Haimsey
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My corsa (1.2 16v sxi) runs great, but recent issues means im a tad poor, so i started to use sainsburys cheap unleaded when i had been using optimax/v-power.
I have not long fitted my freebie Green air filter to my car and then i have a little cold air feed to it, the oil is ok and so is the water.
Recently when i start the car (starting the engine from cold, when the car has warmed up it is fine  ) it starts and then chugs and chugs and then the revs dip really low and it struggles to keep going, sometimes it even cuts out again.
Once it starts the car has been really chuggy and grumbly when its idling and then when driving it the car doesnt really show any signs of real acceleration and just chugs along almost cutting out at some points.
any ideas on what could be wrong with my little car  thanks for any help
Marc 
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ckallis500
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hi there, sounds like it could be the egr valve, have you noticed the engine management light come at all while driving the car???
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Haimsey
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No the EML doesnt come on, i have not long changed the EGR valve on the car (not long being about 6 months roughly i think)
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mattk
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fuel filter maybe???
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Haimsey
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sorry for my ignorance, but what about it?
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mattk
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could have a bit of crap in it or summat, that was the case with mine, took it out put a new un in and put some redex in, did the trick
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Haimsey
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hard to do? what does it involve doing? expensive?
thanks for your help dude
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mattk
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Fuel Filter Tutorial filter is bout 15 quid from vaux, thats if it is the problem, im pretty simple when it comes to diagnosing faults, a mate told me it could be the fuel filter on mine
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Robin
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the fuel filter would have to be very dirty for it to become a problem, and it would get progressively worse, not suddenly be worse to drive...
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Haimsey
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any idea on anything else it could be??
thanks for the comments already 
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Haimsey
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but yesh, as robs put it, it has just suddenly become worse to drive
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Haimsey
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