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Adam_B

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 20:34

£46 for the part
about 20p for o ring
£13.99 for haynes manual

Then do it urself


myke

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 19:59

you'll never learn if you don't get stuck in.
there's more to go wrong with electrics !


AdiSRI

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 19:52

hmm i probably am, but im a bit paranoid about mechanics, electrics im fine but mechanics worry me..


myke

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 19:47

unlucky mate.
thought you would have been easily capable of doing it yourseld Adi.


AdiSRI

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 19:22

and there ws me thinking you weere gonna do it for me paul :o:thumbs:


Nobber

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 15:35

Speak to brookwood Adi. Tell them Paul with the silver Tigra sent ya.

Tel: 01635 582347


AdiSRI

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 15:28

ill pass on his bum, but i might take him up on the valve...
he will be on msn later i guess??


Paul_J

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 13:52

I'm gonna go throw dirt at his nova


vibrio

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 12:46

quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
bloody Idle spped control valve again...

This will be the 3rd my car has had in 2 years, whats a reasonable price to pay to have this done, i cant remember how much a new one was last time?


OJC will do it for £30 and let you shag his bum for £15


Jambo

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 12:30

ill pick you up Ade :D

As long as i get enough bum love from ollie


Steve

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 12:27

email him, oliver.crowe@abbey.com


AdiSRI

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 11:54

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
FROM OJC

Stephen put a reply in here http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=196053

Tell Adi that if hes good and pays me £30 I will fit a new IACV to his car at my house, I took mine off my Nova and have the tools.





hmm tempting, but i would need to drive to his house!!

shud be ok, but.

1) wat bits do i need, the valve and o ring??
2) i dont know his address.


Matt H

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 11:53

get a 2.0 :P


Siberia

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 11:43

quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
yeah where abouts on the engine is it??

haynes says u need a new 'o ring' and some thread lock?


the o ring yes... feck the thread lock shit

its on the right hand side of the TB iirc.


Steve

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 11:41

FROM OJC

Stephen put a reply in here http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=196053

Tell Adi that if hes good and pays me £30 I will fit a new IACV to his car at my house, I took mine off my Nova and have the tools.



AdiSRI

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 11:13

yeah where abouts on the engine is it??

haynes says u need a new 'o ring' and some thread lock?


Siberia

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 11:11

iirc an icv is 2 screws and 1 plug..... should be easy to do yerself....


AdiSRI

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 10:56

well, vaux want £206.80....

£46 for the part, and the rest £160.80 is for 2 hours labour!

thats £80.40 an hour, anyone think they want to bend me over LMAO.


AdiSRI

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 10:40

well im at uni, so yes... LOL

My local mechanic is busy and wont be able to look at it till probs next week, but i need the car before then really and its no fun to drive as it is..


neiliosxi

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 10:34

:( did u get the rest of the day off work tho?


AdiSRI

posted on 2nd Feb 05 at 10:16

bloody Idle spped control valve again...

This will be the 3rd my car has had in 2 years, whats a reasonable price to pay to have this done, i cant remember how much a new one was last time?