VW Corrado - common issues?

VW Corrado - common issues?

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FunkyNige

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8,892 posts

276 months

Monday 11th June 2007
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Posting on behalf of a friend.

Right then, I'm looking at a 2 litre 16v Corrado on a G plate and there is one small issue that I'm a bit concerned about - after idling warm, under acceleration there's a slight puff of smoke out of the exhaust. Now, I think the car has been overfilled with oil as there's some residual run down from the filler cap, could this be anything else apart from simply burning off the excess?

Also, are there any other common issues I should be looking for?

Thanks in advance,

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Tino

1,948 posts

284 months

Wednesday 13th June 2007
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Where is the puff of smoke. If its out of the exhaust rear ,it could be the valve stem oil seals on their way out, or maybe even the piston rings(less likely). If its coming from the manifold in the engine bay, it could be residuel oil.
Questions you need to ask are why was the oil topped up in the first place?
To be fair, you're probably just gonna end up putting an ABF bottom ens(out of the seat 2.0 16v)