This week our regular expert Keith Lamb will answer your questions on a wide rage of auto-mechanical issues.
So, without further ado, it’s Colin from Palister Park, Col, whats your problem ?
Well I wonder if Keith could help, I have a 99 reg Corsa and it’s running really rough, eating petrol and the amount of oil it’s going through is just a joke.
“Well Colin, the Vauxhall DOHC engine is pretty bullet proof, but you do get the odd problems with it blowing pistons, can you tell me, when you take the oil filler cap off, does it look white and milky under the cap ?â€
“Thats funny that ‘cos I was saying to our lass that it looks like a yoghurt topâ€
“Right, we’re getting somewhere now, is the engine running hot, but theres no power thereâ€
“Spot on Gadge, you know yer stuffâ€
“Right, can you remove the spark plugs, turn the engine over, and is there any compression in the cylinder heads?â€
“No problem Keith, tried that the other day with me Dad and theres like nowt there, sweet FAâ€
“what was that ?â€
“I said there was sweet FAâ€
“Right theres yer problem, get that bunch of southern gets from the FA involved and they will ruin your life, shandy drinking no mark gets taking the p*ss out of my club, frivolous my arse if I ever see them in the Black Bull I will rip their effin heads off and tear them a new arsehole, did I tell you about the three points ? No well let me tell you what happened there, what a bunch of………….â€