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Hey There ... i've just done about almost everything to my car ... 1. blown headgasket .... fixed it 2. 3 weeks later cam-belt broke .... fixed it, as far as i could but 3. engine light was on and car was running bad .... took it in to be put on computer and it was sorted out 4. water hose broke/bur...

thanx MMamdouh .... I'll for sure go look at the how to ... as always ... great help here :-)) ..... as a side note: as for the fuel pump .... I've always been VERY cautious working around the fuel tank .... perhaps watching too much movies where cars explodes hehehe :-) anyways will find out the co...

thanx .... i will do so .... im going to get the price of fuel filter and fuel pump (just in case) .... any idea on how exactly yo take the fuel filter and pump apart ??? i got a service manual and i see the fuel pump is on top of the fuel tank .... that seems very tricky to do ???? and also just fo...

hey i had the exact same problem ..... mine went along with the engine check light being on .... it turned out that one of the connectors at the back of the engine (under the fuel injection coil) was out and so the computer didnt get any info so rev's were high and my two radiator fans kept spinning...

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yes i did .... daniel helped me to figure out it isnt the VGIS coz the little pipe was sucking my finger .... but i just dont know what else could possibly be wrong now ... unless there are other pipes to check for vaccume leaks ???

hey guys ... im at a dead-end yet again .... for some or other weird reason my car has a VERY slow response in low RPM's .... the car was sent to a machanic who, while i was watching, checked everything and found no errors while connected to the diagnostic machine. yet i go around a 90 Degree corner...

hey guys .... ok so i checked my car in and 30min later they sorted my problem out with radiator fans that was blowing from start of the motor and also the whole idling at 2000 RPM .... it was some cable that wasnt plugged in behind the block at the intake side ..... BUT now im still sitting with th...

hey guys .... ok so i checked my car in and 30min later they sorted my problem out with radiator fans that was blowing from start of the motor and also the whole idling at 2000 RPM .... it was some cable that wasnt plugged in behind the block at the intake side ..... BUT now im still sitting with th...

im from South Africa .... the factory/ agent is in my home town.... i can get any part i want for my daewoo lanos 16 valve 1.6 1999 model .... if your engine is the same as mine .... let me know and i can get a price and availabilty for you on the parts you might need. most i have waited for a part ...

thanx guys i will do .. im also sending the car in tomorrow morning to be put on a machine to find out whats for what .... will let you all know what happens and what comes from it

hey .... started the car .... got it idling and pulled the pipe ... there is suction in the pipe, not a lot for my finger to really get stuck but enough i reckon ... my car is also idling now between 1500 and 2000 RPM ... will mail everyone the second i come back from having my car tested tomorrow. ...

great stuff ....

the pic is blown up quite a bit now and i can see exactly what i must do there.... thanx a million

i have no clue what is what there by the ALDL or OBDII .... i'll have to check that out via google as you suggested

thanx a lot

MMamdouh thanx :-) the temp sensor is right behind the 1st cylinder just under the coil pack (fuel injection) .... seems okay and pushed it as far as i can but there is another pluggy thing thats got no place to plug in to ... might this be something just extra which my car isnt using or something t...

hey there .... i got the same problem ... i got a 1999 lanos 16V 1.6 i had my head gasket blow ..... got it all fixed but after 4 weeks the cam belt snapped cause the power steering pump was leaking and caused the timing belt to snap do to the cam belt getting the solution on it over a period of 4 w...

hey thanx but I cant see that pic bigger .... its as if its not allowing me to see it bigger .... no idea how to check the vaccuum of the VGIS although its not the first time I've heard of it .... so far with one day of driving the faults are just adding up ... 1. no torque at low RPM's 2. the two f...