1998 opel vita
1998 opel vita
1998 opel vita
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1998 Opel Vita fule leaking problem and car is not starting in parking mode but it get started in neutral

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Date:July 24, 2010, 3:17 pm
Name:Vinesh Kumar Manwani
Location:United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Dubai
Vehicle:Opel Vita
Year:1998
General comments:Please explain me the problem and how can I get it fixed without spending too much of money on it.
Problems:1) My car was not getting started yesterday. Checked. Found that the battery was fine. Took it to the mechanic. But he changed the gear from Parking to neutral and it got started. The fuel was low low. I was surprised as it was driven only 140 Kms in full tank. Normaly it goes to 300 Kms. So I took it to the petrol pump. After filling the petrol. I tried starting the car in parking mode and it got started. But we also found that the fuel was leaking below the car. I took it to another nearby mechanic he checked below the back seat and said that there is a leak from the fuel pump area. He took out some kind of ciruler ring type rubber something similer like pressure cooker lid rubber and told me that rubber has become hard and was cracking form one point. He said that need to be replaced.
2) Right from the begining I have starting problem with the car, I have to press the acceletor 10-15 times then only it get started.
3) Car gets heated up very quickly. I found that the collent was getting finished so quickly like in 4-5 days I have to put 2 liter of coolent. Later on I started using water instead of coolent.
4) Very frequently almost once in a year the timing belt fails and I have to take it get it repalced. This has happened 2 time in 2 years. In third year my mechanic said that he will change the engine itself. After the engine change the car is O.K. for last 10-11 months but there is a transmission oil leak problem after that.
Previous car:Toyota Tercel

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