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Good mechanic needed
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:42 pm
by mattandchris
Guys and Gals
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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Re: Good mechanic needed
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:17 am
by Tommi
Whats wrong with your car mate? I done all the repairs on mine to date.
Re: Good mechanic needed
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:52 pm
by mattandchris
When cold it is missing on one cylinder, when warm it seems to miss when the accelerator is floored, seems to be hesitant
Re: Good mechanic needed
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:33 pm
by daymoon
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
i am no mechanic but thinks its headgasket.
was similar on one vauxhall astra i had possesion of
does it smoke aswell when floor it?
Re: Good mechanic needed
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:32 pm
by mattandchris
nope no noticeable smoke
Re: Good mechanic needed
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:23 am
by danny-6000xtr
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.
Re: Good mechanic needed
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:11 pm
by mattandchris
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!