BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
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Anyone know anyone who has one? Been quoted 800 for it to be fixed. Apparently they are prone to it which I and the garage didn't know  gutted 25k engine fucked
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Darryl H
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Registered: 19th Nov 09
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New engine time!
I'd say get a secondhand one but there's every chance it could happen again
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
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Can't afford a new engine. Mechanic said mines mint inside. Timing chain don't even need touching. Could cry lol hate this micra
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
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I once had a problem with a 12v corsa c and a camshaft  Bent a few valves
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Alex_Rally
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Registered: 6th Sep 09
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800 to fix ??? you can pik an engine up for one of them for like 100quid.
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Crana
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If you fancy a drive got one here for £50 got it for my corsa c but soon found out mine was a twinport
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XE Col
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Time to get the rio on the road
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Corsa_Sport21
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I know the old 1.4 8v Spi engines are bad for snapping the cam, never heard of it happening on the 1.0l's though.
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alan-g-w
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Its a micra from what he's saying Nik
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Corsa_Sport21
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Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Ah right, i just assumed he had a micra as a runabout.
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D0NN3R
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Location: Dunholme, Lincolnshire
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how do camshafts brake is it caused by to much vavle bouncing
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FlaFFy_91
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Registered: 30th Sep 08
Location: Formby, Merseyside
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had a 3 pot corsa c in the garage the other day
Snapped camshaft
New belt, gasket kit and camshaft..........£43.90 plus vat
800 my arse!
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Darryl H
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Registered: 19th Nov 09
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Micra is the car from the garage I think, the corsa died 
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Joe
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quote:
Originally posted by FlaFFy_91
had a 3 pot corsa c in the garage the other day
Snapped camshaft
New belt, gasket kit and camshaft..........£43.90 plus vat
800 my arse!
They have a chain? Also if you fitted a camshaft for £43.90 then you must be the cheapest garage in England.
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shane_o
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if its a corsa c then the cam alone is 450 ish plus vat. indecently if its a twinport its very common and you may be able to badger vauxhall to fix it.
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Crana
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Gaskets for these engines are not cheap probs over £40 just for them alone
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
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It's a corsa b 1.0xe I think. Same car as in my pic. I sold my rio sport yesterday to fund it lol. Apparently my cam isn't made anymore, do your recon vauxhall would contribute?
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BeetleGav
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It's apparently a know fault that a screw or something works loose then all of a sudden the camshaft lets go and snaps. I'd be pissed if in a new car 25k miles in the cam shaft broke
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
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Seen it a few times on a c never a b, the cam cap bolts come loose. Vauxhall won't offer a bean.
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
It's apparently a know fault that a screw or something works loose then all of a sudden the camshaft lets go and snaps. I'd be pissed if in a new car 25k miles in the cam shaft broke
but your car isn't new and 25k miles old.
it's old and 25k miles old.
stuff deteriorates over time. even when not moving.
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shane_o
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it is the cam caps coming loose on a c, on a b you have no hope of vauxhall helping sadly.
i have never seen a b do it though.
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FlaFFy_91
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Registered: 30th Sep 08
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quote:
Originally posted by Joe
quote:
Originally posted by FlaFFy_91
had a 3 pot corsa c in the garage the other day
Snapped camshaft
New belt, gasket kit and camshaft..........£43.90 plus vat
800 my arse!
They have a chain? Also if you fitted a camshaft for £43.90 then you must be the cheapest garage in England.
Yerp 3pot corsa c's do
Also. That was just the gasket kit and chain kit. Cam was 63 quid. Dunno why i missed that. Fitting was about 150 me thinks
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tom_simes
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So that's just under £310 inc VAT then. A little more than the £43.90 you first stated 
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BeetleGav
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Apparently they don't make the cam for that engine anymore or something so will have to be repaired or have a new one? I dunno.
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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£800 , I sold a full engine and gearbox for £50 last year
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