Problem with opel astra 1.6 16V cde

[Morne.Edworthy]

Hey guys. How you all?

I'm having a problem with my 2001 opel astra 1.6. She is pretty low on power and jerks for no reason (usually when driving in town and in low gear). It also messes me around on the open road. If I keep my foot steady on the accelerator I can feel it give power then it goes then give power and goes. The idling is also messed up. It always feels like it wants to cut out.

I have taken it to a few places and they did tests here and there (service as well). One of the guys suspect that its my coil that is stuffed. He told me to take it to an auto electrician to test it and he said that there are a few coils on the astra. The auto electrician says that there are 2 coils and there is no way to test them.

I don't want to buy new coils and replace them and then they not the problem.

Any idea what the problem could be and if the coils can be tested or not??

 

[Rouxenator]

If you had it serviced that will rule out fuel filter issues. Did they hook it up and scanned for error codes via OBD2?

I'd guess that your coil pack is dodgy and it will be worth it to replace it. What mileage does the car have? I have close to 190,000km on my 2001 Astra CS 1.6 and never had anything like this with the car.

 

[freakster]

Hi guys,my opel overheated, I replaced radiator and was lucky not to have more damage. My problem now is the rev counter and speedo only works from time to time. Any help please

 

[FiestaST]

HELLO THERE

 

[Rouxenator]

Wow, what a thread necro. I sold that car in my last post and it has 40,000km more on the clock.

What model Opel are we talking about and why did it overheat? The thing with these cars is once they take a knock they are never 100% again...

 

[chalo]

hi guys im chalo from paarli drive a opel astra 2000 model cs ecoteci got i problm da car reffs just went up wen i start da car last sunday an i change da cable but its not that an if i let it idle it stay between 4 an 5 da reffs go back an foward so can anhone help me

 

[chalo]

hi guys im drive a opel astra 2000 cs 1.6 16v ecotec i got problms with my reffs wen i start da car it goes up to 4 reffs an 5 plays between it was always idlling low so can any1 hlp me plz

 

[Fazda]

hi guys im drive a opel astra 2000 cs 1.6 16v ecotec i got problms with my reffs wen i start da car it goes up to 4 reffs an 5 plays between it was always idlling low so can any1 hlp me plz

I wonder if you could translate that into English please?

 

[FiestaST]

^ Engrish?

 

[Rouxenator]

I would also like to know what that translates to in English.

My guess is that the car has been running with the "check engine" light on for some time. This is in all likelihood an air intake problem. Check the throttle body for leaks, check the air filter and intake line, also if you have an error scanner check of you get error P0443 - Fuel Tank Ventilation Valve Voltage Low. That car has a valve that feeds fuel vapours back into the engine and those are known to fail on high mileage (200,000+ km) C16SEL engines.

For good advice visit the Vauxhall forums. Here is a good lead for you : http://www.vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk/index.php?threads/astra-high-idle.229441/

If you do post there just be sure to use proper English.

 

[Fazda]

As an ex English teacher, I despair when I read posts like this.

What are they teaching at schools these days?

 

[airborne]

This seems to be the defacto help me fix my Opel thread, on a Astra Mk3(1996) where could oil be leaking from onto the cam belt.
It's not the tappet cover seal doesn't seem like an oil leak between head and block, may possibly be camshaft end seal but it seems too clean to be there, thinking maybe its leaking lower down and being carried up?

 

[Opel177]

Howzit guys.
I have an Astra g 1.8 16v and the crankshaft cam gear keeps breaking after 1300 kms roughly every 4 month's. In Jan I had to overhaul the engine because the same gear broke and bent valves. Then 4 months later same gear broke and damaged the crankshaft and then replaced with a 2nd hand shaft and new gear and now the gear is broken again. What am I missing?

 

[Drake2007]

Howzit guys.
I have an Astra g 1.8 16v and the crankshaft cam gear keeps breaking after 1300 kms roughly every 4 month's. In Jan I had to overhaul the engine because the same gear broke and bent valves. Then 4 months later same gear broke and damaged the crankshaft and then replaced with a 2nd hand shaft and new gear and now the gear is broken again. What am I missing?

Bit confusing, did it damage the crankshaft or the camshaft? 16valve engines are interruptive, meaning the valves open into the combustion chamber and close just in time before the piston comes up to them. If you're breaking camshafts / crankshafts / cam gears then you are most likely bending valves every time as well.

 

[airborne]

Howzit guys.
I have an Astra g 1.8 16v and the crankshaft cam gear keeps breaking after 1300 kms roughly every 4 month's. In Jan I had to overhaul the engine because the same gear broke and bent valves. Then 4 months later same gear broke and damaged the crankshaft and then replaced with a 2nd hand shaft and new gear and now the gear is broken again. What am I missing?

3 times, fark must be something seriously wrong, how can the mechanics not pick it up first time?

How exactly does the gear "break" disintegrate, lock pin shear/lock nut come loose?

 

[Rouxenator]

Sounds pretty dodgy to me. I wonder what the mileage is and who does the repairs on the car? My Astra G had the 1.6 16v engine and never had problems like that. It was still going strong at 236,000km when I traded it in. Regular cambelt service is essential, on the Astra G it is every 75,000km

 

[Frankc]

I am deaf and don't really have anybody to ask so do your guys perhaps have any suggestion please?

This morning the temp of my Opel Astra 1.6i 1996 almost reached the top red mark. I replaced the termostate and it was imemdiately lower but still running high t just under the half mark. Since I had problems with leaking radiator I bought a new one even while the temp as per yesterday was at normal.

Also replaced the waterpump a few months ago so with a new termostate and new radiator and no problems with oil I am out of ideas of what causing the above average temp. Always had problems with the temp that can easily goes up in slow traffic but it always comes down quickly when I turned on the radiator fan, but now it don't seems to have any effect.

Strange thing is that, after two test drives in town and open road with temp ranging from quarter and half, when I stopped at my house to open the gate, the temp goes down to normal.

 

[Russell S]

I am deaf and don't really have anybody to ask so do your guys perhaps have any suggestion please?

This morning the temp of my Opel Astra 1.6i 1996 almost reached the top red mark. I replaced the termostate and it was imemdiately lower but still running high t just under the half mark. Since I had problems with leaking radiator I bought a new one even while the temp as per yesterday was at normal.

Also replaced the waterpump a few months ago so with a new termostate and new radiator and no problems with oil I am out of ideas of what causing the above average temp. Always had problems with the temp that can easily goes up in slow traffic but it always comes down quickly when I turned on the radiator fan, but now it don't seems to have any effect.

Strange thing is that, after two test drives in town and open road with temp ranging from quarter and half, when I stopped at my house to open the gate, the temp goes down to normal.

This sounds like your head gasket. Take it in and ask for a pressure test.

 

[Frankc]

Thanks Russel. I thought that a blow head gasket would cause water in the oil and I checked for that. (Oil and water levels normal, oil texture normal, no white /grey "slug" on oil cap)

 

[Drake2007]

Thanks Russel. I thought that a blow head gasket would cause water in the oil and I checked for that. (Oil and water levels normal, oil texture normal, no white /grey "slug" on oil cap)

normal fluid levels suggests to me to then look on electrical sides of things, could be just the temperature sensor or radiator fan is going or relay is faulty.

How do you mean you turn on the radiator fan? You have it on a manual switch?