NeilRocks
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Registered: 20th Oct 03
Location: Walsall West Mids
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Are Corsa's complete shit?
Just got an SRi 1 month ago.
Had it a day and it needs a new cambelt. Only had one in June.
£280 from Vauxhall.
Woke up 3 days ago and found a slash in my tyre. £67
Now the fcukin' thing cuts out.
Problem
Driving normal.
Ignition lights come on.
Switch engine back on.
ECU light is on for a couple of seconds.
Sometimes revs drop to 600 when idling.
Please help chaps. I don't want another £200 repair bill.
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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check vacumm pipe's and breather pipe im sure one of them gets a hole in and it causes it to cut out
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NeilRocks
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Shall I leave the engine to tick over and listern for air leaks?
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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u cud but id just pull the pipe off block one end blow into it and just go throu them
the ones at the induction side of engine the thin ones
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M4tt
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Registered: 18th Apr 03
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hardly the cars fault that it had a slash in the tyre, and the cambelt may not have been changed in June, even though i twent in for one....
and your last problem might be suimin to do with idle control valve - seen it mentioned alot on here with the ecotecs
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NeilRocks
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Registered: 20th Oct 03
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How do I go about cleaning the ICV? I can't find it in my Haynes manual.
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Graham
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Registered: 12th Oct 03
Location: Lincoln.
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had the same probs with my car everything went wrong, so i kept sendin it back to the bloke i bought it off and he sed he fixed it then eventually i sent it to Vaux and got all of it sorted in one go cost me £1000.
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NeilRocks
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£1000 
FCUK that.
Might get the fault code read and then the problem repaired.
Can't be much. Still goes like stink, just stalls when I come to a stop.
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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check earth to ecu and engine earth ive heard that that can cause it to cut out
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NeilRocks
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Registered: 20th Oct 03
Location: Walsall West Mids
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This might sound odd but my battery is not strapped down. It just slides about on the tray. Do corsas have holders to secure the battery?
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MikeLamb
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Registered: 23rd Sep 03
Location: Crowthorne Drives: Veccy SRI
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Get A Peugeot 306 mate...
www.peugeot-gti.net
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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yes they have a little clamp on the left hand side of the batterey
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Shauny9
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Registered: 2nd Jun 03
Location: Clayhall , Essex
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I had the same sort of problem turns out it was the fuel injection pipe/pump.
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craigpcg
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Registered: 17th Mar 01
Location: West Lothian
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if u had bought a decent corsa none of this would av happened 
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NeilRocks
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Registered: 20th Oct 03
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*Blows a rasberry*
I know it's a pile of bollocks. Gonna clean the ICV myself tomorrow. how long will it take?
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DangerousDave16v
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Registered: 20th Feb 03
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as Adam D said check the earths
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Bilb
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Registered: 12th Nov 03
Location: Notts, UK
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just a thought.
Wasn't your cambelt guaranteed for 12 months/x miles after it was done by Vauxhall?
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NeilRocks
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Registered: 20th Oct 03
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The one in June was done by some garage before I had the car. The newer one has a warranty.
Finally bit the bullet. Ain't gonna fcuk with the ICV. Just going to check Earth's / clamp battery and book it into Vauxhall. AGAIN.
Many thanks for your help guys but I don't feel confident enough to take my engine apart. My bad?
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NeilRocks
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Registered: 20th Oct 03
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quote:
Originally posted by marshall
quote:
Originally posted by NeilRocks
Are Corsa's complete shit?
yesh mate
Oi!! *points to door*
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