colinstubbs

the boys at vwccgb recommend comma 'easi engine flush', i use it myself on my 140k+ 1.8 16v. the great thing about it is, you can put it in and then run the car for a week before changing the oil. it's very good for rattley tappets and i need some now for a sticky valve ! leaving it in for a couple a hundred miles really does shift the crap, personally i've had no probs with the engine running badly after. finding somewhere that stocks it may be tricky, it may be better 'up north', independent auto factors are probably your best bet. hope this helps mod edit-caps removed-vr6storm

Just thought, there's a sensor on the front of the block in front of the oil cap, looks like a nut with a leccy connection, as i understand it if the resistor in there heats up it allows power to the fan, a thermo switch. Maybe it's doing that all the time? It should have a VAG number on it and I think its a dealer part, GS &F don't stock it, as i recall it's about £7 ish. Must change mine the connection's held in with a self-tapping screw! :)

Thermostat from German, Swedish and Frog for a G-60 £4 + vat. I checked it out for a mate at work last week.Worth it if your near one. I'm not tight but every little helps!! :)

I find mine sticks most of the time, it's the left side ( right as you try and open it) with mine. I can adjust it but it doesn't seem to last too long before I'm back to square one! Either get someone to hold the lever for you, or do what I do, hold the lever up with a roll of masking tape or similar, then, gently bounce the offending side until it 'pops up'. I consider it as my Corrado having character rather than a problem! :)

On the 1.8 16v, the sensor for the fan is situated on a small bracket attached to the front of the block, just in front of, and slightly lower than the oil filler cap. It looks like a largish nut with an electrical connection to it. Hope that helps! :)