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...The C20NE engines have a multi wire lambda probe in the in the down pipe just behind the lower rear engine hanging strap. Couldn't tell you anything about the 16 valves... C20XE: 3-wire probe X20XEV: 4-wire probe in pretty much the same place as the C20NE (by the sound of it); can be seen by loo...

No probs
don't worry, it's not going anywhere

Edit: So, I'm now aware that the 'injection' variant isn't direct to cylinder like you'd expect, but actually refers to this bastard of a carb with a single jet in it? I'm not even more confused than before, but oddly enlightened... You're possibly confusing port injection with direct injection bot...

You still after this radio, chap?
Not heard from you

I did PM you my details in case you haven't picked the message up

I think I've got you now

5 grand in used bills

No Police and no tricks


Actually you can have it for free, it's just gathering dust
Send me your details and I'll box it up for you

Well, a while ago I bought another '95 Vectra A (a crashed one) for the parts, and, unlike mine it has the factory radio and speakers. The radio turns on whenever you press the button on it, but it also turns on and off through the ignition, and I want mine to do that too. Confused If it (the radio...

I did want to keep the original tape deck in this cav, but unfortunately its dead. So until I can turn up another one ( can anyone help please?)... I've got an SC330 in my garage with two security heads It came with the redtop, I know it works as I played it when I collected it from Southampton but...

Can we define what we mean by 'turn on' here?
Radio goes active with ignition or actually starts playing music?

My radio won't operate without the ignition on either (engine not necessarily started) but that's been the case with all of my cars, not just my cavs

I didn't realise that there were Cavs where the radio came on with the ignition
I thought turning them on manually was the norm

Your self control is admirable

dingdongbells wrote:Lol sorry for the text talk. Yes enf means enough...

Dude, all this text speak - enf!

dingdongbells wrote:Backed out and kept her. Cants find a good enf replacement

OK
what does enf stand for?

If you put the new disc on a flat surface, a kitchen worktop for example, with the contact between disc and surface at eye level and slowly rotate the disc, do you see any intermittent increases in gap between worktop and disc? Judging by the amount of warp you're describing, you should be able to. ...

Robsey wrote:And here is the reason for my sort out.

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a set of 15" fanblades donated to me by Gaz about 5 years ago.
They all need a total refurb and some fresh rubber...

Photos can be deceptive admittedly but that doesn't look too bad to me
Are you sure they won't just scrub up nice?

OK but if the EM light then goes out with the engine started, I don't see how anything can point to the crank sensor; if you've got an EM light that is behaving normally, you don't have any reason to run a paperclip test but if for some reason you decide to anyway and it's throwing up the code for a...

There are either no sensor issues (anywhere, not just with your crank sensor) or the EM light bulb is blown/missing

What do you mean by 'never come on at all'?
Does the EM light come on with the ignition and then disappear after the engine is started?

chrisash86 wrote:...I hope it's the crank shaft sensor!

You don't really need to hope
Has the EM light remained on with the engine now starting?

If it has, read the code off

I once tricked a windscreen water reservoir level sensor into thinking it was OK by removing the (duff) sensor itself and shorting the pins in the loom. Absolutely no idea if that will work with something more sophisticated like a crank sensor.
Probably not.

Can I ask what happened to your sunvisor clip? The once-in-a-blue-moon instance where I needed my sunvisor across my door window resulted in my retaining clip disintegrating when I went to replace the visor. Not a problem (I thought) I've got two cars sitting at home doing nothing for the time being...

He might be along soon, we'll see :) Thread reads from bottom to top ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hi Kurtis You haven’t given much to go on but based on what you’ve said I would say that replacing the engine is probably a bit drastic. There’s clearly a problem but replacing the engine in order to ...

It's a bit murky out there and difficult to even get my fingers in for a feel with the tyres in the way but the rears appear to be held on by a couple of small g-clamp type fittings; the fitting sandwiches the lip of the rear bumper and the mudflap and the bolt tightens them together, holding the mu...

chrisash86 wrote:Does the v6 use the same oil filter as the standard cavs?

Bear in mind also that 'standard cavs' do come in V6...

I'm reasonably sure that most (petrol-engined) oil filters are compatible across the range from 1.2 up to the big-block stuff. There are a tiny few exceptions. I vaguely recall that the more recent lumps are OK for a certain batch of engine numbers but not for others.

I'm sure they just clamp around the forward lip of the rear bumper
I'm not sure what you've got there but bear in mind I'm talking about OE kit

I'll nip outside and take a look