DanChave's Flash Red GTI 16V. Engine strip, clean and paint!

[whileoceanasleeps]

you're from newton abbot! i used to go there all the time on holiday when i was a kid! i used to ride my bike along the wall at torbay seafront ha.

[DanChave]

you're from newton abbot! i used to go there all the time on holiday when i was a kid! i used to ride my bike along the wall at torbay seafront ha.

Haha, really! I'm from Ashburton, but Newton Scabbot is only 10mins down the road

[whileoceanasleeps]

that's near totnes isn't it? I got two sisters who live there. hippyville!

[DanChave]

that's near totnes isn't it? I got two sisters who live there. hippyville!

Yeah reasonably lol, I grew up living there until I was 15-16! Its full to the brim with rich hippies lol!

[Seanl]

Yeah, I'm still alive lol how's you bud? Where are you nowadays?

I'm good thanks mate. I'm in Fareham now, (In between Portsmouth and Southampton). Based here for work for at least the next two years. 

[DanChave]

Yeah, I'm still alive lol how's you bud? Where are you nowadays?

I'm good thanks mate. I'm in Fareham now, (In between Portsmouth and Southampton). Based here for work for at least the next two years. 

Awh, its not that bad is it? So what are you driving at the moment?

[DanChave]

Didn't make it off the driveway after repairing the loom section, the auto electrician put it on his fault code reader and it threw up code 00519 which is MAP sensor no signal/ no positive pressure. Now I know that all the vacuum lines are in good condition and not blocked, because they were all replaced with 3m I'D silicone lines, there can't be an air leak from the manifolds because all the gaskets were replaced and everything was torqued down to vw spec, which means the MAP sensor its self needs checking. Seeing as at sensor is in the ECU housing and soldered to the motherboard, its looking like I need to get the ECU checked and fixed!

[Seanl]

Oh dear. 

I walk to work now, so just been driving the missus's Fabia when required. 

Finally got all the paperwork, x-rays and scans from the hospital when I had the accident though, and sent it all off to the company that is dealing with my accident. I also finally have my appointment with the specialist next Friday too, so fingers crossed I will have a bit of spare cash before Spring!
I'm either gonna get a v.good condition Corrado VR6, and if I have money spare I'll supercharge it. Or buy one as a non runner, and do an R32 conversion. 

[DanChave]

Accident? What happened there? R32 'Raddo would be epic man, that's definitely the way forward in my eyes!

[DanChave]

So, I was just about to take my ecu to get checked when Dan from Devon Dub Shack messaged me back about having an ecu I could have I managed to pick one up today for £20! Now I just need to find someone with VCDS as I only have the lite version and mine won't let me save the adaption had a bit of a panic when.I discovered it was series 1 immob as you need the skc code from the plastic tags that come with the keys from the dealership and I had never noticed anything like that when I bought the car! Low and behold, both the original tags are with the spare key so, one step forward, and hopefully not two steps back lol!