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Hi, I'm having time chain noise for the first 5ish minutes of driving when starting from cold, after that the engine is mostly silent, how urgent would u say is changing the timing chain kit. Also which brand kit should I use, cause in my country original gm parts are hard to find, some options...

Hello,I recently got my first car after weeks of looking, unfortunately it looks like I made a mistake. The car is making a strange rattling sound from the engine, I thought it was normal but apparently it's not. The noise gets faster the higher I rev the engine. Recently I also got the oil...

Hi, My Corsa D 61 plate 1.4. Petrol had just stopped starting, it was all fine till last night. I took it to the mechanic, who got it going again. But the engine keeps cutting off immediately after that. He's not sure what's wrong and said it could be a range of things; the engine temperature...

Needing some advice. I was driving and car suddenly jerked and lost power and cut out. I managed to pull over and stop. Car ticks over but doesnt start, I’ve been told its been the timing chain thats jumped, I have someone coming out to look at it but i was just looking to see if when a timing...

Hello I need some advice. I’m having to do a timing chain and head gasket replacement. Every single exhaust nut is completed rusted and there’s literally just a blob of “rusty nut” left on the studs. There isn’t really enough access too use the double nut method to remove the studs so I’ve...

Hello, my Corsa D (2010) is driving me insane. The first problem I noticed was a tapping noise (not affected by revs). This isn’t a problem as a bit of radio deals with that. However, when going at higher speeds (40+) I get major issues. I climb a hill in 3rd, leave it until high rev before...

hi all, my 2010 Corsa D failed it's MOT last week for quitre a bad oil leak. From the stain on my flat's car park, looks like this might have been going on a while... I gave the engine and surrounding areas a good clean in an attempt to see where the leak could be coming from and found that the...

Hello fellow peeps! I have two questions. 1. There's a funky chemical smell that I smell every time I kill the engine after driving. It's not petrol, I have smelled petrol on my previous vehicles before. This one is distinct. I haven't killed anything on the road with the vehicle either. 2...

Im looking to change my timing chain om my corsa d 1.2 2012 lpg (185000km). As far as i know it has a z12xer engine. Any timing tool kits i can find only list the z12xep engine as compatible. I know the z12xer is not that common, could it be that they just forget about it? Or do i really need a...

Hi everyone, I’m a new Corsa owner, having brought my 2010 1.4 energy just a few weeks ago. I’ve never had a Vauxhall before and don’t know too much about what’s ‘normal’ yet. There are a couple of noises from the car that are causing me some concern and it would be great to get advice on them...

Hi everyone, My Corsa is a 1.2 16v 2010. I’ve noticed a squeaking that has gotten worse over the period of a few weeks. At first it would come and go but now it is happening all the time. The car squeaks very loudly (and embarrassingly I must add), whilst accelerating when warm. It will not...

Last week, my belt tensioner and a/c compressor broke, after £500 of repairs, that was solved. The car seems to be ticking louder, which is typical for a Corsa. Topped up oil and put some Redex in to see if that helps. However a strange noise develops after driving for 5-10 minutes or so, which...

Hi all, Recently had my egr valve on my 1.3 2012 CDTi EcoFlex 75hp changed and a new radiator fitted. This made the engine light which was on all the time beforehand switch off. Next day, the service spanner light came on whilst driving. Plugged in the fault code reader and no faults were...

Hi All, Recently noticed my Vauxhall Corsa D making a ticking noise coming from the back of the engine bay. It's loud enough to be heard while driving in low gear from inside the cabin. Car was serviced back in January and I've checked oil and coolant levels, also checked for any error codes I...

Evening, So I own a 1.4 SRI NA 2014. Every now and again the coolant light comes on. I sent the car to vauxhall. They replaced the coolant temp sensor on the radiator and on the engine block. I requested them to have a look at the fan also cause I know it doesn't work. They came back saying...

Hi. I have a 2011 Corsa D with a blown engine. It has the 86hp A12XER engine. Can I use a 69hp A12XEL engine to swap into my car? Are the engines identical, and the only reason that the XEL has 69hp, and the XER has 86hp, is the ECU? Both the cars is from 2011

I got a 2013 corsa d 1.2 and the thermostat will not open so the vehicle is overheating. I have changed the head gasket, water pump at first and then found out it won’t open replaced the thermostat, and temperature sensors but still no luck. Anyone had this problem before?

Hi All, new to forum after my daughters 07 plate 1.2 petrol developed a fault yesterday. Car simply didn’t start yesterday, recovery unit called out and mechanic has diagnosed Timing problem. Since verified by another garage listening to video. Sounds flat with no compression. So my dilemma is...

Hi there I have a wee corsa six 1.2 litre 2006. Was wondering if someone would know what caused this problem and if it is fixable? I was driving home from work the other day and was accelerating when I heard this clicking noise. I put my foot on the accelerator a number of times and the...