Corsa - warm start problem

DubOnHoliday

Just wondering if anyone had a similar prob with their Open Corsa. It starts cold no problem... however if I drive it for a while and then stop for a few minutes for example to get petrol... it wont start again... I have to leave it for about 5/10 minutes.... before it starts which it always does eventually. Battery is brand new, got maintenence done just 2 months ago... any ideas? Thanks

MercMad

What year is the Corsa and what engine size ?

DubOnHoliday

99 is the year and its a 1 litre.... I read in the haynes manual it might either be the air filter... fuel injector or the ingnition coil.... trying to narrow it down though....

Blue850

My mam had a 99 1.0 litre with the exact same problem. coolant temprature sensor was gone, not that expensive to replace if i remember correctly. common enough problem on corsas.

MercMad

Haynes my ar5se !

I would go with what BlueBoy says and change the coolant temperature sensor.

I have a 98 one of the , a 1 litre too for zipping around in. Never had any trouble except the Air Mass Sensor, but thatv a different problem !

DubOnHoliday

Blue850 wrote:

My mam had a 99 1.0 litre with the exact same problem. coolant temprature sensor was gone, not that expensive to replace if i remember correctly. common enough problem on corsas.

thanks for that.... do I have to go to an opel specialist to get one of these, or any service place would do it...?

lazygit

exact same thing here... 2002 1ltr cosra. Starts up fine when cold..

when i stop and restart i normally rev the enigin up to about 2000rpm for about 15 seconds, if i dont it will cut out and stop.

Blue850

DubOnHoliday wrote:

thanks for that.... do I have to go to an opel specialist to get one of these, or any service place would do it...?

I got the sensor in the Opel dealership and my mechanic fitted it in a few minutes,

mike65

Wil back up the assesment, I'd say the sensor will cost about 50-60 euro, fitting it should be DIY possible.

Mike.

old boy

35 lids in a scrapyard, diy.

DubOnHoliday

got the sensor in crossons, 21 euro, cheaper than expected!

Lucifer

The corsa crankshaft position sensors sometimes give trouble also when warm. will bring on the engine management light. is also a simple enough job. sensor is about €40. only changed one an hour ago!