Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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mk4 astra van
best most reliable. diesel engine in them
when i had a combo. it was the izusu. but there a few vareint of diesel engine in the mk4 van
i want the best one,
as itll be used for towing too
opinions.....?
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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the later one!!! 100bhp version
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Adam-D
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its not power im after.
its strength, reliability. and not impossible to work on.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Anything but the vauxhall 1.7td, possibly the worst engine ever.
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
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Surely the older
models then?
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Adam-D
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ok. so what engine codes are good.
what are poor?
whats up with it john?
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John
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It's massively underpowered and it can't be tuned at all.
It's got about 60bhp and no torque, which is useless for towing.
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Adam-D
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gotcha... whats it engine code... so o know to avoid it...
would be easy'r knowing the good engine code.
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John
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Not sure on the engine code, just know it's the vauxhall engine and not the isuzi.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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The 1.7DTi will probably be the best, like what's found in the Corsa.
Not sure if they did 2.0DTi's.
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
mk4 astra van
best most reliable. diesel engine in them
when i had a combo. it was the izusu. but there a few vareint of diesel engine in the mk4 van
i want the best one,
as itll be used for towing too
opinions.....?
z17dt engine like john says-avoid
z20dth were rare but awesome
y17dtl were again rare but better than earlier z17dt, and they still use izusu/denso management.
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Adam C
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Registered: 10th Jan 07
Location: Cornwall UK Drives:Arden Blue Gsi T
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I've read about alot of the 1.7 MK4 Astra Vans having fuel pumps go so I'd be careful about that, read a few things on AON about it when I was looking for a Van.
My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by Green Thing
I've read about alot of the 1.7 MK4 Astra Vans having fuel pumps go so I'd be careful about that, read a few things on AON about it when I was looking for a Van.
its not always the fuel pumps, its the ecu's, they were common for a solder joint cracking due to engine vibrations, always seemed to be around the 60k mark. garages would fit new ecu at iver 500, or can get ecu resoldered in about 10 minutes.
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dannymccann
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The y20dth in my mk4 astra hatch has been solid for us for the last 2 years. 100bhp /140ftlb standard, can be mapped or boxed for a bit more poke.
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