Dans VR6

[dma-1984 10]

Hello again, Ive been on here a few weeks now and thought i would post some pics of my car now ive discoverd how to reduce their size. This isnt really a build thread as i dont intend on doing much to my car, its more a heres my corrado i thought i'd share thread, as the pics show the body needs a little tlc which im in the process of getting quotes for. sorry for the bad pics they were taken on my phone and its camera is junk

 

 

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these are the bad bits that need attention and all four wheels are in need of refurbishment and some spacers i reckon

 

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I have a couple of subtle touches i intend to do to the look of the car but first priority is a little oil leak and then the rear wheel arch repair

I hope you like sorry again for poor pic quality, I will get more up when i find the camera and the car is clean, enjoy:cheers:

[dma-1984 10]

so I thought i'd worked out how to post pics, guess not :scratch:

[Jim Bowen 1]

I use something like photo bucket for all my pics and just copy and paste the link it gives you.

 

Also. Welcome to forum. I never planned to do much to mine except having it serviced. That never happened..

[dma-1984 10]

thanks for the welcome, ive just set up a photobucket account so i'll try that in future

[dma-1984 10]

So a couple of days ago I went to start my car and got a horrendous noise when I turned the key and it wouldn't start :eek:, it does this every time now and will only start if I give it some on the accelerator when turning key. From what I've been reading am I right in thinking its the starter motor ? If this is the case and i need a replacement could someone please tell me or give a link as to where I can get one as I've looked on vw heritage and there are none, also on ebay prices seem to vary a lot so I'm not entirely sure which would be the best to buy. Any advice received would be greatly appreciated, cheers

Dan

[Jim Bowen 1]

Might be worth pulling it out and having a look. There is a little copper bearing in the gearbox housing might be worth a clean. Could just be sticky

[dma-1984 10]

Thanks Jim, my car will be going to mechanic by end of week hopefully, I already need a crankshaft seal replaced and he's my brother in-law so I trust him to advise the best option with starter as with any other issues. I hope no other issues do arise as i was hoping to get the bodywork done soon, luckily I don't use the car everyday so I won't be making things worse with constant use in this state.

[dma-1984 10]

Finally got round to booking my car into the body shop to repair the damage to the rear wheel arch. Got it back today so pleased with the work,:dance:

here's a little before and after

[easypops 8]

That looks great 8)

[dma-1984 10]

Hi all, so for whatever reason my sunroof decided it had had enough of tilting but it would slide open but then not close. I tried to close it with central locking to no avail, so it had to be closed manually it was dead, or so I thought. A few days later driving in an unusually warm October I pushed the button and sunroof opened, it seems to be all fine now but I think I will avoid using what with winter closing in and all not much call for it anyway. Anybody know what could be the issue here ? As it is my cars 20th year I do think it has done well. Also my central locking has decided that its ok to unlock my car but not to lock it, I have to lock each door individually, again any ideas? New pump?

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[dma-1984 10]

[seanl82 23]

Give the sunroof guides and runners a good clean, and lubricate them with the proper type of grease (have a search, there are links to the correct type from ebay on lots of them). It sounds like your motor is on its way out, but by cleaning and greasing the mechanism it'll prolong its life a little more.

Does the central locking not lock from the passenger side as well? If its unlocking ok, I would have thought the pump was ok, and more likely the drivers actuator, but if both sides won't lock it then I suppose it does point more toward the pump......

Can you hear it working when you try to lock it?

[dma-1984 10]

Central locking unlocks everything from both sides but won't lock from either one. I can't hear anything when trying to lock, also when unlocking the pump occasionally drones on for about 10-15 seconds after unlocking. I haven't checked actually but I guess my boot is still unlocked

[seanl82 23]

If the pump continues to work after its unlocked, that suggests an air leak somewhere. Worth checking around the pump and connections to the actuators behind the door cards first. There is a splitter up by the fuse box from memory too, so may be worth checking there as well. Have you done any work that could possibly upset the system recently?

[dma-1984 10]

In did install one of those handle repair kits on the driver side as a prevention, the passenger side went last year. I did have to disconnect the central locking to get the handle out as I re-tumbled the lock while it was out but that was about two months ago and this problem only occurred about a week ago.