koolkorsa
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Registered: 15th Jun 03
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My cars been feeling sluggish and when starting off in first gear it sounds like its gonna cut out, exhaust has been spluttering so i assumed it was that. But went to a garage today who gave it a good looking over and said the exhaust was perfect. Suggested i get a diagnostics test done on the engine at vauxhall.
I'm just really in a pissing mood cos i wanna know whats wrong with the car and get it fixed. Any ideas what it could be? Symptoms are noisey + not pulling well through gears.
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--Dave--
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Registered: 17th Feb 04
Location: Essssseeeeex Drives: Black Supra TT
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do you have a load of heffers in the back?
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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had a compression check done?
tester is around £20 ish i think and may help.
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koolkorsa
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compression test? I've recently had new head gasket aren't i right in thinking thats assocaiteD?
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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When you find out mate can you give me a u2u - Coz that sounds exactly like whats happening with mine... loss of power and spluttering pulling away...
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jmacd
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Gloucester
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mine did that b4 the head gasket was done
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Akash
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Registered: 7th Jun 04
Location: London - Harrow
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mines having same probs too
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koolkorsa
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Did the paperclip test and came back with no fault. Head gasket was replaced at xmas about 4000 miles ago. So i'm a bit baffled. Might it be worth disconnecting the battery to reset the ecu?
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
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no the ecu is self learning, so resetting it will not make a difference.
compression test may also tell if you have worn piston rings or valve train
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koolkorsa
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k then. So how much is a compression test?
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koolkorsa
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could this all be down to my exhaust manifold/gasket. Spoke to a kid i know who works in a garage and he thinks thats what is wrong. Car feeling sluggish = flat spots and really rich petrol smell out of exhaust!?
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Korsa
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Registered: 25th Jan 03
Location: Cardiff S.Wales Drives :Blue/Purple Corsa
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id say its either the....
the gasket not the head one (is there another one at the top)
or that the engines pinkng... dont really know how to memedy this though....
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KITcorsa
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Middlesbrough
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my car having simpular priblem, but my warning light comes on now and again but goes off after a second, ive had new airflow meter, and new sensoror through out the engine, spend over £1000 so far and still doing the same!!
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