CrazyDave

Tonights challenge following the recent theme of 'Jobs to do on your Corrado in the dark'. Following last weeks fitting of the rear suspension beam and calipers. Bled the brakes after leaving the air to settle for a couple of days. Went round all corners and found a bit more air from the OS rear and NS front. Pedal feels good now, but won't be able to check if it's fully correct cos the battery was flat (not been moved for about 3 weeks :( ) and needed to run the engine to get the servo working. Oh and ealier in the daylight, gave it a quick wash (whilst still all on axle stands) :)

That looks pretty much perfect, very OE+ Can see why your very happy :D

He's just building up the anticipation before we see the final product :) Worth the wait IMO I was going to say, 'wetting our appetite', but that'll let Tom loose again!

Get it on the 'bay' it'll fetch a fortune 8) Looking good, love yellow.

Good info Paul, thats cleared a few misconceptions up. Explains why my 95 VR Turbo passed its MOT without a CAT, but only just :) . Must admit I'm a little worried as it's nearly MOT time again, I have all the bits to do a proper CAT fitment this year. But if I don't have to go to the trouble it would be nice. Exhausts are my least favourite car job. Hope this helps you out Mike, it is your thread after all!

That's interesting, I always thought it was 91-92 onwards? Also found this website which has an interesting comment about older engines in newer vehicle http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_730.htm

It's about time we had some pictures Michael, must be shiney enough by now :?

:lol: yea and you might not get baned! Would be good to names to faces so im hoping to get down,were will your cars be,as i will have a hard time spotting you lot without your cars! Just PM'd my mobile number James, give me a shout. Not sure what the layout of the hall is at to mo but Shaun and I are 2 of the 5 car CCGB stand.

That would be great James! Finally get to meet you and Shaun :) You'd only get bored Shaun, a VRT and speed limits greater than 40mph......

No worries Shaun, made me really :D , when you guys get going.... Really looking forward to having a good look round your motor. After reading through your gallery and looking at some of the pics, it's mega tidy. Sure it'll still look mint even after 400 miles of driving from Jersey :) Don't forget, you could always get an extra 1/2 days cleaning in on Friday pm :) before moving on to Telford?

Went for blue cos somebody else has already taken red with classic green :lol: Blue does work nice with the silver of the wheels, honest :)

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Finally getting sorted I think? Believe it or not this is progress :? Even though it now has less wheels on than yesterday :D 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfDSC008230002.JPG[/attachment:nyk816sw] DSC008270003.JPG[/attachment:nyk816sw] climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfDSC008220001.JPG[/attachment:nyk816sw] This is the paint Stu. Will see how it survives after a few weeks of pulling up a VRT :)

My C is really looking forward to being inside for a change :lol: (next Saturday night at U-Dubs :) ). The air in the brakes thing is a real mare to sort, can't say I've been happy with my pedal since last year when I did the compensator valve :( . The brakes work fine but the pedal has to much travel. I'm going to try pressure bleeding and pedal pumping at the same time tomorrow, see if that works any better. As always I let you know how it goes :) , be interested to see if leaving the car standing is the key :?

Oh yeah, I remember that! Thought it was a brakeline at first? That would make me very sad if one burst on me, going at pace. Not a nice experience, think Karl had something similar on his, but a front brake hose. When I got underneath the brake lines I'd made were fine, the bias valve had burst a seal.

Toad, glad you like it, fancied something a bit different :) much to the amusment of a few forum members :lol: well everybody has red these days. KADVR6, didn't I mention the trailer........ seriously...... OK I'm only kidding :lol: James, still looks like new, but it was last year, the old one sprung a rather large leak and the brake pedal sank to the floor on the way to BVF Malvern last year :shock: Good job I was only following a camper van so not going at turbo speed! CazzaVR, cheers. I'm amazed at how good the underside is looking. Just the suspension bits that had loads of surface rust on. The chassis is really good. Karmann did a good job of the underbody protection :D

Update time! Well last night I actually worked outside in the dark getting the rear beam back on :( . It's the only way I'm going to get the car back together for Ultimate Dubs. Still despite the dark, it wasn't too cold :) and I did get the rear end back together (ok it needs checking over and tightening up). On the whole I'm pretty happy with the results. And my camera really does exaggerate the blue, honest! passat climatronic wiring diags.pdfDSC008140001.JPG[/attachment:24wjv9ny] Funny how you notice stuff when sitting back and looking at a picture. I hadn't noticed the muck on the insides of the springs or the platforms. climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfDSC008150002.JPG[/attachment:24wjv9ny] 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfDSC008160003.JPG[/attachment:24wjv9ny] DSC008180004.JPG[/attachment:24wjv9ny] First effort on the floor, must try harder :)

You'll need to adjust the allen screw on the airflow meter (the big black and silver thing with loads of pipes coming off it). It's down a long metal tube on the meter head. I'll take some pictures later of mine and post them up (or try doing a search as it's most likely been covered before). While I'm at it I'll figure out which size key it is cos I can't remember, the last one I adjusted was a MK1 Golf GTI about 10 years ago! Just be really careful when locating the allen key as it's very easy to damage the metering head (it's very a very precise bit of kit). You have to feel the key in to the allen head and just let it drop in by itself (with the engine running). Don't try to press or push the key as this will damage the meter. If you could post some pictures it might help to identify if it's a 1.8 or 2.0

Very nice James. As always wonderful job. 8) So does this method mean you don't have to move the brake reservoir? The angle of the exhaust outlet looks ideal. Looks like it'll drop down the back and under the car pretty easy. Sure you've thought of this, but are you making a nice strong bracket from the cast manifolds to the charger flange, cos you know how hot those headers are going to get and they might get a bit soft and start cracking with all the exhaust hung on it? Excellent stuff!

The 2.0 16v had a later version of K-Jet (think its LE or JE?), which has closed loop control that uses a solenoid valve arrangement on the metering head. It effectively adjusts the head pressure and can therefore trim the mixture with a narrowband lambda probe. Digifant was only really used on 8v Golf Jetta etc and the later 8v Corrado had Siemens like the MK3 Golf. Trouble is if your car was supposed to have this the MOT tester will be looking for Lambda regulation when he calls up the car spec on the emissions machine. If the K-jet is properly setup it'll be nice and clean but won't have active lambda regulation. Found this text on the limits, it's the lambda value that usually gives the trouble. 4. Exhaust pipe emission-limit values - Measurement at engine idling speed: The maximum permissible CO content in the exhaust gases is that stated by the vehicle manufacturer. Where this information is not available, the maximum CO content must not exceed 0.5 vol%. - Measurement at high idle speed, engine speed to be at least 2000 rmp: CO content: maximum 0.3 vol% Lambda: 1 +/- 0.03 or in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. This is for vehicles post 1991. Maybe see if you can get the idle CO adjusted to the above and then take it for a test a see what happens. K-jet always surprised me with how good it was at test time hopefully you'll get a pleasant surprise, fingers crossed.

Welcome to the Forum! Wiring for the lambda is located down the back of the engine on the left hand side, follow the suspension turret down the leg (standing in front of the car looking at the engine). The plug is mounted on a bracket on top of the rear engine mounting (quite a large 4 pin plug). The wiring should be fitted for that year of car, unless it's been swapped (wiring loom) for a very early k-jet 1.8 as you suspect. The engine number is on the block see here: http://www.the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=53671&p=635557&hilit=engine+number+location#p635557 Quite difficult to see, lots of bits in that area (manifold etc).

You guys! :lol: :lol: :lol: They do look bright in the picture! Think its mostly the camera flash though. The paint is actually almost exactly VW Motorsport blue.... which was the thinking behind it. It's a high temp enamel which should last pretty well. I'll get the full details off the tin Stu. It'll be the first external clue to anything non standard.

:lol: :lol: :lol: Sad... YES!

Whatever happened to waiting patiently :) Your wish.... is my command!

:lol: :lol: :lol: so long as your dad doesn't have a problem with Corrado nutters it'll be fine, my lips are sealed 8) Did you hear on the news last week that 1 in 4 people in the UK are addicted to social networking websites? Does that include the Corrado Forum.... I would say yes :) Like you said already, you could be spending your hard earned on far worse things. Bet my neighbours think I'm nuts... been out strubbing under the rear wheel arches tonight :lol: in the dark with a torch!