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Thanks Timo, Found the sensors, changed the blue one as suggested, but problem still not fixed. Still a bug*er to start when engine is hot. Any idea what the other two sensors either side of the blue one monitor? Is it worth changing these you think? or am I throwing more money blindly away?!. Cheers Rob.

Right. ok. And as the car is currently at the girlfriends house for a few days (and so i cant go look myself right this minute) where exactly is this black plastic cover that needs to be slid off?. Thanks for help Rob.

I now have the replacement sensor with blue connector in my hand. Have peered under the bonnet for a good hour and cant see where to put it though !! help !!

Having spent an hour armed with a torch, I have admited defeat and returned to the keyboard in search of help. I have purchased a new Temperature Sensor for my VR6 Corrado, as recommended by a friend as a possible cure for my 'doesnt like starting when hot' problem. I cant find where the damn thing goes!... anyone point me in the right direction? The sensor itself is about 25mm dia, 35mm long, with replacement O-ring and a blue male connector plug. Im assuming it goes somewhere on the Coolant return pipe? (but to be honest, im guessing). If anyone has any other suggestions about what causes it to start perfectly when cold but needs to turnover at least 9 or 10 times when hot, I am all ears. Seeing as how the replacement sensor was only about £12 Quid, I thought id give it a go anyway. Cheers Rob.

Hi dazzy Not being completely mechanically minded, especially with modern engines, how would reseting the ecu help with a misfire problem? Cheers Rob.

[align=justify]Hello All. I hope someone can help... Im running out of idea's!. Have owned my VR6 C Storm for 5 months now. Love the thing but cant solve one particular problem. MISFIRE! its only noticable at idle, and its more of a vibration than anything else, but its definately not a smooth engine. I changed the obvious things first, ie spark plugs and leads... no difference. Then decided to take a look at the coil pack, no signs of damage but changed it anyway (not cheap!) .. again, no difference. Finally in desparation I replaced the head gasket, but still no difference. Is there anything else it could possibly be?? even my local friendly garage man is scratching his head. A second (posibly related but maybe not) problem is it doesnt like starting when hot. Takes 2 or 3 attempts to get the thing to fire, yet from cold it starts on half a turn. Someone has mentioned to me before it could be the coolant temperature sensor being faulty, and therefore effectively flooding the engine (because the thing thinks the engine is always being cold started?) I welcome all guidance and advice. Just as a foot note (I know this is the wrong section, sorry) Anyone got a pair of front headlight lenses to suit a 1995 Corrado. Both of mine have cracked from recent stone chips (grrrrr..). Thanks in advance for any help. :lol: Rob.

Thanks for the advice so far guys :D mucho appreciated. I will take the advice about the wheels and give it some thought! I figure my priority should be to get my C running smoothly. :cry: It's not hunting at all at idle, So i dont think its the stabilisation valve.. it sits quite happily at about 600rpm (when hot) without the needle moving at all. Sounds like it may well be the coil pack then...sigh... will have to check it out in the dark and see if any signs of flashing. Anyone have any advice about buying those things second hand??? or is it better just to bite the bullet and pay for a new 'un ? One thing I forgot to mention in my original message was that it starts fantastically well when cold (only turns once before firing) but try and start it hot if left for 10 minutes... no chance... takes 8 or 9 turns (minimum) before it fires..... not sure if this is related to my misfire problem or a seperate thing to worry about (!) :roll: By the way, anyone ever tried to retro fit (or have fitted for them) Aircon?? is it worth it?? probably wont bother, but just thought i would ask the question... found myself baking to death today even with sunroof and windows open :D Cheers Guys. Rob. p.s- If anyone's driving around the Chichester/Portsmouth Area on the south coast and spots a Green Storm, gimme a wave.

Hi All, just signed up having purchased my C about a month ago.. am still smiling from ear to ear every time I drive it. Great cars! Still, greatness comes at a price!!... am having problems that hopefully someone might be able to help me with :D . I have purchased a VR6 Storm M-Reg 1995. Everything works perfectly (even the sunroof!) but the engine at idle is very lumpy / slight mis-fire. Having never driven other VR's I have nothing to compare with, but the vibration through the seat tells me something must be wrong. So far I have:- Changed all six plugs with genuine NGK plugs, fitted 6 new leads (bought from Europarts as VW wanted silly money). This didnt make any difference. I also tried buying some injector cleaner additive. No change. I decided at that point that it might be the head gasket. As the car came with three months warranty I took full advantage of it and have just had a new head gasket fitted for no cost apart from £80 to have the head reconditioned whilst it was in pieces anyway. So i gleefully went to collect my car yesterday expecting all to be perfect. Unfortunately the damn vibration / misfire is still there. Am seriously running out of ideas now. Having trawled this website for information it would appear to point towards either a sensor problem or a coil pack problem, although I get the impression coil packs cause mis fires at speed?? I only notice misfire at idle. If its the sensors is there any way of telling which one??? dont really want to go buying more parts 'blindly' having spent all my money insuring the damn thing. Any help would be really appreciated. Will be posting pics of my C shortly. Also, I intend to keep the car 'original' as much as possible but will need to change the wheels as the previous (lady) owner seems to have had endless amusement with kerbing the wheels as much as possible. Anyone know if fitting 205/40-17's will be ok. Dont want any rubbing and dont want to put the speedo out too much. The car isnt lowered (still has that 4x4 look!) and I intend to keep it that way. Thanks guys 8) Rob.