willay
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Must be a northern thing. 
I think alot of cars are due to fuckup in this season anyway, regardless of size or age.
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Nic Barnes
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thats all i wanted to know, i had thought originally you had meant something else with this topic and were directing it somewhere in particular (not me btw)
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Dave A
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well I cant talk, mine hasnt moved for months....
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willay
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damn them 1.6's
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Dave A
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even after not moving (or starting up) for 8 weeks it started 1st time the other day
I was suprised!
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Nic Barnes
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amateur bodger
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Iain M
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Location: Wigan - Drives 272bhp corsa ZLET
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mine was running perfect yesterday em light came on then went off and came back on again its off at the moment i have no idea whats causing it everything works the engine runs fine. 
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jr
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paperclip test time
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J4M13
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Location: Bacup (Rossendale)
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just dont look at it, if you cant see it its not their
[Edited on 03-12-2006 by J4M13]
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Iain M
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Registered: 18th Aug 05
Location: Wigan - Drives 272bhp corsa ZLET
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its not on at the moment though and the thought of doin that batters my head
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Fad
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quote: Originally posted by JayCarr
I'd just like to add that mine is now running perfectly. I have a self fixing car
What happened?
Christ why didnt it ever do that for me
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Nic Barnes
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i think the light is code 207 - missing fad
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jr
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Nic Barnes
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i like my ecu light, never know what numbers it will throw up next. i use them to pick my lottery numbers
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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quote: Originally posted by muppetsport
i like my ecu light, never know what numbers it will throw up next. i use them to pick my lottery numbers

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Nic Barnes
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might take it dave a to sort, as its a bit of an amateur bodge at the mo anyway
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BeArDy
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C20XE came out in 1988 thats 18 years ogo
Most have had a hard life, and getting tired.
Most are on 100k+ which i dont think is to bad to say just an odd sensor fails here and there.
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chapcorsa
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Registered: 13th Nov 05
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quote: Originally posted by BeArDy
C20XE came out in 1988 thats 18 years ogo
Most have had a hard life, and getting tired.
Most are on 100k+ which i dont think is to bad to say just an odd sensor fails here and there.
do a lot better then a lot of other engines with 100k plus on em!! your bound to get the odd bit of trouble which i can cope with
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Hammer
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quote: Originally posted by muppetsport
might take it dave a to sort, as its a bit of an amateur bodge at the mo anyway
You can take your record player as well it appears to be stuck
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by Hammer
quote: Originally posted by muppetsport
might take it dave a to sort, as its a bit of an amateur bodge at the mo anyway
You can take your record player as well it appears to be stuck
yeah, ok then.
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johnhara1
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only problems i ever have with mine is sensors, engine wise its strong and pulls hard in every gear 
as with ANY car with an engine the age on an XE it is going to have problems.
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cash_2_my_corsa
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Registered: 26th Nov 05
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abs light is doin my head in, fitted new sensor cured it for a mouth gggggrrrrrrrrr
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K3 VMU
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Registered: 28th Jul 06
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i ve only had two probs with my xe
1- snapped the back gearbox mount (it was gettin ragged of the line and ijust as i put it into 3rd *boom* only a minor prob-the astras/cavaliers/cavvys have 3 bolts for fixing it, but corsa has two, but with a custom made gearbox mount its all 
2- think maybe the top end is ticking (prob the tappets) but it aint gettin looked at just now,as i ve got other things to spend my money on just now 
but other than that its been ok,rain,frost,snow,sunny,wind 
there is a lot of ruff conversions out there,and i think its just people that think "i want a xe" find someone who "knows" how to put it in,and jus throw it together. but i have respect for people who can do the conversion properly/safely without using the conversion kit.
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