From: Tunku on
Peter Spikings <peter(a)spikings.com> wrote in news:newscache$6udpnj$1kl$1
@news.powernet.co.uk:

> Anyone want to have a crack at the other half of my query? :)
>

I think it is the same problem. Get the car hot and thrash it for a while.
Cars like being exercised, not dribbled about the place. An Italian tune up
will clear out the cobwebs.

--
Tunku

"Caution : traces of irony and other metallic objects may be present in the
above post"
From: Peter Spikings on
On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:47:56 +0100, moray wrote:

> It's the bit sandwiched between the black inlet hose on the left of the
> pics, and the inlet manifold, with various hoses going onto it. Got to
> be replaced as a complete unit (the stepper motor is built in the
> crimped bit at the rear of the throttle body).

ROTFL (at self).... Duh, where else would a throttle be but between the
air filter and the manifold. My excuse is that I'm recovering from being
ill and aren't yet thinking straight :)

Do you think this is doable by me (I'd rate myself as a 2.5 on the Haynes
spanner scale though have done the odd 3 spanner job OK) or is it not
worth the hassle?

Vauxhall screwed up btw (was taken there before I was consulted), they
plugged it into the computer which apparently told them is was a problem
with a fuel valve which they replaced and if anything has made the problem
worse. Just to check I've diagnosed it right, the problem is that it
stalls when the clutch is depressed during braking. At the moment she
apparently has to keep her foot on the accelerator to keep the engine
going while slowing down using the gears!!! She does that normally despite
me telling her off but that really must punish the clutch!

It also stalls during gear changes on the motorway which scares her.

Thanks,

Peter.
From: Mike G on

"Peter Spikings" <peter(a)spikings.com> wrote in message
news:newscache$3ncpnj$1kl$1(a)news.powernet.co.uk...
> On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:11:34 +0100, Doki wrote:
>
>> "Peter Spikings" <peter(a)spikings.com> wrote in message
>> news:newscache$5cbpnj$1kl$1(a)news.powernet.co.uk...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Astra 1.6 8v 51 reg belonging to friend.
>>>
>>> Spotted what looks like mayo in the oil, the oil filler cap is a bit out
>>> of focus but is covered in it. No sign of mayo on the dipstick but I
>>> guess
>>> you wouldn't see it there anyway :)
>>>
>>> http://home.spikings.com/misc-pics/astra/img_0858.jpg
>>> http://home.spikings.com/misc-pics/astra/img_0858-smaller.jpg
>>>
>>> This is the car I mentioned earlier having the overcooling issue btw.
>>>
>>> If it is the head gasket going then will there be additional engine
>>> damage
>>> from not fixing it until it fails?
>>
>> If a car never warms up properly, or is only used for short journeys, you
>> can get mayo in the oil the same as you would with a blown HG. I'd say as
>> it's been running cool and it's knot a K series, I'd go and give it a
>> good
>> run and see if it clears up.
>
> It does 150 - 200 motorway miles everyday..... As I mentioned in an
> earlier thread, I got a lift in it and noticed that the temp gauge was
> showing about 70 degrees (hovering on the extreme low end of the
> gauge) after 30-40 minutes driving.

You don't say if it uses or loses any water, which would be the case if the
'mayo' was the result of a blown h/g.
If it doesn't use or lose water the mayo in the cap and valve cover is
almost certainly caused by condensation. Even though it sounds unlikely with
that sort of daily mileage.
Mike.

From: Doki on

"Peter Spikings" <peter(a)spikings.com> wrote in message
news:newscache$bhhpnj$1kl$1(a)news.powernet.co.uk...
> On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:47:56 +0100, moray wrote:
>
>> It's the bit sandwiched between the black inlet hose on the left of the
>> pics, and the inlet manifold, with various hoses going onto it. Got to
>> be replaced as a complete unit (the stepper motor is built in the
>> crimped bit at the rear of the throttle body).
>
> ROTFL (at self).... Duh, where else would a throttle be but between the
> air filter and the manifold. My excuse is that I'm recovering from being
> ill and aren't yet thinking straight :)
>
> Do you think this is doable by me (I'd rate myself as a 2.5 on the Haynes
> spanner scale though have done the odd 3 spanner job OK) or is it not
> worth the hassle?
>
> Vauxhall screwed up btw (was taken there before I was consulted), they
> plugged it into the computer which apparently told them is was a problem
> with a fuel valve which they replaced and if anything has made the problem
> worse. Just to check I've diagnosed it right, the problem is that it
> stalls when the clutch is depressed during braking. At the moment she
> apparently has to keep her foot on the accelerator to keep the engine
> going while slowing down using the gears!!! She does that normally despite
> me telling her off but that really must punish the clutch!

Stalling when the throttle's closed and the clutch is down is a pretty sure
sign that there's no air getting to the engine on idle. Had the exact same
sympton on old Golfs. Fortunately, they've got a screw you can adjust...

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