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Author Uh, Oh, PROBLEM?
Shaun2005
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18th Apr 06 at 08:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got my car back couple of weeks ago from it gettin a service, its now stuttering when starting and stalling sometimes, engine management light comes on sometimes and had a really bad overheating problem. Im just wonderin if this might be cuz of the induction kit? do they not F*ck about with the AFM and cause problems? Cheers
Shaun
Cybermonkey
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18th Apr 06 at 09:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
any clues on what it is first?
Shaun2005
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18th Apr 06 at 09:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ccould it be the head gasket?
Cybermonkey
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19th Apr 06 at 08:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i meant what car and engine
Ry_B
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19th Apr 06 at 08:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
i meant what car and engine


PMSL

It's probabl some kind of Corsa, what engine is a mystery
Shaun2005
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19th Apr 06 at 08:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oh, haha, its a corsa 1.4 16v Sport. Sorry, never realised.
Cybermonkey
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19th Apr 06 at 08:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
any white gunk in oil?
Shaun2005
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19th Apr 06 at 08:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i'll just check
greenelephant
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19th Apr 06 at 12:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Could be throttle body playing up. I've read that symtoms are overheating and can cause engine management light to illuminate. Could be but not 2 sure buddy
greenelephant
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Could be throttle body playing up. I've read that symtoms are overheating and can cause engine management light to illuminate. Could be but not 2 sure buddy.
Shaun2005
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19th Apr 06 at 14:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no white gunk in oil. Keeps stuttering a bit tho. The timing belt was just changed, could that have something to do with it? timing maybe out.
Rileysport
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19th Apr 06 at 15:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
check the rubber pipe connecting the upper and lower inlets these split
Shaun2005
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20th Apr 06 at 06:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice one mate, its split, thanks for your help
Rileysport
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20th Apr 06 at 07:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Shaun2005
nice one mate, its split, thanks for your help


Shaun2005
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21st Apr 06 at 08:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Replaced the rubber pipe and it still overheating like a whore, . Could it be the head gasket? opened the water tank and the water was boiling becasue it was so hot. Makes a funny smell when im driving aswell, like if i stop at a junction and have got the heater on, i can smell..........i dunno.....oil i think. There's no oil or water around the rocker or gettin out anywhere else tho.

[Edited on 21-04-2006 by Shaun2005]
IvIarkgraham
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21st Apr 06 at 13:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sound like head gasket to me

get you cheque book out
Shaun2005
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24th Apr 06 at 09:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
went to see someone at vauxhall and the said it aint the head gasket. It could be ICV or the thermostat. Took it down from Aberdeen to leicester this weekend , ran really good but had to stop twice and top the water up as she ran a little hot for awhile.
Shaun2005
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ttt
Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by Shaun2005
went to see someone at vauxhall and the said it aint the head gasket. It could be ICV or the thermostat.


Change the thermostat. Not a lot of cost.
CoastalCorsa
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24th Apr 06 at 14:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is the fan kicking in between 95 - 100 degrees

even tho its running hot the fan should stop it boiling

is there any coolant in there aswell ?
CoastalCorsa
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24th Apr 06 at 14:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thermostat from vaux is about £20

go to a trade shop they are £4
Shaun2005
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24th Apr 06 at 15:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers guys. yeah the fan kicks in but doesnt cool the engine down. i reckon its the thermostat. Where are they located in the 1.4 16v sport 99 reg?
CoastalCorsa
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24th Apr 06 at 15:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
driver side of radiator at the bottom
Shaun2005
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25th Apr 06 at 11:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i'll check that tonight. Anyone got any other ideas to what it could be?
Chris_Sport
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25th Apr 06 at 11:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is the thermostat not on the front left side of the engine? Its got 3 torx bolts to undo the cover.

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