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21st Jan 12 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Update, Got the multi meter out and found the wire from the little connection on the thermostat had a break and not reading at the 9 pin plug in the footwell and coz I've had the loom fully taped up it'll be a twat to find the break so gonna make a new wire and run it up the side of the wing out of sight and solder it to the relevant pin.

Also discovered the coolant temp sensor doesn't work need a new one of those too!

Went out for a drive after tracking it up and all was well until doin around 60 on a dead straight country lane the engine decided it didnt like it's fan belt.. Destroyed it, a friend came to me with his missuses tights to wrap around it to get home haha. Just been to halfords to get a new belt and with trade card it was £1.88.... Bargain!
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21st Jan 12 at 18:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
epic! Hope you sort it mate! Everyone has little niggles

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Right.. The new alt belt won't fit :@ got an Astra gte belt but I'm using the alt of the 1.2 8v and the adjuster bit is different so a new tighter belt wont let the alt bolt to the adjuster :/ longer belt required I think
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Looks good mate only just came across the thread! Glad you got sorted with the wiring!
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Cheers linch!
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Can't remember what I have on mine so no help here I think it's the Astra GTE one

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Ok so after 4 trips to halfords I have a fan belt that fits first got a Astra gte one which is 913mm long, too short.. Then got a 1010mm one which turned out to be massive! Then a 965mm one that was just too big an finally got a 950mm belt which fits just about perfect. Happy days!
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Good times!

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Just having teething problems, first drive yesterday snapped a fan belt, too 4 trips to halfords to get one that fits :/ then the exhaust bottomed out on a shit piece of road today, knocked centre pipe off down pipe,  get home jack up to put it back on and see the exhaust and steering rack wet, check expansion bottle... Empty :O take half the bay apart and the heater matrix inlet pipe is leaking at the joint. Repositioned it, tightened up and refilled the system with water :/ 
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glad to hear you got it all running mate. have fun with it
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glad to hear you got it all running mate. have fun with it


Cheers mike! A couple of engine sensors need changing but should be all good after that! Also fifth gear whines, how long had it done that in your car?
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23rd Jan 12 at 09:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
5th wines in mine

Will be looking in to a new gearbox in the year though

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A re conditioned f16cr might have to go in also the exhaust centre section fell off the down pipe this morning on the way to work... :/
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Lovely little car this you'll love xe power trust me
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Lovely little car this you'll love xe power trust me


Thanks man!! drove it this weekend and fell in love with the power!
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No probs I live mine aswell just watch out for torque steer
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I daren't not let go of the steering wheel at the moment haha. Mine isn't running actually right as the coolant temp sensor doesn't work :/ So fueling isn't right
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Cts arnt much I bought a new one from
Vauxhall wasn't more than £10 you'll gain confidence one handed
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Sound, was gonna go up tonight after work but the exhaust decided it wanted to drop off haha
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Engine temp gauge... it didnt work after putting the XE in the car, Darryl said its a wire from the sensor on the thermostat to the 9 pin plug onto the gauge. today at work i made a new wire, spade connector on the stat housing bit and soldered it on at the 9 pin plug... used 25amp cable. the gauge did move but even with the heaters blowing really hot the needle didn't go above the first little shape on the gauge. can anyone help me out?
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mine sits below 90 when moving mate only in lots of traffic it goes over 90

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it doesnt even reach the numbers on the gauge, just the first little box shape thing on the left of the temp gauge. i was thinking have i used the wrong size of cable or something?
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have you connected it to the blue wire in the loom? that's what I had and it works fine :s

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Could it possibly have a cool running stat on it? Or it might be stuck open maybe?
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That's what i was going to ask next

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