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Joe
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12th Apr 07 at 17:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Decent service history with it? Timing chains are notorious for snapping on these engines.
Planty02
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12th Apr 07 at 18:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by joe6886
Decent service history with it? Timing chains are notorious for snapping on these engines.


Does this have the same effect as a snapped cam belt??

does the corsa C 1.2 16v suffer from any similar problem??

Not meaning to hijack the thread
Joe
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12th Apr 07 at 18:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes it does have the same effect. Nah not on that particular engine. Just the 2.2, I believe there is a filter or something which is supposed to lubricate the chain gets blocked up caused it to break.

So long as yours is nice and quiet, dont worry about it.

[Edited on 12-04-2007 by joe6886]
Robin
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12th Apr 07 at 23:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Lovely, I like the leather, good colour too.

Top choice Jules
bubble
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13th Apr 07 at 07:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ooooooooooh 70k??!? if timing chain is ever going to snap it'll be around this sort of mileage!!
Nath
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13th Apr 07 at 08:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice car

[Edited on 13-04-2007 by Nath]
Rachel H
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Jambo
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13th Apr 07 at 09:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lovely car like the leather too.

suggest some se2 wheels pronto
SAL
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13th Apr 07 at 09:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it looks low...needs some rimage asap...2.2 are very stong and there are some nice tunning goodies about for them
Fro
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13th Apr 07 at 09:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks really nice jules
J B
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13th Apr 07 at 09:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks nice one fella
whitter45
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13th Apr 07 at 11:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
can't beat red leather good choice
Jules
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18th Apr 07 at 22:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
FUCK YEAH!!!

Well I bought it! I love it!
I couldn't hear any cam chain related noises but from looking through the history/recepits there is no proof that the larger oil nozzle has been fitted - I guess that's a job for the near future.
I'm a bit disappointed that there seems to be no sign of a fuel computer (or at least I can't see how to use one if it is present - the buttons on the indicator stalk only seem to operate the cruise control) considering it is a ex-Vauxhall demonstrator, but I have since found that it has a full Irmy sports suspension setup which is a nice bonus
The CD multichanger has stopped working so any help with that would be appriciated (thread HERE) but apart from that I love it to bits - the novelty of sneekily turning on your passengers heated seats without them knowing will take a while to wear off!
Future plans aren't too drastic - fit a GSi-T front bumper and get the stone chips on the front addressed and fit some Vaux/Irmy 17's somewhere down the line, but I'm not in any hurry at all as I love it how it is at present!
I paid £3500, 2000 (W), 2.2 16v, 70k miles with FSH, (heated) red leather interior, air con, cruise control, Irmy cross hatch grill, Irmy brused alu gearknob, full Irmy sports suspension, Irmy boot spoiler - all in very good condition, a few scratches/stone chips but you'd expect that with a 7 year old, 70k car.

I love it loads!
Colin
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18th Apr 07 at 22:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£3500 I think you done well
Robin
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19th Apr 07 at 00:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That's a chuffing bargain Jules
Jules
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19th Apr 07 at 00:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I know
He told me on the test drive that the guy he was buying his next car off (a friend who is a car dealer) advised him to put it up for at least £4000 - he went back to work to withdraw his eBay auction only to find I'd pressed the "Buy It Now" button for £3500!
He said he had been inundated with emails about it etc etc
Schweet!
Robin
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19th Apr 07 at 00:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bit of luck there then, mind you, £4k would have been worth it.
Rachel H
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19th Apr 07 at 07:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No fuel computer, only on the SE 2.2's
Jules
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19th Apr 07 at 08:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ahhh danke OJraChel
I was down your way to pick it up (I got it from his work at Basingstoke amazingstoke - Could of swung by and given you a ITFC friendly handshake
Rachel H
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I would have liked to get naked with you.
Jules
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I'm hoping like hell it's Rach posting currently, although if it is OJC I won't be too disappointed, infact I'm mildly aroused now with a little "pre" beginning to dribble out.....

This thread is going off the rails!
mav
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19th Apr 07 at 09:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I like that Jules, very nice...I think the red leather suits it, dark exterior with brighter interior sort of thing..

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