shaunmods
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Cheers Jed! I've got a feeling its a 1.0 one mate. Dunno if they are any different mind 
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Jed D
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Cheers Jed! I've got a feeling its a 1.0 one mate. Dunno if they are any different mind
your not the first one to mention a 1.0l one to me mate. good thing i acquired one last time i was at the scrappy... give it a deeks mate, cheers 
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Kieran
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Cheers for the kind comments everyone 
Matt any chance you could u2u me some prices please mate?
[Edited on 16-03-2012 by shaunmods]
Hold the fucking show! Are you selling it?!
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shaunmods
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noooooo lol! Don't think I could ever sell it, I love it too much /soft git 
Matt has been wanting to do a photoshoot with it for a while and I keep forgetting to sort it out 
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Kieran
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Oh that's ok then I read it as a sort of when you finish it il buy it kind of way lol
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DansCorsaSXi
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I read it like that I was going to offer you 10k. 
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shaunmods
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Not a good update im afraid 
We got the car up and running this afternoon. After leaving it to idle for a couple of minutes I noticed oil pooring out the side of the rocker cover behind the coilpack  Switched it off straight away and then found the exact same had happened on the cambelt side too. Oil has got absolutely everywhere! In a blind panic to move the car back to see how much oil had come out underneath I smashed the car into the lawnmower and scratch the shit out of my boot. Luckily its all polished out thank god!
I straight away started stripping the engine down to see what the hell has gone wrong. I pulled the HT leads out and the spark plug holes were literally filled with oil! Just spend an hour pumping it all out.
So me and my dad are now trying to work out whats happened to it. One thing we were thinking was that I used gasket sealant on the rocker cover gasket. My dad wasnt there when I did this and he thinks it was a bad move to make and that I could have not sealed properly. However considering how much oil was in the spark plug well and that it was only running for 2 minutes or so I'm not so sure? If the cover didnt seal right could this cause this to happen? I didn't take any photos but trust me the spark plug well was brimmed!
This is the sealant I used -
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_173106_langId_-1_categoryId_255217
Other thoughts that have crossed our mind is that the head is knackered causing too much pressure?
So dissapointed I'm just praying its something simple like the gasket not sealing right but im not sure. Anyone have any ideas?
[Edited on 18-03-2012 by shaunmods]
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JaffaTB
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gutted mate, that bay was spotless aswell
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Kieran
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Sounds like the gasket not sealed right mate yea.
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shaunmods
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Jaffa you should see it now, I could have cried when I saw the oil going down my nice silver gearbox lol
Im praying it is Kieran I really am.
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oooohnooo shaun
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NathanR
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Sorry to hear that shaun ! Hope its an easy fix for you though
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shaun mate car is amazing!!!
+ worst comes to worse buy a new x16xe engine paint it up put your parts on and your laffing mate! fingers crossed you get sorted as this car is my car porn and one of the best corsa b's ever! 
al supply a x16xe engine my self to make this car work again!!!!!!!!
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Darryl H
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Sounds like the rocker gasket mate, If I were you i'd get one for it rather than using that gasket sealant shite.
So are your cylinders filled with oil or do you mean the bit that the sprakplugs sit down in?
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shaunmods
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Im hoping it doesnt come to that Kev Bloody cars eh....stresssssss lol
Spoke to my dad again just about it while we had our tea and I think the gasket is looking like the cause. When I was fitting it I was having trouble keeping the gaskets in place on the rocker cover. So I quickly slammed it down to stop them falling out so it could well have not been seated right. The plan for tomorrow clean the last bit of oil out of the spark plug holes, remove the plugs and clean them up, order a new pair of gaskets from Autovaux and then set about cleaning the whole engine bay top to bottom.
Daz, I used a brand new pair of gaskets mate, I just gave them a bead of sealant to try and make sure it didn't leak a bit  Ending up with it pouring out though lol. The spark plugs and still in so the cylinders are ok luckily. Just the spark plug holes and well thing in the middle of the head that filled up. I just need to get the last bit out of them before I take them out so It doesnt all go down into the cylinders
[Edited on 18-03-2012 by shaunmods]
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Matty W
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either use a gasket or the sealant but never both. the idea of the gasket is to conform the shape of both surfaces to prevent leaks. if you put sealent on it messes that up
p.s. nice motor.
white car = dedication = reason i'll never buy one
[Edited on 18-03-2012 by Matty W]
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shaunmods
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either use a gasket or the sealant but never both. the idea of the gasket is to conform the shape of both surfaces to prevent leaks. if you put sealent on it messes that up
Ahh right cheers for that mate. Theres me thinking I was going to improve the seal and ive gone and messed it right up! Oh well its happened now Wont make that mistake again thats for sure!
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Darryl H
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Im hoping it doesnt come to that Kev Bloody cars eh....stresssssss lol
Spoke to my dad again just about it while we had our tea and I think the gasket is looking like the cause. When I was fitting it I was having trouble keeping the gaskets in place on the rocker cover. So I quickly slammed it down to stop them falling out so it could well have not been seated right. The plan for tomorrow clean the last bit of oil out of the spark plug holes, remove the plugs and clean them up, order a new pair of gaskets from Autovaux and then set about cleaning the whole engine bay top to bottom.
Daz, I used a brand new pair of gaskets mate, I just gave them a bead of sealant to try and make sure it didn't leak a bit Ending up with it pouring out though lol. The spark plugs and still in so the cylinders are ok luckily. Just the spark plug holes and well thing in the middle of the head that filled up. I just need to get the last bit out of them before I take them out so It doesnt all go down into the cylinders
[Edited on 18-03-2012 by shaunmods]
Ah I'd definately go for gasket then, just use the gasket next time
If it's that at least it isn't realy a problem! Best bit is that you know it runs just has a slight oil leak
[Edited on 18-03-2012 by Darryl H]
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Matty W
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i know.. it sounds daft. applying sealant to something should make something leak less, but someone has had to engineer that seal so it works as it should in the conditions it was intended to work. if you apply sealant you change those conditions and change its efficiency to work as intended..
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shaunmods
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Cheers for all the help everyone really appreciate it! I'll report back when I've tried it with a new gasket. Fingers crossed it all goes to plan
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I use spray adhesive to help the cam cover gasket stay in place. Once its in place I always put it gasket side down on a clean surface for a minute or so to let it dry in place before fitting it they can be a pig sometimes.
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shaunmods
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I use spray adhesive to help the cam cover gasket stay in place. Once its in place I always put it gasket side down on a clean surface for a minute or so to let it dry in place before fitting it they can be a pig sometimes.
Cheers Sean I'll give that a try mate
Got up this morning and straight away got on the phone to Autovaux and ordered a new rocker cover gasket set. I've just sucked out the last of the oil in the spark plug holes, removed the plugs and cleaned them up ready to be refitted in a minute.
Next job is to clean the left over gasket sealant off so I've got a nice clean surface for the new gaskets to mate to. Then I'll be going proper OCD style cleaning the whole engine bay from head to toe
[Edited on 19-03-2012 by shaunmods]
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Darryl H
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Sounds like you have your work cut out Shaun
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Good luck with it Shaun! hope you get it all sorted and cleaned up so its mint again!
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Shaun Shaun Shaun...
The joys of cars matey,hope you sort it all out and I'm sure you will. Make sure it's spotless AGAIN!! 
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