Cybermonkey
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taken from carsurvey.org
What things have gone wrong with the car?
6500 miles - timing belt tensioner broke up causing timing belt to jump several teeth and valves to hit pistons. Engine declared a write off and replaced under warranty.
7200 miles - Power steering pump bearings started groaning. Told it was "normal" by dealer. Seized 500 miles later and left me stranded.
8400 miles - ECU light came on and went off a few seconds later.
8500 - 10,000 miles - ECU light came on more and more often. Engine started to "race" of its own accord at idle, and would lose power intermittently when accelerating. ECU deemed faulty by dealer. Two types of ECU fitted to these cars. One type is common, one type is rare. Guess which mine was. ECU ordered from Opel in Germany.
10,400 miles - First service. Also asked for a "peeling" rear spoiler, intermittent refusal to unlock and a non-functioning rear light unit to be looked at.
14,000 miles - After the wrong ECU arriving three times, replacement is finally fitted. Makes no difference - car still races, misfires and stalls, and blinks the ECU light. Dealer openly admits defeat as no codes show on the system. Water is now leaking into the passenger footwell, and there's sometimes a smell of burning after unlocking the car.
18,000 miles - Dealer has the car for a day to look at the ECU problems again. Car comes back much better - still blinks its light occasionally, but now driving OK.
19,000 miles - Stranded after the car locks itself 20 miles from home, with the keys inside it. Girlfriend brings spare key from home, but it still won't unlock. Car towed in by the AA.
20-27,000 miles - fuel pump relay fails on the M40 at 3am. Locks playing up again, boot leaking water, battery starts going flat overnight, drivers seat won't tilt, PAS pump groaning, radio stops working.
31,000 miles - fails its first MOT on anti-roll bar bushes, CO emissions, a power steering pump leak, a split steering rack gaiter and a partially seized brake caliper.
32,000 miles - part-ex the heap for an Escort RS2000 which I've still got and which has never let me down.
General comments?
Read the above and draw your own conclusions. Quite good fun with nippy performance, but too unreliable and dealers too shocking to even contemplate buying another Vauxhall.
does anyone else find this funny? i do 
[Edited on 08-09-2004 by Cybermonkey24]
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Siberia
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that guy is having a laugh...... hwo could you have that many faults with a car.....
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Cybermonkey
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i know, its not like its a ford
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sassyminx
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its a GSi bet it was an ecotec too 
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Ojc
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Nothing wrong with X16XE in Novas.
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
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or astras 
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1600power
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or corsas for that matter!
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LoudandProud
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my gsi was hassle with the ecu light, turned out to be a dodgy wirein the loom
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AndyCorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Nothing wrong with X16XE in Novas.
Still an Ecotec though. Worse engines Vauxhall ever made IMO
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Joff
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Nothing wrong with X16XE in Novas.
What about socks in X16XEs in Novas?
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsa
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Originally posted by Ojc
Nothing wrong with X16XE in Novas.
Still an Ecotec though. Worse engines Vauxhall ever made IMO
What the hell are you going on about?? the C16XE was an ecotec engine. Was that a crap engine? he X16XE is a stonking engine, as are the 2.2 16v and Ecotec v6 units. So shut up 
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1600power
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsa
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Originally posted by Ojc
Nothing wrong with X16XE in Novas.
Still an Ecotec though. Worse engines Vauxhall ever made IMO
What the hell are you going on about?? the C16XE was an ecotec engine. Was that a crap engine? he X16XE is a stonking engine, as are the 2.2 16v and Ecotec v6 units. So shut up
here here my x16xe is the smoothest engine ive had the pleasure of owning, and never once given me a moment of anger.
and as vauxhalls have been using ecotechs for about 10 years i think there is probebly a reason for them to still be doing so!
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sassyminx
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsa
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Nothing wrong with X16XE in Novas.
Still an Ecotec though. Worse engines Vauxhall ever made IMO
too many sensors
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jr
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the c16 and more so the x14/x16 are soem fo the best vaux engines ever made
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LukeGSi
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Apart from AFM i've not had a single problem with my c16xe 
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sassyminx
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ive had egr valve, iacv, theres summat up with it now, not a clue wot
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Marc D
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
i know, its not like its a ford
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Ojc
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Your car was not very well maintained Sassy.
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Darren
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my x16xe was as fast & sweet as fcuk (well quite quick  ) with 130 odd bhp
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Neil
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Never had one single problem with my 1.6i ecotec.
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by sassyminx
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Originally posted by AndyCorsa
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Originally posted by Ojc
Nothing wrong with X16XE in Novas.
Still an Ecotec though. Worse engines Vauxhall ever made IMO
too many sensors
Welcome to the Fuel Injected age my dear
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Paul H
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sounds like my SXi
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Adam-D
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hmmm
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neophyterulez
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Seems like a Peugeot.
I've received 2 days ago a 307 SW and after 50 km he gave me the error "exhaust error".
After 100 km it went gone
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