New POD Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bren said: Diagnostic before anything. From the symptoms I'm betting on the following. A. SHIT OLD SPARK PLUGS B. Coil pack on its way out C. Crank position sensor. Loosing coolant is irrelevant in my humble Vauxhall related experience. Every Vauxhall I've had with head gasket failure, ran fine as long as it didn't loose all the coolant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 New plugs and new coil pack (see prev page) after dropping onto 3 cylinders and read the codes - replaced the coil pack (no change ) then the plugs and all was fine- 3 weeks ago - replacement bits are good quality. The current symptoms are different to those last time. I’ll check the stored codes tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Read codes! Not sure how true this is, but may be useful: Press and hold brake and throttle pedals down, turn the ignition on, DO NOT start the engine. EML light will start to flash (car with a spanner) Carefully count the flashes, codes will be in groups of 4 and 10 flashes = 0 and 1 to 9 flashes = 1 to 9 Unless diagnosed (which should really include reading live data) it'll just be guessing. However if I was guessing, I wonder if MAF, crank/cam sensor or air leak. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 All of the above what he said. I lived with an albeit reliable Z18XE for 13 years. Pedal test then head straight for the MAF. Don't buy a cheap pattern one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Yeah. You can read codes on the omega like that. Fucking impossible to count quick enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 1 minute ago, New POD said: Yeah. You can read codes on the omega like that. Fucking impossible to count quick enough. Film it on your phone or other device and play it back at a slower speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 OK- leak traced to the radiator, quite a bad one! And stored codes on my Christmas cracker diagnostic tool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 Just offloaded this on gumtree. A smiley transit beavertail came and hauled it away- although I did explain it’s running and drivable. If I’m going to have something flakey as a banger it may as well be interesting with it (watch this space) Amishtat, Tickman, The Moog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 First looks like a VVT solenoid (it must have been the later Z18xe) and the second is no communication with CANBUS, which I know nothing about as I've never owned a Vauxhall new enough to have that wiring loom system. Good move I'd say. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 Brought to you by GUMTREE- add 100 odd quid from the disease ridden vectra sale, head into deepest Cornwall...... And off to collect something more interesting and just as flakey as the departed vectra C (note- not the LDV- been there, done that) Supernaut, Split_Pin, Lacquer Peel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 En route to new chod- Cornish lay by- wind farm, truckers and dash at twilight by Mégane Broadsword, Marm Toastsmith, Ohdearme and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 On 9/25/2019 at 8:21 AM, Cavcraft said: I'd have registered that Volvo in someone from the C(o)untryside Alliance's name and address than left it on a main road in London somewhere. Nothing more than they deserve. Preferably with something in it that makes a ticking noise (Obviously not an actual bomb) Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 cornish pasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 Marm Toastsmith, sporty-shite, Sigmund Fraud and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporty-shite Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, HMC said: Alfa 156? mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Is it a SsangYong Rexton ? HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Punto or Panda? HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 Flakey yet also sexy. Even the dials. Jim Bell, Lacquer Peel, Brodders and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Absolutely lovely! We have his and hers 156 because they are the car of choice so often! HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 Thanks! It’s a 1.8 twinspark. Always fancied an estate and always regretted not going ahead with the breadvan sportwagon (when he originally sold it) also came close to buying a blue JTD sportwagon from bramz last year which was lovely but needing big TLC, and I briefly owned your saloon. This one has 4 weeks MOT and a few crusty bits on the floorpan. I’m sure it’s charms will convince me to give it TLC. It says benzina on the fuel gauge, I’m sold! Ive given up trying* to find another v6 sportwagon for sensible money so after extensive research** bought this *didnt try hard **A quick gumtree search and a phone chat to suss out the seller Skizzer and RobT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 The vendor had owned this for 9 years and replaced it with a less leggy 159 (sort of in shot) mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Looks nice. Do you have a welder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 I did have, but sold it when I got out of my old house during a divorce, as I also no longer have a garage. My local railway arch place will be doing it assuming I have it done. The chap part exchanged a mk1 megane for it in 2010 (looking at the invoice) which is also what I arrived in to collect it. jumpingjehovahs and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 156 Sportswagons are fit, well bought Sir As noted in Retro Cars, the floorpans rot for fun. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Nice buy. Brave pill well and truly swallowed, I trust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 10 hours ago, HMC said: I did have, but sold it when I got out of my old house during a divorce, as I also no longer have a garage. My local railway arch place will be doing it assuming I have it done. I had to have a n-s rear floorpan repair on the ex breadvan sportswagon last year. Jim Bell and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 This one looks the same there (minus the yellow chalk...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 ^^^ Both rear shock absorber spring mountings let go on our Sportwagon too, a few months apart, on one side carving a neat slice through the inner sidewall of the tyre as it did so (this was the second loud bang after the first had indicated that the rear suspension may have become somewhat compromised) so worth checking the minute dabs of weld used for these things... It wasn't a huge drama with ours as it was at low speed in both cases, but it could have been interesting* had it happened when cornering enthusiatically... Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 That rear floorpan is standard for one of these, I welded one up once, not too bad as you can get away with just using flat sheets but the inside is coated with some rank sound deadening stuff that smells bad when on fire. I wonder if you would get away with repair patch, Sikaflex and pop rivets? HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 Pizza delivery camionette (dough balls, 12’ meat feast) Marm Toastsmith, Ohdearme, Six-cylinder and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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