No prob i got a box set of sump plug sockets of mac tools wasnt dear.

Glasgow mate, i'm going to halfrauds just now, might as well add them to the collection, i'll come across a need for them at some point, cheers though :thumbs:

its only a 8mm square bit. halfords sell them.

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I'd rather waste an afternoon and do it myself, always good to learn something new, think i'll just end up paying though.

I couldn't even change the oil at the weekend because when we went to take the sump nut off it's some square socket thing that i've not got.

Garage full of tools and I haven't got the bit needed to do something as simple as an oil change :mad:

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Don't get a clio spot because doing the timing on them is an arse.

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I'd rather waste an afternoon and do it myself, always good to learn something new, think i'll just end up paying though.

I couldn't even change the oil at the weekend because when we went to take the sump nut off it's some square socket thing that i've not got.

Garage full of tools and I haven't got the bit needed to do something as simple as an oil change :mad:

cambelt and aux can be done for 390 quid most places

My aux belt needs done 15k ago and the cambelt will need done when its 5 years but i've been told not to even try doing it myself :(

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Don't get a clio spot because doing the timing on them is an arse.

VERY strange if you have coolant leaking from behind the timing chain gasket. The only water ducts behind there are ones in the head and the sleves of the combustion chambers

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get a 106 gti or clio sport

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Yeah gonna do them tomoro but my compression tester is in my toolbox.

Had timing chain and and tensioners off as you need to to get into the gasket.

have you actually touched the timing? The alignment on the 1.0s and 1.2s is so precisce, a couple of mm out and you would be suprised how much difference it makes... If you have been running the engine upto operating temperatures while loosing coolant you may have cooked the head. Compression test and a block test would be a good start :)

get a 106 gti or clio sport

So my corsa was losing coolant, narrowed it down to timing chain gasket.

Lovely, spent all of yesterday stripping engine, replacing gasket, broke a few things in process.
Put coolant in it and an engine flush, fired it up, coolant starts to drip from water pump pulley.

Pulls of mount, fan belt & pump.

Got new pump today and fitted.

Fired it up psssss coolant pishing out from thermostat and i had nipped a wee hole in a coolant, ran up to my work as it was back of 5, got some casing sealer, fixed thermostat, shortened nipped hose.

Fire car up, starts running like burst ball, cut out, wont start.

Think i have mucked up my timing.

Raging.:mad: