New Guys: Ask The Experts Thread.

[edocdog]

can i use this in my 1990 corrado? https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q...D1%3B500%3B500

Yes you can use it. If you use G12 then your not suppose to go to anything else one G12 is used.

[VWcorrado1994]

i just rebuilt my engine so there isnt any coolant in there

[Sr. Karmann]

i just rebuilt my engine so there isnt any coolant in there

G12 FTW

[VWcorrado1994]

how can i tell if its g12?
does it say that on the back of the jug of coolant?

[Sr. Karmann]

how can i tell if its g12?
does it say that on the back of the jug of coolant?

it's pink, g12 plus is a real dark green/blue, get g12 from the dealer

[blackslcchild]

G11 is blue or can be green. (Don't use this as people have stated it eats you're engine)

G12 is all pink( liquid) it should say petosin sf white bottle with red sticker.

[VWcorrado1994]

thanks for all your help, i hope i'm gonna start my car for the first time tommorow

[Rubberband]

they phased out the G12 with the new G13.
same color as the G12 and is backwards compatable

[blackslcchild]

You should record it and post. Hope everything comes out smoothly

[ItsNotaScirocco]

looking for some info on the vehicle speed sensor wiring. i installed vems and im having trouble getting my speedo to work. along with the tach and coolant temp. From the VSS I have pin 1 as 12v key on power, pin 2 going to g1/11 and pin 3 going to ground. I got nothing at the speedo. Am I missing something here? i know a few of the VSS related wires with blue connectors are all at one junction on the fuse box all of which are connected. there are three to be exact. All have either blue and white or white and blue wires. Any help is appreciated.

[Slider388]

So two weeks ago my driver door stopped arming the alarm and central locking. I didn't have a chance to check it and just used the pass. side to lock/unlock the car. Then yesterday it all stopped working, neither the trunk nor the doors will actuate the central locking or arm the alarm.

Could the driver door keep the whole system from working? If I get an aftermarket remote control system would that be able to actuate the locks and arm the alarm regardless of the condition of the door switches?

[hi_racing]

So two weeks ago my driver door stopped arming the alarm and central locking. I didn't have a chance to check it and just used the pass. side to lock/unlock the car. Then yesterday it all stopped working, neither the trunk nor the doors will actuate the central locking or arm the alarm.

Could the driver door keep the whole system from working? If I get an aftermarket remote control system would that be able to actuate the locks and arm the alarm regardless of the condition of the door switches?

The C uses an air pump and hoses to open/close the locks. If it's not working you'll have to also install solenoids to replace the air pump and hoses. My 2¢ is to start by checking the switch in the driver's door. PM me if you don't have a bentley and need the color codes for the wires.

[blackslcchild]

Hello guys, so today I go outside and find this liquid underneath my car and I thought it was water. I go on and touch it and it feels like oil so I go and check the engine oil dipstick and the oil is totally different color. I go underneath the to see where its coming from but I can't and see some tanish color residue on my oil pan next to the pulleys it keeps leaking but I have no idea what this liquid is? Compressor?

[Sr. Karmann]

Hello guys, so today I go outside and find this liquid underneath my car and I thought it was water. I go on and touch it and it feels like oil so I go and check the engine oil dipstick and the oil is totally different color. I go underneath the to see where its coming from but I can't and see some tanish color residue on my oil pan next to the pulleys it keeps leaking but I have no idea what this liquid is? Compressor?

If it smells bad would be trans fluid

[blackslcchild]

If it smells bad would be trans fluid

No it doesn't smell bad at all.

[Sr. Karmann]

No it doesn't smell bad at all.

Check your other fluid levels, i.e. PS & Brake

[blackslcchild]

Check your other fluid levels, i.e. PS & Brake

I'm on it. I'll take some pictures.

[Sr. Karmann]

I'm on it. I'll take some pictures.

Sweet, I've never seen a Corrado PS or Brake fluid reservoir .........

[1956dub]

So my car wouldn't really start the other day (finally did and have had no problems since).. It would crank over great very spunky, just no fire. Try for ten sec. then let starter cool and repeat about five times. Sixth time it fired on a couple cylinders then died. It then proceeded to get better every attempt until it was starting like normal.

Since then I've driven it a few hundred miles with no problems. Any idea where I should check? Been a while since ignition system has been gone through. Should I replace the entire dizzy, or just cap and rotor plugs and wires?

TIA

Edit: Also though ignition switch may be a culprit (when isn't it? )

So this has come up again, only this time I cannot get it to start (I even tried wiggling the key while cranking and nothing so I'm thinking against ign. switch.) I'm going to replace the cap rotor plugs and wires since I've not done that yet and the cap looked kinda funky. My question is, which plug should I use. 93 vr6 with 268 cams.

[blackslcchild]

Sweet, I've never seen a Corrado PS or Brake fluid reservoir .........

Sorry man, I wasn't quite specific

I already mentioned this to a friend who said it was the water pump.

This, is said picture

P.s I'm still laughing.

Dang

[DUBZAK]

So this has come up again, only this time I cannot get it to start (I even tried wiggling the key while cranking and nothing so I'm thinking against ign. switch.) I'm going to replace the cap rotor plugs and wires since I've not done that yet and the cap looked kinda funky. My question is, which plug should I use. 93 vr6 with 268 cams.

NGk bkr5ekup

[hi_racing]

Hello guys, so today I go outside and find this liquid underneath my car and I thought it was water. I go on and touch it and it feels like oil so I go and check the engine oil dipstick and the oil is totally different color. I go underneath the to see where its coming from but I can't and see some tanish color residue on my oil pan next to the pulleys it keeps leaking but I have no idea what this liquid is? Compressor?

Last time I saw this in a car it was a blown headgasket. Might be coolant+oil. Don't run the engine until you're sure. Water is heavier than oil so it gets picked up by the sump first.

[blackslcchild]

Last time I saw this in a car it was a blown headgasket. Might be coolant+oil. Don't run the engine until you're sure. Water is heavier than oil so it gets picked up by the sump first.

I hope not!
How would I tell?




I just went outside to see the leak and it only leaks when the car is running. Its super clear but it has an oil like feel. I do run g12 on my car and that's pink and thickish. Around the head gasket I don't see any stains or leaks. The leak is coming from the pulleys area.

[ratatat]

Hey all. My 90 G60 will only run for about 5 minutes then shuts off. It idles at 1100 rpms, then slowly dwindles as time passes until its too weak to continue. I have recently changed timing belt, and ignition switch. The switch had solved my initial non running issue, but now I am stumped on this. Looking for some ideas, thank you all.