Vauxhall Astra Head Gasket Problems

Problems mentioning the Head Gasket on the Vauxhall Astra
Complete loss of coolant

Discovered that we have completely loss all coolant to engine. Appears to be no damage to hoses, tank or radiator. Oil is not showing signs of water contamination. Car was service in last 2 weeks and coolant level was good. What ciould ...

2005 1.7 cdti
Posted: Oct 25, 2009
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Losing water

Just before christmas I was driving down the motorway when the heater started blowing cold air with the heating turned up, when I checked I had lost all water in engine water bottle. Turned out a hose had split, had it replaced and all w...

2002 1.7 tdi envoy (van)
Posted: Feb 5, 2010
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Water

water frothing up in engine and resoivoir getting very hot in resoivoir steam comming out of cap temp gauge normal heaters blowing luke warm

2003 1.7dti
Posted: Feb 18, 2010
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Suspected head gasket broken

losing water, mayonaisse in oil, overheating

1998 1.6
Posted: Apr 3, 2010
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Burst air hose

My air hose split. On examining it I found a mayonaise type gunge on the inside of the hose and just inside the air intake. Any ideas? Thanks in advance

2008 1.4 sxi petrol
Posted: Apr 12, 2010
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Misfire

i have a misfire the car vibrates on tick over but most of the time clears up but some time,like going uphill it will be very slow and have no pull about it (like its only on 3 cyclinders)iv had in the last year a egr valve from gm,2 coil...

2001 1.4 16valve z14xe
Posted: Apr 14, 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 1600
Posted: May 28, 2010
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Engine light on

has no power when accelerating but sometimes runs ok inlet manifold changed accelerator changed any ideas please

2001 1.6 sxi
Posted: Aug 20, 2010
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Losing power when in high gear and going up hill

Hi I'm just wondering if anybody knows why my car seems to lose power when I'm going up any type of hill if it's in 3rd or 4th gear no matter how fast or slow I'm going and how hard my foot is down on the accellerator. It's only just starte...

1998 1.4 LS
Posted: Feb 3, 2011
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Smoke from exhaust and oil filler cap

2000 1.6 petrol
Posted: Feb 19, 2011
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