gidged500
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Registered: 18th Aug 09
Location: Lancashire
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It's a 1.7d model done 86k any problem areas I should look out for thanks g
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davec495
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Registered: 16th Sep 07
Location: Willington, County Durham
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Alright I had a 1.5 td corsa and so did two friends all had the same problems alternator and radiator but could of been due to increasing the boost and fueling other than that it never realy needed fixing good little winter cars with a good battery on
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ck1234_2010
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Registered: 19th Dec 09
Location: cannock
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got a 1.7d corsa which has covered near 170k miles lol still going strong and nothing major has gone or is any where near going. check the common rust spots and just general wear and tear etc
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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Alternator went on my 1.5TD at about 135k, fairly bullet proof except I ran mine low on oil and knackered the big end bearing other than that good engines the Isuzu's
[Edited on 15-11-2011 by AlunJ]
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mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Northumberland
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Waterpump went on mine but took a hour to swap.
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davec495
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Registered: 16th Sep 07
Location: Willington, County Durham
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Yes I second the water pump but would have another isuzu any day if you wanting something cheap to run and reliable they spot on just giv the underside a look over thats why mine went to the scrappy
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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I regret selling my td, seem to be pretty rare considering how reliable they are.
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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Had a 1.5td and loved it only thing in 6 months that went wrong was the alternator but its an easy fix other then that its a great engine
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
Location: cornwall
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Rust is the only major problem.
Engines are pretty solid.
My 1.5 has done 200k miles, near enough trouble free, bar the alternator.
Just service them regularly and they will be fine
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