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kaila
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
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14th Aug 09 at 22:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

hiya guys i ave few question... was driving home last ite in my corsa. and when was motorway doing bout 80-90 m temp was getting high andthen stared to drive bout 50-60 and twent down to normal but when i was putting my foot down had some smoke coming out of exhust.. my fan works ok as was kicking in.. but temp wa still high.. not sure what the problem is was thining head gasket but dont know lot bout cars.... cn anybody spread some light on the issue... my thanks paul..
corsa120
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15th Aug 09 at 15:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

check if its whitye smoke from the exhaust and do the usual checks i.e mayo on oil cap be careful can be condensation, inspect the smell/look of your coolant etc etc does sound like headgasket if not im unsure but coolant temp sensor/thermastat can cause temp problems i suspect
kaila
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15th Aug 09 at 19:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

hiya corsa 120.. t is white smoke that comes out..and checked for mayo bit on oil cap but its clean... thats wht made me thinkwas head gasket...
Slammed_Corsa
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Registered: 30th Oct 05
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15th Aug 09 at 19:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Have you checked your coolant level to see if it has went down?
kaila
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15th Aug 09 at 22:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

not yet will it go down quicky.. or check to seeif i ave to op it up alot...

 
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