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tako tako from Netherlands (Noord-Holland) posted @ 17 October 2008 20:04:04
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1989 Corrado 1.8 G60

Hi all,

just joined - so hi from me - matt from Uk - but living in Holland

Like many of you i am sure - this car is my dream car _ when they work !

I bought my g60 4 months ago - and it blew up first day

i have replaced the head top, bolts and gasket, thermostat, air filter, water pump, timing belt, distribution and loads of other stuff....

this took a while as my mechanic had a bereavment and has a full time job restoring porsches.

so we finally got it started - and it lasted a day .....

than it just would not start, made the first turn over but didnt kick in.

so this week i bought a new starter motor cos the other was worn... fly wheel looks ok so left that.

put in the starter and it turns over - makes all the right noises - but just will not catch.

i am pulling my hair out and just have no idea what to do next..... wondering if anyone has ANY ideas at all ?>

I am sick of the usual answers from non corrado owners - and the i told you so's !!

Someone has suggested an ecu reset - but i thought this only works for vr6 models ?

i cant walk past it every day any more - so it needs to start or be sold - 4 months owner ship and 2 days driving is not cool. - I expected the usual troubleshooting - but this is way beyond that now.

help anyone ?


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Jakemeister Jakemeister from Netherlands (Friesland) posted @ 18 October 2008 20:58:27
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My g60 wouldn't start either, replaced relay number 30, if i remember correctly. I believe that the relay was needed to run either the ecu or the gaspump, was a while ago.


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xnology2 xnology2 from U.S.A. (Idaho) posted @ 19 October 2008 06:08:42
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Start with the basics:

Fuel pressure at the fuel rail?
Clean injectors / good spray pattern?
Spark?
Timing?

Then start looking for reasons other than those.

I replaced my distributor cap and rotor. The plug for the hall sender wasn't seated completely. After a couple of drives, the plug came loose and it wouldn't run. Took a while to find that one. Could be something just as simple in your case as well.


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tako tako from Netherlands (Noord-Holland) posted @ 21 October 2008 20:47:33
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thanks for the responses - Happy to say she is up and running finally !

i have updated my profile with a showcase of the 4 months of hell for anyone who is interested....




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Jakemeister Jakemeister from Netherlands (Friesland) posted @ 21 October 2008 22:45:03
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took a look at the pics and it looks good, another one on the road!!


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xnology2 xnology2 from U.S.A. (Idaho) posted @ 22 October 2008 03:11:52
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Good to see it's up and running.

Enjoy it 'til the next fix!


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ertanoy ertanoy from Turkey (Central Anatolia) posted @ 22 October 2008 09:40:06
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Nice to see her back on the road.


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