Giving Up Fixing The Corsa?
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Keep going with it buddy don't give up on it
Cars are a pain in the bum. Take a break and you'll find some energy to have another go. You're almost there with having it sorted
Evans halshaw said that my number plate bulbs were not legal.
they were led white. how can that be.
Stormzy called, he wants his tracksuit back.
My van has a very small oil leak, when it stops leaking I know it's time to refill. It's like a really long oil change! 😂👍
Good luck
John O Maybe look if it comes from a place where a basket is, oil sump gasket, valve cover gasket, or if you are unlucky your headgasket
Your mot station is bent, I would be highly suspicious of them, failing it on the track rod end and an oil leak however missing the strut bolts loose and failing it on drivers side beam pattern having no kick up when it’s not a mot requirement anymore is abit wrong, this place is looking for work and is taking advantage of people, find a new place my friend, (advise from a tester)
Can't belive they missed out on the strut bolts... Shocking 😲
Having kick up is a requirement, can be anywhere on the screen but has to be there.
Mansell Boxing - kick up on the passenger side headlight is required, drivers side headlight does not have to have kick up
Mansell Boxing - I realise I have worded that quite badly, the kick up is required by law on the passenger side for uk vehicles, however the drivers side headlight does not require kick up - many vehicles such a Vw polos, tiguans, Audi a1’s etc do not have kick up on the drivers headlamp from factory, many garages con people into having bulbs / headlights replaced only to find out that the beam pattern is the same, once again you are correct kick up is required on the passenger side for uk vehicles but is not a legal requirement for the drivers side 👍🏻
Agreed. Seeing the strut bolts like that and the fact they weren't noted as a dangerous fault raised a red flag with me straight away.
U don't have to take engine out to do the rear main seal just gear box out clutch and fly wheel off the u will see the seal
Ain't the subframe in the way on theses cars so the engine maybe quicker to remove.
Yes is is. However its doable without removing the subframe. But for the sake of 6 bolts and a wire ide drop the subframe. But deffinately leave the engine in place on a engine brace.
If it is the rear main seal (crankshaft seal) you don’t need the engine out, just take the gearbox off so you can take the clutch and flywheel off and it’s right there
kyle fraser Have u ever done a corsa clutch? Is the gearbox easy to remove, I have never done one have heard it's easier to pull the engine. Just interested to know which is easiest. My normal plan is gearbox out like.
John Fittis yes I have taken one out, if your doing it at home on axle stands I would recommend getting someone to help, makes life a lot easier lifting the box off and on haha, I would say do it but take your time, i would make sure your not needing it the next day incase something goes wrong and it end up carrying on into the next day too, but no you don’t need the engine out, it’s definitely easier just taking the box off
@@kfraser121 Thanks, still hope I never need to do mine. Be good to see the lad doing this crank seal👍
Just a brought a 1.2 Corsa c. All your videos are gonna be so much help when it comes to fixing bits and bobs on it :)
Don’t give up buddy. Corsa’s get a lot of hate but the C in particular (like the Nova before it) is a great little car that has this ability to worm its way into your heart and not let go. To this day my wife regrets getting rid of hers. I’ll be watching progress with interest.
To be honest with you mate Im a Ford guy and if this was my corsa I would do the main seal and then if that doesn’t fix it then id probably call it quits. Best of luck mate look forward to the next video.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
its not your daily runner so no pressure on. Get it fixed whatever (apart from cost aspects that is) and learn as you said. good luck.
1) content
2) love for corsa
3) You will upgrade your knowledge, your experience and come out on top of that bloody Oil drip.
Thumbs up for being honest, and thank you for not calling the Junkyard straightaway.
Do not be afraid to ask for help.
You got this.
Put the kettle on, make yourself a brew. Then whip the sockets and spanners out and get cracking. You've bought the seal anyway, so you were always prepared to do it, so really.. asking us for an opinion is a bit moot. I just think you've had your hopes dashed of a quick and easy fix and you just need a boost to lift your spirits to keep going.
It'll provide good quality content for the channel too and because I can't get out and do stuff to my own car at the moment (there are good reasons) watching you get messy with cars (even though I'm not a Vauxhall fan boy) is really good viewing.
I'd offer to give you a hand if I were closer but alas this comment will have to suffice for now.
Ultimately the decision is yours.
Best of luck to you mate.
Fix it at some point!. It’s all good experience, painful though it may be. The money you spend fixing it won’t bother you in a few years. But scrapping it will be in your mind for longer. No hurry to sort it. Do it when you get the energy for it.
I have a Chevy Sonic with a 1.8l ecotech engine and an F17 manual transmission. I do all the work on my car and it has about 230,000 miles and going strong. Don't give up on your Corsa. It seems to be a similar make to my car and I love my car. In Florida we don't have to take our cars for inspections as compared to some other states. I think you may have a rear main seal leak, that's an easy fix. I was surprised to see a gasket for the oil pan because mines have thick silicon sealant in the pan from the factory.
You are one persistent lad! But good on yah! Keep going at it, don’t give up💪🏻 Like you said, good content, but as well as that, it’s good practice for you and the end goal will be rewarding if you get it to finally pass the MOT. Let your Corsa’s legacy live on!!!🔥
Also check your valve cover gasket to see if it is leaking. If it has that diaphragm pcv system and it fails it could cause accumulation of blowby gases not venting to the intake for reburn. This pressure buildup will cause oil leak(s).
Now you have gone this far with he Corsa it would be crazy to scrap it. Carry on until you have fixed the problem even if you do not work on it for a few weeks until you feel more positive about it. Cheers Malcolm
Take the gearbox off to do the rear main. That way you can support the engine and run it with the gearbox off to actually check the job is sorted. Plus it could be a core plug, Volvo XC90 had a common problem with a plastic core plug that would pop out. Gearbox off to change a 5quid part. Print a copy of the MOT standards, its very clear cut on pass and fail, how to test for that item etc, very handy for pre mot checks.
As a Corsa c owner myself I can relate to every single word you said. I have 1 liter thing and invested more then it costs right now. Butt... So many good memories are connected to this little fella. I can't help myself but just keep this car alive. Now where it almost became worthless: gloves are of baby! I can do things that don't make any sense and I will. Sportseats are waiting to be fit, rear axle from a gsi/sri is waiting to for other parts. The interior will get a rework... I mean you get the idea. That's the thing about these corsas: they slowly become your "pets" when own them for a long time. Did I go completely mad with that claim? Who cares I love that thing and I will keep it going. Fix it and enjoy it.
Edit: I had exactly the same issue. It is a spot where they like to leak oil. I spend 300 euro on repairs and everybody told me that it (corsa) will fall apart when I drive it to russia. What happend when I did? Nothing. It drove on the worst roads imaginable, drank the worst petrol, rammed and wrecked two other cars (bandits) and it did give a damn about it. It drove us back and still goes strong. But after those bandits it slowly needs a new stearing rack.
Hi James, been watching your video library and it's bringing back great memories of what I was doing in the 70s onwards fixing old spares or repairs cars with my old man and passing them on. So keep your chin up with the leak and learn from mistakes and keep up the great channel 👍
James, I'd be pissed off at the prospect of having to take the engine out too. There's 2 good reasons to get it sorted. It is content for your channel and you have an attachment to this particular Corsa. An oil leak is not a good reason to scrap an otherwise decent car.
Definitely stick with it James you've put so much hard work and effort into it as well as having the understandable affection for it with it being your car to back out now, For it's age it looks immaculate and you've easily got the drive, skills and determination to get it through another MOT and fix all the current issues no trouble go for it bud good luck 👍
never give up and find a new garage. I had a 1l corsa and the rear main seal went but still made it through the mot
Dont get rid of it mate... You have done alot of hard work to it.. It would be a shame to get rid of it... Another thing is that you don't have to take the engine out to do the rear main seal... Just remove the gearbox, clutch assembly and the flywheel..👍
*Never give up. Push on and get it back on the road*
Fix it james the car may not be worth a great deal, but sometimes sentimental value goes a long way and to be honest its mostly labour which to you costs nothing and us as viewers get content to watch which is great! Keep up the good work man 👍
Don’t let the car go!
Fix it and show us what you’ve done on it!
I have the same problem(I think)!
Is a oil leak and I can’t detect it!
👍 for every video you’ve made mate!
Top tip: I have had this issue on my vauxhalls tip is when you have fitted the seal run the engine before putting the gearbox back on. As I have done it once and it leaked straight after I installed the gearbox which meant double the work. If the leak still happens after that then you need to seal the area to get through the MOT. Saying that my last car had a leak there and still passed the MOT.
What ever your decision I will tune in to watch the videos.
i've been working on a 1999 1.2 vauxhall corsa B for last 5 months that's done 66,178 miles only had one owner,and it was in worst shape than yours,believe me,i had to put in a new clutch,rear axle,rear springs,new rear dampers,new lower arm ball joints on both side,as well new track rod ends,new anti roll bar bushes,new wipers for the front and back,new CV joints for the drive shafts,gear linkage,new fuel tank,new brake lines for the rear,new drum cylinders,new brake cables,and that's only parts for the car,i had holes in the floor,and the out riggers where rotted,and half of it was gone,plus i had a lot welding to do on both rear wheel arch,and had 4 flat tyres,and i'm about to put it in for a MOT on Friday,so don't give up,you'll get it finish.
You’re like me, somehow emotionally connected to our cars, so even though most people would have scrapped their cars when they become uneconomic to repair, we keep investing our time & money to keep them going! Maybe try one of those oil-leak dye kits or some talcum/baby powder to identify the source of the leak first.
You’ve got a great channel 👍
@Marcus Maggs, i'm with you there and I don't understand what "beyond uneconomic repair" actually means in my world. I have a few cars on the drive and the one i'm most attached to is the underpowered, boring Volvo 850 estate with just under 300,000 miles on it. It took both children home from the hospital when they were born (one is old enough to drive it now). Carried our dogs when we had them, has carried so much load and well...yeah emotionally attached, it just does what it does and is still super comfortable.
Webuyanycar.com offers £50 for it lol, of course it's not going there because it still does everything that any other car would do for me and more. It tows a trailer, carries 100kg in a roof box, takes big loads, carries 5 people comfortably with leather seats and still working air conditioning and has spent 2/3rds of its life running on LPG so it's cheap to run.
As for economics, if I were to budget say £500 a year on maintenance, that's £42 a month even though that's worth more than the car, heck even filling it with fuel or fitting new tyres more than doubles the value! Here's the thing though, I DON'T SPEND £500 A YEAR! Probably not even half that and that includes service parts. Sure it has had the occasional higher cost like a blown head gasket and a broken gearbox but even those were only a few hundred which amortised over the years when nothing big happened, they factor down to pretty much insignificant.
We've had it 20 years, I know the history, I know what's done and what needs doing and I know the quirks. It doesn't make sense to change it for something that wouldn't be new which would have unknown history.
On the other hand, if I were to go and replace it with a new car, it could easily cost me £500 a month by the time down payment, loss of opportunity on capital, monthly loan or lease plus much higher insurance costs. That to me is BAD economics.
I tried to find a replacement for my mums tatty mk4 golf that does a couple thou miles a year (60k miles auto). After a couple of months of looking it seemed every car in the price range had some awful in the MOT history. Decided to revert to her previous vehicle a mk4.5 fiesta (cheap to run, easy to park, got a mint 30k manual) that has been sitting rusting away in the driveway for almost 2 years because the golf is larger, already covered in car park kisses / sill dents, and still working like a trooper.
I have done services on the golf and a few repairs - coolant temp sensor, breather hose, alternator cable/fuse, and its engine is ready to do another 60k miles IMO if you can put up with the 1st gear cold start slippage.
Timing belt is only 9 years overdue, but I was struggling to justify on a cheap car so went by mileage- it has earned it and a brass impeller water pump as a treat.. and I should REALLY sort out brake, power steering, differential, gearbox fluids. which have been untouched for last 5 yrs / ever.
The only time i have ever scrapped cars for economic reasons is when they fall apart due to severe rot.
Otherwise they are cheap enough to fix yourself usually my old bangers.
Oh and only had 2 scrapped for rot in 20 years of driving and about 10 cars one was a micra we had in the family for 23 years and the other was a puma i half wished i`d got welded back up.
Don't give up on the car,you've came this far and would only regret not seeing it through the MOT.
You are more than capable of fixing this,take a couple of days away from the Corsa,things will look rosier then!!
Good luck and keep up the good work.
i sold my corsa, and trust me ... he was TRULY bad treated ... now , i want another one. You might not imagine how regret i am... so, do not give up.
Love your videos mate, take care.
Never give up lad. Just take the box out in situ. No need to take the engine out, the seal is behind the flywheel.
Never give up, never give in. Fix it mate!!
I have Corsa like you, and when it is something broken I always fix it no matter what it is so stay strong and do your job ;)
Don’t give up just look for the high point and diagnose the point of the oil, also the sump needed doing anyway with those missing bolts so you fixed half the problem chin up buddy cars are like this one minute you love them the next you want to scrap them but it’s all fun😊
keep going bro, dont let it defeat you, im happy to keep watching more on the corsa. its a sentimental thing. i also did a corsa 1.8 conversion on a Y plate corsa comfort had to use the subframe and also rewire the dash clocks.
Check oil filter housing,there is a rubber seal gets hard with time,and it looks like rear crankshaft seal is leaking. Also about water in oil,this is common for those engines,every second opel i had to fix had a problem with timing chain cover gasket.
Personally mate, i'd add STP (or another brand) Engine Oil Stop Leak in it just to get it through the MOT, and sit and think about the issue and rectify it after when not under pressure.
Keep going, will love to see it fully fixed, think about the feeling you will have once it’s all fixed and passed it’s mot.
After all the work you've done on the car, it would be a shame to give up now, stick with it and I'm sure you'll get it sorted mate.
Sorry to see that you ran into this problem, i know from personal experience that giving it some time and think it over is a great thing.
Give it some time fix the old Corsa they are soon classics and your one is in such good condition save the car :)
keep going bud its easy to give up , you may fill down but the the end is more rewarding
Keep it going James - you've invested some time already and with that personal connection it's worth seeing it through.
It is quite simple to fix it. When you take off a oil pan and when you put it on the engine you did one mistake or better say you forgot about something. And that is why the oil leaks again.
put it in for the MOT. If it fails on just the leak, then you've a bit of time to find it and sort it to re-present it. If it's an advisory as the leak doesn't look that bad.... it's got an MOT and you can fix it whenever
Tottaly agree with you!! If I was your neighbour or near you, I would go there to lend you a hand!! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you to sort that out!! Looking forward to see the next video. Cheers🍻
When you take the rear main seal out don’t pry it with screw driver, blunt off a self tapping screw and turn it in 3/4 depth of the seal and use that to wiggle it out.
Remember to blunt it though, garage did my ep3 type r rear main and managed to chip the block when they tapped the screw into seal, needed new lower block as seal wouldn’t hold the oil back after.
I like the persistence, keep the Corsa and try to fix it.
Seems like rear main seal, just find a spare day and absolutely smash it mate, if you're determined you'll get it done, plus the feeling of accomplishment and joy will be great, good luck buddy!
don't give up man ihave the some feeling for corsa good luck
Dont give up mate....it clearly means a lot to you....you know your stuff, give it a rest for a bit then crack on and get it sorted....goid luck 👍
Do the rear seal and put a new clutch in as well as make sense while you've got it all stripped down and it's a good point for selling it mate
With the oil leak, start from the top and work your way down - start with checking the rocker/valve cover gasket, this is perhaps the most common source of oil leaks that I have come across over the years. You may have to give the engine a good clean now to remove any traces of oil to be able to trace it. Seeing as it is that bad, it should be fairly easy to trace now. Don't assume anything - for example, don't assume it *is* the rear main oil seal without checking everything else first.
We all go through this. I've had a few times when I've had to walk away and take a verrrrrry deep breath.
BTW, it's not uncommon for cartridge type oil filters to get compressed down like that.
Your a clever lad and a good mechanic, your do that rear oil seal in a day , and your get £600 ish for the car with a years ticket on it ,
Kris Nicholson sorry Kris your right I’m a idiot
Keep going you've done a lot on cars in the past whitch you never thort you would do take a break and come back to it and do something else keep up the good work
Your doing the right thing carrying on with it, no point in doing so much then just giving up. Where there any sharp corners on the sump seal? Any areas like that always benefit from a small amount of rtv sealant. Hope you find it, leaks can be a pain to track down, especially warm oil creeping along warm metal. Hope you nail it soon.
On the engine sump, don't over-tighten the bolts. Remove the sump. Clean and reseal with Permatex "The Right Stuff". It won't leak a drop from there again.
Why would you give up ? Dig deep and fix it. Think of the satisfaction rectifying the issue. I'm guessing there's no hurry and as you say "more content" is a good thing. Fixing cars is about the challenge / Highs & lows. Good luck.
That’s Savage!! Mate I know it’s your old motor but if it’s going to coast you more money than it’s worth... no point. I know content will be good but we all need those pennies!!
Less whining and more wrenching, that's the only way you get things done !!
Fix her! Make sure the oil leak isn't dripping from the valve cover or a oil pressure switch, we don't have the Corsa in Canada, but those are common leaks that people misinterpreted for a rear main, and it if is a rear main just drop the gear box and do it in car
When watching you put the sump gasket on I thought then that you hadn't put sealant on the sump gasket. As far as I know, all sump gaskets need sealant smeared all along the gasket before refitting. Hope that helps.
Pull the engine fix the leak, it's always worth it, when doing it yourself from a cost point of and job satisfaction. I really like your channel your down to earth, something the DIYer can relate too.
I had a similar problem on my Vauxhall combo which is a corsa van basically oil leaking which i thought was a rear main seal the clutch needed replacing anyway, when i took the gear box off the clutch was swamped in oil, replaced the rear seal put it all back together and started it and the bugger was still leaking where the engine meets the gearbox couldn't bloody believe it, i found the problem in the end it was the oil pressure switch which sits above the gearbox and it was leaking out and making its way though the gearbox part and dropping out the bottom giving the illusion of a rear main seal.
I agree keep going mate don't give up please as I am interested in the project getting finished
Fix it mate.
Kris Nicholson big job? :) it's a corsa 1.2, you may just lift the engine with one hand after the bolts removed. :))
Richard Stefanits 1.8
The 1,8 is the other car, that's where the replacements headlights came from, this is a 1.2 if I remember well.
Fix it up mate we love watching you fix these problems so we can do it ourselves :)
Nothing to lose taking the box out mate you’re more than capable and it’s more content
Keep going James you're doing a cracking job I know it's heartbreaking when you've done what you thought was the right thing with the sump gasket but it will all come good I like watching you doing the cars top job
I'd do the rear crank seal and gearbox drive seal if it has one.. Also use some locknut seal on the clutch bolts to the crank . Not sure if this is one of the ones where oil can leak past these bolt threads.
Give us content James. Show us how to repair these issues.
Good on you for not giving up you’ve gone this far go a bit further
I can't help with fixing it but love watching your channel. Keep going youth!
Stick at it man, content, sense of achievement and experience. I know how you feel with the sentimental value. Even if you leave it a bit and take a break, go back to it later on with a fresh head 👍🏻
I've been in this predicamnet many times over and just scrapped a good car. If your not fixing this your only doing another job on another car. May as well just get it done mate plenty of room to work on them so won't be hard 👍
Keep going! You've done most of the work, it will feel so good once you get it sorted!
you dont have to take the engine out for it, you can support the weight of the engine by a jack and take out the gearbox, less time consuming than taking out the engine, and as most people are saying here, go to another mot station, you should report the one you go to for misdiagnosing more than a single fault
Keep going Jamie, I’ve got a Corsa they are lovely little cars and so easy to work on. Good luck mate
Hi sorry to see you so fed up I know what it's like I have had similar myself, maybe leave it for a bit have a break from it then go back to it, I have done this and it often works out and you feel much better, good luck
Old cars occasionally kick your arse.
Take a day or so and come back to it, clearer head and you will get to the bottom of it.
Good luck.
Don't scrap it over a silly little oil leak. You can fix it bro
After all the work you put into the Corsa, I say: Go the last step and fix the oil leak. Would be awesome to see it drive again. And it's nice to see another Person with the strange love for third generation Corsas, I thought I was the only one since I drive one myself ;-)
In fairness mate i love watching your videos because you remind me of me grandad he was a macanic and a few years ago we was going threw his old snap on stuff and he had so many tools he had made and changed to help on the lorrys, that corsa had a fair few issues like mine does and most corsas lol,, but only one fix left you might aswell do it man!
Loctite quick gasket black silicone mate!
Take the sump aut and put everywhere of it put it back leaved to dry and you are ready ;)
I had an oil leak from the sump on a 1.25 fiesta zetec years ago. Similar metal / rubber gasket i think.
I changed it and still had a leak and i think it was a smudge of sump sealant that fixed it in the end after the second refit.
THat is if it is just the sump though. just a tip you might want to consider i could be wrong.
I had an oil leak like that. You need to clean off all the oil. Because like water oil flows to the lowest point it can reach. And if you drive it the wind will get it everywhere. That engine is pretty wet with oil not just at the sump.
Try a UV oil detection kit (it would make an interesting video) I used a coolant UV detection kit for two coolant leaks and it worked great and paid for itself from the money I saved doing it myself. I had that white substance on the oil cap of my Astra. When I changed my valve cover because it was leaking the white stuff went away . Good luck bro!
Shame there went more people like you that try and keep an older car on the road. Good luck with the work fingers crossed, can’t have an otherwise good car go to scrap
Hang in there! Keep up the good work. Best of luck with it .
gutted for you man chin up im thinking of getting rid of my first car as got the start of the same problem and need a windscreen 2001 1.8 zetec
You got to fix it. Your not a guy to quit. Love your vids.
When I was an apprentice, when things weren't going right my old engineer use to say "it's only metal, don't leave a bit of metal get you down" crack on my friend it's only a bit of metal, am sure you will over come.
Failing that a good prayer helps. Lol. Good luck.
Your heart says fix it. Go with your heart.
Hi James! Wouldn’t it be easier to just drop the suspension bed off?! What I do I am a mechanic, also I don’t live to far away if you like a hand! Only up the road! Never give up! Project is a project and it’s worth content for corsa lovers !
i know how you feel haha had 4 corsa's and even though one of them never stopped giving me issues i still love em.....even if i do drive 2 golf's now
Keep it going mate you are nearly there with yes is disappointing but that the joy of older cars lol
Don't ever get a classic car to restore because you'll put far more time and effort into it than its worth and you'll have lots of times when you do something and it'll continue to bite you in the arse if you're going to give up this easily. Its leaking from the same place on the sump because its probably not leaking from the sump and you had got it into your head that it was coming from the sump because it was the easiest fix. Any time you see oil around the gearbox end its almost always rear crankshaft oil seal, likewise the crank pulley end.
Take the engine out and redo the seal. You were happy with it, but you were quite tight on space. So i think take the engine out and do the seal the proper way and you can know for sure that the seal is fully in
If it was me and that was old Corsa I had for my first motor I think I’d do whatever it took to keep it going, think you should too