its got a chain, corsa's tend to have a problem with chains n when they go dodgy they are bloody annoying, makes ya car sound like a diesel and cost quite a bit to get put right...iv just had mine done a 35k cus it was ticking like a b***h

 

yeh roycey is right and cost £570 for vx

 

£570 to get your chain done!!! lol you got bent over and pumped mate

 

200 quid at vx i got it done for

 

yeh roycey is right and cost £570 for vx

Owned.

 

how much is timing chain

 

i got this 1 off ebay and its fitted any there is nothing wrong with it and i have done 1000 mile in the last week since i fitted it it tuck about 5hrs but in that time i fitted a new exhaust and changed oil plugs


as for the special tool i use a flat file as long as it can lock the cams with out them moving but long enuf to tuch both sides of the head


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They want about £300 at my local VX

 

jesus christ its just been in for gear linkage and cv joints

 

How much the gear linkage cost u, took mine in for the recall today and i need mine sorting, my gear box does seem really loose.

 

i work in a vauxhall main dealer an think we charge about 150 to 200 to do a chain

 

is that including part and vat and any other sneeky sh1te

 

im not sure on an exact price mate, best off nippin in an gettin a quote but it aint as dear as some of those quotes

 

well mines at breaking point and im worried to drive the c

 

how do you know its at breaking point, just out of interest?

87k miles and going strong, and to my knowledge the chain has not been done unless there was a recall

 

beat you all

mine has only done 19k miles (54 reg) and it got worse and worse and eventually the chain stretches and then you loose power (then its about to snap, if it does you *** ur engine)..

anyway, i bought the kit for £94 from vx dealer (guide rails, tensioners, new chain, oil gasket)

got it fitted for £70 (some new person give me a price on fone so they had to do it for that)

after it was done, the owner said i was lucky coz if he had of give me price it wud of been around £200

and all other garages were around £300-£600 supplied and fitted.

So cost me £170 altogether.. runs nice now

 

you aint beat me mate

bought my timing chain kit for £65 and fitting myself = win and cheap

 

... but if you get it early enough.. when it JUST starts to rattle, i hear you can replace tensioners and it fixes.. but then it may come back, not sure!

 

my cars on 40K miles and today all power just went n it cut out, just wouldnt start or nothin and ye recovery van had to come n he said it will be the timing chain

****k, off the road, gotta ring a few garages about tomorowwww

 

my cars on 40K miles and today all power just went n it cut out, just wouldnt start or nothin and ye recovery van had to come n he said it will be the timing chain

****k, off the road, gotta ring a few garages about tomorowwww

hi..
was there any valve damage?
was it costly to get repaired?
thanks

 

to be fair, with a 54 plate which is post facelift he shouldnt need to replace his chain or tensioner as it will already have the double sized tensioner so shouldnt have the issues most corsa owners have... Also being a 1.0 litre it wont be the quitest car in the world...

i have a 1.0L 02 plate which is pre facelife, getting the chain and tensioner done next month and ill let ya know if it actually has any signifacant improvement, cars done 57000 miles...

 

if it was the timing chain would it have any thing to do with idleing like a ***** ?

 

timing belt

hi.. was just wondering what happens if the timing belt goes completely?
at least i think that's what's happened..
my car's been rattling (like a diesel) and it had been getting worse and worse, plus i was losing power big style.. until today when my engine just cut out while i was driving.. if i try to turn on the ignition, the engine won't turn over at all..
any advice would be REALLY appreciated..
is this the same sort of thing?
i have a big worry that 200 quid will not sort out my poorly car!
please help!!

 

are the tensioners easy to replace? Or can you just tighten them up?

 

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Local VX Grasmere Cheadle (Stockport) ) want £ 660 for timing chain on 1.2i 16v... independent garages about the 400 - 450 mark..

 

garages say u need a special tool to do it ure self is this correctt?

any help would be appreciated.

 

garages say u need a special tool to do it ure self is this correctt?

any help would be appreciated.

heard about this on some cars but never a vauxhall,

some people say anything to try and get your monies off you tbh though

 

ahh rite lol... thats a big help hoping to fit it on the weekend. all of my mates have not taken to the idea of helping me so looks like im doing it alone lmao!! Do you know if its a big job? ive been offerd £100 to fit my kit i bought. ive worked on cars b4 taking engines out changing clutches ect so it shouldnt be too difficult, providing i follow the haynes manual?

 

i couldnt tell ya mate as ive never done it,
as far as i know they are pretty straight forward but fiddly thats all ive been told,
but if your mechanically minded and have a manuel to follow im pretty sure there isnt really a way for you to chuff it up?

 

thats what i thought.. its my first new ish tidy car so i dont really wanna f* it up thats all lol. cant wait for that noise to go though lol it sounds horriffic.and for me to fit my -60 springs . apparently 20k miles it will be back though :/ thats like 8 months for me the amount of miles i do haha.