shaunee sheep
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hey just bought a 55 plate corsa sxi unfortunately i had a camshaft snap within the first 24hours of owning it. i should be getin the car back tomoro. i just wnted to know if any one has had this problem and how common it is?
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DannyB
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You snapped a cam? never heard of that before, not common anyway
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shaunee sheep
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yea the bolts on the followers that hold the camshaft in place came loose and the shaft snapped
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DannyB
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So someone who had previously worked on it hadn't torqued them up? was it bought from a garage or private sale?
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Daveskater
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Welcome btw.
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Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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shaunee sheep
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cheers. i got it from a garage and aparently there was a recall on that model. vauxhall dealership were my cars being repared left a message telling me about the recall. obivously it wasnt carried out on my car :s
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DannyB
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How long did you have it before this happened? you should go back to the seller asap and explain what's happened.
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Rich H
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Yup my old C has had a recall letter come through this month - it went in for the work to be done this week (as my parents now own it)
Wonder if you can get it sorted by VX seeing as it's a recall issue - they've only started recalling cars this year.
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LeeM
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ive seen this happen before, cant remember what car it was now though
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redtom
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definately go back to the garage if you have only just bought it. as in tommorow go back and get on the case.
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shaunee sheep
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yea i had the car a day bought it 2 saturdays ago n it brokedown within 24 hours, it was town away to a vx speciallist and then to a dealership. luckly its all under warrenty but iv been carless for a week. hopfully it should be back tomorow. but yea, just thought id let every one know about it happening on this model, seeing as theres a recall
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AndyCorsaSport
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Id say get on CCUK and tell them too, but dont, there all cocks anyway
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chrisritch
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theres a thread on CCUK about all the recalls
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AlunJ
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what engines are recalled?
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