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Vauxhall Astra
24 April 2007, 8:48 PM
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Emma
Joined 22 Apr 2007
3 posts
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Thanks for your help and advice. Have been trying all day to get a re-conditioned engine. Looks like it's going to cost more than the car is worth. That's life........
Emma
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Vauxhall Astra
24 April 2007, 10:16 PM
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achilles
Joined 17 Jun 2006
73 posts
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Emma, don't go down the re-con route. I assume your car is like mine so it would not be worth it. These days, car engines are much more durable than car bodies. Not to mention the number of written-off cars where the engines have not had a chance to wear out. Get an engine from a scrap car.If you don't trust local scrap man, do you not have boyfriend/father/uncle/neighbour who doesn't mind getting dirt under their fingernails? Swapping engines without taking them apart is not a difficult task.Heavy, yes but I usually find it is easier to drop the engine out of the bottom of the bay & jack the body up high to clear it. That way you don't need a crane. Or you can hire a crane or even use a convenient tree branch. It is Boy Scout stuff really. If you have the situation where your repairer will not use anything but a re-con engine, remember you are the customer & can do what you want. Take the car somewhere else. In dealing with your garage, it usually helps to take a friend ie a witness. Preferably someone who 'speaks their language'.
If the body is OK & you like the car, the engine bit is easy. Achilles.
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Vauxhall Astra
25 April 2007, 0:14 AM
 Edited by Ely 25 April 2007, 0:22 AM
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Ely
Joined 25 Apr 2007
4 posts
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I have a vauxhall astra turbo diesel, i have removed the glue plag to clean it, than a smelt smoke coming up in side the car. immediately the ignition light come up i could not restart the engin. i called a friend who is a mecanic , he pulled a fuse off and a rely the car started . i took it to vauxhall dealer, they charge me 50 pound for diagno tey want meto pay 350 more took at this problem ..with no guarante it will be fixed. i told them i do need this service please help please email me for more details , [Log in to view email] or call me on my mobile 07985688431 thanks very much for your help.
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Vauxhall Astra
28 April 2007, 8:51 AM
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Cowbhoy
Joined 28 Apr 2007
3 posts
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Hi, my astra coupe was doing this for a while....it ended up that there was very little engine oil left in the engine. Although no leaks, it is a bit thirsty for the stuff.
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Vauxhall Astra
29 April 2007, 10:43 PM
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Ely
Joined 25 Apr 2007
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thanks very much for you advise,i will add some oil tomorrow morning, because i need to check the oil level.
Regards.
Ely
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Vauxhall Astra
30 April 2007, 11:58 PM
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charlesharvey
Joined 13 Apr 2005
40 posts
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Hi all, does anyone know if an Astra CDX Air Conditioning system can be serviced by yourself? Mine is starting to pong a bit. I know the carbon filter was changed last June but other than that. . . . clueless!
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Vauxhall Astra
2 May 2007, 12:54 PM
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Scully
Joined 2 May 2007
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I have a strange issue with my 52 plate Vauxhall Astra 1.6 SXI. Every so often after about 20 - 30 mins of driving I get the engine electronics/transmission electronics light come on (the one with a picture of a car with a spanner on it). It makes no difference what so ever to the drive of the car and if I turn the engine off and on again it will not appear for another 20 - 30 mins.
Has anyone experienced this before at all and if so what was done to resolve it? I am worried that it might be something minor but yet still costly.
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Vauxhall Astra
2 May 2007, 4:41 PM
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achilles
Joined 17 Jun 2006
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Dear Sully, could be almost anything. My similar problem was oxygen sensor - purple lead in exhaust down-pipe. Find out for sure by reading ECU error codes for yourself. Several websites tell you how. You will need some additional equipment - a paper-clip is usual. Easy to do.
Your problem is much better than having one that doesn't make the ECU light come on - those don't show up as an error code. Achilles.
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Vauxhall Astra
2 May 2007, 4:44 PM
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Cowbhoy
Joined 28 Apr 2007
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try checking the engine oil level. Mine was doing the same but it turned out the oil was getting low so after I put oil in, the light has been off since.
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Vauxhall Astra
4 May 2007, 10:55 PM
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mat
Joined 4 May 2007
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Hi everyone my 98 1.8i astra cdx has recently developed a similar problem on the motorway for about ten minutes traction control light comes on {which it has before but never cut engine off only cut power to accelerator for a few seconds}then engine just dies completely pull over and try to start it, turning over but not firing after about 5 min it started.pulled off 20 yards down the road it does it again as im coming onto a really busy island oh no !!!!.Managed to get it started it didnt happen on the way home but happened again in the same place the next day strange. Didnt happen for the rest of the week but the following week it did twice on the way to work and once on the way home.traction control always switches itself off just before the engine dies.When the engine dies its like i have to wait for the engine to cool down before it will start again.More regular now i leave the engine running for about ten minutes it will just die 5 min later it will start again.ANY IDEAS thnx
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Vauxhall Astra
5 May 2007, 5:57 PM
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EASYLFC
Joined 12 Apr 2007
3 posts
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i`m no expert but it sounds fairly similar to problem i had on my astra,engine dies or wont start when warm,when cold you think nothing wrong. diagnostic computer check at vauxhall showed faulty fuel pump or ecu unit (computer cant decide which one is faulty so you have to change cheapest part -ecu unit- first and cross fingers as new pump very very exspensive) luckily ecu unit was faulty(cost £100 to recondition my old unit-advert on e-bay-sent my part off in post) touch wood had back for 2 weeks and no probs.hope this may help you.
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Vauxhall Astra
15 May 2007, 5:11 PM
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pemli
Joined 15 May 2007
1 posts
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My 2002 Opel Astra 1.6 does the same thing - starts sputtering when driving and when I slow down it cuts out - can generally get it started again but with difficulty. Happens intermittently, I can drive for a week and nothing happens then suddenly 3 times in one day. Two garages could find no problem - also the electrical system light (car with spanner through it) came on on one occasion but not since. I've owned an Astra before and didn't have this problem - wish somebody could tell me what is wrong.
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Vauxhall Astra
17 May 2007, 0:10 AM
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p**sedoff
Joined 16 Nov 2006
12 posts
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dear matt and pemli
you are both experiencing a very common problem. You need to see to it before the problem starts causing other problems. As you will see from many replies on this sight, the warning light or even intermitent power failure can be caused by a large number of problems. The biggest problem you have is locating it.
The majority of these problems will be recorded on the ecu which you can apparently do yourself if you look it up on the net. i cant stress enough, don't take it to vauxhall as they never seem to locate the problems but charge you for the diagnostics anyway. if you are not happy to do the reading yourself go to an indipendant diagnostics specialist.
Matt, i feel for you. You sound like you have been replicating what i went through, trust me, don't do motorways until its sorted. I was having probs but thought i knew how long it would take for them to start and what speed and functions set it off, until one day i had the most terrifying experience of my life on the motorway. Without warning the engine lost power, i was in the middle lane with lorries blocking me off from the hard shoulder, I was free wheeling down hill (the only reason the car kept traveling) then i nearly had a fatal accident when i had to slide across as the hill came to an end.
original diagnosis was the throttle body but it was wrong. The real problem was something to do with the fuel exchange doofer, sorry cant remember the technical name at the mo.
let me know how you both get on
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Vauxhall Astra
17 May 2007, 9:28 AM
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achilles
Joined 17 Jun 2006
73 posts
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As always, I bow to 'Happy Boy's' superior technical knowledge. Having said that, in my experience, fuel supply problems are less likely than poor sparks.It would be difficult to arrange for the ECU to check the plug voltages & it does not do so. Assuming you have a healthy ECU, there are only two suspects - the coil & firing module. As the coil is no more than two bits of wire moulded into a plastic housing, unless it is physically damaged, it will probably work.Prime suspect here is the module that lives beneath the coil & works by grounding the coil -ve end, often erratically, especially when hot.
These things are about £60 new but you will probably get both coil & module for £10 at a breaker. The unit slides onto the base of the coil so it is very easy to change. Note that there are different makes & models but the wiring will be compatible if the connector is the same type as your existing one. I assume you have tried the really obvious stuff like plugs, leads, distributor cap? Best of luck, Achilles.
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Vauxhall Astra
17 May 2007, 6:43 PM
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mat
Joined 4 May 2007
2 posts
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thanks for the replys i took the car in to a vauxhall dealer last weekand they coulnt read the faults off th ecu they said either blown fuse or ecu fault{£500 for new one}luckily he said he changed the fuse and the ecu was ok he said the fault was fuel pump relay so he changed that and said the car should b ok now {£100 . £70 for the 1 hour labour the rest parts}bonus i thought untill the next day when the car done exactly the same thing on the motorway again.they had the car back again today and are now saying theres a long list of fault codes coming off it now including same fault as before {fuel pump relay,traction control sensor,air intake wotsit too many too mention they said it is goin to be very exspensive to fix more than the cars worth OH NO
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Vauxhall Astra
17 May 2007, 9:22 PM
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p**sedoff
Joined 16 Nov 2006
12 posts
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poor matt
seriously, i would get a second opinion. they told me that i needed a new back box, i didnt agree and neither did anyone at other garages that i asked for a second opinion. They also said they would clean my throttle body to solve my problems but i was told that it would only block up again within a few months.Instead of cleaning it they replaced it, but it had no fault to start with.
I would also question the faults on the work already carried out, you need to be really firm with them.
good luck, keep us posted.
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Vauxhall Astra
18 May 2007, 0:10 AM
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Ely
Joined 25 Apr 2007
4 posts
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Dear All, air bag sign come up . Any one can help me to locate the fault ?
Best regards
Ely
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Vauxhall Astra
18 May 2007, 0:21 AM
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charlesharvey
Joined 13 Apr 2005
40 posts
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It is entirely possible that the first fault with the engine could have triggered a huge number of other faults to be reported as systems went down. All you have to do is find the initial problem. Don't faff with Vauxhall they haven't a clue and will spend all of your money before they tell you. An independant fault diagnoser will have the gear and sort you in no time. God luck!
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Vauxhall Astra
24 May 2007, 10:16 AM
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lee3000
Joined 24 May 2007
4 posts
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Hi my 1999 T reg vauxhall astra 1.7td is heavily leaking some sort of water from where you would normally find spark plugs it looks like a brass pipe has snapped from the third 1 along can anyone tell me what this is and how much it costs roughly to fix thanks
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Vauxhall Astra
26 May 2007, 12:28 PM
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achilles
Joined 17 Jun 2006
73 posts
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I don't understand 'some sort of water' & I don't think anyone else would either. Tell us what the problem is or don't waste our time.
Achilles.
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