Haimsey
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...to a 1.2 16v SXI Corsa B
For someone with no special engine knowledge, and just basic general knowledge of their Corsa, how hard would you rate doing this on a scale of 1-5 
Ive not a clue what it involves and all searches show threads about blanking it off.
1 being easy
[Edited on 23-04-2007 by Haimsey]
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Dean_W
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1 Being easy, or hard?
I'd DIY. It's not hard to do. If you can build lego, you can change one of these.
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pow
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Haimseym you dont have much luck with your 1.2 16v. Having a quick word with a mate he says its easy enough... just being careful apparently!
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Joe
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You can't blank them off on these I don't think, its a different design to the other types. Its quite tricky, theres a couple of bolts that are quite hard to get to.
Depends how confident you are, but coolant goes into it so you have to make sure you have a rough idea of what your doing.
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Haimsey
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hmm righty, thanks 
pow - i had my new engine fitted and swapped everything that was new, but the egr valve off my old engine. now i need a new one  and am kicking myself for forgetting to swap it over
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Chris F
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i did mine on my 1.2 8v in like 5mins
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Joe
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Is your 8v the same as a 16v then?
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shane_o
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done it on my brothers 1.2 16v with a 8mm socket and a 10mm spanner if i rember right oh and some pliers for the water hose, really isnt a hard job dude back botl is fiddley iirc but if u take ur time it should be no problem
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pow
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quote:
Originally posted by Haimsey
hmm righty, thanks
pow - i had my new engine fitted and swapped everything that was new, but the egr valve off my old engine. now i need a new one and am kicking myself for forgetting to swap it over
I noticed!
Silly boy  !
Ive done one with my mate, fidly, coudlnt tell you what he did but he was quick!
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