I have a R reg 1.0 L Corsa which was running OK until recently.
I am competent enough to have changed the oil + filter, coolant, spark plugs & air filter at the beginning of the year.
BUT lately the car feels sluggish & has difficulty accelerating. When cold pushing the pedal seems not to generate much of a response in the speed the engine turns until the car has warmed up a little.
Also, on the motorway when accelerating beyond 60 mph a rattling noise is heard from the engine. I know this is the case with small engines but before it only happened when the car was pushed really hard.
Can anyone suggest what I should check/change or am I better off just taking it to a garage and getting charged loadsa money for stuff that I can probably do myself (with instructions of course).
Cheers,
PG
I am competent enough to have changed the oil + filter, coolant, spark plugs & air filter at the beginning of the year.
BUT lately the car feels sluggish & has difficulty accelerating. When cold pushing the pedal seems not to generate much of a response in the speed the engine turns until the car has warmed up a little.
Also, on the motorway when accelerating beyond 60 mph a rattling noise is heard from the engine. I know this is the case with small engines but before it only happened when the car was pushed really hard.
Can anyone suggest what I should check/change or am I better off just taking it to a garage and getting charged loadsa money for stuff that I can probably do myself (with instructions of course).
Cheers,
PG