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AdiSRI
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Registered: 1st May 02
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2nd Feb 05 at 10:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bloody Idle spped control valve again...

This will be the 3rd my car has had in 2 years, whats a reasonable price to pay to have this done, i cant remember how much a new one was last time?
neiliosxi
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2nd Feb 05 at 10:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
did u get the rest of the day off work tho?
AdiSRI
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2nd Feb 05 at 10:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well im at uni, so yes... LOL

My local mechanic is busy and wont be able to look at it till probs next week, but i need the car before then really and its no fun to drive as it is..
AdiSRI
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2nd Feb 05 at 10:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well, vaux want £206.80....

£46 for the part, and the rest £160.80 is for 2 hours labour!

thats £80.40 an hour, anyone think they want to bend me over LMAO.
Siberia
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2nd Feb 05 at 11:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
iirc an icv is 2 screws and 1 plug..... should be easy to do yerself....
AdiSRI
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2nd Feb 05 at 11:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah where abouts on the engine is it??

haynes says u need a new 'o ring' and some thread lock?
Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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2nd Feb 05 at 11:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
FROM OJC

Stephen put a reply in here http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=196053

Tell Adi that if hes good and pays me £30 I will fit a new IACV to his car at my house, I took mine off my Nova and have the tools.
Siberia
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2nd Feb 05 at 11:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
yeah where abouts on the engine is it??

haynes says u need a new 'o ring' and some thread lock?


the o ring yes... feck the thread lock shit

its on the right hand side of the TB iirc.
Matt H
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2nd Feb 05 at 11:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
get a 2.0
AdiSRI
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2nd Feb 05 at 11:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
FROM OJC

Stephen put a reply in here http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=196053

Tell Adi that if hes good and pays me £30 I will fit a new IACV to his car at my house, I took mine off my Nova and have the tools.




hmm tempting, but i would need to drive to his house!!

shud be ok, but.

1) wat bits do i need, the valve and o ring??
2) i dont know his address.
Steve
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2nd Feb 05 at 12:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
email him, oliver.crowe@abbey.com
Jambo
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2nd Feb 05 at 12:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ill pick you up Ade

As long as i get enough bum love from ollie
vibrio
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2nd Feb 05 at 12:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
bloody Idle spped control valve again...

This will be the 3rd my car has had in 2 years, whats a reasonable price to pay to have this done, i cant remember how much a new one was last time?


OJC will do it for £30 and let you shag his bum for £15
Paul_J
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2nd Feb 05 at 13:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm gonna go throw dirt at his nova
AdiSRI
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2nd Feb 05 at 15:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ill pass on his bum, but i might take him up on the valve...
he will be on msn later i guess??
Nobber
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2nd Feb 05 at 15:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Speak to brookwood Adi. Tell them Paul with the silver Tigra sent ya.

Tel: 01635 582347
AdiSRI
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2nd Feb 05 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and there ws me thinking you weere gonna do it for me paul
myke
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2nd Feb 05 at 19:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
unlucky mate.
thought you would have been easily capable of doing it yourseld Adi.
AdiSRI
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2nd Feb 05 at 19:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hmm i probably am, but im a bit paranoid about mechanics, electrics im fine but mechanics worry me..
myke
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2nd Feb 05 at 19:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you'll never learn if you don't get stuck in.
there's more to go wrong with electrics !
Adam_B
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2nd Feb 05 at 20:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£46 for the part
about 20p for o ring
£13.99 for haynes manual

Then do it urself

 
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