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Sun 7 Aug 2005 18:45

Corsa 1.5 diesel - fuel starvation - Cornish Lass

Hi,

Hubby has '93 Corsa diesel, which suffered intermittant cutting out problem last year. It would be fine for a couple of weeks (he does 30 miles daily 'round trip to work), then suddenly stop at low revs and refuse to start again for several minutes. After visit from auto-electrics guy, who ruled out electrical problem, we guessed it may be fuel starvation and as experienced on a previous car, fitted a push in temporary fuel cap as a "quick fix". Car has been fine ever since, which we assume means fuel tank breather is blocked causing vacuum.

MOT this week, and of course, temporary caps are a no-no, so we want to solve it once and for all. How easy is it to change/clean tank breather? Would you consider it is a job for a fairly capable DIY mechanic, or best left to garage?

Thanks, Lesley

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Sun 7 Aug 2005 22:22

Corsa 1.5 diesel - fuel starvation - Number_Cruncher

It is not unknown for the fuel tank breather pipes to perish and become blocked.

Another possibility is that the petrol Corsas all vented via the carbon cannister to the engine, while the diesel had an open fuel system.

I don't know if this was acheived by making the diesel's fuel cap vented, or via other means, but I was thinking that if there has been a mix up, and incorrect components, from a petrol Corsa had been fitted, the venting might not work correctly.

Number_Cruncher

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