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Jamescorsa97

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Registered: 19th Aug 04
Location: Middlesbrough Drives: Cliosport 182
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16th Oct 04 at 19:21

I have a 1.2 8 valve and don't drive me car hard i am only gettin 70 mile outta a tenner!!!!!!!, i had the idea that it might be the temp sensor and it seems to take a long time for the temperature to register on the gauge. Any one else know what it might be or is it the temp sensor? how muh are they?

Richie

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16th Oct 04 at 19:26

the dash temp sensor and the engine coolant sensor are different things.

Do you have trouble starting the car in the morning? This is usually a sign of the coolant temperature sensor playing up./

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16th Oct 04 at 20:02

They aren't very efficient engines, I found I got under 200 miles on a tank on mine.

Adam-D

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Location: Cheshire
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16th Oct 04 at 20:53

depends if you use the accelerator like a on off switch

Tom J

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16th Oct 04 at 20:55

i can get 400 miles out of a 30 quid tank...

Visionz

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16th Oct 04 at 21:28

I own a 1.2 8v and you cant drive them any other way than using the accelerator as an on/off switch.

And also yes uneconomical running and poor startin is v. probably caused by the coolant temp sensor.

Its not the one that on the top of the manifold, its one around the back of the engine. If u wanna change it easilly just jack-up the o/s/f of the car and with a 19mm spanner undo it from underneath. Took me bout 5 min to change mine from start to finish and they are easilly obtainable from local scrappers.

You can get one from any Vauxhall SOHC engine near enough, i know that for sure.

Richie

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17th Oct 04 at 00:53

They are about a tenner brand new

Cybermonkey

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17th Oct 04 at 06:43

i agree about the on/off switch. they have to be revved hard to get anywhere, and they dont like it one bit. Managed to get much better economy from the 1.6.

Jamescorsa97

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17th Oct 04 at 11:44

well yeah the econmony is real bad but i don't drive it hard cos its such a sh*t engine anyway, so it could be the sensor round the back of the engine? it eats petrol more than my bro's 106 gti

James_DT

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Registered: 9th Apr 04
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17th Oct 04 at 12:18

quote:
Originally posted by Jamescorsa97
i had the idea that it might be the temp sensor and it seems to take a long time for the temperature to register on the gauge.

Maybe that's because the bottom figure on the temp guage is something like 60 degrees? So the engine has to actually warm up before the temperature is on the guage. Not an expert in Corsa's, so I could be wrong.

Jamescorsa97

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17th Oct 04 at 12:27

quote:
Originally posted by James_DT

quote:
Originally posted by Jamescorsa97
i had the idea that it might be the temp sensor and it seems to take a long time for the temperature to register on the gauge.

Maybe that's because the bottom figure on the temp guage is something like 60 degrees? So the engine has to actually warm up before the temperature is on the guage. Not an expert in Corsa's, so I could be wrong.

lol mate i ain't thick but this took 20 mins for it to even register and thats a long time

leeshez

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17th Oct 04 at 19:23

No idea mine is a 1.6 16V and it does 100 to a tenner

Sam16v

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17th Oct 04 at 19:26

quote:
Originally posted by leeshez
No idea mine is a 1.6 16V and it does 100 to a tenner

Mine's a 1.2 16v and I get arround 110 miles to a tenner and Lee's is a 1.4 16v and he gets around 100 to a tenner.

X 60RSA

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Registered: 20th Aug 01
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17th Oct 04 at 19:26

I get around 180 miles out of 45 quid! BARAGAIN lol

[Edited on 17-10-2004 by X 60RSA]

Corsa^Dan

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18th Oct 04 at 07:58

i get roughly 100 / £10 on my 1.2 8v....

tbh its the way u drive

miles

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18th Oct 04 at 10:10

My 1.2 8v nova with the same engine used to give me great economy, easy do more than 100 miles for a tenner.

If the car isn't heating up quickly then it wont be the temp sensor at fault, it is more likely to be the thermostat.

hitman2k

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Registered: 27th Aug 03
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18th Oct 04 at 11:10

i get 70 from 1.2 16v

got 17s thought......

[Edited on 18-10-2004 by hitman2k]

miles

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18th Oct 04 at 11:25

17's wont make hardly any difference.

hazey-corsa

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18th Oct 04 at 12:02

I get 100-110 from a tenner on my 1.2 16V got 17"s which has made feck all difference.

Rob_sta

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18th Oct 04 at 15:36

even when i hammer it through the gears in my 1.2 8v i still get 300 to a tank

Visionz

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18th Oct 04 at 16:39

If it takes ages to show that the engine is getting warm on the dash, then change the sensor which sits on the drivers side of the inlet manifold on the top, it has a single blue wire connected to it. But it wont change what your engine is doing cause its for your instrument pack only (hence only 1 wire). N they do get corroded up easilly and hence get bad readings!

Its the one on the back of the manifold facing the bulkhead that sends readings to the engine ECU

K2 GTi

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15th Feb 05 at 14:36

i get about 60 miles from a tenner no joke

supacook2k

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15th Feb 05 at 14:56

4 months l8r another reply????

K2 GTi

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15th Feb 05 at 15:01

yeh? well done.. im suprised of your maths!