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anyone know of a good mechanic for a 96 Corsa 1.2 in the Portsmouth area - sick of cowboys pretending to know what they are doing and just charging £50 an hour whilst they drink tea
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Good mechanic needed
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Tommi
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Re: Good mechanic needed
Whats wrong with your car mate? I done all the repairs on mine to date.
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mattandchris
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Re: Good mechanic needed
When cold it is missing on one cylinder, when warm it seems to miss when the accelerator is floored, seems to be hesitant
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daymoon
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Re: Good mechanic needed
i am no mechanic but thinks its headgasket.mattandchris wrote:When cold it is missing on one cylinder, when warm it seems to miss when the accelerator is floored, seems to be hesitant
was similar on one vauxhall astra i had possesion of
does it smoke aswell when floor it?
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mattandchris
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Re: Good mechanic needed
nope no noticeable smoke
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danny-6000xtr
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Re: Good mechanic needed
take it into a garage and ask them to scan the engine and they tell you what wrong with it. eg crank position senser faulty.. it shouldnt cost no more than £30 to scan it.. and also do you have a engine warning light on? if so get it scanned.. you wont be able to scan it your self as the systems cost over £6000+ from snap on and other dealers.
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mattandchris
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Re: Good mechanic needed
If anyone else has this problem, check out the Camshaft - I had a whole lobe missing!
£300 to fix including all parts and labour and a cambelt change so not too bad!
£300 to fix including all parts and labour and a cambelt change so not too bad!