Mad-Axl's 1.8 16v'er

[.Rich. 0]

Well picked up my new (and first ever) corrado last week, which im pretty chuffed with sofar :) Even though i have her sorn at the mo so cant drive her anywhere :'(

 

I guess she is just like any other normal black valver out there but if she is reliable enough for me then that wont last :) I really know very little about cars at the moment (especially corrado's) but it looked the best one for me out of the cars i had viewed so i decided to just go for it. Hopefully this car will help me learn more about mechanics so i know what im doing if i eventually get a more expensive motor!

 

She's a 1991, 1.8 16v with 79k on the clock. There are a few problems with her (that i know of) such as a small gearbox linkage issue, collant temp gauge opposite petrol gauge never moved from 0. And other small things such as worn drivers seat and the heater makes a wierd noise at times. Oh and the last guy had a little white dog which concidering the amount of fucking hair it left all over the car, must be bald.

 

Anyway, here are some pictures of her. And please only constructive criticism as i get enough flack off my girlfriend/parents ;/

[veeDuB_Rado 0]

mmmm..i wish mine was black,and had 79k on the clock

VERY tidy car indded there mate ! :D

[Phil K 0]

Nice one... impressed with the milage! Looks like a good base for a project - you'll find all the info you need on here to get everything working right 8)

[chrishill 0]

lucky to find a low milage 1.8! get a big roll of seleotape and wrap it, sticky side facing out, around your hand then give the inside of the car a good rub down. my first corrado's previous owner had a dog too... although he swore he never let it in the car!

 

the coolant guage could just be a dodgy sensor which aren't expensive to replace, and the noisy heater... does the noise come from behind the glovebox? if so its the heater fan, again not too expensive to replace at all.

[.Rich. 0]

Thanks for the comments, the heater occassionally has a kind of crackling sound coming from the centre console thing, but it comes and goes. Another thing i have noticed is that the car gets pretty hot and stuffy inside after idling or driving so i keep having to open the windows lol (might be good on winder mornings though), could that be a crap heat sheild?

[chrishill 0]

crackling sound from the center console? is this when you move the controls or just when its blowing air or what?

 

getting stuffy inside the car, well (and this is using my own special blend of logic) if the heaters not working right obviously it wont cool you down much, and if the engine temperature sensor isnt working right the fans might not be cutting in to cool the engine down, meaning theres more heat to be transfered into the car.

 

have you noticed the fan coming on at all when the engines hot?

[.Rich. 0]

Sorry i didn't explain that very well. The crackling noise is just when the blower is on and the crackling (almost sounds electrical) is coming from behind the blowers at the top of the centre console.

 

Afaik the rad fan works perfectly (including run on) and the engine doesn't get that hot + the coolant light doesn't come on. I have checked a couple of sensors for dirt but they seem ok, although i dont really know which sensor is which yet lol. The only problem seems to be that the dial doesn't move.

 

Cheers

[The Leningrad Cowboy 0]

Nice one Axl, well done, lower miler as well - that'll make a few green! :mrgreen:

 

As far as the fan heater goes, mine (and a lot of others, I'm sure) makes a grating sound which comes and goes depending on acceleration, breaking etc. I reckon this is just because the bearings wear over time (I guess their not lubricated), so replacing the fan is the answer - I'm trying to get round to it myself, but I've heard it's a bit of a bugger getting to it. I also need to fix the jammed heater controls, but hey.

 

Has it got an MOT? Does that mean you can get driving it soon? That's when the real fun starts.

[.Rich. 0]

Yeah its got till next march on the MOT, which is good as i will be rich by then :)

 

All i need is to buy my insurance/tax friday (as its payday wednesday) and i'll be up and running :D

 

If all goes well i'll pop down in it and see you sometime mate!

[Riley 0]

ooooh nice base for a 2.0 16v that m8 8)

 

i reckon you may have an old dry leaf stuck in your central heater vents? :oops: :lol:

 

and to test if the temp gauge sender is goosed...

 

take the car for a drive,or let it tickover a good while to get upto temp.

 

on the right hand side of the cylinder head,there are 3 small (spade type) sensors.

 

take note of which sensor has what colour wire.

 

then swap them about and check the gauge for life.

 

theyre actually all the same part numbers.

one feeds the temp gauge,1 feeds (forgot) and 1 feeds the ecu,if a sensor is dead,and you have the ecu wire on it then you will lose your tickover.

 

so thats why i say,just take note of which goes where :wink:

 

neil.