not a mini but realy need help
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hello
Need all the help I can get from u all
What it is, is a astra 1.4i n reg had the cam belt go took it to a garage and had if all fixed but when we got it back it seems to hold back, when u come to an island at 2000 reves and putyour foot down in takes ages to build up speed, and the important one is from cold it starts straight away but when warm once left when you try and start it you have to pump the excelerater and the reves slowly come up happens only when warm
Please any suggetions please

Cam timing out?

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jimster
Hello mate is that a guess or do u think it's a good chance it's that
Thanks

If a garage did it and its not right, fire it back at them and tell them to sort it out. One of the most simple engines there is so nothing complicated to get wrong really.

sound like they have bunged it back together with retarded cam timing

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yes the Retards at at the garage have Retarded you cam timing it will be a tooth out.

take it back PRONTO!

had an astra that did the same, cam timign was perfect. had it up on the diagnostics machine and took it out a run, it was knocking its tits off, and the ecu was poulling 15-20 degrees timing out each cylinder to try stop it. bunged some octane booster in the tank and she ran fine while it was present in the fuel. tuened otu the head gasket had been done, and the head skimmed, on measurement it had been skimmed tonnes, CR was way to high. !

also if its a 16v. there really bad for valves sticking in teh guides.

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thanks guys
Garage has had it for a week now says he has checked the timing isthat the cam he has checked, and bonross if it is a tooth out will it cause these simtoms said is running out of ideas as what it is

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MINE IN CASE ITS RELavent oops caps ...

the pulley on the crank that has a toothed wheel on it ,had slipped on its keyway then jammed so it seemed tight , the aa man reckoned dead coil pack ,but when i got it home i sussed it and took it off cleaned up the toothway ,and tightened it back on ,it was fine .

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

the car was ok when you took it in its now come back after a cambelt fitting not running right THE ONUS IS ON THE GARAGE.

my monies on the cam timing simple as that.

"the onus is on the garage"

steves correct, its not your problem, the garage need to get it sorted for you.

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

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What was the failure scenario?

i recon you should do a compressoion test. If the belt failed totaly, you will have bent valves, may not look like it but you will.

Could be any number of things with the fucktards that around these days

Edited by Sprocket on 8th Nov, 2008.