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Corsa Sport » Message Board » Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice » Can I easily fit old 1.7D Isuzu into Combo C? » Post Reply
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Audi Pardonner |
posted on 14th Apr 16 at 06:46 |
Thanks again Jay Jay. I may have found a complete Corsa C 1.7d up here for just £80! Should provide all the goodies I need. Must admit, apart from the Combo B Van which I've run without any major issues for 6 years now, my last Vauxhall experience goes back to 70's (VX4/90) and my father had a new 1954 Velox in Electric Blue - was considered outrageous in its time when most cars were black. | |
jay.jay |
posted on 14th Apr 16 at 06:36 |
I have the y17dt engine in my corsa c and it's very economical, only problems they have are the diesel EDU units break but can be had for £60 on an exchange basis and take 10 minutes to swap over, the inlet manifolds also get clogged up with carbon deposits due to he EGR but it can be blanked off very easily to prevent this from happening. Mine has done 168k and I'm only now having problems with the turbo but that's not related to anything it's just a crack in the turbo housing | |
Audi Pardonner |
posted on 13th Apr 16 at 22:55 |
Ah, thanks Jay Jay. | |
jay.jay |
posted on 13th Apr 16 at 20:39 |
What about a 1.7dti (Y17dt) engine? It's also an Isuzu lump that was found in the corsa c's and astra mk4s before the fiat engines were issued around 2004 I think. As its found in a corsa c I'm sure you could find a crash damaged one and swap everything over | |
Audi Pardonner |
posted on 12th Apr 16 at 19:01 |
OK, so I've been doing some in-depth research about the 1.3 cdti diesel engine, basically a Fiat design, and it seems they are CR**P, yes? Maybe they are ok when they are going, but there is a basic weakness which seems to start with the paper oil filter which clogs and disintegrates far too soon in its life. This then breaks up and proceeds to block the oil supply to the timing chain tensioner which then goes slack. Cam-box noise ensues as a potential warning - but most folks just keep on driving. Then, one fine day, the chain is slack enough to jump one or two teeth on the camshaft sprocket - and mayhem ensues. Valves are out of sync and connect with piston tops, the camshaft itself can be twisted out of shape - result, a right old mess. | |
Audi Pardonner |
posted on 12th Apr 16 at 12:24 |
Thanks again Ian. | |
Ian |
posted on 12th Apr 16 at 12:18 |
Essentially anything that's fitted to a later Corsa or Combo will fit as then you have similar loom routes. Not sure on the ECU locations and stuff like that which may impact on dash wiring which makes it a bigger job. The 1.3 failure is very common though - you only need to look at the number of Combo C spares repair on Ebay and many share the same symptoms. Timing chain stretch similar is magnitude to a failed belt so valve/piston damage, renew timing gear and HG. You might get away with making one good engine from a few but its contact so budget for the worst. | |
Audi Pardonner |
posted on 12th Apr 16 at 12:06 |
Thanks Ian. Well, that's a shame! But glad to get the low-down so I'm not wasting my efforts. | |
Ian |
posted on 12th Apr 16 at 11:54 |
Quick answer, no its all different. Gearbox hence shafts, hubs, loom, ECU, you'd give yourself a lot of problems. | |
Audi Pardonner |
posted on 12th Apr 16 at 11:50 |
Hi Folks, |