Nojustice
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Registered: 15th Apr 02
Location: Chadderton, Greater Manchester
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my corsa is overheating after 5 mins
heating is cold in the car..
not the fan switch , replaced...
not the thermostat, replaced....
got someone to look at it who normally does my repairs, he looked over it and said the water flow is ok and there is pressure in the system
I asked him if the pump could have gone, he tells me they normally leak and they hardly ever go.
Vauxhall told me about 12 mths ago that my head gasket needed doing but the fault was something else instead....
The guy now says that my head gasket is gone.....
What do you guys think and can anyone offer their services , or give some advice on a cheap garage, i live in Oldham
Thanks
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Slammed_Corsa
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Registered: 30th Oct 05
Location: Greenock, Inverclyde
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Is there any mayo like subsatnces in the oil?
If its overheating straight away sounds like the headgasket.
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Nojustice
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Registered: 15th Apr 02
Location: Chadderton, Greater Manchester
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No mayo no, the guy did say that mayo doesnt always exist
 do you know anywhere i can get it done on the cheap
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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which engine?
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Nojustice
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Registered: 15th Apr 02
Location: Chadderton, Greater Manchester
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a corsa 1.2 SXI , is that the X12XE ??
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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Yes, the X12XE
Proberly headgasket. my mates went on his 2000 X14, no mayo just drank alot of water.
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corsa_godfather
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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Greenock,Scotland
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check the water cap aswell.
take the head off n c if theres a split in the gasket.sounds like that to me
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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check the coolant for contamination. and get a comp test done on the cylinders
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
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smell inside the water bottle, if it smells like exharst fumes then head gasket, or buy a test set there about £10.
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Nojustice
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Location: Chadderton, Greater Manchester
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where do you get a test set from and how do u do it
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Basscrazy
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Registered: 16th Sep 05
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just let beardy fix it hes a top bloke 
[Edited on 05-03-2006 by Basscrazy]
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
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quote:
Originally posted by Basscrazy
just let beardy fix it hes a top bloke
cheers mate
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