So my dad calls me Tuesday and says the cars broken down, RAC guy says its dead basically not worth repairing (mk3 astra)
So I took a look today as I was over for mothers day.
Broke out the spanners and:
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Thars your problem!
Snapped cambelt so off with the head:
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Tiny pistons on the 1.6
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Managed to bend 12 of the 16 valves!
Bought a head off ebay so next weekend 'we can rebuild it'!