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Originally posted by imreallyslowme
The porous head thing seems to be a regular with the XE engine.
Thanks fro the replies so far:thumbs:

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Lee16V has one for sale and he is in Kent :thumbs:

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Originally posted by imreallyslowme
The porous head thing seems to be a regular with the XE engine.
Thanks fro the replies so far:thumbs:

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its a smaller prioblem than people make out, ive had 2 myself and have loads of mates with them, never seen one go pourus yet. Actully the only one i have seen was on here, myke i think.

The porous head thing seems to be a regular with the XE engine.
Thanks fro the replies so far:thumbs:

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Originally posted by Matt H
Hi

Best thing I could reccomend is rebuild it so you know whats new & whats not. Last thing you'll want to do is start taking it back out again to replace gaskets etc

Most people who do this tend to have relatively stress free motoring :)

Where you from?

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if it looks bodged with wires and shit everywhere, leave it alone.

Engines are strong, can easy see 200k on one thats been regularly serviced etc. Some do suffer from a porous cylinder head fault, oil starts mixing with water. Easy to spot, just pop the top off the header tank and check for yellowy white mayonase type stuff. if its there, run away. But most problems lie with electrical sensors etc, Idle control valve, Air flow meter, Throttle position switch, distributor and crank angle sensor are all prone to dieing when getting on for 100k miles. Non of them are particularly expensive 2nd hand, easy to change as well.

Dont buy the first one you see, test drive a few. power should be strong and progressive upto about 6k on a standard engine. Also have a look at tyre wear, what brakes it has etc, front brakes ideally should be 256mm off 2ltr astra/cav/cally or bigger. Gives you an idea of how well its been setup.

check header tanks and under the oil filler for anything untoward (oil/water mix), signs of a porous head, or dying head gasket :thumbs:

Welcome

Hi

Best thing I could reccomend is rebuild it so you know whats new & whats not. Last thing you'll want to do is start taking it back out again to replace gaskets etc

Most people who do this tend to have relatively stress free motoring :)

Where you from?

Just a quick hello, I'm looking to get an XE powered Corsa and wondered what are the common problems to look for? as in are there any common conversion bodges or issues with the cars in general. I'm looking to get a Corsa "B" with the plan to add diesel badges for the sleeper look. I notice there are plenty for sale in the classifieds section but would like to know what to look out for. Most of them are miles and miles from me, which isn't a problem but I'd hate to break down on the journey home
I'll leave it at that as I'm even boring myself now!;)
Many thanks
Dave