mezzy
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Registered: 16th Apr 09
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hi all, im mezzy, i drive a vectra supertouring. our lass has 1.2 corsa b and having a few problems with it.
theres a serious lack of power, i thought MAF sensor, ICV, or TB could need cleaning. Theres no EML light on but il be doing the paperclip test later on o see if anything else comes up. will also be giving it a full serivce hoping it solves some problems
is there any thing else that could be causing loss of power?
AND rear wheel bearing needs changing, i dont know what im doing as its my first bearing so is there a how 2 anyway for doing it.
Cheers
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Ste
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Hi, not much help from me but just to say, don't over tighten the rear hub nut, a lad off here lost a rear wheel the other day.
Oh, and welcome to cs 
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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mezzy
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oh dear lol hope she doesn't read this then, will be paranoid
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cheater
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What kind of mileage is on it? Could be something to do with the throttle body. They have a tendancy to fill up with crap over time. Also check all of the plugs and if you can do a compression test on the cyclinders it could spell out something more serious is compression isnt right.
And welcome to corsa sport! 
[Edited on 17-04-2009 by cheater]
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mezzy
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cheers cheater, was gonna do a compression test and clean the tb anyway, just priced up a few service parts aswell aswell as the bearings and just come short of £50. so not that bad if it sorts out
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evans_corsab
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Registered: 23rd Sep 08
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rear bearings are easy , just whip the centre cap off get the split pin out and wind off the castle nut , drum comes off and the front bearing will just drop out , you will have to flick the rubber dust seal out of the back to change the inner bearing . mainly when you put it back on , wind the castle nut up with a pair of plyers and fit the wheel , if you have overtightend the nut the wheel wont shake from side to side , you need to set the castle nut so the wheel just has a tiny knock of play from side to side
some wally in college cranked his up with a adjustable spanner and needless to say he needs new bearings
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mezzy
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perfect. cheers fella
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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I changed my rear wheel bearing two weekends ago, really easy job mate. Get a Haynes manual and it goes through step by step in there.
1.2 16v or 8v?
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