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Originally Posted by Vereeken
BTW I can tell from the picture that the oil pressure is good and that the AAR and WUR are working!
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It's an '88 Carrera with a 3.2 Motronic. No CIS injection using Aux Air Regulator or Warm Up Regulator on these engines.
Agreed the bezels are suspicious. It could be simply a matter of being garage kept all the time and the garage is damp. I have had that problem in my own garage. That's why I crack open the windows a bit to help equalize the interior "weather" as the weather in the garage changes.
Corrosion on the bumper is not a definite indictment of bad weather usage. I've worked on several cars that have seen nothing but nice weather usage since new. Even they have shown some corrosion on the bumpers. It's just a flaw of the rubber pieces holding moisture on the aluminum alloy bumpers, which tend to corrode a bit. The upside is its an easy fix, as these alloy bumpers do not rust-through like a typical body panel. Instead they just develop some surface bubbling.
You might find that the fender stone guards were installed to cover up rock chips. So take a close look at them and see if you can feel any bumps under them. A heat gun will take them off no problem.
Fuchs are anodized and then painted, if original. So you would find that the back side of the wheel is also white. Point being is if you strip the paint, you won't find another color. You'll find anodized metal.
I agree it could be a matter of just a bad switch on the passenger side. These switches tend to fail after about 15 years or more. Not a hard job at all to replace yourself. Just a bunch of screws in various places to get the door panel & parts removed.
Sunroof could be a motor. It wouldn't be the fuse since the fuse is shared with the windows. If the windows are working the sunroof should be working. Sunroof non-operation could be related to the instrument bezels. Because if the rear sunroof drain pipes are plugged, the water ends up in the rear seat footwell area. That would keep the interior damp for certain!
Pilkington is Sigla replacement glass. If it whistles, it certainly leaks and was not replaced properly. Been there done that on my '87. Be sure to take a CLOSE look at the windshield frame at the lower corners along the cowl for ANY signs of rust or repaint.