vauxhall corsa 1.2 16v sxi s reg

[steve2007]

does anyone know how many pistons this car has? is it 3 or 4?

[Shadowthief]

They are 4 cylinders if its an early corse (corsa B) is a belt driven engine(X1.2XE), ifs it's a later corsa (Corsa C) its chain driven(Z1.2XE), the 3 cylinder engine was a 1.0 (X1.0XE)

[maxximus]

the fact that it has 16 valves should give you a good clue. 4 into 16 as apposed to 3.

[Toureman]

Belts or chains do not drive engines!

[Shadowthief]

Sorry Toureman i didnt exactly explain myself very well, i meant the cams & valves were either driven off a timing belt or a cam chain is was just something else to look out for as the timing belt is a servicable item & Vauxhalls are a bit prone to belt failure the X1.2XE which is likely to be in a S reg Corsa comes as a kit with belt & pulleys in but usually the tensioner & tensioner bolt gets replaced as well.

[Gary-ET]

Definately 4, the 1.0 12v has 3 cylinders and is GUTLESS, think urself lucky