need some help please on mechanics, if you dont mind, thnx

[robertz]

hi, im thinking about buyin a 1.2 trip vauxhall corsa, however the person that i selling the car, has been advised it wont pass its MOT apparently its due to emissions, i have asked him whats exactley wrong with the emissions, and he dont seem to know. However he has told me that the car is "running rich" could this mean that the fuel pump is letting too much fuel into the engine? if this isnt the problem what else could be the problem, and how would i know? any help is uch obliged thnx, this is my e-mail address':
l_u_k_e_0_4 at hotmail.com or l-robertz at hotmail.com, thanx once again, any help is much obliged

[clandestine]

hi, im thinking about buyin a 1.2 trip vauxhall corsa, however the person that i selling the car, has been advised it wont pass its MOT apparently its due to emissions, i have asked him whats exactley wrong with the emissions, and he dont seem to know. However he has told me that the car is "running rich" could this mean that the fuel pump is letting too much fuel into the engine? if this isnt the problem what else could be the problem, and how would i know? any help is uch obliged thnx, this is my e-mail address':
l_u_k_e_0_4 at hotmail.com or l-robertz at hotmail.com, thanx once again, any help is much obliged

Originally Posted by robertz

what year is the corsa? it could just be a faulty lambda sensor.
is the engine management light on?

[robertz]

i aint too sure, i think its either a 1995 or a 1998, and i aint sure if the management light is on, you see im thinkin about buying it off ebay, and for me to send him a msg it takes ages for the person to reply, i have sent him a msg asking if its ok to come along and have a look at the car tomoz, and if he says yes then ill go, what could it be if the management light is on? could that mean the there is a fulty lambda sensor?

[Scoobs]

If its on ebay forget it.

Buy a local one that you can look at and drive.

[clandestine]

i aint too sure, i think its either a 1995 or a 1998, and i aint sure if the management light is on, you see im thinkin about buying it off ebay, and for me to send him a msg it takes ages for the person to reply, i have sent him a msg asking if its ok to come along and have a look at the car tomoz, and if he says yes then ill go, what could it be if the management light is on? could that mean the there is a fulty lambda sensor?

Originally Posted by robertz

well, i'm an m.o.t tester by trade and i test quite a few of those in a day. usually its the lamda sensor thats faulty but not always,it could be the cat itself.thats not a big problem though as far as cost is concerned because they have come down in price just lately....about £80 i think without checking and a lamda sensor about £30.if the engine management light is not on and its runnin fine then i would say its one of those 2 faults.if the light is on then your gonna need a diagnostic check to establish which part is faulty,it could get expensive then though.if the car is ok then use this fault as a bargining chip and get it as cheap as possible to make possible repairs affordable.let me know how much the car is and for gods sake take someone that knows a bit about cars before you buy it.go before auction ends dont buy it blind!
good luck!

[robertz]

wel ive been at college myself for the past 2 n half years studying mechaincs, however i wil still take some1 with me, who knows more about it than me, the bidding on the car at the moment is 45pound, bt if its gna b an expensive fix, the max i will offer him is 70 pound, would you think this is fair?

[clandestine]

wel ive been at college myself for the past 2 n half years studying mechaincs, however i wil still take some1 with me, who knows more about it than me, the bidding on the car at the moment is 45pound, bt if its gna b an expensive fix, the max i will offer him is 70 pound, would you think this is fair?

Originally Posted by robertz

i would go look at the car first,if its sound then get him to stop the auction and just bid him at it.£70 sounds like a bargin to me if the car doesnt need too much doing to it.
check the outer sills for rust and the front chassis rails.also handbrake cable on either side where the bare cable is routed around a plastic curved bit.jack it up if you can and check rear wheel bearings cos they are quite a comon fail for mot.
they dont tend to fail on much tbh but you can get bad ones.

[robertz]

thank you for all the information, and the main reason why i want this car, is becuz it will b a bargain if it dont need much work doing to it, you know the catalyst converter on a vauxhall corsa, what type are they? are they the honeycomb type, or the ones with the steal balls? also could it be the catalyst converter? thats the reason why it has failed on its MOT? if so how much will that knock me back? once again thank you for all the information your giving me, i appreciate it

[robertz]

also i forgot to add, how would i know if it is the lambda sensor? dont forget im only going to have a look i wont have no diagnostic computers wid me

[clandestine]

also i forgot to add, how would i know if it is the lambda sensor? dont forget im only going to have a look i wont have no diagnostic computers wid me

Originally Posted by robertz

you won't! you will have to take a gamble on that, but with the price of the car i think this would be an acceptable risk providing everything else is ok.
a cat should cost around £80 and a lambda sensor around £30 like i said.
honycombe i think for that sort of year,but why do you need to know that?

oh, also i forgot,sometimes just thrashing it down the road can cure the emissions problem,we do that all the time and it works 9 times out of 10.some mot stations won't bother doing this if they think they can sell a new cat.

[robertz]

i was just wondering if it is a honeycomb cat, because i aint sure if the price differes for the cat, weither it being a honeycomb, or a steel ball cat, but like i sed earlier, thank u so much for the advice and all the information

[clandestine]

i was just wondering if it is a honeycomb cat, because i aint sure if the price differes for the cat, weither it being a honeycomb, or a steel ball cat, but like i sed earlier, thank u so much for the advice and all the information

Originally Posted by robertz

oh yea, sorry i see what you mean...no it shouldnt be that expensive on that year and your welcome mate thanks! let me know how you get on.

[robertz]

i will do, thanx mate i owe u one

[jetmizter2]

Change the oil n filter the day before or the day you take the car for its MOT too

[robertz]

hey everybody just wna say thank u so much for all the information given regarding the corsa, however i unfortuantley lost the internet for a few days, so i cudnt ask the seller no more questions, or access the internet no where, anyways i looked bk on ebay today, and the corsa finally went for 208 pound, personally i think this is way too over the top for a car in that condition, anyways jst wna say thank u so much for everythin, tek care everybody
robertz....