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barter
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Registered: 27th Oct 07
Location: essex
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   29th Oct 07 at 01:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hi all.since having the xe my wallet has no dust left onit and is empty

allways having probs fix one find another.lol 2 shafts water pipes gasket etc just wonderd if im unlucky or do's everyone else have probs.

also if you have.what common probs you get.

cheers chris
Steve X16XE
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29th Oct 07 at 01:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You all lucky. It seams like everyone with an XE has problems.

Sump gasket gone yet?
barter
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29th Oct 07 at 02:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol yep mate sump gasket been changed.but that happens on any xe.just this seems to be my first xe conversion that has things contantly going wrong.maybe its a corsa thing lol
Steve X16XE
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29th Oct 07 at 02:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just flick back a few pages. I'm sure that you'll find something.
barter
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29th Oct 07 at 02:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
another thing is,im thinking or doin a track day car. maybe a corsa.but mine just dosnt handle.i get loads of understeer which im putting down to heavy engine no weight in back etc.so was thinking of goin down the 1.6 route maybe.whats yours like?
TomSBD
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29th Oct 07 at 08:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
when i first did mine i had loads of problem like water pipes etc but after a few months all the little niggles get sorted and mine was fine from then never missed a beat
adamC20xe
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29th Oct 07 at 08:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wishbones,balljoints, tires,cv boots, hubs, engine mounts

always fixin something
Daniel_Corsa
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Registered: 21st Apr 04
Location: Wigton, Cumbria
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29th Oct 07 at 08:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by TomSBD
when i first did mine i had loads of problem like water pipes etc but after a few months all the little niggles get sorted and mine was fine from then never missed a beat


Mines been same really.

Had 3 problems since April!

Gear Box mount dropped slightly
Exhaust broke loose
Bust water pipe

All 10min fixes and since been fine and dandy, touch wood.

April '06' Corsasport Feature Car | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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29th Oct 07 at 08:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Done about 10k miles since fitted a few months ago, conversion problems I've had are

Melted pas pipe.
Top Rad hose leak.
Broke Pas pump mount.

Rad is leaking but thats nothing to do with the conversion. apart from the above its been excellent (touches wood!)
Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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29th Oct 07 at 09:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
xe in nova - never had any problems really..

not fitted the one in corsa yet, so cant comment
VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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29th Oct 07 at 09:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine was fine.

It shattered a hub when I first had it, that was my fault for not doing up the hub nut.

Engine Mount bolts shook themselves free and started to drop out.

Linkeage broke and needed setting up.

All that over 10k miles, she's been fine really!

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
P1CK4D
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29th Oct 07 at 09:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine was fine. Broke one drive shaft but that was down to my own fault. Never had a problem, always started and run. And handled shit hot! Quality cars XE Corsa's IMO.
johnhara1
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29th Oct 07 at 09:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Only problem on mine was Snapped Hub, Sensor Failure and Electric Fault due to the ecu loom rubbing on the wiper motor.
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29th Oct 07 at 09:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
headbolt went (common)
AFM failed once (replaced)
VegasPhil
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29th Oct 07 at 09:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oh yeh... Alternator Belts

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
AK
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29th Oct 07 at 10:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by barter
another thing is,im thinking or doin a track day car. maybe a corsa.but mine just dosnt handle.i get loads of understeer which im putting down to heavy engine no weight in back etc.so was thinking of goin down the 1.6 route maybe.whats yours like?



honest advice - dont - get a 106 or 205

Understeering... Do you have a front ARB, strut brace etc? Have you tried experimenting with them off?
What is your geometry like? Are you running crap tyres?
barter
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29th Oct 07 at 10:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeh mate runing koni adjustables.strut brace good tyres etc, i just cant work out why it wont handle?
Daimo B
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29th Oct 07 at 10:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My XE was running for 2 years and during that time my issues were...

Crank sensor wire snapped.

Thats it........
AK
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29th Oct 07 at 10:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
barter - that doesnt answer the Q....

Geometry - toe in/out, camber, caster etc etc
ARB?

Tyres - what are they?

Is this wet or dry?
Dean_W
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29th Oct 07 at 10:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Lambda - Snapped wire
Temp sensor - Snapped wire
AFM - Replaced (cheers SteL)
Flexipipe - Replaced

Oh yeah, dodgy earth somwhere that can't be found.......had to make a DIY earth strap to the battery.



[Edited on 29-10-2007 by Dean_W]
AK
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29th Oct 07 at 10:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
burst a hub
snapped a cam
snapped valve guides
wrecked a block x2
wrecked a coscast head

no real niggly sensor problems apart from fuel pump wiring

 
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