Corsa engine problem!

Don't know if anyone can help but i've got a 04 reg Corsa 1.0 Life and
when i turn the engine on it ticks loudly and has done for a while. But
recently when i start it up and rev it, it dips unexpectedly and when i
take my foot off the gas it makes a sort of scratching noise.
Also it's undrivable because there's hardly any power at all. It revs
normally but won't go anywhere. I can be doin 4500rpm in 2nd and it'll
go no faster than about 20mph and it's sluggish, like when old cars
didn't have the choke out far enough when they were cold.
Hope that makes sense to someone, just wanted to try and get everything
in! Hope someone can help me out!

 

I work for a Vauxhall dealer....just so you know.

There is a problem with the timing chain on some of the Corsa 1.0 models.
This could be causing you loud ticking noise.

Take it into a vauxhall dealer as soon as possible for a diagnostic. If your
car is still under warranty it won't cost you a penny....unless the problem
isn't covered.

Main thing is get it to a dealer!

 

Simon is bang on the money - get it done now.

 

I agree. Let a dealer diagnose it ASAP. You could be causing damae by
driving it and this may be down to you!

Alan

 

I work for a dealer HoHoHo

The main FACT is the engine is revving and the car is not moving 4,500rpm =
20mph I think not. The clutch must be slipping.

 

Ths clutch slipping!!!!
Are you taking the piss???
And yes I do work for a dealer....I sell the parts that fix these god damn
things!
Don't listen to prats like this....he'll just send you on a wild goose
chase.
Get it to a dealer and then we'll see whose right!

 

As the gearbox has no slippage, the engine speed is directly related to the
road speed. No matter how much power the engine has, the engine speed and
gear selected will govern the gearbox output shaft, and thus the road speed.

The only exceptions to this are auto boxes, where a) All torque convertors
"Slip" b) A fault in an auto gearbox

If this car has no power, but the is engine is at 4,500rpm, the road speed
would be more than 20mph. If the statement was "It has no power" or "The
engine will not rev up", that would be a different matter.

If this car were to be towed in 2nd gear, when the engine was revving at
4,500 the road spead would be in excess of 20mph, so what the **** does
"power" have to do with it?

I suggest you stick to selling parts, and not diagnosing problems! HoHoHo

 

You fail to mention that the car will go into limp home mode when there is a
significant problem!
The lack of power is because of this safety measure.
Get your facts straight!

 

You are such a Fucking arsehole!

Don't you understand RPM+Gear ratio = Road speed

If the engine ran on one Fucking cylinder, and it managed to get to 4,500rpm
in 2nd gear, its road speed would be faster than 20mph.

Go and sell some Mudflaps or carpet mats.

HoHoHo

 

Thank's to all who replied. I took the Corsa to a Vauxhall dealer today, and
the clutch was worn out. Thanks again for help.