drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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and dodgy fuel pump relay, the amount of times ive had to open the bonnet and play with it to get the car to start, even after cleaning the connectors and using WD40
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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^ Drunken fool - who did your conversion? I think ppl should state where they've had the conversion and what probs they have had. Would it be fair to say that your probs were down to poor conversion, nackered engine or just bad luck? Did you say they left you with no oil in the gearbox?
CorsASH lol - I dropped a hint that a couple of our bailiff lads might drop around yesterday to pick up my old engine/ box etc in their repo van  Stu gave me a chuckle (guy at griffin). Although Dudley looks a well run-down area & Griffin is a greasy unit they seem good honest lads and appear to have good knowledge... we'll see 
[Edited on 04-11-2004 by TOMAS]
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infinitycorsa
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Stourport-on-Severn, Hereford and Worcester
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i dont think he will say :S
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infinitycorsa
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I can vouch for all the problems to
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broster
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i know who did the conversion and iv seen some of his work in progress and seen his own car and its all top work, this seems like a one of problem, if i wanted work done like a 2ltr engine id deffo go to him and get it done.
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Matt H
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=179617 
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drunkenfool
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it was J100RSA off here, i think to be fair it was partly bad luck, but some of the problems could have been avoided. (hoses coming off for example, but its hardly a major breakdown)
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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well for two years mine was well reliable all i had to do was niggly things like crankshafts sensores etc and considering i was doing 1K a week and giving it sooo much stick it did well...only did it recently cost me a lot of money (cheers JR) and since the rebuild its just teething problems
Most of the engine that havent been touched or rebuild and left the way vaux intended are dead reliable and will not go wrong.
but over the last twp years i have spent a fair bit on it....but the smile i get when i boot it makes it all the worth it and being able to keep with a 270bhp RST up the strip is pretty damn good
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Robertio_uk
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Registered: 2nd Sep 02
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Problems with Valvers
TOMAS would know wot im on about 
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Scott M
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Registered: 15th Feb 01
Location: Bexleyheath, Kent
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Several cv joints, my own fault.
A couple of sets of wheel bearings which then leads me to a couple of sets of replacement hubs.
Alternator fell off on way back from Wales.
Gear linkage let go on my way to work and stranded me in third gear.
And I'm pretty sure I could hear the car laughing at me as I struggled to get out of the middle of the main road when the last incident occurred!
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TOMAS
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^ LOL. I imagine senors busting to be the norm - heck my 6month from showroom old 1.2 16V bust its ICV!! TBH im concerned about the gear linkages breaking - I know mines going to be cut/welded insted of grinding the mount but its obviously a weak point? Driveshafts/ C.V's is also to be expected when your running good power thru 22 spline Nova jobs. ^ How did your hubs break, have you got machined astra hubs?
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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For the linkage, MTech are now doing a one-piece linkage and shortshift for the Corsa + F20 for £70, pre-lengthened.
If you're doing you're own, cut it, lengthen it and sleeve it before welding.
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TOMAS
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Im not doing my own but if mine does break then I'll do one myself. Maybe even get the local engineers to fabricate me one - at least then i'll only have myself to blame if it broke again LOL. Oooh I cant wait to get it back valvered! Got me fire extinguisher on standby LOL and im going to be shitting it driving it for the first week or so incase it dies LOL.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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I was like that in the Nova, done 3000 miles now with no problems at all.
Apart from the temp sensor, but that does'nt stop me driving it.
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TOMAS
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LOL Nice one ^. Just spoke to Stu @ Griffin Centre and he says it should be ready tomorrow at sum point. He needed a new loom cos the one he was using although it looked fine it wasnt working properly and he wasnt happy with it. Just hope my petrol consumption is ok. Need to get tax changed and alos V5 once she's back, got the insurance sorted. Oooh and getting me rocker polished/chromed. I picked up a whole rocker & insert for £18 down my local breakers.
Happy man too cos Vauxhall Trade Club (which im a member of) are now doing all sensors/meters so when mine go pang it'll be straight down dealership for new virgin material - i mean the parts not the lasses on the service desk
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Joff
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
I was like that in the Nova, done 3000 miles now with no problems at all.
You are one big problem.
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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i just blew mine up.... nothing much a good kick wouldnt fix before that
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Joff
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
I was like that in the Nova, done 3000 miles now with no problems at all.
You are one big problem.
I want to fcuk you
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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Good. But that is not payment for the Bilsteins.
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3CorsaMeal
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we have one spider 
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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Yesh, spider is at 1 so far. Please click the link to the free BFO cone to see where it was spotted!
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J100RSA
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Registered: 4th Mar 01
Location: Thornhill, West Yorkshire
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ok so drunken fool had problems that is the car i only ever had problems with the knock sensor fault was on the engine when it was brought to me in the astra gte the hoses coming off was down to mat not being able to afford the hose kit to do the job properly
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Dave
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Registered: 26th Feb 01
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I've had a fuel pump go faulty which killed the bottom end bearings. Turned out to be a faulty part supplied during rebuild though. Gear linkage turned on the shaft shortly after the conversion was finished but that just needed re-setting and then really tightening up with buzz gun.
I've also destroyed two inner cv's, one was old one from donor car that I kinda knew was on its way out, other was a the new one from factors that replaced it, less than 6 months old (second gear, foot to floor, bang, shot three bearings through casing).Hopefull that was just a faulty part too.
Other than that it's been pretty much faultless. It can get left on drive for a few weeks sometimes and always fires first time and runs fine.
Worth pinting out though that it had a pretty decent re-build, definately worth doing if you want to minimise any problems.
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
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Dave, were you using std fuel pump or was it something from a 2.0 16v?
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Dave
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Registered: 26th Feb 01
Location: Lancs
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Sorry my bad, that shoulda read oil pump
Fuel pump is standard Corsa one though and has been workin fine for last 10 months or so.
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