1994 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 possible start problems.

1994 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 possible start problems.

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MrGman

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1,618 posts

213 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Hi all,

Been looking for a cheap little run about for my mum, i've looked at a 1994 Corsa 1.4i GLS tonight and to start with it wouldn't start, after a few goes it started but then cut out after idling very poorly for a few seconds, after this it started straight away and idled as you'd expect, i then turned it off and started it again which it did with no problems, after a 5 minute drive out in the car i turned it off again and re started it which again it did with no problems, the guy is claiming that it's not been started for a couple of weeks, could this be the reason it didn't start first time or are there any common/other problems that could be the cause?
Cheers for any advice in advance.

HellDiver

5,708 posts

189 months

Friday 27th March 2009
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Sounds about right. If you're still interested in the car, go back today and try it.

My old work had a 1.4i Corsa as a hack, and it would run like a bag of spanners if left for a few days (usually throwing the EML in the process). Once restarted it was fine. Did that for 8 years and nearly 150k.

MrGman

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1,618 posts

213 months

Saturday 28th March 2009
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Well i turned up unexpectedly the following day and it started fine, picked it up this morning and it's been perfect, lets hope it stays that way too.

ali5902

18 posts

188 months

Sunday 26th April 2009
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2 old

a 58 plate corsa eco thing would b better x