My Corsa B: Doubty McDoubtface

[Bren]

Apologies for posting twice - my ipad is utterly,utterly shagged and I am 10 seconds away from jumping all over it.

[Bren]

Apologies for posting twice - my ipad is utterly,utterly shagged and I am 10 seconds away from jumping all over it.

[saucedoctor]

ISTR that a fault with the wiring to the coolant sensor (CTS), or the CTS itself, causes poor running on these. Maybe worth a look.

 

The one I looked at had other problems, mind...

[SiC]

I bet that needed a lot of JB Weld to fix that.

[RustyNuts]

I can't help but ex gf had one of these and I loved it - there's something about the sound of a three.

 

I suspect most blokes would love their girls to have one too as those engines do have a very distinct sound. Plenty of warning notice that she's back in order to shove the mistress ouf the back door... well thats the theory anyway

[twosmoke300]

Most of them sound like Michael flatly and his crew have arrived at the front door

[MrBiscuits]

Our 1.2 was doing the same until I changed the EGR last week. The exhaust gas comes out the back of the valve through a metal pipe to the inlet. To test it you could un bolt the flange joint and insert a bit of coke tin to temporarily block the exhaust recirculation.

 

I was going to try this until I found the easy way to read fault codes on the Corsa C

[Split_Pin]

Massive bollocks! Spent £50 on a brand new EGR valve, which was a Cnut to fit, and the car is still the same! Emergency Facebook plea in action for a coil pack now. If that doesn't work then it's off to the garage with it. Bloody motors!

[twosmoke300]

No point just throwing parts at it

[Split_Pin]

Agreed but I don't want to give up on it either!

[scaryoldcortina]

COIL PACK

 

 

 

[twosmoke300]

A coil pack is most likely but a cheap code reader to confirm a misfire code would be a good idea

[Split_Pin]

Your original double-post was exactly what was going through my head as I made Laurel and Hardy '"WHYEEE I OUGHT'DAAAA!!" type movements in front of the still shaking,misfiring engine!

[scaryoldcortina]

A coil pack is most likely but a cheap code reader to confirm a misfire code would be a good idea

True, but if I had no diagnostic kit and came to a car running like the one in the video the first thing I'd do is swap a different coil pack onto it. Two bolts and one connector...

[Split_Pin]

I don't think this car has a diagnostic plug, plus I already have a cheap reader and I honestly thing my 3 year old son has more chance of finding a fault than it does!

[leakingstrut]

Worth checking under the heating controls just in case, that's where it is on an '05 corsa C.

 

Edit: just realised its B, oops.

[scaryoldcortina]

Diagnostic connector should be in the fuse panel behind the flap to the right of the steering wheel.

[twosmoke300]

Me too but it prob comes from years of experience of seeing these faults in the metal

 

Ahh but slow in reply but that was a response to soc

[Felly Magic]

Coil pack or plugs, One of the fairly new NGK plugs fitted to the Favorit had developed a crack in the insulator, so spark was going everywhere, plug changed, and now ran sweetly until the alternator decided it didn't like being an alternator anymore

[Split_Pin]

Ok it seems 3 cyl Coil packs are UNOBTAINUM in Central Scotland! I need this car working for Tuesday to get me to work!

[myglaren]

Apologies for posting twice - my ipad is utterly,utterly shagged and I am 10 seconds away from jumping all over it.

Tap it with a mell hammer.

[fordperv]

Massive bollocks! Spent £50 on a brand new EGR valve, which was a Cnut to fit, and the car is still the same! Emergency Facebook plea in action for a coil pack now. If that doesn't work then it's off to the garage with it. Bloody motors!

Fucksticks

[saucedoctor]

IainL, on 25 Mar 2016 - 1:55 PM, said:

Ok it seems 3 cyl Coil packs are UNOBTAINUM in Central Scotland! I need this car working for Tuesday to get me to work!

 

Erroneous Car Parts have em for 70 bills. Is there one anywhere near you?

[Barry Cade]

http://www.thecorsa.co.uk/electrical-tutorials/31-how-do-paperclip-test.html

 

 

Bugger- won't work on the 1.0.

[Split_Pin]

Got a used one in eBay for 17 quid posted, means I will have to cadge a lift to work for the next week though!

[lisbon_road]

I know that after the event comments are very unhelpful, but it might be worth a trip to a breakers sometime to get a load of bits to keep in a box somewhere.  I have a full set of sensors, ecu and everything in a box in the back of my car.  Never needed any of them of course, always the way.........

[lisbon_road]

Well that got posted twice so I will simply edit this to say what fine cars Corsa 'B's are and good luck with the part in the post!

[Split_Pin]

A good idea I agree and I did exactly that with my old Vectra, had a spare MAF, coil and other bits, several of which were called upon. The Corsa has been so reliable so far that I sort of forgot all about doing that!

[Split_Pin]

Well fuck.

 

Replaced the coil pack and had a spare new spark plug, fitted that and it was running grand.

 

Took it for a short drive and within 5 mins the temp needle was making a run for the red, went up alarmingly fast.

 

Coasted to a halt and cut the engine before it got any higher than in the picture but looks like it's HGF.

 

Apart from some Mayo condensation on the oil cap, which has been there for years, there are no other signs of HGF. The water level has sunk a bit but I think that's because I haven't driven it since refilling the cooling system. Oil on dipstick is fine, no smoke, just the overheating 😭🔫

 

Amazing how NO passers by, some known to me as I am on a road not far from home, have stopped to say "you ok m8".

[Cavcraft]

Did you warm it up before you took it out? 5 minutes seems alarmingly quick for it to overheat, unless the 'stat is shagged or it popped a hose or something. Could it be an airlock after you refilled the coolant system?