99 corsa 1.5 TD sxi problems HELP

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gud4nufin
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99 corsa 1.5 TD sxi problems HELP

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Hi,great site 8)
My little 99 1.5 td has got very sluggish and dont have the power it used 2,it was never powerful but now if i drop from 5th to 4th at 60mph i struggle 2 get power to pass,i also noticed that its went from easy on juice to drinking it,
when i go up hills my power drops badly and i have 2 change down,i thought it was the clutch at first but it dosent seem 2b slipping,is their anything i could ask at a local garage 2 check?.Also my lights are like candles whilst i drive at night,had an alternator fitted 3months ago.I get the car serviced quite often but mechanic says it fine but i drive it everyday and notice something wrong,it aint smokey,no rattles except the usual diesel noise got 99000 on clock can anyone please help?
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Tom_Bates
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Re: 99 corsa 1.5 TD sxi problems HELP

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Get Them To Stick A Tech1 on it, sounds like ECU
gud4nufin
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Re: 99 corsa 1.5 TD sxi problems HELP

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thanks for the reply,im slow when it comes to cars,could u explain in more detail?
thank you
CorsaTD
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Re: 99 corsa 1.5 TD sxi problems HELP

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the 1.5TD engines dont have an ECU!!
now.... it could be yer cylinder ead gasket check and see if there is any water missing from the buit u put the cooler into ok.... if not why not try and do the white ring mod my car is now at least as fast as a 1.6 16V engine lol
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gud4nufin
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Re: 99 corsa 1.5 TD sxi problems HELP

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unless u give me a tow my td will never beat a 1.6 16v :lol: ,mine not using much water and i have no oil leaks,on the white ring i heard that idea b4,my 2 concerns would be why did vauxhall not bring them out like that? and would it not make be alot sorer on diesel?
CorsaTD
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Re: 99 corsa 1.5 TD sxi problems HELP

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not much... i still get 50 mpg and the car runs really smoothly
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gud4nufin
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Re: 99 corsa 1.5 TD sxi problems HELP

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Thanks,will try it next week,thou i'll b gettin a mechanic to do it as im useless at tinkering with engines,any advice when doing it?
Raya1989
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Re: 99 corsa 1.5 TD sxi problems HELP

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av got a 1.5TD .. whats the white ring mod ppl?
its slow as f**k lol
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Re: 99 corsa 1.5 TD sxi problems HELP

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take the fuel pump apart then cut the white ring out of it and hammer the dimple on it and then put it back to gether the next thing u need is to turn u pthe max fuelk screw on ur car hwich is on the pump
then get a bleed valve for ur turbo and ur laughing
search corsa 1.5td white ring mod on google
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