DarkBahamut
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Damn this corsa, one problem after another  .
I have a small problem with the brakes now. On the way out today i turned right into a road alittle quick, not fast but alittle quick than what would be classed as normal and i noticed that my handbrake warning light came on, checked the handbrake and it was all the way down. For the next half a mile till i stopped the car felt weird, almost like one of my rear tires had gone flat, but they were all fine, was kinda more bumpy than normal and stuff, very weird.
Coming back home it felt fine, but the warning light keeps coming on if i turn right quick, goes off as soon as i stop turning and it doesnt come on at all if i turn right slowly or turn left.
Wheel aligment was done about 2 or 3 months ago and it had a brake check about 3 or 4 weeks ago. Any ideas?
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jazzer2k3
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Its ur brake fluid mate 
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grogan
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when i hoy my car round a corner fasttt it does it to me aswell, pleanty brake fluid though so its not that!
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willay
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agree with the first reply, check your brake fluid as it might need some!
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DarkBahamut
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I had a look but i cant be sure. I cant see the fuild level on the min/max markings at all but i took the top off and it seems fairly full, but im not sure how full. Does this look low? lol.
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VegasPhil
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Yeh It's low. Mine was doing that the other week. I topped it up just past maz, so that white thing was buried. 
No light though 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Dean_W
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May have a dodgy sender unit?
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jazzer2k3
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from that picture, it looks like the brake fluid is v.low ... top it up and see
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DarkBahamut
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Well i topped it up, seems it was below the min mark. Interesting though, i stopped on a fairly flat road to fill it up and even filling it till the fluid was right to the top of the hole only got the mark to half way between the min and the max  .
Oh well, i took it for a drive and i couldnt get the light to come on again so im happy. Thanks all .
[Edited on 15-08-2006 by DarkBahamut]
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jazzer2k3
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No problem It's a common thing
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DarkBahamut
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Now i just need to work out what causes it not to start sometimes
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jazzer2k3
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Starter motor bush's ?
if it's the 1.2 8v, check the rotar arm
There are a few possible reason's Post up about wot it does and im sure some1 will know
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DarkBahamut
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Posted about it before about 2 months ago, was told it could be basicly anything . It a 1.4 8v (C14NZ).
Start motor runs fine, just wont start. Sometimes it will happen 3 or 4 weeks apart. Happened today, took 4 times of 10 second runs to get it to start up, then ran fine afterwards. Had new plugs in march and i took it to a garage 2 months ago and they fitted a new rotor arm. Still does it and the new rotor arm increased the normal starting time by a second or so also. Thing the next stop might be a new cap and HT leads, but i dont really know whats really causing it  .
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