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My corsa starts but wont rev and cuts straight back out?

Hi all
I hope someone can help. My 02 corsa starts up but cuts back out. It wont rev at all. Ive got it moving but it kangaroos and stalls again. I havent long had the crank sensor changed cos it was stalling wen slowing. This car has been nothing but problems since I got it 3 years ago. Every time I take it to the garage, they say they dont know. S oneone please help!? Lol thanks
Adam, February 2011
Stalling when slowing is usually caused by a dirty or failed idle control valve.
Crank sensor faulty usually fails when hot, but if they have fitted a cheap copy sensor it wont work, has to be proper crank sensor from Vauxhall dealer spares department.
I think your garage is not very good,

tt, February 2011
my lad had a problem corsa one fault was as you describe.it turned out to be the coil pack shorting out.remove the two screws holding the pack on and check the condition of the rubber spark plug caps.his were perished.we temporarily wrapped a card tube around each cap and fitted it back on the engine,the fault cleared so we fitted a new pack.may not be your problem but is an easy check.

xs11, February 2011
would find another garage,air flow meters,egr valves,coil packs are common faults on these but it is no good guessing as it can cost a lot of money,would ask around and source a good,reliable person with the means to repair your fault.

cdc, February 2011
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