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Well. I don't know if the shop guys looked at the wrong emissions chart or did some shady stuff, but I took a second look at the emissions slip they gave me and everything actually was in order. I said sod it, fixed the brakes and got her inspected again. Thanks for all the help, but I'll let her be...

Replaced HT leads, no change. Pulled coil, checked resistances, .9 and 7k Ohms. Could the air flow meter cause any of this? I saw a video on opening one up to clean the wipes or move the arm to a fresh spot of conductive stuff that hasn't been rubbed for 400,000 kilometers. If you think that's worth...

Here's a direct link, maybe that'll work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShUXUKIALdk Hmm... Reckon I should change the HT leads as a part of maintenance either way? I think I'll borrow a compression tester from my brother and run a test just to be safe. I'm thinking I'll: - Compression test - Repla...

I doubt that, it's clearly misfiring. You saw the video, and it's even clearer in person. Easy to hear around 27 seconds when I'm holding some revs.

No dice, still high HC. Reckon I'll take a look at the coil next, run the tests outlined in the Haynes and replace the HT leads if that turns out fine.

Okay, I took another look. All plugs are getting spark just fine, and that plug does have the same residue on it as the rest. Maybe it just got a little oil on the tip, I gave it a scrape and found the same white stuff. I found a bit of fraying on both wires near the valve's connector, too close to ...

Hm. Not sure about the plug residue, but I'll worry about that beyond checking the spark once I've got the valve issue sussed out. Its current behavior doesn't make sense to me -- A two-pin valve is electronically actuated one way and returned by the spring, so why would the current applied by the c...

Ookay, what the hell. Moments from pulling the trigger on a new valve, I decided to test it with a loose battery one more time. Snapped over like nobody's business. Measure the voltage at the connector again, perfect voltage. Plug it in, turn on the ignition, nothing. What am I missing? E: Kind of a...

Welp, the valve moves smooth as silk, yet no reaction at all when I connect some 12V test leads to the pins. Guess it's done, time to order a new one. Could this be the cause of a slight flame in the exhaust when coming off hard throttle, as well?

Already sprayed the plugs with contact cleaner and checked the connector for voltage. Octane plug is yellow. I've cleaned the thing twice while I've had the car, but I suppose third time's the charm. I'll try working the valve with a screwdriver, see if it moves at all, maybe give it a bath in some ...

I inspected them and they seem to be fine, any test I can do for those? The number 1 spark plug seemed a bit whiter than the rest. Resistance across the ICV is 8 ohms and the plug is getting voltage just fine. I set up a camera to peer inside the valve while I cycled the ignition, no movement. It's ...

Veccy flunked her inspection, intermittent cutting out at idle and revs. Nothing major, just skipping a beat now and then, but it was enough to go over the line. The guy even told me the numbers look fine when it's running evenly, and suggested I take a look at the ignition system first. I replaced ...

Look at that, two medium-rare motors. Just need to find new ones somewhere. Got any idea what speed these might be? A lot of ebay listings say 11800rpm motors are suited for power locks, but that seems a bit high.

Well, I stuck a multimeter in the plug for the fuel door actuator, and it's getting 12V both ways. Couldn't test the trunk plug yet, but I suppose the next thing to do is testing the actuators. The connectors are quite deep in there and not easily visible, got any tricks for powering them up without...

Welp, back again. I retrofitted that Vectra-B remote central locking module to my car last summer, and yesterday it stopped working. Dead. I pulled it off and fitted the original one back in, and instantly all the doors opened and started functioning again. Thing is, the trunk and fuel door locks ar...

Another easy fix. Cheers.

It seems while I had my battery disconnected, my window motors forgot their automatic function. I assume there's something I need to do to reprogram them, but haven't found out a way on my own. Anyone know about this?

Cheers! Ended up being a blown thermal fuse. I took the whole motor out, gave it some PTFE lube on both bearings, replaced the fuse for one euro, stuck it back together aand spliced in an inline fuse holder to replace the burnt 30A socket. Works perfectly and sounds a whoole lot smoother now. Used t...

Welp, I had a good few months of driving without any worries! Now it seems my heater fan is acting up. I hadn't even notice the fan shutting off for a long while. The number 4 fuse was melted with a bunch of yellow crap on the connectors. The fuse was still good, but the connectors got coated and wo...

Thanks. Trailer wire seems like a good idea, I'll use that.

Ah, didn't see that one. Looks a little daunting but doable, I'll give it a look. Cheers.

Cheers. It's a V6, not that I need to use CC below 80 anyway. I'll take a look tomorrow.

Might anyone have the Total Vauxhall retrofit guide downloaded? The site is dead.

Is this possible? My brother has an Omega-B sitting around as parts and offered me the cruise control bits. Will the controller work without a speed signal, and is there an easy way to get a signal to it if not?

Cheers. Quick glamour shot... https://i.imgur.com/HviaU0i.jpg Just got back from a 200km drive in the company's 2010 Yaris to get those spring plates. We use it to deliver batteries and jump starts. What a dreary li'l car, can't wait to get back on the road in my baby. :D Maybe I should get a spare ...

I prefer a CR1632 and a 5mm LED. Muuuch brighter.