Nojustice
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Registered: 15th Apr 02
Location: Chadderton, Greater Manchester
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Ive got a 1.2 SXI 99 and I had problems with my corsa so i had it checked out with vauxhall and they give me an endless list of problems
Ive fixed all but one fault, they told me that my head gasket was on its way out
Now since the day i got the car back of them i have immediately had problems when starting the car from cold
if i press the gas when the engine is cold, it stalls out, in order to get it going i have to pump the accel rapidly, and the engine seems to whistle when i put my foot down.
Once it is warm it is not too bad and is drivable apart from when i go uphill,or on the motorway, once i do that, the engine management light comes on and i neither gain or lose power if i put my foot to the floor.
it then goes off when i reach the top of the hill.
my initial thoughts was not the gasket but the coolant temp sensor, but someone told me that that is a common head gasket fault....
Can a head gasket be detected by the engine management ????
Any thoughts on this
Sorry for the detailed description about the life of my corsa 
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