VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Not a problem as such, More of a sound. It's done 50k.
Sounds like a diesel when it's started Any ideas?!
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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p4uls corsa
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Registered: 2nd May 05
Location: BRADFORD
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camshaft ussually make it rattle does it do it more when its revved
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Camshaft?
Easily solved or a Mechanic Jobbie?
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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GTS-T Rob
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Registered: 20th Jul 05
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its the timing chain mate!
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John
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quote: Originally posted by Cruising Corsa
its the timing chain mate!
Yip take it into vaux and they should change it.
Was a recall.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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Serious? Ok, I'll tell him.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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scott d
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Registered: 17th Jun 04
Location: Harwood, Greater Manchester
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My 1.0 sounded like a diesel after 24k miles hmmm 
at 50k the timing belt deffo needs replacing. could be cam lifters, lack of oil
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Its a timing chain and its defo a problem in them that gets fixed if you take it in.
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Doug
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Registered: 8th Oct 03
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What year is yours?
Beacuse they solved it at 2001 i think?
Just phone vauxhall and give them your chassis number, they should be able to tell you if your car is part of the recall
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GTS-T Rob
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Registered: 20th Jul 05
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my sisters is a 53 plate and that was one with the fucked timing chain!
you should of had a letter through the post about it
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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The letter will have gone to the original owner though...
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GTS-T Rob
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oh yeah true! didnt think of that, get in touch with them and ask if they got a letter of anything, if not just pop into your local vauxhall
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linz
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: Co Durham
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i thought this mine turned out to be hydraulic tappets
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