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quick question,

if i plan to fit this .. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330648444749? ... 1438.l2649

do i also need this .. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASTRA-CORSA-A ... 0566412411

Put £200 down on the new toyota so should have it by Tuesday night.
Also asked for a pay raise, so might be bit more money coming in to get the corsa fixed up.
Happy Days.

ok the raise wasnt as high as i was expecting but an extra £1000 a year still helps. (dont ask you dont get)
staying at home with parents as my gf has the corsa untill we get the new car tue's night. And my dad found this in the shed and said i may as well keep it...




Theres a good bit of wire wound up inside the head of the lamp a good 2 meters maybe and the bulb is very bright will be good if i ever have to tinker on the engine in the dark or change a wheel in the middle of no-where.

And since i kinda messed up my mates axel jack and bent one of the legs and had that near miss when the car decided to slide off to the right (lucky i wasnt under the car) there was a deal on localy for the same set of axel jacks for £9.99 so i picked up a set for him and a set for me. thats 5 good ones and 1 dodgy one. axel jack the Sh*T outa the car so there will be no chance of it coming down !! Saftey First Folks.

Before when i was having problems with the car back in the end of October / November time the car was very jumpy like a learner driver i always thought the fault was a fualty ICU, at the time tho i had to travel to London as a Birthday weekend and as i was also working at the time i never had the chance to try replacing the part myself with one on ebay for £30. in the end when i got back from London the mechanic had desided to replace the whole throttle body and the air flow meter. ( i dont speak much of that teriable time, and i have learnt to trust my gut more and have been proven that even mechanics with years experiance in the business dont have a clue what they are talking about )

Any way, i came across this video on my Iphone and desided to share it, in the the hope it might help someone else with the same problem...

liking the project log mate, gives me some good ideas to steal for my car

exactly the same as mine, breeze 1.2 16v like looking in the mirror as it sounded like you had some of the same faults as mine haha

was thinking of changing the timing chain on mine as well cause its hit 70,000 and i doubt its been changed :S was thinking of doing it myself with my dad, but how hard is it to sort the timing etc out as i really wouldnt want to bend any valves

pinty1990 wrote:liking the project log mate, gives me some good ideas to steal for my car

exactly the same as mine, breeze 1.2 16v like looking in the mirror as it sounded like you had some of the same faults as mine haha

was thinking of changing the timing chain on mine as well cause its hit 70,000 and i doubt its been changed :S was thinking of doing it myself with my dad, but how hard is it to sort the timing etc out as i really wouldnt want to bend any valves

Cheers welcome to the site. yea last major bit of work i done was replacing the crankshaft sensor was tricky due to having to work under the car, and due to the location i could only really use my left hand. As ive said before just doing my best to save up all the bits and bobs i need to do the overhaul. Sooner i get it done the better for the engine and for peace of mind. I was just going to replace the timing chain to try and fix the oil leak but its just as much work to do all that, i may as well do everything at once.

Mate in work is thinking of buying...

Red Corsa - year 2000
67000 miles with full GSI body kit
2.0 liter Redtop engine
£300 !!

He plans to sell the Redtop engine for £400 and drop a 2.0 liter 8 valve in it. and swap my standard trim for the GSI trim and id drop him £50 on top.
then he just wants it to mess around in and wreak. i dont care what he does as long as i get my hands on that Full GSI kit. ( Bumper, arches, skirts, spoiler )

Was driving the corsa today to go pick up new car, but payment wouldnt go through so will have to pick it up 2mora. on the drive down the road tho the corsa almost felt heavy to drive. i wonder would this be the EGR playing up. Or another sensor like the ICU or Air flow acting up again. Or perhaps its an issue just with the leaky seals, perhaps after the overhaul it will feel like new again. Another thing i noticed is, somethimes when im driving a distance doing steady 60mph, then pull up to a roundabout or traffic lights, siting in 1st or Netural. when i go to take off its almost hesitant but then pulls off, very strange. I think im going to guy a few Centimeters off my breather hose to help with it closing on the bend. as its too long its almost forcing it to pinch at the bend.

Done more searching for Timing kits online, best price i can get all the tools etc for is £140 this includes.

FRANKLIN TOOLS ENGINE TIMING TOOL SET - ( this is the halfmoon shaped tool, flat tool and the screw tools ) - 39.99 + £5 postage
Full Timing Chain Kit - ( Timing gasket, guide rails, bolts, chain, 2 cogs, and all the other wee bits needed ) - £58.45 + £6.50 postage
Water pump & gaskets - £22.48 + £6.48 postage

Then il also need,

Head gasket kit - ( should cost about £50 )
Oil sump gasket - ( should cost about £15 )

Thats about £200 for all that so far, then £50 for presure and skim = £250 easy ! Grrrr
I think if i can manage to get the timing kit end of things this month. that will be good few parts well on the way, then month after that the head gasket set then that would be all the major seals ordered. I might make up this list and head local and see if they can undercut the price, would save me having to pay postage.

I know i seem to be posting some of the same infor over and over, but its just cause im so keen to get a move on with this. Will be great when all parts are saved up then book the time off work and get stuck into the dirty work.

scorpiotn1 wrote:Mate in work is thinking of buying...

Red Corsa - year 2000
67000 miles with full GSI body kit
2.0 liter Redtop engine
£300 !!

He plans to sell the Redtop engine for £400 and drop a 2.0 liter 8 valve in it. and swap my standard trim for the GSI trim and id drop him £50 on top.
then he just wants it to mess around in and wreak. i dont care what he does as long as i get my hands on that Full GSI kit. ( Bumper, arches, skirts, spoiler )

Damm the guy sold it to someone else 20mins before my mate was going to buy it !

that seems like a descent price for the timing chain kit tbh, like you said your doing majority of the work so you may as well tackle the rest as well lol
i think il need to change mine some time soon, just a question of whether to tackle it myself :S havent had any experience of doing it myself.

your basically gonna be running a new engine if you do all those works lol gain a few horsies back there lol

be looking forward to see how you get on with it mate!!! if you dont mind and it aint to much trouble chuck a few pics up when ya doing the job

pinty1990 wrote:that seems like a descent price for the timing chain kit tbh, like you said your doing majority of the work so you may as well tackle the rest as well lol
i think il need to change mine some time soon, just a question of whether to tackle it myself :S havent had any experience of doing it myself.

your basically gonna be running a new engine if you do all those works lol gain a few horsies back there lol

be looking forward to see how you get on with it mate!!! if you dont mind and it aint to much trouble chuck a few pics up when ya doing the job

Yea il be taking pics as i go, Im dying to get stuck into it all. its money which is holding me back trying to save up and buy it all prob wont get starting for another 2/3 months. I picked up the Toyota today its great, packed full of features. was driving down the road and hit a button and was amazed at the cup holder that poped out just left of the steering wheel lol. il get some pics of it up.

Small update, got the new car home its reallllllly good i love it.
but means i also get the corsa back. After gf was driving it i though best to check the levels. oils fine, coolant fine. checked oil cap was thick gunky. so removed the breather hose, and modifed it a bit to try and stop it from kinking and to try and open the narrow passage in the bend. By making it shorter it stops it from having to bend as much to fit. By puting the red plasitc clip tie, over the kink i tried to make it do what my finger and thumb would do by pinching it open (bigger passage) i also fiddled about with the rad fan and found the 2 bolts to be loose and i was able to move the fan about a bit. so i went out and gave them a good tighten. if the rattling is less sounding in the car i know im in the right location

heres a pic of the modifed breather hose...



I also have a local guy making me up a price list of all the parts i need to overhaul the engine, i told him i was sourcing online and post and package was a killer, how i would prefer to give my money to a local shop and buy it all from the one place and in person. so if we comes back with a competitive price and perhaps a disscount for buying it all at once then il save up and do that.

Water bottle removal

Removed and cleaned out the water bottle, removed the rubber valves and cleaned with hot water. Couldnt see anything wrong with the motor end of things wasn't sure how to open it. and the hose lines connected to it were stuck fast. there's got to be an easy way to inspect the hose lines as they dissapear into the body work. cant even see what the best method to remove the water jets is as they are in a metal cavity on the bonnet. We should get a good detailed guide up.

hey mate i had problems with my jets and motor etc, had to change the motor which was easy enough, but to get the get out i had to get a small flat headed screwdriver under the jet and gently prize it up, but make sure you got a rag on the end of the screwdriver so you dont mark the bonnet, they were a bit of bugger to get off mind. Thought my jets were blocked so tried soaking them in vinegar and hot water, but it did nothing, however once i put them back about two months later the jets started working again so maybe it did loosen some crap up, hope this helps

oh btw i know its a bit cheeky but have you ever taken the rear wiper off??? unsure how to do it as mine has started to rust a little . . . not happy