3CorsaMeal
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i reckon you will soon stop thinking about the cost once its back and you can enjoy it.
at least you will have some piece of mind that the important bits are new
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
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Originally posted by LukeD
Turning out to be an expensive car. unlucky Will. Least its all sorted now! 
Tell me about it!!!!!
You cant buy a second hand car without any warranty and expect it to be perfect, obviously you dont want it to break straight away, but its just one of those things
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will_doyle
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Registered: 25th Nov 08
Location: Exeter
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oh well
onwards and upwards
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will_doyle
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Update
Car is back from garage and running sweet
Ive had new Head Gasket, Timing Belt, Oil Filter, Engine oil, New Spark plugs.
Labour and parts = £645.27
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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sound
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mike56gte
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Registered: 23rd Jun 09
Location: Fife, scotland Drives: Audi S3
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£645!! the parts would have only cost £100. atleast its all running sweat again 
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will_doyle
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Originally posted by mike56gte
£645!! the parts would have only cost £100. atleast its all running sweat again
parts cost £175
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flybikeslee
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Location: Liverpool
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to you...yes...on trade..about £50
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mike56gte
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Location: Fife, scotland Drives: Audi S3
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quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
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Originally posted by mike56gte
£645!! the parts would have only cost £100. atleast its all running sweat again
parts cost £175
orite suppose it would be but i am used to getting things at trade price. you got any plans for the car now?
[Edited on 26-05-2010 by mike56gte]
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will_doyle
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Registered: 25th Nov 08
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quote:
Originally posted by mike56gte
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Originally posted by will_doyle
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Originally posted by mike56gte
£645!! the parts would have only cost £100. atleast its all running sweat again
parts cost £175
orite suppose it would be but i am used to getting things at trade price. you got any plans for the car now?
[Edited on 26-05-2010 by mike56gte]
Nothing at the moment
owe my mum £1600, but that can wait
A few small jobs like de-badge boot
smooth petrol cap
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mike56gte
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Registered: 23rd Jun 09
Location: Fife, scotland Drives: Audi S3
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quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
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Originally posted by mike56gte
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Originally posted by will_doyle
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Originally posted by mike56gte
£645!! the parts would have only cost £100. atleast its all running sweat again
parts cost £175
orite suppose it would be but i am used to getting things at trade price. you got any plans for the car now?
[Edited on 26-05-2010 by mike56gte]
Nothing at the moment
owe my mum £1600, but that can wait
A few small jobs like de-badge boot
smooth petrol cap
sounds good think a semi-smooth boot would really suit this car aswell
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will_doyle
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car been running good today
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Eck
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Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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It's just getting sad now. If you're going to top it to get more people to comment on it, at least get some pictures for it!!!
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SR91
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Registered: 21st Jun 08
Location: Lancashire.
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£2345 for a 1.6 corsa... Nice!
Also how can you blame Jacko? You should of paid a mechanic to inspect it first but you didn't then you ran it dry and it warped. Not jackos fauly, doyle fault.
This is karmas way of getting you back for theiving at tescos.
Also pay your mum back
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will_doyle
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quote:
Originally posted by SR91
£2345 for a 1.6 corsa... Nice!
Also how can you blame Jacko? You should of paid a mechanic to inspect it first but you didn't then you ran it dry and it warped. Not jackos fauly, doyle fault.
This is karmas way of getting you back for theiving at tescos.
Also pay your mum back
Thanks for your input mate
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
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Originally posted by SR91
£2345 for a 1.6 corsa... Nice!
Also how can you blame Jacko? You should of paid a mechanic to inspect it first but you didn't then you ran it dry and it warped. Not jackos fauly, doyle fault.
This is karmas way of getting you back for theiving at tescos.
Also pay your mum back
Thanks for your input mate = thanks for bumping my thread back to the top
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Pridzz
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Registered: 18th Nov 08
Location: Exmouth - Devon
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quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
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Originally posted by will_doyle
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Originally posted by SR91
£2345 for a 1.6 corsa... Nice!
Also how can you blame Jacko? You should of paid a mechanic to inspect it first but you didn't then you ran it dry and it warped. Not jackos fauly, doyle fault.
This is karmas way of getting you back for theiving at tescos.
Also pay your mum back
Thanks for your input mate = thanks for bumping my thread back to the top
Again, Another bump 4 him? ^
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3i_gaz
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Registered: 29th Nov 07
Location: Liverpool
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quote:
Originally posted by Pridzz
Rad was fine, Shit garage persumed it was the rad because it kept heating up, The car never over-heated. Doyles terms of overheating is it getting to 100degreas. Not actully fully overheating
Basically whoever did the headgasket last time was shit, And most prob didnt skim it proply?
if it was done shit then why has it only fucked up once an utter retard owns it?
No offence to jack but he has limited mechanical knowledge, and is one of these guys who checks his levels, drives it, enjoys it. thats it.
I Done the gasket for him, he had no bother whatsoever with the car for the year or so after it was done, if it wasnt done right how the fuck did it last a year you utter retard?
I have been in the trade since i left school, have been doing engine rebuilds even before i had the paperwork to say i was qualified to do so, a good 6 to 7 years, never had ONE bad job or comeback.
Lee's civic is living proof, and every car i've owned. Head skim was done by a local engine shop, which again if you want to go and argue the toss with them.... feel free.
sort your fucking vocab out and please come up with proof that my work was "shit"
the rad burst, the guy kept on driving it, its cooked itself, dosent take a fucking rocket scientist to work it out that if its a water cooled engine with no water cooling..... sooner or later something is going to give.
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3i_gaz
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quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
Garage have just phoned and car is ready!
he said its running sweet.
Alot more power now he says.. lol
He just has to do a few tests, pressure tests and sort paper work out
he fitted a new cambelt aswel, and water pump
Cant wait for the bill
alot more power PMSL
did he rolling road it before and after the gasket was replaced?
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will_doyle
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Registered: 25th Nov 08
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Since ive had the headgasket done car has been running sweet
then earlier engine management light came on, and my car cut off
It will turn over, just about, but have to keep the revs up when driving.
really nice car.. naaat!
prob sell it after it fixed, if it gets fixed
But at the end of the day, the only thing that has gone wrong with it was the headgasket, and I think that was my fault, running with low water
[Edited on 20-06-2010 by will_doyle]
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connollygt30
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Registered: 16th Nov 08
Location: West Lothian
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Total shed by the sounds of it
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Adam C
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Registered: 10th Jan 07
Location: Cornwall UK Drives:Arden Blue Gsi T
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Idle control valve?
Not having much luck are we will?
My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
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will_doyle
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he said it might be eur valve?
something like that
not sure
idle control valve an expensive job?
I know mate
hating life
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chrisritch
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Registered: 2nd Sep 08
Location: Northants Drives: V40
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its crying out for a redtop
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jacko198
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Registered: 1st Mar 07
Location: Buckinghamshire
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quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch
its crying out for a redtop
Too true.
Some wierd things happening with it doyle  very odd!
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