tom_simes
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and appears to have eaten a spark plug 
Poor Corsa, may be the end of the road sooner than I'd thought
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stu_c
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quote: Originally posted by tom_simes
and appears to have eaten a spark plug 
Poor Corsa, may be the end of the road sooner than I'd thought

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dean101287
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Never... What happened?
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Tommy L
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Hi Tom
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Rob E
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Has it dropped a tip?
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zletcorsab
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Kurt
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nom nom nom?
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gez bay
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tom, i think our cars do the same. leaked oil on the meet, and both our engines are on the down turn now, mines giving up on my slowly lol. hope you get yours sorted though
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tom_simes
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quote: Originally posted by Rob E
Has it dropped a tip?
Is that the technical term? It appears so!
Pics to follow
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andyc1234
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my mates c20xe did this. smashed the pistons and valves to pieces
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JonnyJ
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Oh dear Tom
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tom_simes
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Guess which one is the broken one
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dean101287
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Iv got an ecotec head here if your interested? Was told it was on 57k when removed. Can have it cheap if you want? And I will lend a hand fitting if you want .
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gavin18787
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ooo 
They are hard them tips 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Ingham
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Om a nom nom nom.
Seriously though lad that's wounding news.
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Daveskater
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Gutted for you mate 
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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deano87
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My cars only firing on 3 cylinders too
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Mark.W
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Never seen a spark plug like that before
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Daveskater
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Better get that checked, Deano 
Mine doesn't quite sound like it's on 4 either, has been feeling sluggish too at times 
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Craig P
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quote: Originally posted by Daveskater
Better get that checked, Deano 
Mine doesn't quite sound like it's on 4 either, has been feeling sluggish too at times
That's because it needs some Wheels on.It's feeling sad
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Daveskater
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Progress today tbh - rung up Pristine Wheels and got a number for one of their agents and know which garage he works at and where it is 
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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daymoon
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mine did that! there was a thread about it too..
it run fine when i sold it... just replace the plug and see what happens... i was lucky enough and it run ok after a enw plug.
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by deano87
My cars only firing on 3 cylinders too

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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tom_simes
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Its been running a bit strange for the last 200 miles or so, and a bit down on power, but it still seemed ok, so I just took the plugs out to check and found that 
I was planning on getting rid of the car in a couple of months anyway, splitting and selling up - I just wanted an engine to sell too 
I'm just going to grab a magnetic tool tomorrow to make sure its not still in the cylinder, then throw another plug in and hope it survives
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DaveyLC
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Probably a fubar'd injector ont he cylinder.
Dont bother trying to fish the bits out, they will be long gone 
[Edited on 20-07-2009 by DaveyLC]
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