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Archie
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   6th May 08 at 21:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So my corsa was losing coolant, narrowed it down to timing chain gasket.

Lovely, spent all of yesterday stripping engine, replacing gasket, broke a few things in process.
Put coolant in it and an engine flush, fired it up, coolant starts to drip from water pump pulley.

Pulls of mount, fan belt & pump.

Got new pump today and fitted.

Fired it up psssss coolant pishing out from thermostat and i had nipped a wee hole in a coolant, ran up to my work as it was back of 5, got some casing sealer, fixed thermostat, shortened nipped hose.

Fire car up, starts running like burst ball, cut out, wont start.

Think i have mucked up my timing.

Raging.
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6th May 08 at 21:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
get a 106 gti or clio sport
Rob E
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6th May 08 at 21:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
have you actually touched the timing? The alignment on the 1.0s and 1.2s is so precisce, a couple of mm out and you would be suprised how much difference it makes... If you have been running the engine upto operating temperatures while loosing coolant you may have cooked the head. Compression test and a block test would be a good start
Archie
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6th May 08 at 21:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah gonna do them tomoro but my compression tester is in my toolbox.

Had timing chain and and tensioners off as you need to to get into the gasket.
Rob B
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6th May 08 at 21:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Stavs
get a 106 gti or clio sport


Rob E
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6th May 08 at 22:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
VERY strange if you have coolant leaking from behind the timing chain gasket. The only water ducts behind there are ones in the head and the sleves of the combustion chambers
John
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6th May 08 at 22:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Don't get a clio spot because doing the timing on them is an arse.
Rob B
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6th May 08 at 22:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
John
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6th May 08 at 22:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My aux belt needs done 15k ago and the cambelt will need done when its 5 years but i've been told not to even try doing it myself
Rob B
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6th May 08 at 22:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cambelt and aux can be done for 390 quid most places
John
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6th May 08 at 22:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd rather waste an afternoon and do it myself, always good to learn something new, think i'll just end up paying though.

I couldn't even change the oil at the weekend because when we went to take the sump nut off it's some square socket thing that i've not got.

Garage full of tools and I haven't got the bit needed to do something as simple as an oil change
Archie
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7th May 08 at 12:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by John
Don't get a clio spot because doing the timing on them is an arse.


Yeah boy do i know it (Mechanic @ Renault Dealer )
Archie
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7th May 08 at 12:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by John
I'd rather waste an afternoon and do it myself, always good to learn something new, think i'll just end up paying though.

I couldn't even change the oil at the weekend because when we went to take the sump nut off it's some square socket thing that i've not got.

Garage full of tools and I haven't got the bit needed to do something as simple as an oil change



If your local i could lend you my sump plug socket ?
Marshall
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7th May 08 at 12:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its only a 8mm square bit. halfords sell them.
John
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7th May 08 at 12:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Glasgow mate, i'm going to halfrauds just now, might as well add them to the collection, i'll come across a need for them at some point, cheers though
Archie
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7th May 08 at 17:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No prob i got a box set of sump plug sockets of mac tools wasnt dear.

 
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