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did another test on the VR on saturday took her out for a run, all seemed to be well. let her warm up further on the drive when i got back & am pleased to report my fans kicked in at stage 1 as you would expect job done :D

in demand items these!! lol out of interest does anyone know if an early set of audioscapes can be modded to fit late models? i am hoping they secure the same & just need the hole cutting for the window switch

ha ha ha brilliant!! glad you got it sorted :)

yesterday afternoon i replaced the rad temp sender on the VR to try to fix my fans coming on at ignition it fixed that but then when tested fans didnt seem to come on at stage 1 point will test in coming days

FYI you can get rechargeable dehumidifiers cheap on ebay - think i paid less than a tenna for 2 ;)

oh, errr, i would have thought the blower is the same though ive found my guide with pics for this job but it is too large a file to attach whats your email address & i will send it over

is the blower motor still in the housing which attaches to the air feed trunking? the 2nd pic you posted looks odd

lol it is definitely there ive changed 3 of them to date

this shows the tab jobbie http://wiki.the-corrado.net/180px_fuse4.jpg

it wont twist until you press the tab to release the clip at the back dont force it as if it isnt budging then it isnt unclipped - it should come out easily once unclipped

thanks rob will do some testing & may replace them all like you say

Im not sure on the other wire part - when i have changed blower motors in the past i just swapped the thermal jobbie over to the new one as for removing the motor itself - remove the passenger lower shelf, then the motor turns anti clockwise IIRC & drops down & out of the housing. there is small clip which you need to release as you turn it. from memory the clip is at the back on the right hand side should be a 5 minute job & replacement blowers are about £40 from ebay also, from memory the thermal fuse replacement is only needed if blower only works on 3 or 4 if it is not working at all then likely it is the blower

yummy!!! nice setup that :D out of interest what is the minimum wheel spec they can fit under? GLWS

thanks for the offer cressa, much appreciated i got the new rad sender fitted yesterday afternoon & when reconnected i now do not have fans when i turn the ignition on i did the coolant top up procedure to rid any air locks but managed to not loose much coolant during the sender swap thermostat worked as it should but when i let the engine run until water temp got to where i thought fans should kick in but no fans - odd! water temp got to not far off 110 & i shut off as a just in case - fans came on for over run as you would expect thus im now not sure if it is a dodgy sender temp didnt get to the point you would expect fans to kick in on way to work this morning so going to have to check & test over coming few days will also check i reconnected the yellow switch ok in the stat area

this place is always my first port of call & i find the help on here is essential i am bad for forgetting to put regular updates on my build thread but am often on here most days & try to give back to the community by answering questions others may have & sharing built up knowledge though i do chip in on things on FB i dont really like putting too much info & pics on there as a just in case at least on here you know the majority of those reading your build stuff are fellow owners or enthusiasts & as such less likely to track your lovely motor down for themselves

winner, thanks rob :)

tidy - wiki to the rescue - 4.5 litres according to the oil change jobbie :)

spoke to Heritage - temp sender does come with the gasket o ring, phew lol

on the point of servicing - anyone know how much oil the 1.8 16v takes for an oil change? hopefully not just over 5 litres like the VR lol

tidy thanks veedubbed i can get a new cooler for £23 so might invest in that whilst im there. also may as well do a service as it needs on & im likley to need to drain the oil out anyway

nice purchase, nugget G60's are very rare now as others have said put an engine swap out of your mind on this one, change it to a VR if the calling is too much (which i can appreciate as i love the way my VR sounds & delivers the power lol) FYI, in case you have to change your steering rack, make sure you get the correct one as there are 2 different spline versions which are determined on a VIN number split. i got the wrong one for my valver to begin with & had to change it good luck & lets see some pics :)

Hello again all this time im asking for help on my valver, 1990 1.8 16v i think ive located my oil leak - seems to be coming out of the top of the oil cooler, between the cast part & the metal cooler ive got an O ring on order, the one that sits between the 2 bits mentioned above ive looked at what i think is a schematic of the cooler but thought id ask if anyone knows how they come off? it looks like i remove the oil filter & then there is a nut that holds the cooler on via a central shaft i guess i undo that, unclip that feed & return hoses & then slide it down any input would be appreciated thanks

thanks m8 got my hands full with rado's at present - the valver sprung an oil leak on sunday, jacked it up yesterday & it seems to be coming out the top of the oil cooler (between the cast part that attaches to the block & the metal cooler) so going to try changing the O ring on that first queue new post asking how to take the cooler apart lol

thanks to all for taking the time to reply i have a new rad temp sender on its way from heritage hope it has the O ring with it though as i didnt order one

more testing with all 3 temp sensors unplugged the fans still come on with those 3 connected, if i unplug the rad sender the fans do not come on re-reading Kev's post - "Try disconnecting the senders with the fan running and see which one stops them. Radiator sender, then Yellow temp sender. If they're still going with those disconnected, it will be a faulty fan controller box." which is pointing me to the rad temp sender as if it was the controller the fans would still come on with the rad sender disconnected, which they do not sanity check pls lol ?/?