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Gregor
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9th Jul 06 at 20:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Had a look tonight , at the SRi 16v I had posted about a few days back.

Seems ok I suppose for the price but just want to run a few things by and see what thoughts are ?

Rust - theres bubbles of rust on the panels , quite bad in particular on the bonnet but they only seem to be surface rust no holes etc

No corrosion underneath on chassis legs etc

Interior is pretty tidy apart from a tear in the drivers bolster

One thing Im a bit worried about though is an oil leak

It was running down the block but not pissing out , think it was round about the oil filter .. Really just a stain and a wee drip on the ground.

What I'm wondering is could this be the head gasket !

Also the mileage is 105k , not 95k as I was told.

The lad wasnt around when I had a look but Im going back tommorow night to have a test of it.

Say I can get the price down to £400 , with years MOT, is it still worth it ?

Cheers
Gregor
Greg_M
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9th Jul 06 at 20:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there are loads of sri's about, and you could prob pick up a pre 97 sport for not much more
Sam
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9th Jul 06 at 20:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oil leak like this:
Bonney
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9th Jul 06 at 20:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks like the oil filter may not be on properly
Sam
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9th Jul 06 at 20:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That pic is from my Astra. Wasn't the oil filter - oil was coming out from the head gasket!
Gregor
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9th Jul 06 at 21:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Sam
Oil leak like this:





Spot on, fuck buying it then !!
andy1868
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my engine looked fairly similar to this, it was a split gasket somewhere apparently, cost all of £60 to fix. but if you're only spending a small amount £60 could seem a fair bit

[Edited on 09-07-2006 by andy1868]
Gregor
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Well I'll get a look under the bonnet tommorow , but it don't sound good
Half Pint
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10th Jul 06 at 10:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
piece of pish to fix an 8v head gasket!
Gregor
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10th Jul 06 at 17:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its a 16v

 
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