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Injector report received, yet to pick them up and refit. Looking at the report I don't think they were the problem and they did pass the leak test. Will report back once back in car and tested but at least they have been refreshed for not too much money (£130 all in). FPR next and will probably install when i do the injectors, which is a bit annoying as I wanted to do each step at a time though did the FPR separately on my last one and it did nothing (it was between the injectors and pump on the last one, both done at the same time sadly).

I don't believe the site is actively managed for upgrades... hopefully one day a new corrado forum website will rise like a phoneix from the ashes.

Cheers ABV, I still haven't sent it back. May well just strip mine and take the pump from the new VDO unit unless I can find a better like for like replacement. I have until December to make the return with autodoc.

I don't think it works for any of us. I right click the page number and ask it to open in a new tab.

Just to update the thread. I bought a VDO and have the same cracking. Awaiting to send it back to autodoc. Could strip it but at £250 I'm not fancying that plus I doubt it is a new part, and likely to have sat around for ages. Cressa I think I will try the Lucas - do you have a the part no handy? The link in the thread has broken with age.

It will be the last thing I try on mine. It seems a bit heath robinson... Dropping off injectors tomorrow, should have some results in a week. I hope they find at least one is leaking 😄

Not yet, took ages for it to come in the post - turned up 2 days ago. Injectors are out of the car so going for that first, refit/try and then do the valve. If no good do the fuel pump. At least that system will be refreshed either way. Looking forward to seeing the injector test report too.

I've decided to send it back and will look at either a Bosch or Lucas pump, if I need it. I only bought it as there were 2 in stock, haven't had the injectors refurbed yet and looking to do one job at a time to see what, if anything solves it. Need to take injectors out and drop them off this week,.

ahh decisions decisions now. I asked autodoc for a discount but they said no - have to send it back for them to "inspect" or full refund. Annoying paying good money for seconds (£240) but on balance VDO is hard to find and the pump should last so do you just take it on the chin and steal the pump out of the cracked housing. I haven't taken it apart - assume I take the 3 screws out to separate and then pump is separated? I haven't looked at my pump yet - could well be a pierburg unit as the car is an early 94 with old style maf but later ignition coil. Cressa blimey - that link is £££££ - I'll have a look at the fuel pump thread, Lucas I'd be happy with.

Cheers both. I'm happy to risk it and will ask autodoc to discount it (good idea Dox). Can always pull it out to inspect it every other year or something too.

Bought a VDO fuel pump from autodoc but cracked like the others I've seen on this forum around the screws. They have agreed to a refund but just wondering if it is massive problem? 4bar pumps are hard to find so do I suck it and see.

Yeah I know what you mean on the website but I have bought things from overseas via PayPal Goods and Services and not had a problem. If it does go south the Goods and Services will protect you. One thing to be mindful of is whether they will add on the VAT otherwise you'll be stung for that on import + import fees. Brexit has made things worse here for parts from Europe. Re alloy I probably would if I had no other option. For me it's about the athestics and I would just prefer some that looked OEM however if it's not possible to find an OEM my hand would be forced. In terms of alloy doing the job as well as an OEM I'd say it's just as good.

This is the part number to help your search 535121251B. I could only find an aluminium rad https://www.kuehler-rath.com/VW-Audi-Motorkuehler-12038-535-535121251B

I had a Gamma in mine for a while no probs. The standard unit in the UK market would have been a Sony tape deck like this sort of thing https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266438384680?hash=item3e08f71c28:g:d1IAAOSwoIZlHB~q Sound quality was awful on the Sony though. Gamma was much better. I now have the Bremen SQR46 which is excellent, looks period but with mod cons. Unit is half the depth of a traditional tape/cd unit so will definitely fit in yours.

oh yes of course - he's a good chap

Hi Hasan, yea no probs - it was Pip at https://www.facebook.com/Pipsdent/ He went above and beyond on mine - wifes car had more dents than I had noticed and it took them all out whilst he was here and another from my daily I hadn't noticed too. Did it all as part of the original job.

where abouts are you based, you're London based? The guy i used was from Watford and travelled up to me east of Royston / North Herts.

The engine should be fine at that mileage (and is capable of much more). T4s suffer from rust, check mot history and get under it looking for rust. Some surface is to expected and a lanogaurd treatment will do it no end of good Sent from my SM-G990B2 using Tapatalk

This is my one, well it was the one in my breaker car but part no was the same. Good luck with the diagnostic, looks like you're making strong progress. It is frustrating at times when things don't work and not being able easily get parts.

My breaker Corrado had Davia aircon and had the same fan control unit as what was in my current non aircon 94 VR6 - I know this as I swapped the units over as the breaker one was in better visual condition. Not sure if that is of any help.

Just coming back to this to give an idea of cost on dents - I had a few quotes from mobile dent people as have 3 on the Corrado, 2 on my new daily and some arse put 1 on my wife's new car too (neither a new, i'm not a baller 😮, they are 3 - 4 years old). The companies seem to quote per panel - £65 to £75 + vat per panel however they are also open to quoting for the job. I'm getting 6 dents on all cars taken out for £200 all in. Not cheap but compared to bodyshop paint and welding it's very cheap and gets results that might balance up the car to enjoying. For me i can live with stonechips but can't stand door dings so it's worth it for me.

With yours having a bottom end rebuild I'd reckon with a few miles under its belt it would loosen up and produce more. My bottom end is 91k "run in" 😄. My white corrado did 219.7hp and 211 ibft, again orignal bottom end but with 150k on it. Interesting on the warm start, are you suffering as well? Given your parts list changed vs mine on the 2 I have had it does start to point towards the fuel pump. Although it could be ECU as well. Reluctant to buy one though as they are expensive for a vdo unit.

I have a used geniune spare vr6 rad that I'd be happy for a re-core company to use it as a template to create a new version of it (as long as I could have one back for myself too). I asked one place a few years ago but they declined as it had plastic ends.

Power chart - thanks for reminding I had been meaning to post it for a while. Hot day too at 32 degrees.. I really appreciate the torque at lower revs, 200ft pounds by 3500 rpm, if i recall 180ft pounds is the stock peak figure, which with 263s 180ft pounds is being made at around 2400rpm. The warm start is a pain. I feel it is solveable (I hope) as my last one did and once Vince had done the head, chains, injectors and fuel pump (also had 263s + a remap) it was solved on that car. Unfortuntely it was all done at the same time so we don't know what sovled it! Prior to all that work I did the cam, crank, ecu temp, 1 way valve, HT leads to no avail. I've got my injectors booked in at Mr Injector end of October and will report back their findings. Luckily they are only a 25min drive from me too. Before I take them out I'll install the 1-way valve on the outlet pipe from the pump (did that on my white one too but didn't solve). At the moment I am fixated on solving the issue though the car is useable and isn't anywhere near as bad as my white one... I just fear if I leave it, it will get worse.

Missed this sorry Cressa. I've only had the head refurbed rather than modified. The cams I find brings it life more and it has a slightly deeper bellow on full throttle. Idles like oem. Cams are a great reasonable mod compared to say a schrick Sent from my SM-G990B2 using Tapatalk