Driveshaft damage?

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Re: Driveshaft damage?

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Hmm ok pal... It's to dark to do it now but ill do it in the morning and see if it brings anything up, how did you get 0400 from that? Lol
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Just keep the revs up and take a vid then count from the vid or post it and il get the codes
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway :thumbs:
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Ok mate will do, really don't wana get rid of her debating wether to put her on eBay or not...hoping what ever is wrong is a simple fix...
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Corsas are normally cheap to fix, even to replace the engine is cheapish

So dont jump the gun yet lol
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway :thumbs:
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If the engine is screwed I was thinking redtop :).
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Harkus wrote:If the engine is screwed I was thinking redtop :).
Now thats definitly the way to look at it
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway :thumbs:
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Need a rebuild the oil seal stem valves have gone but she still goes like a train just puffs white smoke at high revs.
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Tbh the only better engine than vaux is honda imo

They are close to unbreakable
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It needed replacing anyway :thumbs:
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Re: Driveshaft damage?

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My mrs got a 1.8 Vtec ain't failed her...yet lol.

With engine running:
http://youtu.be/QICTT_ks6Uc
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Harkus wrote:My mrs got a 1.8 Vtec ain't failed her...yet lol.

With engine running:
http://youtu.be/QICTT_ks6Uc
Worst thing about honda is if they break there dear as fook to fix

That vid doesnt make sense to me lol its not reading codes
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway :thumbs:
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What faults do you get if you hold both buttons on the mfd
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Buttons on mfd?. I've been using a paper clip pal.
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Yeah but the mfd holds some codes aswell, its prob not worth looking as it rarly does lol

Does it idle at all?
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If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway :thumbs:
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Not when it first starts no mate she struggles then cut out, but then when she warms up she's good as gold and idles fine.
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Re: Driveshaft damage?

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This is when she's cold pal:
http://youtu.be/SIGlhKxSW3E
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