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mattfiesta |
posted on 8th Apr 08 at 18:02 |
tbh its nothing really and shouldnt put you off, in a the two and half years iv owned my car its been problem free this is really the only work iv had to do (apart maintainance/servicing etc) | |
steve101 |
posted on 8th Apr 08 at 17:36 |
it seems a shame as ive heard good things about the engine itself. im not going to let it put me off though... | |
mattfiesta |
posted on 8th Apr 08 at 13:41 |
my astra had the ''revised nozzle'' fitted from new but still started to rattle after 65k. All gm did in the revision was remove a copper sleave in the nozzle thus making it bigger and less likely to block, lazy swines lol | |
Mertin |
posted on 8th Apr 08 at 12:10 |
Find out about the timing chain and oil nozzle asap | |
mattfiesta |
posted on 8th Apr 08 at 09:36 |
They have one timing chain and balance shaft chain, the balance shaft chain very rarely needs changing. | |
deano87 |
posted on 8th Apr 08 at 09:26 |
Doesn't it have 2 timing chains as well? | |
steve101 |
posted on 7th Apr 08 at 22:14 |
yeah, i think i might use that info. My mate is a mechanic, so will speak to him about changing it (if its not already been done) | |
mattfiesta |
posted on 7th Apr 08 at 22:12 |
Just changed the chain on my astra last weekend, took about 3 hours to do and cost me roughly £120 in bits. See if you can use the timing chain issue to try and knock some more money off him, theres also a couple of guys on the z22se forums who change them. | |
Jules |
posted on 7th Apr 08 at 22:01 |
quote: Seriously, don't try and go down that road with Vauxhall HQ, they will fob you off, there was a field remedy for this problem but only for a certain range of chassis numbers - seems total hit and miss, mine was apparently not one of the ones at risk, which was little comfort to me when I was forking out almost the value of the car to get a new engine put in after the cam chain snapped... They won't do anything about it now under warrenty or as a good will gesture even if it should of been done, oh and mine had a FSH aswell with some of them at Vauxhall dealers..... [Edited on 07-04-2008 by Jules] | |
steve101 |
posted on 7th Apr 08 at 21:33 |
surely if vauxhall know about this problem, and the fact its got a FVSH... should I have the old style nozzly - wouldnt they replace it as a gesture possibly??? | |
Joe |
posted on 7th Apr 08 at 21:27 |
Doesn't seem overly cheap anyway imo. | |
Jules |
posted on 7th Apr 08 at 21:18 |
Don't talk to me about timing chains on 2.2's snapping...... :( | |
richc |
posted on 7th Apr 08 at 21:09 |
Not to clued up on that shape, but my uncle has a 52 plate one (new shape) | |
steve101 |
posted on 7th Apr 08 at 21:07 |
Hey folks, |