STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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out into the 306 runner this morning
smell burning a little down the road, looking on the bright side, smells funny around here lol, a little farther smoke coming from my air vents choke choke choke, temp quage isnt even off the very coldest yet so i pull in thinkin i may be on fire.
open bonnet everything looks fine. hosess feel ok
back in car start up, smoke everywhere, drive back up home, about 2 miles and now the quage is sitting at 80 (10 up on scale)
so i quess my 306 needs a headgasket and is now officially dead 
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Coakley-16
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Registered: 29th Dec 07
Location: Sussex
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It's bollocks init m8 i need my head gasket done on my corsa too m8, people are saying its going to cost me £400 to get done from a garage i ant got that sort of money to spend on a car just so it runs lol, i'm trying to find someone private close by like someone who could do it as a friend on a cheap side. 
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Spoons
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
Location: Norwich, Norfolk Drives: 1.2 16V SXI
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i bought a corsa for nearly 2k a few months ago and after having it a few weeks the head went on it, it took the garage a month to get it back on the road... luckely it was under warrenty so it did not cost me a penny 
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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well my 306 has over 202k on it and a few other problems so its now dead and will not be resurrected
need something to drive now asap grr
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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quote:
Originally posted by Coakley-16
It's bollocks init m8 i need my head gasket done on my corsa too m8, people are saying its going to cost me £400 to get done from a garage i ant got that sort of money to spend on a car just so it runs lol, i'm trying to find someone private close by like someone who could do it as a friend on a cheap side.
wont be cheap mate as will no doubt need the head skimming and checking over
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Tiger seal 
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Iain M
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Registered: 18th Aug 05
Location: Wigan - Drives 272bhp corsa ZLET
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Insulation Tape
and don't laugh as thats what caused me to part with £570 quid.
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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quote:
Originally posted by corsagsi16vplym
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Originally posted by Coakley-16
It's bollocks init m8 i need my head gasket done on my corsa too m8, people are saying its going to cost me £400 to get done from a garage i ant got that sort of money to spend on a car just so it runs lol, i'm trying to find someone private close by like someone who could do it as a friend on a cheap side.
wont be cheap mate as will no doubt need the head skimming and checking over
Im sure my head only cost me 35 quid to get skimmed. Hours labour on a brideport or something!
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waters
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Todmorden, West Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Coakley-16
It's bollocks init m8 i need my head gasket done on my corsa too m8, people are saying its going to cost me £400 to get done from a garage i ant got that sort of money to spend on a car just so it runs lol, i'm trying to find someone private close by like someone who could do it as a friend on a cheap side.
400 quid shocking!.......did mine myself, gasket 20 quid, head bolts 15 quid and took head to local engineers who charged me 20 quid to have it skimmed!.....so 55 quid all done and dusted
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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202k miles though 
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
Location: Plymouth
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quote:
Originally posted by waters
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Originally posted by Coakley-16
It's bollocks init m8 i need my head gasket done on my corsa too m8, people are saying its going to cost me £400 to get done from a garage i ant got that sort of money to spend on a car just so it runs lol, i'm trying to find someone private close by like someone who could do it as a friend on a cheap side.
400 quid shocking!.......did mine myself, gasket 20 quid, head bolts 15 quid and took head to local engineers who charged me 20 quid to have it skimmed!.....so 55 quid all done and dusted
thought cost more than that to have them skimmed and tested
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waters
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Todmorden, West Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by corsagsi16vplym
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Originally posted by waters
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Originally posted by Coakley-16
It's bollocks init m8 i need my head gasket done on my corsa too m8, people are saying its going to cost me £400 to get done from a garage i ant got that sort of money to spend on a car just so it runs lol, i'm trying to find someone private close by like someone who could do it as a friend on a cheap side.
400 quid shocking!.......did mine myself, gasket 20 quid, head bolts 15 quid and took head to local engineers who charged me 20 quid to have it skimmed!.....so 55 quid all done and dusted
thought cost more than that to have them skimmed and tested
tested?....didn't bother, just skimmed and i put it back on
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