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dannymccann
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12th Mar 09 at 08:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The 'bottom end' going is what killed my Corsa apparently, ive been googling but there isnt a lot of information on it. Is it a particular driving style that causes it or are some parts just weak from the factory and in essence its luck?

Dan
daymoon
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12th Mar 09 at 08:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
shit oil/no oil.. oil pump failure..
_Allan_
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12th Mar 09 at 08:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Vindaloo and couple of Stella's for me
Rich H
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12th Mar 09 at 08:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Poorly maintained in the lube department iirc.
corsa987
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oil pump and lack of oil like ^^ said
Sam
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Driving with revs going up to the rev limiter in each gear with little/no oil also causes this.
dannymccann
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So it isnt just generally revving the shit out of it that causes it, you do have to have to oil otherwise it would, generally, be fine?
Edd
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oil starvation most likely
dannymccann
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That would explain it then, I used to go on short thrashes round Lincoln in the morning not realising at the time the sump had a hole in it Dipstick was still showing decent amounts of oil though, which was why I didnt pick up on it
DizzyRebel
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Revving the shit out of it will cause it too. you could melt a piston, fuck the rings, rev it from cold and nail the bearings or you could snap/bend a conrod. If you drive it like a twat you could quite easily blow the bottom end.

Generally low oil will kill it too, but if it was ok on the dipstick then it should be fine.

 
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