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Title: Dads Corsa issue 1.2
Post by: Del Boy on 28 August 2010, 17:47:56
My dad has a 97 'P' Corsa 1.2 Merit, it's got an issue which has been apparent for some time, but never really thought of asking about it. The issue is when it's first started and you drive off straight away you have a constant tappety noise throughout your whole journey, you could get in and drive off straight away all the way from cornwall to Scotland and it'd give you this tappety sound all the way there. Now if you start it up and leave it for around 5 minutes the noise is there when it's first started but then disappears, you could then drive from cornwall to Scotland and not get the noise all day.

Any idea's as to what this could be?
Title: Re: Dads Corsa issue 1.2
Post by: Radar on 28 August 2010, 22:18:09
I can't help but my wife's 1.2merit R-Reg does the same thing - quick oil changes have not made any difference, but i am intersted if anyone wiser can shed some light - knackered lifters/oil pickup pipe blocked?
Title: Re: Dads Corsa issue 1.2
Post by: Del Boy on 28 August 2010, 22:43:29
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I can't help but my wife's 1.2merit R-Reg does the same thing - quick oil changes have not made any difference, but i am intersted if anyone wiser can shed some light - knackered lifters/oil pickup pipe blocked?
Not just this one then, did mention the oil pickup pipe, think we may be on the right track with that  :-/
Title: Re: Dads Corsa issue 1.2
Post by: Radar on 28 August 2010, 23:55:35
Just thinking aloud but if it was the pickup pipe - would it only mean the noise for the first minute of start up?
Title: Re: Dads Corsa issue 1.2
Post by: Del Boy on 29 August 2010, 00:11:08
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Just thinking aloud but if it was the pickup pipe - would it only mean the noise for the first minute of start up?
That's a fair point.
Title: Re: Dads Corsa issue 1.2
Post by: Radar on 29 August 2010, 00:19:35

The issue i have is that i'm saving up to replace the corsa and do not want any expense on it - it's not worth much and still drives ok - just tappety - not loosing coolant.

Do you reckon an overnight blanket on the engine would solve the problem ::)
Title: Re: Dads Corsa issue 1.2
Post by: Del Boy on 29 August 2010, 00:22:12
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The issue i have is that i'm saving up to replace the corsa and do not want any expense on it - it's not worth much and still drives ok - just tappety - not loosing coolant.

Do you reckon an overnight blanket on the engine would solve the problem ::)
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Dads Corsa issue 1.2
Post by: Del Boy on 29 August 2010, 22:33:38
Anyone else have any ideas?