Strange corsa problem.

The_blue · 9 Oct 2006 at 06:43

The gf's car runs like a dog

It's got no power on top revs so going up the slightest hill makes you drop a gear.

I've had the plugs out and they are quite sooty. And about 2 months ago i changed the water pump and timing belt.

Is it possible I've got the timing belt 1 notch out? the engine should be electronically timed on the dist side but I've played with it and the car runs much better if i move the distributor cap anti clockwise about 10 degrees (guess) the top end revs are back but it pinks like a ######. :confused:

I'm wondering if I've got the cam pulley miss alined from the belt change? its the only thing i can think of.

it's the 1.4l 8 valve single point engine.

Any ideas?

ci_newman · 9 Oct 2006 at 09:05

If you had misaligned the belt when rebuilding it, it would've shown up sooner than 2 months later.

My bet is on a worn ign component, so leads, coil & sparkies

The_blue · 9 Oct 2006 at 11:50

ci_newman said:
If you had misaligned the belt when rebuilding it, it would've shown up sooner than 2 months later.

My bet is on a worn ign component, so leads, coil & sparkies

It's not been right in ages but shes never said :rolleyes:

ci_newman · 9 Oct 2006 at 12:26

Hmm... well worth checking that the timing is ok then!