Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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ahh piss. if you need a hand, ill give you a hand if im not in work 
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stu_c
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Registered: 11th Dec 07
Location: Westleigh, Greater Manchester
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thought it was summat like that when u left gregs last night
oh well time for xe
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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cheers adam.
nice to meet you last night stu. yeah got like 3 miles away from his and had to stop at mcdonalds as the was smoke everywhere and was firing on 3. had to wait 2 hours for the flat bed to come out so didnt get in till midnight.
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dale_sri_2009
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Registered: 10th Jan 09
Location: Upton/Wirral
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gutterd for ya m8 hope it gets sorted fella oh an congrats on the feature m8!
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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quote:
Originally posted by dale_sri_2009
gutterd for ya m8 hope it gets sorted fella oh an congrats on the feature m8!
cheers mate
going to start striping the engine down tonight
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Phil_b
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Registered: 31st Mar 08
Location: Wirral
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gutted! know how you feel happened to mine exactly a week ago just before pvs 
Nows your chance to xe it like you were tempted to do though
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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xe it because you need to spend £50 on a headgasket....
im sure it will be back on the road in no time 
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
Location: Brawdy/Wirral
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 oh noes mark! yea, i can lend a hand...i will.
max power's fault that! on their little caption
"Track Slag Corsa. Still life left in the old dog yet" blame them!
yea you are gonna need a head set and head bolts. Sort it and get it back out matey!
p.s. this link...get the cams...do it! 
http://corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=503005
[Edited on 12-06-2009 by chrex]
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GregGsi
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Registered: 6th Jan 08
Location: Leigh, Wigan
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not good pal and you was in leigh lol o well xe time now
[Edited on 12-06-2009 by GregGsi]
BHP vaux
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Charlton
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Registered: 20th Mar 07
Location: Newcastle
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know how you feel mine just went last week, hope you get it sorted soon mate nice one on the feature too
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Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
Location: Newmarket Drives: Escort Van 1.8
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Sad to hear this Lad! Oh well im sure you will get the gasket changed out in no time!
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Phil_b
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Registered: 31st Mar 08
Location: Wirral
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quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
xe it because you need to spend £50 on a headgasket....
im sure it will be back on the road in no time
Not for everyone though is it
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
Location: Brawdy/Wirral
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i think a 1600 is something special now! XE's are like whores on a dutch street corner now. I would stick wit the x16 mark...get it performing a bit better and you're sorted
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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quote:
Originally posted by Phil_b
quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
xe it because you need to spend £50 on a headgasket....
im sure it will be back on the road in no time
Not for everyone though is it
but fitting a XE is....
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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all sorted. was back on the road last night at 8pm. 11 hours it took us to do it. not bad.
my brother had a spare head that had already been skimmed and fully rebuilt, i just had to put my cams in it. new headgasket and full cambelt kit. also a new oil filter and oil and spark plugs also fitted a new headerbottle and water pipe as mine was leaking.
so its had a full service aswell
got of a oil leak but that will be sorted tomoz hopefully when i buy another rocker cover gasket set.
wil put some pics up soon
[Edited on 14-06-2009 by marklawton]
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gez bay
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Registered: 14th Feb 08
Location: South Wales drives: Vxr
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that was quick!
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
Location: Brawdy/Wirral
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nice one mark...well done on the quick turnaround!
feels good to get summit sorted and back out, especially after a major problem/job like that!
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john_c20xe
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Registered: 10th Feb 08
Location: Eastbourne, EastSussex
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sounds good mate
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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oh
was hopeing a XE would be in there......
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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always handy having a spare head.
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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cheers guys. got another little problem though
it wont idle properly, sounds like its got massive cams in it, lol. and eml is on. the only problem i can see is that the rocker cover gasket is leaking and has sprayed oil onto the ht leads and lamba sensor plug, so will sort that out tonight and hopefully job done
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evans_corsab
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Registered: 23rd Sep 08
Location: Cheshire.
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am i feeling you have bought greg gsi's cage ? and going for stripped out ? just seen may change the interior 
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Phil_b
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Registered: 31st Mar 08
Location: Wirral
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nice one mate vey quick turn around, hope you sort out the niggles out
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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quote:
Originally posted by marklawton
cheers guys. got another little problem though
it wont idle properly, sounds like its got massive cams in it, lol. and eml is on. the only problem i can see is that the rocker cover gasket is leaking and has sprayed oil onto the ht leads and lamba sensor plug, so will sort that out tonight and hopefully job done
Sounds like an air leak... Check all the wee piddly vacuum hoses they have.
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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checked them and they seem to be fine. orded a new lower inlet manifold gasket and a rocker cover gasket so will pick them up after work today and fit them asap.
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