corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Matt, thats, errr, fucked mate.
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J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
Location: The FACTory
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lad called steve bowen on migweb is selling a c20let out of his astra gsi with 75k on it, i suggest a chat will do you some good
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Mattb
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
Location: Under your sisters bed
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i only need the block sorting now tho, got a coscast head for £100 and a set of pistons for £120
oh and the valves replacing..
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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quote: Originally posted by stuyw
my engine has been in for 18 months or so, n had no problems with speedo. maybe am one of the lucky ones
no, you just drive like a girl
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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since last summer i have either fixed or replaced-
alternator + bracket
2x alternator belts
2x Crank shaft angle sensor
distibutor cap
HT leads
Spark plugs
Head gasket
Engine Mount bolts
2x cambelt
Top radiator Hose
Injector Loom
Clutch
Gear linkage
Fuel Pump
ECU
To be fair tho it does get abused. a lot.
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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I'm being put off here guys
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J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
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quote: Originally posted by Adam_B
quote: Originally posted by stuyw
my engine has been in for 18 months or so, n had no problems with speedo. maybe am one of the lucky ones
no, you just drive like a girl
no he can just drive
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Colin.S
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Registered: 19th Oct 02
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Just a water pump, clutch and clutch arm on mine.
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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quote: Originally posted by 1800ed
I'm being put off here guys
i have done 4 track days and 1 rr session since i got it. Also before i got mine the cly head was swapped as the original one went pourus (sp) When the new one was fitted it had the wrong size bolts in the distributor causing it to leak and eventully die and there was a bolt missing from the rocker cover. Also it had either the wrong or just really bad fitting HT leads, which were both cracked, causing a random misfire, and kept jumping off the dizzy everytime i booted it.
If u get a decent one u'll be fine, my mates standart Astra GTE 16v saw 145k without a rebuild.
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Dave
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Registered: 26th Feb 01
Location: Lancs
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Went for a fair in depth rebuild on mine before it went in as I didn't really know the condition of the engine.
Since then gear linkage went after a few days, just needed nipping up tighter, crank bearings went which turned out to be caused by a faulty new oil pump and now a cv has killed itself but these are the originals off the Astra so could be very old.
Other than that its been fine up to now.
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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most of these problems are being caused cause id say all of u have a heavy right foot
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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quote: Originally posted by SQUARE
quote: Originally posted by Daimo B
You got ABS?
[Edited on 20-04-2004 by Daimo B]
yes. a company called novatech fitted it along with PAS, tb's + omex ecu
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Reckon they have taken the sensor off the rear discs. Donna had this nearly, had to have the beam sorted so the ABS sensors could be attached. No probs since.
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Daimo B
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quote: Originally posted by Mattb
thought you had
Excuse to have the head bored to 88mm and some nice pocketted omega 8mm pistons me thinks.
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Daimo B
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quote: Originally posted by lee mitchell
urs is electric dopey quote: Originally posted by Daimo B
20XE needs a mechanical speedo not electronic as fitted on later Corsa B's.
I've got a mechanical one (Lee will rape me if im wrong,a asked him so many times ). Mine was working fine, then one day it gave up.
Hoping mines just a problem with the switch.
I knew it Always messing that up.
So why did it work to start with
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lee mitchell
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Registered: 26th Jan 01
Location: kent...drive's: eveyones conversion cars hard lol
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coz it did. then u roke it every one elses electric one are fine
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Arnie
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Registered: 24th Sep 02
Location: Maidstone, Kent Drives: Seat Leon Cupra R
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quote: Originally posted by lee mitchell
every one elses electric one are fine
Except mine
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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: Cheers Arnie ha ha ha.
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lee mitchell
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Registered: 26th Jan 01
Location: kent...drive's: eveyones conversion cars hard lol
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yea but arnies is a different plug to urs so we need to get him an early one like urs then it will work
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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for the 5months i drove mine.....
new water pump
new linkage pin
new clutch
then boom
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Arnie
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Registered: 24th Sep 02
Location: Maidstone, Kent Drives: Seat Leon Cupra R
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J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
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quote: Originally posted by Siberia
most of these problems are being caused cause id say all of u have a heavy right foot
100% spot on
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Daimo B
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quote: Originally posted by VenomTurbo
quote: Originally posted by Siberia
most of these problems are being caused cause id say all of u have a heavy right foot
100% spot on
That and the fact that most of these engines are getting on a bit for 100,000 miles.
I can actually say i wasn't ragging my car at all when both my small problems happened
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J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
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daimo the advantage will be in a year to 2 years is there will be a lot of engines for sale that have had rebuilds, and at a good reduced price to what they normally go for now
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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quote: Originally posted by Daimo B
quote: Originally posted by VenomTurbo
quote: Originally posted by Siberia
most of these problems are being caused cause id say all of u have a heavy right foot
100% spot on
That and the fact that most of these engines are getting on a bit for 100,000 miles.
I can actually say i wasn't ragging my car at all when both my small problems happened
yeah bollocks
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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things like water pumps, Timing belt and clutches should be changed while the engines out on the ground.
god knows what the owner of the car it came out of was doing before u bought it.
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