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MoNkEy MaGiC
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 posted on 25th Apr 03 at 00:34 |
oh man, i dont get this!
i was told by a garage that using a Fully synthetic oil will actually get rid of the tapping/clicking noise!
the cars done about 75k and its overall in pretty good condition.
Does anyone know what the best high performance oil for a 1994 Corsa Gsi is???
Thanks:boggle:
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Fad
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posted on 22nd Apr 03 at 13:23 |
If its comming from around the head could be a rocker gasket needs replacing? Also never put fully sythetic in as its way to thin and the car will become tapety!
good luck mate
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Tam the diesel man
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posted on 22nd Apr 03 at 12:49 |
i found there was oil leaking from my old car. sourced it back to the oil filter not on tightly!
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paul_spurrell
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posted on 22nd Apr 03 at 12:32 |
semi synthetic is what you need really? is the engine high milleage? If it is a thicker oil may be needed
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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 posted on 22nd Apr 03 at 12:12 |
yea bruv it does chuck up oil when the cap is of!
also i forgot to mention that one time couple months ago i topped it up with TOO much oil n for a few weeks it was dripping badly and then gradually got less and less!
cybermonkey tell me more bout this "AC Delco" stuff please??
isit the best stuff for a Gsi engine? isit fully symthetic oil?
Thanks
:rolleyes:
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miles
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posted on 21st Apr 03 at 23:12 |
Clean the engine with a degreaser so you can see where the leak is coming from!
A dead head gasket wont leak oil whilst the engine is off as there will be no pressure in the oil system.
Keep a close eye on your oil level and see if the problem gets worse. It shouldn't do any harm if its only small and you keep your oil topped up.
It could be that there is a fault in the oil system somewhere that has reduced the oil pressure so that the oil isn't getting to the top of the engine. In which case get it fixed asap.
Try taking the oil filer cap off whilst the engine is running, if no oil is chucked out it could indicate that little oil is reaching the top end.
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Cybermonkey
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posted on 21st Apr 03 at 21:35 |
AC Delco is perfect stuff for Vauxhall engines.
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craigpcg
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posted on 21st Apr 03 at 20:21 |
the oil might be a wee bit thin, I'd stick with what vauxhall recommend
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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posted on 21st Apr 03 at 20:18 |
LOL
nah seriously tho man, when i first had the car it was fine, i changed the oil to GTX magnatec n a while after all this shite happend!!!:boggle:
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craigpcg
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posted on 21st Apr 03 at 20:14 |
as for the clicking/tappening noise done worry about that 99.9% of vx do that.
it's called the vx Knocks :D:D:D:D:D
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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 posted on 21st Apr 03 at 20:11 |
havnt been driving my car for few months, every week theres a few drops of oil i find under the car on the floor! this started few weeks before i stopped drivin it!
the engine has oil on it from the head gasket downwards! so i THINK the head gasket is gone, a crack in it or somthing ders oil everywhere so hard to tell were its leaking! how can i find out for sure my self wat is exactly wrong??
also since, theres been a Clicking/Tapping noise for the first few minutes after i start the engine!! i think its the hydraulic tappets, i may need to use a good quality fully synthetic oil???
please help guys, any info is helpfull
:o
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