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1988 1.2 Corsa
I was on my way back home from picking my daughter up when all of a sudden i heard a banging noise from the engine and i lost power going slightly up hill, only way i could drive was in first gear when back on flat road was fine, when i pulled into the near petrol station to have a look there was a lot of water coming out of the water tank the engine was very hot, short story to it all i thought it had something to do with the spark plugs so the very next day i replaced the spark plugs went to start the engine it would not start and my electrics started burning and a lot of smoke, Can anyone suggest anything.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yes i know what your saying regarding the water tank seen as its over 40c here and i was driving in first gear trying to get the car moving that could be a reason it over heated, i did test the plugs and it seemed it was only running on 2 hense why i thought thats where the problem was until i changed them and tried to restart, ive had a mechanic look at it he seems pretty lost stood and scratched his head.
Expansion tank.
Sounds to me like a catastrophic head gasket failure.
Large influx of coolant into the cylinders which failed to compress (water is like that) which then did a ton of damage to the valves and possibly connecting rods and crankshaft.
Electrics burning possibly water in the systems.
When you say it wouldn't start - I presume it wouldn't even try, it fails to turn over
If that's the case it sounds way beyond economic repair I'm afraid
You'll have to have someone confirm that
Sounds to me like a catastrophic head gasket failure.
Large influx of coolant into the cylinders which failed to compress (water is like that) which then did a ton of damage to the valves and possibly connecting rods and crankshaft.
Electrics burning possibly water in the systems.
When you say it wouldn't start - I presume it wouldn't even try, it fails to turn over
If that's the case it sounds way beyond economic repair I'm afraid
You'll have to have someone confirm that
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