Hamish
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Going to look at a corsa on saturday
Looking for the general things that go wrong with 1.4 16v sport versions inparticular. Anything inparticular to look out for engine wise....where are they prone to rust any where inparticular?
Any bad points about the car please list away 
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Corsa_davies
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mines done 140k and still going strong
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IvIarkgraham
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head gaskets ive heard are a common fault
i know mine went.
oh and i snapped a crank duno whether thats common
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Hamish
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snapped cranks cant be common though 
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Corsa E-Tec
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Cracked B pillars
Check for mayo like substance under oil cap
check coolant is topped up
check chassis rails are not badly corroded
check for oil leaks off the sump
just a fewbits.
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Hamish
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thank you ...tbh the thing has only gone 33k so its faily minty. Jus wanna make sure though
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Warren G
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no, not common
head gaskets always go
cambelts snap
can tap abit
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Hamish
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head gaskets always go...how regular are we talking here
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Dave A
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headgaskets go on abused engines mainly, i.e not well serviced.
look for:
good service history
idle problems
clean engine bay
standard engines
later model cars are better (1998> )
you will know if its good when you see it, some seem good solid clean cars, others are dirty and rattle, hold out for a good one.
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Hamish
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this is a 33k 99v 1.4 sport dave. FVSH apparently HPI clear. Had a quick look at it earlier in te week, not a wear on the bolster which is a good indication for starters. Completely standard too. I dont like buying modified cars as i dont trust the people that have done the work 
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Dave A
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sounds like a good'un 
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Hamish
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it does. the only thing that im warey of is the fact he's a trader selling from a private address 
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flybikeslee
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egr valve 
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Warren G
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
head gaskets always go...how regular are we talking here
well mine has never gone and its done 90k
but have had some go at 40k before!!
more how the cars driven i think tbh, even though mine gets a hard life
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Hamish
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ok nice one. lets just hope i can get him 2 drop the price
[Edited on 20-07-2007 by Hamish]
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ainsley_brader
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
headgaskets go on abused engines mainly, i.e not well serviced.
Can you explain that quote?
How does servicing prolong the life of the headgasket.
When I first got my corsa many years ago it had done 37k with full dealer history the headgasket went at 38k.
When the headgasket goes on the 16v you will not get mayo in the oil you will get:
coolant loss
no4 spark plug siezed in
air locks in the water gurgling through the heater matrix
Ainsley
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Hamish
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Surely it depends on how the head gasket goes? If the water way blows into an oil way you must get mayo 
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thegsi
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
head gaskets ive heard are a common fault
i know mine went.
oh and i snapped a crank duno whether thats common
yeh common around 90-100k. i had a x14xe 1996 sport and head gasket went at 96k. also had lots of timing faults
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ainsley_brader
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
Surely it depends on how the head gasket goes? If the water way blows into an oil way you must get mayo
The norm on a 1.4 16v s for the headgasket to go between number 4 cylinder and the water jacket havent seen them go anywhere else personally!
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22B
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quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
Surely it depends on how the head gasket goes? If the water way blows into an oil way you must get mayo
The norm on a 1.4 16v s for the headgasket to go between number 4 cylinder and the water jacket havent seen them go anywhere else personally!
Yep went on the same place on my 1995 1.4 sport, funnily enough was around 95k when it finally let go. I knew it was on its last legs but managed to keep topping the coolant up every day and covered around 3000 miles with all the symptoms ( bubbling sound from behind heater matrix, constantly topping up the coolant, temp gauge always rising when moving and the header tank bubbling over when opened, also had a bit of poor starting due to the loss in compression) before it finally blew in the biggest pile of smoke Ive ever seen, had the new engine sat in the garage waiting for the day it finally went, was suprised how long it lasted though.
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Sunz
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On this site there was a post topic not too long ago about the
sri 8v and sport
Many people said the 16v had problems with valves around the 70k mark...
Crank snapping is something i have only heard of in the scooter world, never would have thought of a car with a 1.4 engine having crank problems isent like there is masses of stress from a 1.4
But all cars are going to have faults
even if you got a 1.6gsi or sri 8v im sure there would be a few people on hear with the same problems around the same mileage.
Just try and get one with low miles and not many owners  
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Hamish
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tbh if doesnt even need to last this long as im dropping a LET in it next summer
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andys sxi
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my headgasket went in my 1.6 sport bout 51,000
April 08 feature car
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SHARPY
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my dispack went & headgasket
as already mentioned, it could happen on any engine
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moka
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how much is a new headgasket then at garage? think mines gone mayo stuff round oil cap but thats the only symptom...?
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