilt Hambers' Deox C rust remover. I gave the parts seen in the first pictures a rough going over with a wire brush, I also took the dremmel to the areas on the caliper carrier that were painted yellow, as this would affect the way the solution would work. Other than that it was simply make up the solution and immerse. Bilt hamber recommend a 1 to 4 up to 1 to 19 ratio of Deox C to tap water. Being from North of the Border, and the first time I had used it I went for the weaker end and made up a 1 to 17 solution. Before: [ATTACH=CONFIG]79859[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]79860[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]79861[/ATTACH] After 24 hours and a couple of times removing the flaky stuff with a screwdriver here is what it looks like now; [ATTACH=CONFIG]79862[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]79863[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]79864[/ATTACH] I have currently got them back in a 1 to 10 solution, although if I am being honest it should really have gone in on a 1 to 6 solution as the corrosion was pretty bad. I will leave them for 24 hours again and post up pictures of the results. Reaction is much quicker when the water is kept at around 70 degrees, I however only used cold tap water, hence the time for these results. DeoxC is non toxic, you can put your bare hands in the solution, and can be put down the drain with no need for specialist disposal. Hope this is of use to anyone who may be thinking of going down this route. I have no association with this company, just a personal review of my experience. Dougie:cheers:

No problem Rob, Glad you got it fixed in the end. Dougie

Congratulations Rob, however....... I have just spent the last couple of hours taking pictures, uploading them to photobucket and was about to post them on here for you, only to find you have gone and fixed it! LOL I checked earlier this afternoon to see you had not replied before I went and scraped my phone and knuckles trying to get you a decent picture!!! Glad to see you got it sorted, but just for my sanity heres one of the pictures: [ATTACH=CONFIG]79842[/ATTACH]

Great info as always, thanks guys. I really need to get my members gallery thread updated as I have been doing lots of work on the car for a while now, but with a two year old daughter running about not getting much time to take pictures and do write ups! Dougie

Thanks Dox, Good point about the stub axle, so am I looking for the same level of play on both planes?

I think your right, just looking ahead, the advisories are now on the Mot document itself, and I guess when they retest and see that there is still play they might be inclined to think I have done nothing about it. By the way, I also remember you from the Mk1 Golf forum, I technically still own a 1980 Gti, log book and vin plate and interior only now though! Welcome to the Corrado forum, hope your enjoying the car, despite your wee hiccup with it. Dougie

Good news is the wee beastie passed again this year but had some advisories. Just wondering how you all have appraoched the subject of the rear wheel bearing play with your local garage. It came up as an advisory yet both rear wheel bearings are brand new and have literally covered a thousand miles or so. As I understand it, this appears to be an issue a few folks have experienced and was just wondering how you went aout explaining to the garage that there is meant to be play in them. Dont think it would come across well, a non mechanic telling a mechanic how to do his job. Thoughts? Dougie

Was getting a bit worried when I started to read this Jim, as I have just put a new set of B4 dampers on mine. However I have standard springs wheels and tyres so I am hoping they will continue to feel as good as they have so far. Dougie

Hi Bill, Thanks for your replies and the pics. Just for clarity (In my Duncan Ballantyne voice) "Im out" I will just get the spare wings I have repainted. Many thanks though Dougie

Sorry to be a pain Bill, but I guess what I am asking is, do they flap about if the mounting points along the edge of the wheel arch is no longer there? Dougie

Bill, What is the script with fitting the arch liners when a wing has been rolled? Dougie

Fairly enjoyed it, there seems to be a good few car programmes coming onto mainstream TV these days. I think TV execs are cottoning onto the fact that we all might have outgrown top gear a little bit. I know the yanks created "Christine" as the car from hell, but did anyone else think that black Beetle was particularly sinister? The fact of who owned it, that it was an original prototype built by Dr Porsche and that old Adolf himself might have seen/been in it, made it extremely creepy. The little 500 looked a lot of fun too Dougie

That's the one. As you can see from my sig, I am a wee bit partial to a grey car too so 100% behind your taste! Dougie

Thats a smashing looking car Bill. I was sitting directly opposite a 5 door one (not sure if they come in both 3 and 5 doors or not) in a rather lovely blue in Aberdeen at the weekend. It is the first time in many years that I thought it was a Golf I would really like to own. The last few shapes havent really felt modern in comparison to their contemporaries but this one looks very sharp. Enjoy it when it arrives Dougie

Ah thats good you got them shifted Dougie

Mad!!!!! At least you have somewhere to put the Estorils now! Lol

Seeing the prices the guy breaking Corrados in Poland is charging for rusty holed wings recently on Ebay, I cant imagine it being that much cheaper.

When on an "old car forum", we could hardly put down an old car! lol

Lovely! I have no experience of them, but that bodge of a classic car show "classic car rescue" had one and although a complete lemon, it looked as though one area to look out for was a hidden section in the bulkhead that can rot badly and is v expensive to replace. They look like they are holding good avlue now, but I think the 90's versions are at near rock bottom now and would probably be a better bet in the long run (depending on taste of course). But all in all very classy. Plus you can pretend you are Luke Skywalker in the speeder ;-) Dougie

I genuinely cannot believe that was a candidate for a scrapper. I would imagine that yellow would show up any rust scabs even in photos and unless the underneath is shot that was a fantastic save, especially with the rarity of the colour. Keep us updated on the progress you make

You dont really want the Audi sat nav to be honest....its sheeite! Doesnt allow you to put in a full postcode and ends up forcing you into the centre of the destination town/city if you dont know the address. I have never been in a new Skoda, however having come from a 2006 A4 Avant Tdi170 and into the 2012 A5 sportback, the interior is like night and day, the B7 A4's feel really dated inside, although are still a really nice place to sit. Agreeing with what has been said earlier, I had so much problems with my TDI I dont think I would ever go back to diesel, especially if I was only doing the low miles you are. I would reckon at 130k the Skoda may start to see some of the Tdi issues start to materialise. Mine was going to pot after 70k! As has been said, loading area although flat and straight sided, is not big in the Avant considering its an estate, but it is a good looking car. This was mine here: http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/audi-s4-a4-a4-cab-b7-chassis/126367-my-a4-avant.html http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/audi-s4-a4-a4-cab-b7-chassis/133044-rs4-black-optics-grill-lava-grey-pics.html Hope this helps Dougie