The wait is over gents - forums greatest serial vectra botherer hits paydirt

[SiC]

They don't all blow up!

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[Bren]

Holy thread resurrection !

 

Bit of an update - car needed a damper for an MOT in November. It has also had a brake calliper even though the one on the car was less than 12 months old - some gorilla cross threaded the bleed nipple when bleeding the brakes after fitting.

 

Two brand new Chinese death rings (19") off ebay cost £75 delivered.

 

Today I have replaced air, pollen and diesel filters - the diesel filter was a PITA - I needed my brake bleeder to pull diesel through before it would start - there is only one pump on these - in the tank.

 

Tomorrow I will change the oil and filter - a special tool is required for the 3.0 to undo the housing - which I don't have so I will improvise.

 

The oil and filters came to £72 - that includes the oil being £12 ( half price) for 4 litres - I need two.

 

Lets see how things turn out...

[3VOM]

Today I have replaced air, pollen and diesel filters - the diesel filter was a PITA - I needed my brake bleeder to pull diesel through before it would start - there is only one pump on these - in the tank.

Can you fill the filter bowl with diesel when you put it back together? Saves a load of effort trying to get fuel through from the tank, or at least it did on my Signum.

[Bren]

I did - and it would'nt start.

[lexi]

These engines weren't great in the Vel Satis although some guys did ok with them. I wanted that diesel engine but chickened and got the Vel 3.5. I could never get how Izuzu failed with that engine.  Implementation by manufacturers as suggested, seems to make a difference.  Seemingly though, the later incarnations of that engine were changed to solve this issue?  Nice package that in the Vectra..........and a manual estate? Winner!

[Bren]

I was advised that to remove the oil filter I would need one of these -

All I can say is that it is utter bollocks. My trusty chain managed to get it undone. The old filter had been in a while - all the rubber had gone hard and brittle - the seals fell apart.

Two 4l jugs of halfords finest went in. Car drives better than before - I think it picks up more smoothly than it did.

 

The underside is rust free and surprisingly, for a vauxhall, the engine is oil tight.