Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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alrite guys basically im worried about my engine been reliable
cars a 1995 but its had a new 8v engine in that has covered 50k or there abouts. what can i do to improve reliablility?
i know the car needs an alternator and a service,,also goin to change the cambelt really soon. what else can i do to keep it sweet,i dont really wana be traveling 100miles from home and breaking down
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white_sri
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
Location: Swadlincote, Derbyshire
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the 1.4 8v engine is just about bullet proof, just make sure you do the normal stuff, oil changes, check coolant level, maybe change fuel filter and youll be fine.
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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The old 8v engines are bomb proof. You don't even need any oil in them to work*. They are great, and on 50k you have maybe 150k left on the engine 
*I wouldn't try that though
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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mine had 167k on when i sold mine. bulletproof
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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thats goood to know
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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mine wasnt bullet/bomb proof... 
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net_freak
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Registered: 27th Jul 04
Location: Stockton-on-Tees
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my current 1.2 8v corsa has 120K on clock now
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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104k, not done cambelt for about 40k, forgot to put oil in the other week and it was hardly registering on the dipstick. Does the bugger complain? Does it hell. Bombproof as said before.
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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ace
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MR2Mike
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Registered: 20th Jan 05
Location: Old Trafford. Drives: MR2 N/A
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buy my alternator wrighty 
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
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In fact I think they run better when you neglect them! No oil in there means they dont have to waste power pumping it around, so you get more usable bhp...
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MR2Mike
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Registered: 20th Jan 05
Location: Old Trafford. Drives: MR2 N/A
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fuck letting you work on my car lmao !!
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Bullet Proof SRi
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Registered: 11th Jul 05
Location: UK - Clacton on sea - Essex
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hence my name, my corsa has not let me down so far, only changed usual things on it like belts, plugs etc.
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lex2005
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Registered: 22nd Dec 05
Location: bristol
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also running 1.4 8v sri, usual changes etc but never let me down.....also forgot oil an was pretty much dry with no moaning  love it
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ste_nova
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Registered: 8th Jan 01
Location: St. Asaph, N. Wales
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i used to run my 1.2i nova engine on 2nd hand oil from my valver 
with the oil flush in
[Edited on 07-01-2006 by ste_nova]
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Ry_B
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Registered: 1st Dec 05
Location: Solihull, W Mids Drives: 45BHP beast!
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
In fact I think they run better when you neglect them! No oil in there means they dont have to waste power pumping it around, so you get more usable bhp...
As said though, bulletproof
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Filby1
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Registered: 12th Dec 03
Location: Brighouse
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Same here only thing with mine is if ya really rev the fook out of it and keep it just above the rev limiter on hills even with regular oil changes in taps after for a little bit
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: West Yorkshire
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I broke one
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RKS
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Registered: 2nd Mar 04
Location: Gloucestershire UK
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the only thing i've noticed with my 1.4 8v is that now and again it likes the to use a ton of juice
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
Location: London
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just try not to drive at excessive revs
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MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Hampshire Drives: ITR DC2 + Skoda Felicia
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they are so reliable and if parts do go so easy to change, unlike my gsi now, my 1.2 8v had 146k on the clock after i sold it and it only broke down twice in 3 years of owning but one was the fuel pump stoped cos it was dirty and the other was i didnt see the puddle
[Edited on 10-01-2006 by mark_jarman1]
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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see if you can tell me whats wrong with the cylinder head from my old 1.4 8v SPi...
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler
just try not to drive at excessive revs
in the 1.2 8v, you dont get much choice i reckon my old one spent the majority of its life at 4000rpm and upwards, it was the only way to get the bugger to move
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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I never had any engine problems when I had my old 8v. Did about 60,000 miles in it in 2 years, all I did was service it every 10,000. It wasn't very fast but it always ran sweet as a nut.
Then theres my 16v engine that goes through sensors all the time. EML came on again last night
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Ry_B
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Registered: 1st Dec 05
Location: Solihull, W Mids Drives: 45BHP beast!
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
quote:
Originally posted by Butler
just try not to drive at excessive revs
in the 1.2 8v, you dont get much choice i reckon my old one spent the majority of its life at 4000rpm and upwards, it was the only way to get the bugger to move
What is the rev limit on the 1.2 8valve ?? Guessing around 5500rpm?
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