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Sooo I may have been a little bit paranoid that I had screwed something up or something had gone drastically wrong despite things "changing" overnight for no apparent reason. In my frustration I tend to overlook the real simple things, often blowing it way out of proportion and overthinking (one of my many many many flaws). On my way home last night, it clicked... it was low on fuel. I had put a fair slug in it from a Jerry can and had assumed that it can't have run out, then I remembered it was running rich, has been started numerous times and maybe I didn't put as much in as I thought. Got home, decent whack of fuel in, bosh! Fired up and runs like a dream again. I am a moron.  Got the timing light on it, timed exactly how it should be, -6deg, retards more under throttle, slightly advanced when coming off and then back to -6deg. HT leads, plugs and fuel filter this week and maybe a rad replacement. A good friend of mine has donated a very used but hopefully less leaky rad to the cause. Then it's tyres. So yeah, in short, cars need fuel...  |
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pegwie
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Jan 25, 2022 23:46:32 GMT
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What is the gearbox code on your spare one? It should be stamped into it on a machined flat area near ish where the starter bolts up. 3 digit code.
I had a quick look tonight for interior bits and I think I must have got rid of a lot of it when I moved workshops. The only interior trim plastics I could find were the centre console/exhaust tunnel ones you had pictured. Minus the clip in bit that surrounds the gear stick, could possibly find it if I had a better look. It's free if you want it, its grey though so would want painting to look nice. I'm in Yorkshire in varying places.
Indicators/hazards not working is usually the indicator stalk being faulty on CE2 vehicles. Well, if your relay tests to be okay that is. There's a few connectors working backwards from the indicators themselves that you can test with a power probe, will dig out the diagram if you need it.
Regarding your light switch, sounds like it/part of the circuit is back feeding ignition live to your fusebox. Had this a few times on mk2 golfs, with varying fixes from dash switches being on the wrong way around to bad earths under the dash. You can pry the switch just far enough off the plug to get your multimeter in there, so you can check which pins are giving 12v with it switched on and trace from there with the diagram
I'm sure you were aware but there is a central locking tab you have to push to the side to allow the plugs to release, sounds like they were giving you a hard time! Not sure if that pic you took of your fusebox is finished but you're missing the bridge piece from spade 30 to 30B and your yellow Z1 injector plug isn't back in, guessing that's been done if it's running though haha
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What is the gearbox code on your spare one? It should be stamped into it on a machined flat area near ish where the starter bolts up. 3 digit code. I had a quick look tonight for interior bits and I think I must have got rid of a lot of it when I moved workshops. The only interior trim plastics I could find were the centre console/exhaust tunnel ones you had pictured. Minus the clip in bit that surrounds the gear stick, could possibly find it if I had a better look. It's free if you want it, its grey though so would want painting to look nice. I'm in Yorkshire in varying places. Indicators/hazards not working is usually the indicator stalk being faulty on CE2 vehicles. Well, if your relay tests to be okay that is. There's a few connectors working backwards from the indicators themselves that you can test with a power probe, will dig out the diagram if you need it. Regarding your light switch, sounds like it/part of the circuit is back feeding ignition live to your fusebox. Had this a few times on mk2 golfs, with varying fixes from dash switches being on the wrong way around to bad earths under the dash. You can pry the switch just far enough off the plug to get your multimeter in there, so you can check which pins are giving 12v with it switched on and trace from there with the diagram I'm sure you were aware but there is a central locking tab you have to push to the side to allow the plugs to release, sounds like they were giving you a hard time! Not sure if that pic you took of your fusebox is finished but you're missing the bridge piece from spade 30 to 30B and your yellow Z1 injector plug isn't back in, guessing that's been done if it's running though haha I haven't checked the spare box yet, it's something I plan to do this weekend and sort through the various boxes I have. Thank you for the offer, that would be really good! I do have a friend who travels to Yorkshire every once in a while, I may see when he's next up there and sort something out. Yeah so I've done a mammoth amount of reading on all sorts over the last week or so and you are right, it tends to either be the relay or the switch/stalk. I think it might pay to check the loom itself too as someone has been playing around in there before me. Aye I have sorted the fuse box now and that's working (as well as it ever did) and the picture was just as I had pulled off a couple of plugs, I then thought "I definitely need to photo what goes where" haha! But yes, it's running beautifully now. There was a slight hint of a miss on idle before, but last night I swapped out the plugs and leads and now it runs buttery smooth, it's really nice! Not an exciting picture but it documents the change nonetheless, new plugs and leads!  And a quick clip of how it runs now (albeit, not up to temp).  Hopefully this weekend should provide opportunity for more pictures rather than loads of text... |
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I am toying with the idea of the "boost return removal mod". More to tidy up the bay than anything else but am not sure of the benefits (if any) or any drawbacks?  I also have a JabbaSport chip which is unused. There is no info on what it is or what it does. A quick call to Jabba unfortunately did not help, as they weren't able to tell me what the chip did either. Apparently they were either supplied with the 68mm pulley (which I don't think I have) or they were fully custom. The only way to see what it does is to install it, and that sounds sort of risky to me... so maybe a 68mm pulley might be worth installing.... (must remind myself that I am not keeping this car...) |
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misteralz
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For column stalks I always swapped in mk3 GTI ones at the first hint of trouble. Straight swap and they look and feel better. Well, I say straight swap. You either have to cut a bit of the surround or swap the hazard switch over. Later SEAT stalks are the nicer shape but have the square hazard switch so are even less hassle.
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Jan 26, 2022 10:33:18 GMT
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For column stalks I always swapped in mk3 GTI ones at the first hint of trouble. Straight swap and they look and feel better. Well, I say straight swap. You either have to cut a bit of the surround or swap the hazard switch over. Later SEAT stalks are the nicer shape but have the square hazard switch so are even less hassle. Great, thank you dude! I need to pull it all apart and have a look, if I can get the stock stuff working then that would be a plus! |
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Jan 26, 2022 13:53:30 GMT
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In regards to the boost return pipe removal, bare in mind you will have to manually lubricate the supercharger periodically. Well you had to with the G40s I had so i never did that mod to mine, presuming it's the same with the G60 I've read a fair bit of stuff about that and apparently it's not correct, seems to be an old internet myth that has been debunked. People who were lubricating the charger were then finding deposits of whatever they used to lube it up within the charger. |
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pegwie
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Jan 26, 2022 13:57:14 GMT
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Haha yes I remembered that as I posted it so removed the misinformation, as i said never did it to mine. When my old G40 was sold to a friend he put a mini's M45(?) on it I believe, took the old G lader apart and was full of curse word. He had been lubing it! It's nice to see someone working on a G60 in a corrado as they always just got used as donors.
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Jan 26, 2022 14:03:08 GMT
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Haha yes I remembered that as I posted it so removed the misinformation, as i said never did it to mine. When my old G40 was sold to a friend he put a mini's M45(?) on it I believe, took the old G lader apart and was full of plop. He had been lubing it! It's nice to see someone working on a G60 in a corrado as they always just got used as donors. Yeah I've done way more reading on these than I ever have with any other car, feel like I'm getting to know them quite well haha! Oh really!? I guess that sort of proves it in a way. I'm not dead set on removing the boost return, I should probably just leave it as is. Do need to do something about the intercooler though, it's quite offensive! Did they mostly rob the G60 and stuff them into the Polos then? |
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pegwie
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Jan 26, 2022 14:10:58 GMT
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They're just a big like Lego for adults so once you get to know the corrado platform you kind of know it for the other models of the era too.
So the G60's (and Corrados in general) were used a lot to convert MK1 & MK2 golfs before 1.8T's became popular, I think it's why there's not many G60's left as you previously mentioned. If you did end up keeping it might you be tempted to do the 16V G60 like your mate has with his MK2? 😉
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Jan 26, 2022 14:14:40 GMT
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They're just a big like Lego for adults so once you get to know the corrado platform you kind of know it for the other models of the era too. So the G60's (and Corrados in general) were used a lot to convert MK1 & MK2 golfs before 1.8T's became popular, I think it's why there's not many G60's left as you previously mentioned. If you did end up keeping it might you be tempted to do the 16V G60 like your mate has with his MK2? 😉 Very bold of you to assume that I am a proper adult  Ah sadly this one won't be staying, it is a flipper (although I won't admit I am starting to enjoy it haha!) Yeah Jason's is the 20v but didn't make the best power, something to do with the head I think? I can't for the life of me remember now. |
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Booked a day off of work on Friday to make some more progress on the G60, was blessed by the weather as well which makes a nice change! I really wanted to get the spares out and get them sorted. There was a lot of rubbish which was no good to anyone but also loads of stuff which I didn't even realise I had (again, due to me not really touching it since it got home)  Mid-sort. Found that there's actually a whole loom and fuse box (really glad I bought a spare haha!), there's a fuel pump and associated wiring etc, various boost pipes, spare inlet, clutch and flywheel, stainless exhaust manifold, alternator and loads of other useful bits... along with new HT leads (which I also bought spares of...).  Now all the parts were out, I could get the hoover in and get all the crud out the back which was nice!   Hauled the spare gearbox out and it transpires that it is a Passat B4 item, not sure if this is an upgrade or just a spare that fits? Having cleared and hoovered it all out, I decided to have a look at the electric windows. There's all manner of plugs and stuff which have been disconnected but I suspect this is to do with the central locking as when I stepped away to grab a cup of tea, I came back to see that the passenger window was down! I hadn't touched it...  As I mentioned, the module behind the driver's seat was going mental and just clicking all the time really fast but would stop when the window switches were pressed. As it was having a melt down, I gave it a gentle whack and it stopped. I assumed I had broken it... but no! Hitting fixed it! The windows now go up and down as they should. Who says brute force and ignorance doesn't work!? A friend of mine is storing a set of G60 Sebring wheels in my garage, so I asked if I could borrow one to assist with moving the Corrado about. I must admit, I much prefer these to the BBS, I was thinking of seeing if anyone would like to swap but that can wait.  Since the car now runs and rolls due to the rear passenger's not being flat as a pancake, I figured it couldn't hurt to do a very quick spin in and out of the carpark!  It's maiden voyage! (of about 100ft)  I noticed that the steering was pretty heavy and there was the squeak of a loose belt, points to only one thing. Oh lordy it's loose! New power steering belt needed then!    Back in it's spot, I wanted to see how badly the Mk3 Golf GTi splitter wouldn't fit. People have said it won't fit at all, I'm 99% sure they are wrong. If the intercooler was moved, it would only take a bit of trimming and I'm pretty certain it would go on without too much hassle. Alas, the intercooler pipes are right in the way. It would look a million times better with a splitter though. The intercooler I think is just a universal kinda thing so there's room for improvement! By this time, I loaded up the BMW daily and took all the spares down to my garage out the way. I popped over to my mate's workshop for a brew and to say hello and knocked up a blanking plate for the supercharger. It's sorta rough and ready but actually does the job (even if I only end up using it to make a better one down the line)    Ignore the kinked ISV hose, popped that back where it should be after I noticed I'd forgotten. A couple of 19mm breather filters and it will look alright. I prefer it without the boost return hose, plus makes access easier for faffing about in the bay should I need to. Ah yes, before I forget, I came across these in the doors... any idea what they are!? Two in each door.  Along with these plugs   And this? I think this will be to do with the audio system or maybe an alarm?  That's this weekends progress! Next weekend will be checking out the indicators as I sort of forgot... Until next time.  |
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misteralz
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Handy spares! B4 Passats had the same box as Corrados, although the ratios and final drive may well be different. The translucent multiplug is for the electric mirror position switch. The other one I'd guess at window motor?
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Handy spares! B4 Passats had the same box as Corrados, although the ratios and final drive may well be different. The translucent multiplug is for the electric mirror position switch. The other one I'd guess at window motor? Yeah there's a bunch of useful stuff, it was quite therapeutic boxing them all up nicely and binning the rubbish. Ah lovely, that makes sense. Not sure on the black one, the windows work without it being plugged in. |
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Jan 31, 2022 12:17:21 GMT
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Carrying on from my last post re: intercooler, I have had a sort of brainwave and turns out, I'm not the only one. I was thinking of putting a stock/as near as stock intercooler as I can get for reasonable money back to the stock-ish location, but then I was thinking about a sort of top-mount-esque intercooler. Did a quick Google and it's already a thing (except that this is a Golf G60). It would greatly shorten the boost pipes, give me back my splitter area and mean that I don't have gross sh*t pipes hanging out the bottom. What do we think? Mounting should in theory be easy enough and was considering using a Mk4 Golf GTi intercooler as they're roughly the same size but maybe a larger core than the G60? Just an idea at the moment.    |
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Jan 31, 2022 16:30:05 GMT
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The top mounted intercooler on the golf g60 is fitted on aircon models. The non aircon models have a big intercooler in front of the rad like on a rallye golf.
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Jan 31, 2022 16:42:57 GMT
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The top mounted intercooler on the golf g60 is fitted on aircon models. The non aircon models have a big intercooler in front of the rad like on a rallye golf. Thank you for the info, I have seen the front mount ones on the Rallye's before but never the top mount as above  |
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rodharris83
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Jan 31, 2022 17:43:12 GMT
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Jan 31, 2022 21:00:04 GMT
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They’re really similar, enough so that I’m pretty sure it would work ok. Just a case of mounting it but should be straight forward |
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jimi
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[quote author=" trikkisixx" source="/post/2717441/thread" And this? I think this will be to do with the audio system or maybe an alarm? [/quote] Audio system, crossover for speakers/tweeters |
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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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