Paul_J
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Originally posted by 1800ed
Go somehwere cheaper then. Seems stupid to leave it when a car costs thousands to buy and most of the time hundreds to repair...
since my engine management light isn't on - it isn't 100% that my problem will be found after using a diagnostic machine... Look at these people's replys - some of them have changed about 5 things from what the codes have told them to do and they've still got problems!
Where's the vaux in chesham? the one going towards a41?
I don't mind £30 - but £76 to not even definately give me a conclusion that'll fix it is a rip off...
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Tom_1.216v
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paul my light only come on about 1 month ago when the problems started.
when the light come on is was at a junction and my idling went from 800 revs to about 1300-1200 and then i reved it and it went back down.
it did it a couple more times that week. i hasnt done it since although when i start up my engione it idles at 1100 for a while and sounds like a tractor  !!
think its icv or air flow meter,
yeah i'll let you know mate.
try running some red x or some stuff u spray in your airfilter never know my improve it mate.
bit of an essay i know 
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Tom_1.216v
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paul my light only come on about 1 month ago when the problems started.
when the light come on is was at a junction and my idling went from 800 revs to about 1300-1200 and then i reved it and it went back down.
it did it a couple more times that week. i hasnt done it since although when i start up my engione it idles at 1100 for a while and sounds like a tractor !!
think its icv or air flow meter,
yeah i'll let you know mate.
try running some red x or some stuff u spray in your airfilter never know my improve it mate.
bit of an essay i know
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Tom_1.216v
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ops shitty bt broadband connection cuts out every now and then
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Richie
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Tom mine does that fucking hesitation thing too, drives me mad 
Paul thats what im getting to 40 litres too on a good day  my engine management light isnt on either, and vauxhalls diagnostic machines cant find anything at all, they reckon its an earth fault on one of the sensors or more 
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Richie
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JUST SORTED MY HESITATION OUT!
Coolant temp sensor again last one i fitted must have been duff. My crank sensor also looks a bit worse for wear so im gonna get one in from autovaux soon.
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3CorsaMeal
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sounds similar to when my cambelt tensioner was lose and the belt was slipping
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ed
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If you cambelt was sliping your valves would be bent... Also, I didn't think the cambelt could slip?
[Edited on 22-10-2004 by 1800ed]
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Paul_J
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Also I believe mine is chain driven...
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Visionz
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bad starting, bad revving bad, bad idling - sounds like one of the following coolant temp sensor, throttle position sensors, MAP/AFM, coilpack, HT leads, plugs.
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Sam
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X12XE engine has a timing chain not a belt.
£76? Was this from Burnham Garage out of interest?
Oh, and make sure your breather hoses from your rocker cover aren't clogged up, had similar problems in my old Corsa and that seemed to be the cause (as well as carbon build up in the throttle body - carb cleaner will sort that out).
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
If you cambelt was sliping your valves would be bent... Also, I didn't think the cambelt could slip?
[Edited on 22-10-2004 by 1800ed]
car was a bit fooked could see the belt almost slapping about 
has never been right since
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
If you cambelt was sliping your valves would be bent... Also, I didn't think the cambelt could slip?
[Edited on 22-10-2004 by 1800ed]
they can slip, my dads slipped on his old gsi2000, moved 2 teeth, was apperently lucky it didnt got 3 as it would have caused mucho damage then.
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mwg
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Originally posted by Paul_J
Richie it's funny you should say about the MPG... My car drinks petrol fucking fast!
40 litres only gets me 250ish miles...
I thought it should be about 300-400 miles on 40 litres?
I used to get 400 miles off 40 litres and now its down to about 320 with the bigger wheels on so something is wrong if you are only gettin 250 miles!
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Tom_1.216v
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my car runs like shit, but i just got 147 miles out of ten pounds!!!!
ran outta petrol rite near a petrolstation on the round about, ran a red because i couldnt stop!
how lucky was that second time now.
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Richie
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hesistation is not sorted
i spoke to a guy at autovaux, he's 90% sure that i may have a crack in the exhaust manifold causing the car to run shite. Gonna give it a checkover.
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Paul_J
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quote:
Originally posted by Richie
hesistation is not sorted
i spoke to a guy at autovaux, he's 90% sure that i may have a crack in the exhaust manifold causing the car to run shite. Gonna give it a checkover.
That may be a possiblity with mine, as my exhaust rasps so much!!!
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