Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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For anyone that cares, I bought myself a lurrrvle white Astra GTE 16v last night, insured from later on this evening 
She has had all but one of the services stamped in the book
All previous MOT's, showing approx. 5-10k miles a year
...... and the best bit....... is it fcukin flies!
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Yes they are very fast, really responsive I remember driving one a while ago, infact I should have purchased it, it was immaculate and owned by a ned.
He would have sold it for a score.
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Excellent smithers! I do hope your not breaking it for the engine 
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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I love your avatar Cyberspunkey
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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good job in Uxbridge tonight! Ditch+redtop=crash somewhere
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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 u bugger, i want something fast.
nice one tho Richy B 
u keeping it as an astra or putting lump into something else?
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
I love your avatar Cyberspunkey
I love your ass ollieJC
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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No no no no, the plan was to break it.... untill I fell in love with her. Such a tidy example I dont think I could pull it apart!
I had to get a limited mileage policy to get insured, so the plan is to just slowly bring her back to showroom standard.... whilst using ma fester as a daily drive.
Will need a shell respray, with some attention paid to the front bumper where 90,000 miles worth of stone chips exist!
Small amount of rust on the door sills, and near the windscreen... this can be sorted easily
The oil light comes up, and there is obviously some seeping out somewhere near the sump, although its not what I would call dripping out!!
(^any ideas on this one chaps??? sump gasket? Would that cause the light to come on though?)
Engine runs a good 'un, although a full rebuild would be my ideal.... if fundage allows 
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Ditch
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quote:
Originally posted by Evisu
good job in Uxbridge tonight! Ditch+redtop=crash somewhere
thanks for the vote of confidence cnut face
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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sump gasget is notorious for leaking on c20's
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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my sump leaks from the nut, since i over tightened it and chewed the tread out.
i just top it up every so often.
where u thinking of getting spraying done?
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Ditch
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
sump gasget is notorious for leaking on c20's
Would this cause the oil warning light to come on?
Its got plenty of oil in it, I checked last night 
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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no.... the oil warning light is just for low oil.....
sure its not the brake warning light?
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
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Aint the brake light. Its got a pic of an oil can! Im thinking the lights are just playing silly fcukers with me. Oil level is deffo fine!
[Edited on 18-11-2004 by Ditch]
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3CorsaMeal
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i'd check to make sure that oil is getting round the engine properly, might not be reaching the sensor
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Ditch
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But if there was a starvation somewhere surely the engine would run like a bit of a dog?
Any ideas on how to be checking its getting where it needs to?
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
no.... the oil warning light is just for low oil.....
sure its not the brake warning light?
its actually for low oil pressure.
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
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Mmmmm.... so whas that mean?
Is there an oil pump somewhere?
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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id hope so 
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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there is an oil pump yes. well youd hope so, if not then thatll be why its comming on lol!
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AdamF
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Bexhill, East Sussex
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could just be the switch breaking down may need a new 0ne
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Ditch
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Sooooooooo funny guys, where is it? could it be fecked? and how much is a new one?
never owned and engine which ive actually wanted to look after before 
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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What colour is it? What reg is it?
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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deffo look after it dont put it in a corsa tho its all a waste of time 
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deanmcreynolds26
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Registered: 15th Sep 03
Location: E46 //M3
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could be the sender that has went ive seen this happen to my mates althought the oil pressure gauge was fine the light done the old flashing thingy.. get a pressure gauge and find out that the pump is fine..
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