Q: Timing belt

asked by on February 21, 2017

my 2006 opel corsa battles to start. we replaced the timing belt & spark plugs. once it starts it idles at 1000rpm with no issues, it also runs no problem.pls what can be the problem or what can i check

My car has 180000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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