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Any idea what sort of fluid is in the car already? dot-4 is fine though. dot-4+ and dot-5.1 can also be used, and have a slightly higer boiling point. The three are also intermixable (not ideal though), so I wouldn't worry too much about topping up with dot-4(+) when there is dot-5.1 in the system and vv. You can get expensive racing high boiling point brake fluids, but for normal road use any of the above is fine. The one to stay away from is dot-5, as it's silicone based and corrodes seals.

oops! Indeed it is!That post of mine may not have been too clear. Should have stuck a 2 in the MS'2' extra 1.0.2 :wink:

Cheers! Good thinking about the plugs! wll pick up a fresh set later!

Welcome to the forum! The spoiler control unit it located behind the dash just beneath where the headlight switch is. Quite easy to get to when you remove the tray to get at the fusebox. Black box with something like "heckspoiler" written on it.

MS extra 1.0.2 Msq, and log files attached (ziping it seems to get past the upload restrictions) :wink: Required fuel is set at 9.1. I had tested setting it higher, but it didn't seem happy. The required fuel is set using megasquirt itself. 1781cc engine, 325cc injectors. They are low impedance (3 ohm) Cosworth injectors. It does sound close to catching now and again, but never actually quite gets there. Good to hear the smoke isn't fatal! I've been flood clearing it every so often, and pulling the spark plugs out for a while when swapping the batteries over. But I prob could do with doing it a bit more often!

hmmmm....still no go from the engine! :sad: re-checked all the pipework, I've tried every possible timing position, and it's definitel getting a spark. On a bad note, I noticed smoke coming through the filter at the top of the oil-catch-can (linked to the crankcase breather at the front of the block) when I was turning it over this afternoon. On further examination, the smoke stank of petrol. Is this due to flooding the engine by trying to get it started daily? Or is something more serious? :confused4: I'm thinking something must be wrong with the injectors. Plus they may be leaking when closed. When turning it over I had 3-bar in the fuel rail, when I left it for just under an hour the pressure had dropped to under 0.5-bar. The pressure should obviously drop....but is this a little too quick i.e leaky injector? SO.....all syptoms of duff injectors? something else? Or is this smoke through the crankase breather something more ominous? :cry:

Darn you and your devious photoshop chicanery! :lol: :lol: P.s. Nice work :salute:

Over-run cutoff valve circled in red. Idle stabilsation valve in blue, and the vacuum switch that controls it is circled in orange.

How have you got the engine supported with the subframe out? Have you got all the weight balanced on the front mount? :scratch: Just curious, as I had a small army of jacks + supports under the engine when I removed the subframe on mine (twice :roll: )

hmmmmm there is something missing there alright......cant quite figure out what it is tho! No doubt it's something small and useless anyway, it'll probably drive fine without it! :lol: :tongue:

Yup, that's what I'm thinking!! Oh.....and it's starting to scare passers by.....not scar them (yet) :lol:

Updated the msq file with some of your ideas Stu! Did make a bit of a difference. Turning over quite nicely and sounding better......then a large backfire and flash out the exhaust! Now dark out there, so have given up for the day. plus It's starting to scar passers by! :lol: Another check of the timing and fueling tomorrow eve.............................

I just downloaded the entire software package from here: http://www.diyautotune.com/softwarelinks.htm It's MS Extra 1.0.2 that the msq file is based on.

ooooppppps! Forum wont accept .msq as an an extension....and Vista is a being a pain, and not allowing me to change file extensions (easily) I'll email it to you Stu! :wink:

Here's the .msq file Stu! See if you can see if I've done anything silly :wink:

I sourced some Goodyear high pressure/temp hose the right diameter from fleabay for about £5.

I do quite like the steelies (especially with the silver paintwork). Would prefer it with the BBS though. Perfect winter wheels though!

Depending on what type of rado you have..... The 'pink' :camp: Passat manual no. 1647 is perfect for valvers. Covers both 9a and Kr engines, all wiring, all the drivetrain, brakes etc are identical. A lot of the stuff in there that isn't directly relevant to the Corrado is also pretty useful as a general guide.

Don't think linking to pirate software is really the best idea joeshenton Best to edit your post before the mods delete it for you! :wink: :lol: :lol:

Also.....[strike:1xxaoiig]I'd say[/strike:1xxaoiig] there are far weaker points in the inlet system that would let go at high pressure than a weld on the inlet manifold!!

Will do! Think I'll rope one of my mates into helping over the weekend; get him to turn the key while I tinker about in the engine bay. Will save a lot of running back and forth between the two!

Woop!! :clap:

Me too!!!!! I resorted to shouting at the car earlier...so figured I had better call it a day. Also, while I was out tinkering about with the car, some scrap car dealer pulled up and offered to do me a favor and he'd "dispose" of the car for free!!! Didn't go down too well as you could imagine!

Yup, using the Club GTi one, as closely as possible anyway: http://www.clubgti.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=53889&page=2 It's proving more difficult than it would seem to get the dizzy rotated into position with the middle led on. The led only comes on once every full rotation of the dizzy, so it's not just a matter of moving the dizzy back and forward with it in position on the head. The dizzy has to be removed and turned by hand until the position just before the led comes on, then carefully fixed back on the head and then turned until the led comes on. Even in that case the led only seems to light for a second and the fuel pump primes. Even still I though it would be close enough to even give some sort of sign of life from the engine. Also, I'm using MS extra 1.0.2 so the menus aren't exactly the same as in the Club GTi guide. It says: Also the terminology used in the Club Gti link doesn't help. It refers to "Trigger offset" and "fixed angle" While in MSE there is "trigger angle" and "cranking advance"?

3rd evening of attempted starting. Still turns over and gives a bit of a kick now and again but that's about it. Have set the timing enough times now, and it is getting a decent spark when the plugs are pulled. It seems to make little difference what the timing is set at....so leads me to think the non-starting is fuel related. It has 3 bar pressure in the fuel rail and there is fuel getting into each cylinder, as the plugs are wet and smell of petrol when removed. But the fuel in the tank is probably old and well past its best. Also the injectors although they came from a known good cossie engine, could well need a refurb. Thinking getting a new set of green-top injectors. At least they will deffo be good, and they will be high impedance too. Also a few jerrycans of fresh petrol will prob help matters too! Ahhh well......never thought this bit would be easy!