ross k

well update did a full coolant change checked all the fans and changed the rad sensor and it all seems ok at the moment i was thinking the thermostat was stuck shut but wouldnt this cause the car to over heat after only a short run out?it has sprung a small leak from the black temp sender all i did was unplug the wire of it anyone got any ideas on stopping it leaking also wired a stage three switch in thanks Ross

thanks for the help guys ill check the fans but sounds like im worrying to much thanks ross

well it was enough steam to look like it was overheating and no there wasnt any bonnet foam but the heat in the cabin was really apparent

another day another problem ive been working away recently and ive been using a work van anyway i decided i was going to get some use out of the car and use it this week. I set of at 7 this morning sat in traffic for an hour and temps on the car kept climbing they started tipping over 100 which seemed pretty hot to me but i know others had said its fine but once the water on the bonnet from the rain started steaming i knew it was time to stop leaving me on the hard shoulder in the rain until it cooled and traffic died down at which point i drove it home pretty annoyed to be honest im thinking new temp sensors and check the fan wiring maybe wire a switch in for good measure.There was no obvious fan kick in where the temp would drop again it just slowly rose to a peak of just over 100 and oil 116 but as i said i could feel the heat inside the car and the bonnet started steaming any help appreciated feeling quite lost now looks like it will sit on my drive another week with no use!!!

cheers for the words of encouragment guys. Another day and more work on the car i changed the front disks and pads which went quite well but now the car has decided to lock me out of the drivers door all the other doors lock and unlock but the drivers door wont unlock with the battery on or of and you cant pull the pin up to get it open gahhh the old disks fairly lipped the ass with its new tail pipe

cheers for the advice dox. Update got my hands on a full exhaust i think its a magnex system got the lot for 100 pound cat included a bargain i think set about putting it on today it started well and had the old one of within the hour put the new one on ok but the drivers door swung open while jacked up straight into a bench and made a car park style dent on it to say i was fuming is an understatement, really losing the love with this car you sort one thing and it just seems to bite straight back. It runs a little better now but is a bit to quiet i think a bmc cda would help this also managed to bag some as new corrado script mats for 16 pound of ebay anyway heres some pics out with the old in with the new

I had 9x16 et15 on my 16v and there was maybe 4mm between the trailing arm and wheel so you would need spacers to bring the et to around et15 to get them on the back to clear the trailing arm hope that helps with standard rolled arches you will need to run 205/40 tyres to prevent rubbing Sent from my LT15i using Tapatalk 2

Cheers dox sounds like other than the abs its got a clean bill of health but it does takea fair while to start it especially when warm

ok so its unlikely to be broken damn was hoping that was down to my poor starting when warm

Fault code 00281

Hi guys had the car on vagcom and its showing a fault with sensor g28 and the it says the abs has to many faults to pinpoint one basically what sensor is g28 does anyone know thanks ross

no worries mate thanks for bringing it to my attention i also thought they were torx screws so hopefully someone will come along and point us in the right direction

i am aware sean cheers for the heads up though yeh ill give it a good blow through with an air line its the 2.9 inlet i had a look online before i painted it to tell the difference cheers

cheers fla thats the plan anyone got any tips on cleaning the inside of the inlet out before it goes on dont want to risk any grit or sand getting in my engine

looks great mate it so nice to see someone going to the effor of properly stripping the car for a respray including the quarter lights well done :)

cheers for the advice guys will get it plugged in asap

update just been doing bits on the car and managed to get the speedo going turned out the head of the sensor had come unclipped so rather happy about that also discovered that the abs light is on and the previous owner had just unplugged it what are the first things i should be checking ?

no i hadnt painted it before like you say weird stuff. Took the car for a good run and got it on the motorway i feel like the vr6 makes alot more sense on the motorway it ran great and pulled really well also picked up a set of new disks and pads for the front and will set about fitting them tommorow

Yeh lowered quite alot ill see if i can find a picture when i get home Sent from my LT15i using Tapatalk 2

Also you cant machine The back face of the wheel to make it tuck more because if its anything like mine were it will already be very very close to the trailing arm thanks

I had 9j et15 with 215/40 on my 16v the stretch was fine not to much and the tread was under the arch but they still rubbed a bit over large bumps or with people in the back and my arches were half rolled if you get them rolled be very careful as corrado arches are very easy to ripple hope that helps thanks Ross

well painted the inlet all ready to install its crackle black but i was expecting matt but it came out gloss so not sure about it really

I looked into this and every thread i found said none of them would fit and they would all knock on the exhaust tunnel and sit to high due to the longer block not much help sorry but thats where my research got me

Yeh think it would clash gonna paint it crackle black i think to tidy the bay up

update got to love an ebay bargain brought this little lot for a whole 10 pound its a shame its all been powder coated well orange and white but im going to repaint it pretty sure the orange wouldnt go with the colour of my car at all