need little bits
hi all, just wondering if anyone had some grey screw covers for the footwell and a plastic cover for the rear seatbelt hanger I could buy?
View ArticleReverse light wire colour
Hi, I am looking to fit a parking sensor kit to my Insignia (2011 model) and am almost ready to start, but need to verify the correct colour wire that I need to splice into in the rear light wiring...
View ArticleCongrats Astra Owners
Hello I made a video for the new Car of the Year title. Am I allowed to post a Youtube Link to it here? H
View Articlevectra vs mondeo gor insurance
Honestly guys, this is a unbelievable! I have come over from the dark side having been a mondeo man for many years and last year for my mondeo I paid £250 for insurance, fully comp, full no claims, no...
View ArticleAstra H M32 Gearbox End case removal guide ? UPDATE
Is there a guide anywhere for this of what exactly is involved. Have search already but couldn't find anything great. Need to know as changing the bearings. How are the bearings held or how do they...
View ArticleStrange Anomally on my Vectra
Ever since I bought my Vectra nearly a year ago, when I come to park it up for the night and I have the lights on they flicker ever so slightly, at first I thought I was seeing things and just accepted...
View Article18i petrol hatchback
Hi all, I wonder if some one can advise me. I have started having a problem when I first turn on the engine. the revs drop and the engine seems to have struggle to turn over until I rev the engine. it...
View ArticleNo DPF Light
Hi All, My 60 plate cdti has no visual representation of when a DPF regen is happening. Occasionally it is pretty obvious when I get out that it is trying drastically to cool itself after partially...
View ArticleDoes my Insignia have Bluetooth
Hi All I have just agreed to purchase a 12 plate Insignia 2.0CDTi 160 SRi Nav 5dr Manual - Really lovely car and hot a bit carried away with all of the extra's the vehicle has. However, stupidly I have...
View ArticleVauxhall 6 Speed M32 Gearbox Poll, Good and Bad Votes Required!
Well i'm none the wiser! I know they are a problem but are some gearboxes more reliable than others? Are the failing boxes just "Friday Afternoon" builds or is there a poor qualitly batch of bearings...
View ArticleObject in turbo - anyone know what it could be?
Got a 2012 trafic with the 2.0 M9r lump. Top intercooler hose collapsing when revved. No power, EML on with 'injection fault' showing on the dash. Fault code df049 - boost pressure sensor circuit....
View ArticleTermostat tubes and housing
Hey guys, I have this engine, 1.5TD Isuzu from a corsa b of 1995. There's a few metal tubes on the termostar housing that have too much rust, we want to replace them with new ones. The question is: can...
View ArticleVan starts then stalls seconds later
Hello, I had my van off the road for a few weeks and when I started driving it I done a few small trips throughout the day and it stalled while I was parking it, and a few hours after that it stalled...
View ArticleZafira Club 1.6 EGR Valve Removal
Hi, Please forgive me if it is a new thread for the same EGR valve issue. I have a 2007 1.6 Zafira Club Petrol and I am seeing Code 17152 System Too Lean (Bank 1) on it. I also notice it judders on low...
View ArticleTransfer Talk & other Football news for the New Season.
In an unexpected announcement Leicester City have named Italian Claudio Ranieri has their new manager on a 3 year deal. Raheem Sterling gets his move to Man City for a reported £49 million , Liverpool...
View ArticleZ18XE Oil Leak - Rocker Cover Hole ?
Hi all, I have noticed an oil leak, its quite a bad one. Can sometimes smell the oil in the cabin too. Heres a piccy. As you can see in the middle left of that cover, theres a hole and you can see what...
View ArticleRecall and now Engine Management Light
Hi, I had my car in for the Zafira B Safety recall (as well as major service) on Monday last week and then on Wednesday the Engine Management Light came on. I did the pedal trick and got error code...
View ArticleP111306 Port Deactivation Sensor Circuit low voltage work around CURE
First off I ain't a mechanic so if I don't know what it's called or what it does, it's a thingy, right! OK got my Zafira mk ll Z16XEP twinport 9 years ago, 17000 odd miles, nice clean runner no...
View Articlewhat is this? c20let engine
The vehicle didnt have this on when i bought it and was fitted which in turn made the engine run so much smoother. It makes a blowing sound and when pinched stops but still the engine runs smooth? Its...
View Article1.8 vvt oil and filter change - sump nut o ring
Hi I'm about to change the oil and filter on the car again. 1.8 vvt Vectra, 2006. The oil sump nut rubber O-ring, do i really need to fit a new one if the old one is still intact. I did change it 12...
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