seanl82

That Vege lump looks excellent Theo, top job mate! Need to update your sig now too! See you in a couple of weeks. :thumbleft:

There are two on offer from GSF, a value one and a premium. When I got mine, I got the premium one and it was Behr/Hella. That was about 9 months ago I think.

The cap should only fit on in one position iirc, so rotate it round until it sits right. The two spring clips can then be secured.

I have a good genuine VAG/Valeo used one with a manufacture date of 12/2008 I believe you can have for £15 posted? I took the heater box out to sort the bowden cables and bought a new one as there was no history of it being replaced. Upon removal it looked/looks spot on, but I replaced it anyway for peace of mind.

Furniture Clinic do a dye. You can brush it, spray it, or soak it on. I've just bought some acoustic carpet to re-cover my parcel shelf due to 6x9 holes , and I'm probably gonna get some to match it all up nicely with the rest of my interior. (Mine is beige but they have my match already on record). Black will be a standard colour that they stock though. http://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/Fabricolour.php

They look similar to zender turbos. Google that Ron, there are a couple of polished sets without the cutouts around the centre on Corrados. Look good!

£5? You'd better put a rough price up mate, mods get a bit cross!

Yeah, pretty sure I have them in mine. I remember hanging them over my garden fence a couple of years back, but can't remember if it was my old Corrado or the Golf. I can't remember if they are in mine now, but I think they are.

Front footwells under the sound deadening. I think they're heat shields but not 100% mate. They fit in between the raised support parts in the wells so the sound deadening sits flush on top and doesn't show through the carpet.

Those are standard James. Think they're heat mats as the pockets are filled with sand or something.

Not a lot else you can do whilst the sump is off. As said, just change the gasket, and its worth inspecting and cleaning the oil pump pickup gauze if there is anything there that shouldn't be. Be careful you don't cross thread the three sump bolts located inside the gearbox bellhousing. Use a ball ended allen key if you're struggling.

Strange one that, even declares on the website that you cannot tax without valid MOT certificate, and if it was computerised they'd surely know....... Sad news on the failure Rob, was it far off? Whats the prognosis, just a lambda or something, or does it just need a good Italian tune up to blow the old cobwebs away as its been stood so long!

Water should sit pretty much bang on 90 all the time, and oil will vary depending on driving conditions and outside temp, but between 104 and 114 is pretty standard.

The bearings are not part of the disk, the races are just pressed in. The disk with bearings attached will just pull out as soon as the large nut is off. I wouldn't advise re-using bearings, but if you do then the races can be knocked out from behind using using a flat head screwdriver or punch. Be careful though. If you're using new bearing anyway, new races come with them (they are tapered bearings so separate races if that wasn't clear), and need to be pressed into the disk using a suitable hydraulic press, or a 34mm socket? (around that size iirc - the same diameter as the race), and carefully hammer it down. races then just sit in behind the weather seal. As said, don't tighten the nut up too much, finger tight only. If you tighten it up too much, the heat generated will expand the bearings and destroy them whilst you're driving. Ask me, I know.............:ignore:

Did a compression test a few months back and all was well within tolerance mate. I replaced the rocker gasket about 10 months ago too (just after I got the car) as it was leaking then. I know what you're saying mate, but its got pretty tappy over the last three or four months, and a little smoky on start up (I realise its been winter and shows more but it has got worse). Just seems daft not to do as much as possible without getting carried away whilst its out. I'm picking up a 2.8 on the 15th hopefully so I'll chuck that in for the time being, and rebuild this one over the next few months.

Just looking at mine now Chris, mine runs under the abs pump, behind the downpipe bulkhead heatshield and straight into a bulkhead mounted cylinder for the pedal I assume. Is that what you have?

Is it worth replacing all valve springs when I refurb my head? I've seen upgrade springs on heritage too, are they worth the extra and what are the benefits? Cheers!

Looking at the website there are quite a few aftermarket upgrade parts compatible. Lots of the stuff that the mk2 boys use when doing a VR conversion. Bit of a mark up on prices but its to be expected tbh.

Well today is paypay, I'm therefore a millionaire for one day only so the shopping will continue tonight! :norty: I think a turbo may be pushing my pay packet a bit too far though Sean! As I said before, I want to keep this one relatively standard. Call me daft, but it appeals to me for some reason that I'd have taken a wreck of a car and made it into a very respectable one. Dont get me wrong, I'd love to buy a C that already had a turbo install, but I couldn't justify that amount of spending myself on something that didnt really need doing just for power alone. It would be pointless bunging a turbo on unless what you already have is in tip top condition anyway.

It does look like that looking back on the pic actually Rog, and the rocker gasket was leaking when I got it, but I think I may well as well change it as preventative maintenance as its on 143k so no doubt it'll need changing in the not too distant future anyway. I mounted it using the rear mount bracket bolt holes mate. I need to reign it in a bit tbh, I'm even wondering if its worth doing bearings and shells now! This will end up turning into a mammoth rebuild if I'm not careful.

better late than never mate......................:lol: Oh and good luck by the way! :thumbleft:

Your right mate. I've just been thinking I may as well do piston rings actually! I'll see if there is any scoring on the cylinders first and whether it needs honing. Wouldn't lowering compression with a spacer gasket have a negative affect on performance on an NA engine? I'm not gonna go forced induction though. For some unknown reason, I really don't want to go too far away from how VW intended with this car. I realise I could probably get a full R32 setup or a good used Supercharger kit for what this is all going to cost me in the end, but I'm just not quite sure its the right thing to do......... Oh, my Furniture Clinic kit turned up yesterday too! Minty fresh interior on the way! I can't wait to do a comparison between how it was when I bought the car, and how it will be once done! :smug:

I can't blame you mate. Although, I'll put you forward to the missus to blame, it may deflect some of her whining!!! lol Well here are a few pics. Looking very grubby indeed! What I have noticed though, is that I think it had been timed half a tooth out? Crank pulley and flywheel line up at the timing marks correct, but......... With crank aligned. With cams aligned. Here is where the oil appears to be seeping from the HG. Other phots. On the plus side, although the guy that wrote the invoice for the chains and tensioners etc replacement was illiterate as they come (and couldn't time it properly), at least genuine parts have been used and 8k later they still look like new!

Have a look if there is anywhere local recommended in here mate. http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=15438

Welcome to the forum! Glad you're impressed after coming from the R32 too! Get some pics up, everyone loves a good ogle at a nice car, and Ice Grey Violet is a cracking colour too................god I sound like a woman now!