lew corsa life
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Registered: 4th Feb 08
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Hi i have a feeling my head gasket has gone or is going as my car has been sood for 3 weeks and all my coolant had gone i have been starting the car everyday. I then filled it up and it was dirty water :\ also there is alot of steam coming from my exhaust.
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lew corsa life
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is this what i need
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-HEAD-GASKET-SET-ASTRA-CORSA-ETC-1-4-1-6-16V_W0QQitemZ140353683900QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item20adbb41bc
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corsa-jr
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yes that is the kit you would need if your corsa is a 1.4 or 1.6
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markx14xe
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do a compression test 1st tho m8 to be sure of this because it could be just a leak
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S@M
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those engines do tend to steam on cold start up anyway mate, expecially in this colder weather.
are you sure its not leaking from any pipes?
also does the oil look ok? and white sludge build up on the yellow oil cap?
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deano87
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I can't imagine the headgasket has gone just because it has stood still. Normally happens when it over heats.
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markx14xe
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not always tho
mainly losing water is headgasket or a leak just take it for a compression test and a pressure test on the coolant system then you cant go far wrong i currentley need to do mine but mine is a then worse stage ive lost two cylinders on running on 1-2 
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lew corsa life
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there was a small bit oof mayo on the cap yesterday and th coolant was empty then when i filled it it went dirty colour
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