deano87
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Well, it all started last week when I finally discovered and got a reliable answer that my cam chain needed replacing. A common problem on my X10XE engine, Z10XE and the 1.2 versions.
warren.g said he could do it for a bargain price, despite my 200 mile round trip to get it down  (not a lot of miles Whittie, I know  ) but still, for a repair you could get done anywhere it is a fair shunt.
Anyway, it was well worth it (albeit arriving far too early) and the car is running lovely now.
Checking oil
Checking tyre pressure - bike track pump. Few extra PSI to help me go quicker  not.
Just leaving - I needed to be there by 7pm. 5 hours to do 100 miles  in my defence, I had to travel on one of the shittiest bits of the M25.
Lorry carrying a lorry in the most bizarre way.
Sitting at the Medway services on the M2. I got there at 3.30pm. I was 16 miles from Warren's specking my car with Dblias stuff, with tea and Trebor Softmints.
Leaving the services - temperature increase!
Just got to Warren's.
Rocker cover off. Spangly.
Reconnecting the timing chain.
All back together. Purring away.
Home.
Flies this morning (phone camera)
Shitty pics and not much of a story, but I had to help Warren with a few bits.
Thanks again to Warren, I'll hopefully now have trouble free motoring and no diesel sounding 12v.
You can get back to what ever you were reading before
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JM_16v
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hes a good lad warren  gd pics
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lil_g
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Good pics deano
Green softmints are the dogs danglies tbh 
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Joe
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Did he replace it? While you waited?
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by joe6886
Did he replace it? While you waited?
Yup. Funky shizzle tools from Vauxhall. In short, you join the new chain to the old one, feed it through the engine, disconnect, then connect together the new chain. Vauxhall allow 1.5 hours apparently.
The mechanic I always go to says that it was an engine out job
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SetH
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lol 12 volts!!
used to drive my ex's what a beastie
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Jamie
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Top lad warren.g
@ 5 hours for 100 miles
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Warren G
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie
Top lad warren.g
@ 5 hours for 100 miles
well he did wait outside for 3 hours for me to finish work!!!
think someone was to well planned!!
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deano87
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Sitting in services drinking tea, reading a mag was better than sitting in traffic, sweating my bollox off, needing a wee imho.
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Warren G
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and you sneeked those pictures in!!! i though i saw a flash!!!
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Planty02
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 Warren
He did my timing chain too the following day
Massive thanks mate, my petrol enginge actually sounds like a petrol engine now 
Got home at 3am after the 460mile round trip
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SAL
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warren g is 
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Fro
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And you still didnt come and say hi to me deano 
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gianluigi
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regulator do do do d'dooooo dooo
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andybill
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my 12v does sound a bit loud and very tappy ish, reckon it could be the timing chain ? how much does this cost to get done at vauxhall as im in derby and no way i could get down to kent for this
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Planty02
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vauxhall quoted me around £500 
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by Planty02
Got home at 3am after the 460mile round trip
Makes my 200 sound like a piece of cake.
That Vauxhall quote is a bit odd Planty. Warren said they allow 1.5 hours labour + parts + VAT will never equal £500. Unless the dealership doesn't know how to do cam chains
Fro - I'm sorry, wish I had now. You could have shown me round the South East Hood.
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Warren G
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Fro - I'm sorry, wish I had now. You could have shown me round the South East Hood.
South east massive!!!
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Planty02
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
quote:
Originally posted by Planty02
Got home at 3am after the 460mile round trip
Makes my 200 sound like a piece of cake.
That Vauxhall quote is a bit odd Planty. Warren said they allow 1.5 hours labour + parts + VAT will never equal £500. Unless the dealership doesn't know how to do cam chains
Fro - I'm sorry, wish I had now. You could have shown me round the South East Hood.
I think they were going to do tensioners and all sorts, which I'm lead to believe means stripping the engine down alot more than just changing the chain but seems un-needed since having just the chain changed has fixed the problem. One garage even wated to take the engine out to do it crazy
Thanks again warren
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