Vauxhall Astra Engine & Drivetrain Problems

Engine & Drivetrain Problems and faults
Revving

when driving it gets verey hot and keeps revving like man and when ive stopped changed water pump please help

2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 manual petrol
Posted: Jul 11, 2011
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Engine Misfire

Hi, My Astra has an engine misfire, I have tried the usual things like plugs, leads, compressions etc, the only abnormality is No4 plug was black, the aa seem to think it is an injector problem,what do you think ?

2001 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 auto
Posted: May 31, 2011
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HELP ME PLEASE

had a code reading done to day dose any one know what they mean and what do i do to fix this problem? p1120 critical system malfunction p1631 injection pump malfunction p0400 critical syste...

1999 Vauxhall Astra 2.0 dl16v
Posted: Apr 13, 2011
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Diesel problems

i recently undone the screw on the fuel filter after having several mechanics out and geting the air out of the system i am now being told the car is geting to much or not enough fuel......i can start the car of jump leads it ticks over but...

1999 Vauxhall Astra 2.0 dl16v
Posted: Apr 11, 2011
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Losing turbo power

the power keeps droppin off and returning like the turbo has stopprd working also very occasionally the power steerin seems to go for a few seconds and lastly the car seems to overheat on long journeys. any clues would be appreciated. thank...

Vauxhall Astra ENVOY DTI
Posted: Mar 29, 2011
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Smoke from exhaust and oil filler cap

2000 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 petrol
Posted: Feb 19, 2011
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Fuel consumtion high

car has developed a fault with fuel consumption after a run on motorway when taking foot off acc pedal fuel will not go above 30mpg and if I accelarate it goes way down If I go into neutral it sits at 1.1 gallon an hour instead of 0.2 Ca...

2008 Vauxhall Astra 1.9 CDTI auto
Posted: Dec 28, 2010
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Spark plugs oiling up

hi i've just had the stem seals fixed on my astra and now the spark plugs seem to oil up and its seems to run on 3 cylinders

2001 Vauxhall Astra 1.6
Posted: Oct 26, 2010
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Car with the spanner through it comes on

the car with the spanner through it comes on,then i loose the power from the turbo. sometimes it goes out on its own. but there is a problem because it is doing it more regulery

2004 Vauxhall Astra 1.7 cdti sri 100bhp
Posted: Oct 21, 2010
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Burning oil

hi when the car is started it somestimes gives out a lot of smoke, so i checked the oil level which is some times low i would be grateful to know why its burning oil thanks

2001 Vauxhall Astra 1.6
Posted: Sep 25, 2010
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Miss fireing

my engine is miss fireing changed spark plugs still miss fireing rechecked and it seems its one spark plug not fireing

2000 Vauxhall Astra 1.8
Posted: Sep 13, 2010
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Oil light

the oil level light keeps coming on yet when i check the oil the level is spot on

2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.9cdti
Posted: Sep 5, 2010
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Water coolant fault/over heating

water wont curcalate,around engine. new water pump,new thermostat,new top hose, bleed colant still not getting water to the water curcalate,not got the presure to go round

1997 Vauxhall Astra 1600
Posted: May 28, 2010
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Water pressure problem

water pressure problem,change water hose, and water pump,thermostat. cant get water pressure to curculate around engine,

1997 Vauxhall Astra 1600 sl
Posted: May 25, 2010
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Spark plug coking up

mileage 43000 spark plug on cylinder 4 keeps coking up with black carbon deposits every 2500 miles then misfires,(ok when i clean up again)uses aprox over 3/4 litre of oil a week, i have had a compresion test done but everything was normal ...

2003 Vauxhall Astra 8 valve hatchback
Posted: May 18, 2010
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High emissions

hi there im new here and i got a problem i've been told its not the exhaust thats the problem but a sensor causing the emssion problem here's the print out can anybody help point me in the right direction and the eml is not on thanks for v...

1997 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 16V Arctic II
Posted: May 7, 2010
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Water light

I have just had the turbo done on my van,now the water light is on but it doesnt need any water????

2003 Vauxhall Astra 1.7 van
Posted: Apr 30, 2010
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Over heating at nearly 100

over heating have replace rad thermostet and water pump but fan kicks in at nearly 100 is there anything i have missed

2000 Vauxhall Astra 1400
Posted: Apr 27, 2010
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Head gasket

price for new head gasket to be put on?

1998 Vauxhall Astra 1.6
Posted: Apr 3, 2010
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Suspected head gasket broken

losing water, mayonaisse in oil, overheating

1998 Vauxhall Astra 1.6
Posted: Apr 3, 2010
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