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What's everyone's insurance like this year?

My renewal for the 1.6 LS and V6 comes at £364 this year. Up from £318 last year.
Anyone else suffering premium rises?

Hello, welcome back. Long time no see.

Robsey wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:11 pm Thank you kind sir...
Is it time to say congratulations, and welcome Mini McGrath No 2?

It is indeed! Evelyn was born at 2am on 9th March!

Happy belated Birthday Rob! Hope you had a good one!

Tried hooking it up straight to battery and low and behold it's working!

I've changed the radiator (needed replacing anyway) and the fan switch and it's working perfectly now.
Not sure why I was reading 12v from the connector then. Dirty contact?

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Bad timing for me. Would love to go but baby is due on the 12th March so probably shouldn't make any plans for that weekend!

It does turn quite freely, I'll give it a go and see what happens.

Haven't directly wired up the fan to the battery yet, I just checked the connector terminals with a multimeter. When the engine got up to 98 degrees, 12v came through. Plugged it back in and the fan didn't even move.

The radiator fan on my Dad's CD has given up the ghost. The car overheated today sitting in traffic, lucky no further damage seems to have been caused. Tested the fan, 12v is getting through to the connector when the engine gets to about 98 degrees so the switch and fuses are all working, just nothi...

I've actually been to this show ground before, it's pretty close to where my in-laws live.
I think I'm working that weekend but I'm going to try and swap things around. I want to make it to as many shows as possible this year.

On 1995 vehicles the speedometer is driven by pulses from the ABS module. (So I believe). This is certainly the case on my 1995 Cavalier. I had a faulty ABS sensor once and it caused my speedo to stop working while I was driving! Personally, I don't think a speed sensor could cause such issues. I r...

"Don't suppose anyone has a part number for a full set rocker gaskets too? Another Christmas holiday job as mine are pissing oil everywhere" Years ago when I tried to buy valve cover gaskets for my V6 from a Vauxhall parts dept, I was told that they were only sold complete with new plasti...

Yeah, as far as I can remember, the v6 cables are the same as any other cavalier with rear discs. I think the independent rear suspension cars had different cables (gsi, turbo and 4x4). I had a bit of difficulty finding cables last year, couldn't find any genuine vauxhall parts. Think I settled for ...

I saw a genuine GM cat on eBay for £370. Was very tempted but it sold before I had a chance to buy it. I've just bought another BM type approved cat, hopefully it will last another 5 years. I'm not sure how long these BM and EEC cats will be around so not sure what I'll do next time. I have seen hig...

Well the BM type approved cat fitted to my V6 has failed catastrophically. The substrate is breaking up and making an awful rattling noise. It lasted around 5 and a half years doing around 2000 to 3000 miles a year.

Yeah, I used to use a glue with a bit more elasticity in it. Super glue was all I had at the time.

More bad news, my catalytic converter has started to break up. Rattling like hell at the moment.

This is just an easy car to forget about. It's stored in a dry garage and doesn’t get used very much. It's the least of my worries so doesn’t get much attention.
Next thing I want to do on it is a top end rebuild as I'm fairly confident that I have a sticky valve.

Sorry Rob, I missed this too. That's really sad, I'm so sorry for your loss.

Congratulations on your new addition however.

But... since 2020, I have seen a lot of out-sourcing to Chinese suppliers and a significant reduction in reliability. Read the small print on your packaging. Parts made in Russia (spark plugs) or China (almost any copy part) should be considered as less than adequate quality. - based on feedback fr...

Glad to hear you're persisting with it Ian, despite the ULEZ. What a total pain in the bum! If I had more time on my hands I'd probably join the blade runners!

Can't believe I didn't follow up on my last post! Well it's over 2 years late but here it is! Disclaimer: all this work took place on 23rd ‎August ‎2021 :shock: well before my son was born! With the new genuine parts... https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/k554/James_Michael_McGrath/DSC_9067.JPG ....

Oh go on then! I got an indicated 120 on my C16NZ2 equipped LS cavalier as a reckless youth once. That was indicated however and the speedo is not very accurate on the LS. I reckon that I was doing about the 109 mph manufacture quoted top speed. I had the V6 on the German autobahn about 5 years ago,...

Almost forgot, I also had a go at following Robsey's excellent how2 guide on cleaning electric wing mirror switches which can be found here . My mirrors had stopped working some time ago. I've defiantly been guilty of replacing these switches unnecessary before, and what with the scarcity of genuine...

I've heard a lot about the bulkhead issue over the years but never actually heard of it happening to someone. Not sure if it is a real issue or just one of those things that is perpetuated by hearsay.
Either way, it's never been an issue for me on any of my Cavaliers.