1997 Vauxhall Corsa corsa 1.6 16v engine

1997 VAUXHALL CORSA
122,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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DADDYYANKEEJNR
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i am looing to buy a corsa but its done 122000 miles but the lady said she has had a new engine put in 4000 miles ago, how can i chek the engine to see that its not the 122000 mile one ???
Nov 25, 2009 at 9:55 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

She should have a receipt for the work, and there will be or should be a change in the engine No on the registration papers, there will be a paper trail to follow to make sure that this is so.

Mark (mhpautos)
Nov 25, 2009 at 10:29 AM
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