macky
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Registered: 24th Oct 07
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just asking advice from anyone who has had a corsa with this engine in...
is it reliable? any common problems?
what's it like on fuel etc?
thinking of getting one, any help would be appreciated
cheers ppl x
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fir3vip3r
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Registered: 14th Jun 06
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reliable is more down to how its been maintained but there usually pretty strong units mate, just make sure oils topped up etc.
there alright on fuel havent had mine in a while.
good enough unit though
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macky
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cheers 4 the help mate...anyone else??
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swill_omnibus
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Registered: 12th Dec 07
Location: : S. wales Drives: Dodge Caliber
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I find a full tank can get me 350 and that's having a bit of fun and all 
Had mine for two years and only real problem ive had is emissions in both it's MOT's but easily fixed.
Pretty solid personally, just as fir3vip3r said, top up with oil when needed and should be sorted 
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Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
Location: Newmarket Drives: Escort Van 1.8
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I just got one!
I believe its one of the "good ecotecs" told theres diff ones, some up and down on power!
Mines up!
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macky
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cheers people
yeah i was wondering how this one compares to the other ecotecs, ive heard the 1.0L 12v has a few problems n havnt really heard anything about this one!
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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i had the x16xe which averaged 40mpg driven properly.they're good engines aslong as you maintain them properly.they are know to be slugish engines though
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Huwsi
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I had the 1.4 in my sport and ran like a dream. Going through oil was an issue though and the rocker gasket went three time while I had it 
I think mine was up on power compared to a few other cars I had a play with 
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Pete_vxl
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my 1.4 was just a heap. end of
everything that could have went wrong apart from the engine blowing up did.
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CL4Y
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im also looking to buy one of these after crimbo how easy are these engines to tune and what kind of bhp can be achived
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Pete_vxl
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they are tunable but you need to spend big money to get the same bhp as a 1.6,
inlet, cams, remap etc and then it will be about 120-125bhp
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Eck
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quote:
Originally posted by martyc08
im also looking to buy one of these after crimbo how easy are these engines to tune and what kind of bhp can be achived
Don't waste your time. Get the 1.6 instead. The amount of money you spend getting the 1.4 to the same level of power isn't worth it.
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IvIarkgraham
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i have one
love it
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Corsa_Quadz
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I have a 1.4 16v and i love it too, just put an inlet on it and it goes like a dream, no problems with it, just the usual service bits an pieces, and some ancillary bits tensioners ect. Great fun imo, cheap insurance, cheap to fuel if driven correctly
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roybacer5
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
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Originally posted by martyc08
im also looking to buy one of these after crimbo how easy are these engines to tune and what kind of bhp can be achived
Don't waste your time. Get the 1.6 instead. The amount of money you spend getting the 1.4 to the same level of power isn't worth it.
insurance is a killer on a 1.6 compared to a 1.4 though
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Eck
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quote:
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Originally posted by Eck
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Originally posted by martyc08
im also looking to buy one of these after crimbo how easy are these engines to tune and what kind of bhp can be achived
Don't waste your time. Get the 1.6 instead. The amount of money you spend getting the 1.4 to the same level of power isn't worth it.
insurance is a killer on a 1.6 compared to a 1.4 though
 Did you not comprehend the amount you'd spend on making the 1.4 as quick as a 1.6 can actually be spent on insurance? And you'll get better MPG also.
Speak to JR on here, he had a quick 1.4, ask how much it cost to do that. Also speak to Robin, who did both. He'll also tell you to start with the 1.6
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Pete_vxl
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also... if you tell the insurance about your mods it will come to about the same price anyway
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Ell_Pulsar
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fuel well lo, mine does between 10 and 15mpg driven under 3000rpm and i cant work out whats wrong with it, no smoke from exhaust, no loss of oil or coolant and no petrol left on the floor lol, so ive bought a x16xe, not bad thou, mine never let me down ive done 120,000 miles in mine
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corsa_rob
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right i had one for 1 1/2 years covered a good 24k in one...only changing the oil every 6000 and replacing front discs and pads n tyres (onto new alloys)... it didnt EVER skip a beat...but it had been looked after well before me so was setup good! from start...nice car's...just enough poke to make it a very fun good...lower it on some good quality springs and dampers (bilstein b10) and get some good tyres and its brillant...i really enjoyed mine untill it was killed by a bmw 520 estate (
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