Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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Cav still playing up - as soon as something is fixed something else starts to give.
We replaced the bent wishbone and stuck a new knock sensor. Now everything "appears to be fine"
Then the storm has swept into town:
O2 sensor gave up the ghost so that was duely replaced
Fuel tank vent was cleaned out as this was causing the EML to stay on.
Finally the EML went off and everything was fine.....or was it.......
I noticed i had mayo in the header tank but the head gasket had been done less than 1000 miles ago (had an invoice from a well known Vauxhall tuner for the head work and was refitted by the owner of the time not Stretch btw) so we flushed the system though all sorted.
But its come back in a big way only thing i can think of is that the mayo is still trying to work itself out of the system optimisum at its best or worse.........the head is cracked - the oil is perfectly clean so this is a head teaser which only removing the head will solve i believe.
Then the really bad bit - my Amal valve (no not **** valve ) decided to pack up so my boost spiked from the standard 8psi to 23psi, not good when running a standard intercooler and running the car in 2wd.
Must have made for spectacular viewing as i went up the road hanging on however.
Then the car decided to overheat as well because the fan wouldnt kick in - then the fan started working again and now its not.
Still never mind looks like i have picked up a 1.5 Diesel Corsa Van to bone around in so the Cav can come off the road and have all the problems and paintwork sorted. Not looking forward to the bill though.
I do actually miss the Corsa 
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sassyminx
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Registered: 10th Jan 04
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well u will buy turbo'd cars 
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willay
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Ahhh turbos.
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Edd
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fuck that is some bad luck mate hope you got it for a reasonable price in the 1st place or you have been robbed
[Edited on 20-06-2005 by Edd_20]
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Mark Petty
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bad luck mate, I know how u feel when things go wrong it seems everything goes wrong all at once
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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ahhhhh vauxhalls
knew it was crap all along 
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
Cav still playing up - as soon as something is fixed something else starts to give.
That souds like the story of mine 
** i have the need to have my valve stem seals re-done, as mines smoking like a bastad, i have also just replaced my o2 sensor and my hot start valve had problems that are solved now.
I als ohad a coolant hose pop off but its all back together now
Nearly running right 
Teddy itl be worth it when it gets fixed  Im thinking of going the 4wd turbo route soon, getting that power down and air con 
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Jambo
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
ahhhhh vauxhalls
knew it was crap all along
Most High mile K-reg cars will inherrit problems, its called old age, nothing to do with the fact its a vauxhall.
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Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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Its not high miles tho
The stupid little things will sorted. To be honest im happy i expected more -
when they do run right the rewards are endless im now on my third LET powered car so i know what im doing 
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VegasPhil
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quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
I do actually miss the Corsa
I miss the Corsa too
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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i only throwing bait in
expect my new car to have some prob's, has 120k on the clock already 
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i only throwing bait in
expect my new car to have some prob's, has 120k on the clock already
Did you buy the VR6 jim
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3CorsaMeal
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not yet.
he is holding onto it tho. insurance on corsa ends in about 2months so may as well wait.
he not advertising it anywhere
i keep seeing him driving it at weekends and get annoyed
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Jambo
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VR6
3CM having an older car means they are rarer Plus they bbreak all the time so you have toi learn about engines
Ive never known so much since i have got this engine it may be a pain every now and again but im learning so much from it
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
not yet.
he is holding onto it tho. insurance on corsa ends in about 2months so may as well wait.
he not advertising it anywhere
i keep seeing him driving it at weekends and get annoyed
can't you just pay the extra for insurance or is it very expensive 
You got any pics of this one you're getting?
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3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by Tom
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
not yet.
he is holding onto it tho. insurance on corsa ends in about 2months so may as well wait.
he not advertising it anywhere
i keep seeing him driving it at weekends and get annoyed
can't you just pay the extra for insurance or is it very expensive
You got any pics of this one you're getting?
i could as its not too expensive for insurance about £450 more than corsa
should of got some pics of it the other day, tis nice, is dark green has full leather interior, air-con, adjustable spoiler, and its really good condition apart from grill is cracked, so i'd replace that
still dunno what to do with the corsa
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by Tom
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
not yet.
he is holding onto it tho. insurance on corsa ends in about 2months so may as well wait.
he not advertising it anywhere
i keep seeing him driving it at weekends and get annoyed
can't you just pay the extra for insurance or is it very expensive
You got any pics of this one you're getting?
i could as its not too expensive for insurance about £450 more than corsa
should of got some pics of it the other day, tis nice, is dark green has full leather interior, air-con, adjustable spoiler, and its really good condition apart from grill is cracked, so i'd replace that
still dunno what to do with the corsa
Take the corsa banger racing that sounds very nice mate i quite like the green vr6's
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3CorsaMeal
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its awesome, i think they look proper mean
corsa isn't as much of a shed as some cars i see, i still think it has some value to it
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Tom
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Tidy it up and sell then
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Mattb
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welcome to my world 
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Stu
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That will never be right again matey! Tidy it and sell it!
Hard luck pal!
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3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by Tom
Tidy it up and sell then
i think i will try and sell it, not gonna fix the bodywork tho (most people can't tell until i point out the damage)
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