Cracked Engine?

[Spcarroll]

Hi there,

I'm not mechanically knowledgable and this is my first car so apologises if I'm not being clear with what I have to say.

This is my first car an 03 plate 1 litre corsa, had it for just short of a month, today however after driving to work, I had an engine light (exhaust emission in corsa handbook) illuminated.


Looked under the hood and spotted this crack



Anyone have any insight?

[SHutchinson]

That's a plastic cover, it's not an issue in the slightest.

The engine check light could be on for any number of reasons, best to get it checked out by someone with a fault code reader.

[Spcarroll]

Thank you for your reply, I'll make sure to get it checked out.

[Winky151]

That cover slides to the right to reveal the coil pack. Its a single unit feeding all four plugs. The picture appears to show some moisture on the cover plate. I can't imagine its water but probably a bit of oil or grease from an oil change dripped then wiped off but it maybe worth having a look at the state of the coil pack & plugs.

[zedx19]

Winky151 said:

That cover slides to the right to reveal the coil pack. Its a single unit feeding all four plugs. The picture appears to show some moisture on the cover plate. I can't imagine its water but probably a bit of oil or grease from an oil change dripped then wiped off but it maybe worth having a look at the state of the coil pack & plugs.

Good advise, but if this person thinks a cracked engine cover is the reason an engine management light has come on, their not going to have a clue what you just suggested. You may as well have suggested they check the flux capacitor.

Car needs taking to a garage, as someone else has said and as I'm sure it says in the handbook on the photo you've posted.

[PaulKemp]

The advice given was good
We all have to start somewhere and the poster of this thread was a niave as I was with my first car
There is only one way to learn and that is to seek advise.
I did, I still do even though I have built a kit car and can strip an engine to a bare block and rebuild it.

Ask away young man and learn, even ask old men like me for a bit of guidance