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Pretty sure its a cable operated clutch isn't it Michael? Check the arm on the gearbox is operating at full travel, and that the rubber bush and retaining plate is in good order. The older type cables can also be adjusted with a slip ring iirc, whereas the newer types are self adjusting. Worth a check too I reckon.

May be worthwhile bleeding them again Tony. I had an utter mare with it. I put 4 litres of fluid through it yet I was still a bit unsure, although it did firm up after a little drive around. I had to rope the missus in to help me do it manually in the end! I had the abs pump off which I mentioned, changed the rear bias/compensator, changed front and rear hoses, and swapped the MC as I thought it may have been at fault, but was exactly the same. I bled everything including abs pump, clutch MC and slave, and brake MC too. The only thing I can put it down to being different from my car, was the disks and pads are slightly more worn, and I had the braided hoses.

Yeah think Tony is just trying to trace a bit of history of the car, coming from you Dave means it's likely been with a forum member at some point, although I think they are on ebay sometimes iirc?

Yeah aqua blue is pearl. http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=37863

You don't need to exceed the raise speed for it to come back down, just the lower speed. So, if you raise it manually when washing, drive up the street at 20mph, when you slow to 15 mph (or whatever it is exactly), it'll come back down. :thumbleft:

I didn't bother in the end Tony. The seller of that Golf mentioned above didn't respond to messages so I didn't get it. Managed to get mine working finally with a little help swapping known good bits from yours. (pump & controller). I put them back though once I knew they were good. :thumbleft: I had to replace every component of the system except for 1 front and 1 rear sensor though, including looms which I got from VR6Gar out of his breaker. I managed to get a brand spankers pedal position sensor from here too which helped. All in my members gallery.

Looks incredible Daren! :thumbleft:

Not had it since last summer, and don't think it went that high either. Went up to around 100 and stage 2 kicked in bringing it down. Was when we had mega weather and I was sat in a jam for a while. Tonys car was tested when stationary though, as it only had a short blast prior to MOT for a quick Italian tune up. Fans kicked in correctly though 100%.

That's the thing, unfortunately they aren't sequential. All engine types were thrown in I believe, so it's not even vr6 specific.

Both fan speeds working on both cars, was one of my checks! :thumbleft:

Oh, and I thought the ride quality was pretty good in comparison to my weitec coilovers! Lol

I replaced every component in my cooling system apart from sensors, and my clocks always read low (75-80) unless I'm sat in traffic or giving it serious beans in hot weather, and it'll go up like you're seeing Tony. Same as you, fans kick in and bring it under control. I had a mk3 valver and that stayed rock solid on 90 all the time as well. Keep an eye on oil temp though via the mfa just to be sure. I always have my oil temp displayed after said mk3 oil cooler failed on the A38, resulting in catastrophic engine overheating/failure! Didn't see the coolant temp rise until low level light came on, at which point it was too late!

I think supercharger rebuilds were recommended every 60k if it's on standard pulley as well. Smaller pulley = higher charger rpm which means shorter maintenance intervals for obvious reasons.

I don't care where in the world that is, with that mileage and if in good overall condition, that's a bargain! Definitely worth checking over though as low mileage cars can come with their own problems, especially if it was laid up for a long period.

Fair enough then. I just don't like them as they are. Only thing I noticed was that the helper springs are on the bottom rather than top. Pain in the arris getting the fronts back in after checking there was nothing additional I needed for those, as I couldn't get the spring compressors on. A firm push down and the wife putting on the lower nut was needed.

I did a quick Google search and others have said they are very firm too. PO said they were damping adjustable but I can see no way of adjusting them so think they are HICON GT. They are way too firm for me tbh, and I'm looking forward to fitting the B12s after having a ride in a VR with them fitted. Difference was night and day!

Attempted to fit the Bilsteins yesterday. No go unfortunately. Need a couple of bits for the rear as I didn't realise the bits on the coilovers were different from the standard setup, which the bilsteins use. (Dust covers, spacers etc). Finally got to the bottom of what suspension is fitted though! Seller told me they were FK Konigsports, but had my doubts, and assumed he'd thrown me a line and that they were actually cheap non branded ebay specials. These are what they actually are! Not cheap as it happens, but anybody thinking of purchasing them, I'd advise against. As said I thought they were ebay specials. After reading reviews I'm not alone on that. Far too firm for day to day driving, and I can't wait to get rid of em. Thats me then, Bilsteins will be fitted when I've refurbished/renewed the rest of the running gear. Car will be tucked up in the garage on Thursday for almost a year, after a final spirited drive!

Dave, I have a knackered set of Solitudes with cracked tyres. 3 have been poorly rubbed down and primered, and 1 is a bit green from nitromors. One doesn't hold air for very long either. They're yours for free, but a courier would have to be arranged as its probably too far to collect I assume? They're no better than scrap to be honest, so your unlikely to be able to sell them afterward. Let me know if you want them and I can pick them up on Wednesday.

Glad you're enjoying it and it's gone to an enthusiast Tony! Sounds like you've discovered some problems that I missed so apologies for that. Would have been good to see in the light and chat for longer too. Look forward to seeing how you progress with it mate. Oh, and some cracking cars you've had in the past too!

Tony, your has a D suffix. I put it in my car to diagnose my faulty abs but swapped it back after finding mine was good.

I tested one with a 'D' suffix in my car, that came with an 'E'. Both worked as they should so I think they're interchangeable.

Wow, thats in a pretty shocking state! Surprised the MOT station didn't pick that up. At least you've caught it now before something serious happened.

I had a nightmare doing this too Phil. In the end I just soaked them in oil, and used a large Screwdriver using the handle up against the bush and pulling the 'cough' shaft to pull the in. Awaits much sniggering.

Get on boy!

The gear knob doesn't look correct, should be leather......