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Gavin92
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25th May 12 at 15:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My corsa B has cut out twice this week and will not start for bit time after, tuesday was hot around tea time and it just went and wouldnt start til around 30min+ after and then today around midday had same problem and wouldnt start, is this just an overheating problem? has water + oil topped up also
johnhara1
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25th May 12 at 18:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

If it's not starting when the engine is hot my first thought would be crank sensor.
Ste M
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25th May 12 at 18:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by johnhara1
If it's not starting when the engine is hot my first thought would be crank sensor.


This.

Get a replacement from here, not eBay: http://www.autovaux.co.uk/LoadPortal.aspx?cnum=83&tabid=5&vnum=121

Good luck replacing it though, it's a fucking right ball ache.
tom130691
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25th May 12 at 20:20   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

crank sensor is one bolt and a plug?

on a 1.2 16v anyway
scottyp1989
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25th May 12 at 20:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

CTS
nad123
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26th May 12 at 10:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

if its a 1.0 or 1.2 16v its the crank sensor..when the engine gets warm the crank sensor shorts out common fault

 
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