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Bloody Vauxhall!! Camshaft snapped.

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  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    Bob_the_Saver wrote: »
    No but with the LPG conversion I fitted it probably does more miles per £ than the Vauxhall :rotfl:


    The conversion probably cost more than the corsa:rotfl:
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    Not quite sure how this new Vauxhall " lifetime " warranty is going to pan out.:)
  • Kilty_2
    Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    Inactive wrote: »
    Not quite sure how this new Vauxhall " lifetime " warranty is going to pan out.:)

    Have you actually driven any of the models that this will apply to? It's like night and day compared with the older stuff.
  • wheeliebin_2
    wheeliebin_2 Posts: 28 Forumite
    Inactive wrote: »
    Not quite sure how this new Vauxhall " lifetime " warranty is going to pan out.:)

    They kill you when the car breaks down...
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  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    wheeliebin wrote: »
    They kill you when the car breaks down...

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::T:D
  • cyclonebri1
    cyclonebri1 Posts: 12,827 Forumite
    It's not a new problem for VX nor confined to just the 1.4 engine, 1.6 cavs and astras did the same :eek:
    I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.

    Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)

    Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
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    Brain fart - it will be an OHC engine so it's just a case of lopping the top cover off, fishing out the broken old bits/changing the oil, and presumably changing the cambelt at the same time (unless a snapped camshaft can cause more damage such as bent valves) so while it sounds nasty it shouldn't cost too much to sort out.
  • Lum
    Lum Posts: 6,460 Forumite
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    cyclonebri1 wrote: »
    It's not a new problem for VX nor confined to just the 1.4 engine, 1.6 cavs and astras did the same :eek:

    My old '89 Ford Escort 1.6 did it too, but at least that made it to 12 years, 100,000 miles and the weekend before I started a new job that provided a company car.

    Confused the hell out of the RAC guy who couldn't figure out why there was no spark when the distributor and coils were all fine.
  • johnnyroper
    johnnyroper Posts: 1,592 Forumite
    anewman wrote: »
    Brain fart - it will be an OHC engine so it's just a case of lopping the top cover off, fishing out the broken old bits/changing the oil, and presumably changing the cambelt at the same time (unless a snapped camshaft can cause more damage such as bent valves) so while it sounds nasty it shouldn't cost too much to sort out.


    assuming no damaged valves it is basically as simple as that to put right with the exception of timing chain making it slightly more time consuming than a cambelt
  • C_Mababejive
    C_Mababejive Posts: 11,668 Forumite
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    Didnt i read that Corsa cams are hollow?
    Feudal Britain needs land reform. 70% of the land is "owned" by 1 % of the population and at least 50% is unregistered (inherited by landed gentry). Thats why your slave box costs so much..
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