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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #30 on: 28 December 2020, 18:05:07 »

just double check the fuel, fuel pump failure is the most common cause 
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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #31 on: 29 December 2020, 08:11:03 »

Actually I meant to say 'it is dead'.....my command of the french language leaves much to be desired. :-X
We are not in Europe any more, no foriegn language around here. It is dead, english, is fine
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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #32 on: 29 December 2020, 12:39:10 »

Actually I meant to say 'it is dead'.....my command of the french language leaves much to be desired. :-X
We are not in Europe any more, no foriegn language around here. It is dead, english Anglo-Saxon, is fine

Fixed that for you Keith!  ;D
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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #33 on: 29 December 2020, 12:58:48 »

just double check the fuel, fuel pump failure is the most common cause

The red light for fuel is on. I put about half a gallon in. Red light still on.

I wonder if it needs more fuel.

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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #34 on: 29 December 2020, 13:01:59 »

just double check the fuel, fuel pump failure is the most common cause

The red light for fuel is on. I put about half a gallon in. Red light still on.

I wonder if it needs more fuel.
Half a gallon? Are you sure you could afford it?
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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #35 on: 29 December 2020, 13:06:49 »

https://youtu.be/6tksztddUGM

This is quite interesting.

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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #36 on: 29 December 2020, 13:07:39 »

just double check the fuel, fuel pump failure is the most common cause

The red light for fuel is on. I put about half a gallon in. Red light still on.

I wonder if it needs more fuel.
Half a gallon? Are you sure you could afford it?

Surely you have a whippet that needs walking.
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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #37 on: 29 December 2020, 13:10:21 »

Plenty of petrol and cranks fast on the battery.

No codes either stored or pending on Maxiscan MS509. No warning lights or 'flashing spanners'

your first post of the thread  ::)

must be a massive fuel leak then if it's out of petrol now  ;D

so half a gallon of old fuel out your mower won't resolve your issue
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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #38 on: 29 December 2020, 13:24:51 »

just double check the fuel, fuel pump failure is the most common cause

The red light for fuel is on. I put about half a gallon in. Red light still on.

I wonder if it needs more fuel.


Half a gallon? That's about a lawn mower tankful. You did check the lawnmower worked before draining the fuel? ;D
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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #39 on: 29 December 2020, 13:34:50 »

A diesel car would have fired up straight away, no problem!  :)
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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #40 on: 29 December 2020, 13:35:12 »

I reckon there is probably 2 gallons left when the red light comes on. I have added another half gallon or so.

Two and a half gallons should be enough to start a humble Corsa 4 pot. :)
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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #41 on: 29 December 2020, 15:20:44 »

I reckon there is probably 2 gallons left when the red light comes on. I have added another half gallon or so.

Two and a half gallons should be enough to start a humble Corsa 4 pot. :)
Two gallons? It only holds three  ;D
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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #42 on: 29 December 2020, 15:43:58 »

9.5 gallons / 44 liters for a corsa c petrol
and the fuel pump is lubricated with fuel ,so running on empty is a good way to knacker the pump
and if the car hardly goes anywhere then that half a cup full of petrol in the tank will have lost it's punch
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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #43 on: 29 December 2020, 15:47:56 »

9.5 gallons / 44 liters for a corsa c petrol
and the fuel pump is lubricated with fuel ,so running on empty is a good way to knacker the pump
and if the car hardly goes anywhere then that half a cup full of petrol in the tank will have lost it's punch
Do you think it might help if Opti gave it to someone who knew what they were doing?  ;D
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Re: 17 year old Corsa C won't start.
« Reply #44 on: 29 December 2020, 16:32:04 »

9.5 gallons / 44 liters for a corsa c petrol
and the fuel pump is lubricated with fuel ,so running on empty is a good way to knacker the pump
and if the car hardly goes anywhere then that half a cup full of petrol in the tank will have lost it's punch
Do you think it might help if Opti gave it to someone who knew what they were doing?  ;D
I hear he's buying Mrs Opti a motorbike instead of the corsa on another thread  :-X
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