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corsaphil
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Registered: 31st May 04
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   16th Jul 04 at 11:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

my 97 1.4 16v sport is soundin like a diesel and like a 1.1 fiesta. a few ppl hav told me its the hydraulic lifters or sumit. has any1 else got any ideas or any1 had the lifters replaced on their car, if so how much did it cost etc?
any help appriciated!
modded_corsa
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16th Jul 04 at 11:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

give it an oil change and oil filter change....see if it makes any difference

if it dnt........it does sound a bit like hyd..lifters

vaux will av your eyes out for the price they charge if i remember rightly:

summat like £70-80quid a set aint they?
corsaphil
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16th Jul 04 at 11:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

some one has told me they're £130 n tht aint from vaux! how much will a oil filter b? n how easy to change myself?
Corsa E-Tec
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
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16th Jul 04 at 11:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

simple,
oil a tenner filter a fiver.

drain oil, take out filter, fit new one.
fill with oil.

done.
corsaphil
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16th Jul 04 at 11:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

kool,cheers 4 the help. its soundin pretty rough so i tink it is the lifters tht hav gone

 
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