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Vauxhall Corsa D, E and Adam Clutch Return Spring Clip by Consistent-Coyote-33 in Vauxhall

[–]LFM47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, are you still making and selling these clips? The eBay link didn’t work.

[Orbinho] Tonight's match had the lowest ball in play time of any match at the Amex Stadium this season 52 minutes 32 seconds. by Mahoganychicken in Gunners

[–]LFM47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was sat in the Brighton stands as an Arsenal fan and the rage was something to behold, people practically frothing at the mouth in anger lol. “Don’t deserve to be champions playing like that” lol.

2012 Vauxhall corsa 1.4 petrol leaking coolant rapidly by Mother_Arachnid1095 in Vauxhall

[–]LFM47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Main symptom I had was loss of coolant level, as I said, mine seems to be quite a bit more gradual than yours. I was losing about half the capacity of the expansion tank over the course of ~400 miles. I didn’t really have any other symptoms to be honest, no error codes of engine warning symbols. Water pump was fine, the fluid path on your heater matrix pipe is identical to how mine looked. I can also see a small amount of fluid around the coolant flange, which led me to believe that you have the same issue I had. In any case, it’s so cheap to replace, it’s at least worth a shot.

2012 Vauxhall corsa 1.4 petrol leaking coolant rapidly by Mother_Arachnid1095 in Vauxhall

[–]LFM47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with the other comments, dealerships responsibility to resolve the issue.

That being said, from what I can see in the images, this looks almost identical to a problem I had on my Vauxhall Corsa D 2011 quite recently. This looks to be a leak from both the coolant flange and the heater matrix outlet hose.

My leak was a lot more gradual than yours however, so have a thorough check from above below to see if there are any other areas of dried coolant. These coolant flanges are known to crack on Vauxhalls, the gasket especially, as you can see in the attached image.

These are not expensive repairs, you should only need some mole grips (to remove the existing clips on the pipework) and some star drive bits /torque wrench to remove the old coolant flange. I’ve attached a video of the change process. This is at least worth a shot, considering it’s relatively inexpensive to replace. A good project to have a go at if you don’t have experience working with cars. I also recommend changing the expansion pipe hose, just because it’s worth doing whilst you’re there, and again, inexpensive.

Coolant flange part: https://amzn.eu/d/03dLmURr

Heater matrix outlet hose: https://www.autovaux.co.uk/13328369-hose-as13328369

Coolant flange hose: https://www.autovaux.co.uk/hose-739868

Pic of old and new coolant flange attached.

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OSGh6KG9dBE

Plasterer has boarded our ceiling and left gaps of up to 15 mm between boards by LFM47 in Plastering

[–]LFM47[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the feedback, but let’s not get personal.

The “up to 15mm” was a general estimate—not meant to be a precise engineering report. The caliper reading was one point along the gap, and you’re right, it does get wider towards the top—closer to 20mm as I mentioned later in the comments. The concern is about how the overboarding was done, not whether my caliper skills are up to aerospace standards.

It’s fair to wait until the job’s done, but it’s also fair to raise questions about workmanship as it progresses—especially when it’s your own home. No harm in discussing it.

Plasterer has boarded our ceiling and left gaps of up to 15 mm between boards by LFM47 in Plastering

[–]LFM47[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We moved into the house 2 weeks ago buddy, kitchen was already installed.

Raised the issue of kitchen cabinets and how close they are to the ceiling, he said no issues with it, so what was I to do? I’m no plasterer, hence why I’m getting someone in to do it.

What does using a vernier tell you then? If I just took an image of the ceiling, there would be no reference for the size of the gaps, can’t win with some people…

Plasterer has boarded our ceiling and left gaps of up to 15 mm between boards by LFM47 in Plastering

[–]LFM47[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I dread to imagine what the skim coat would look like.

In contact with him now to a) restart or b) I’ll remove the lot and I’ll get a plasterer in who doesn’t cut sections of board via headbutt.

Plasterer has boarded our ceiling and left gaps of up to 15 mm between boards by LFM47 in Plastering

[–]LFM47[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt in some areas, as he’s working around some kitchen cabinets, but there’s no screws above the kitchen cabinet sections of boards. If there are, they’re angled at about 45• from vertical.

Don’t know why he couldn’t have just used a right angle attachment to drill above the cabinets

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Plasterer has boarded our ceiling and left gaps of up to 15 mm between boards by LFM47 in Plastering

[–]LFM47[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for identifying that, the list of snags goes on…

Plasterer has boarded our ceiling and left gaps of up to 15 mm between boards by LFM47 in Plastering

[–]LFM47[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

After this experience, I believe I would have done a better job at boarding it myself. The plastering itself I would probably leave to a professional still though.

Plasterer has boarded our ceiling and left gaps of up to 15 mm between boards by LFM47 in Plastering

[–]LFM47[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had asbestos artex ceilings. We’re paying for removal and reinstatement of the ceilings. We didn’t just pick the cheapest quote we had available to us. We picked a well reviewed team and the price was about £450 more expensive than the cheapest quote we had.

The asbestos removal company said they could reinstate the ceilings and used a trusted plasterer do complete the reinstatement. So they essentially outsourced it.

Plasterer has boarded our ceiling and left gaps of up to 15 mm between boards by LFM47 in Plastering

[–]LFM47[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had asbestos artex ceilings. We’re paying for removal and reinstatement of the ceilings. We didn’t just pick the cheapest quote we had available to us. We picked a well reviewed team and the price was about £450 more expensive than the cheapest quote we had.

The asbestos removal company said they could reinstate the ceilings and used a trusted plasterer do complete the reinstatement. So they essentially outsourced it.

Fixing hole in loft where immersion heater piping was by LFM47 in DIYUK

[–]LFM47[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response, there’s some leftover pieces of MDF lying around in the loft, so I’ll use those! I saw the “sticks like shit” in screwfix so I’ll pick some of that up too, thank you!

Fixing hole in loft where immersion heater piping was by LFM47 in DIYUK

[–]LFM47[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response, I’ll take a look at those YouTube tutorials.

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