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Hi all!
My name is Florent, I am 24 and I have recently bought an Opel Vectra 2000i 16v of 1990 (might be the same as the Vauxhall Cavalier mk3 GSI 2000 but I do not have a turbo).
I bought the car to its' first owner! It as 205000km and is perfect (i'll post some pictures after). He was a bit maniac! He had never drive under rain or snow, the car was stored in a heated garage (it mean no rust and all the joint are perfect).
I also have all the original documentation and the car is the same as the beginning.
The engine is the C20XE (150 Hp) and it is a 2WD.

I've joined the forum to share with you what I know and anything I do on my car!

See you on the forum =) !

Florent

And the pictures as promise (good exterior pictures will come in few days)

Hello & Welcome . Your car is the same as our GSI2000, but ours do not have the digital dash yours has.

Hello Florent, welcome to the forum. That is a lovely looking Vectra 2000 you have! Thanks for sharing your photos, please add more when you can and share any updates on your car.

Thank you, I'll do more pictures soon!
Do you know how many GSI 2000 has been sold?

That is lovely, it looks very well looked after ! Looking forward to some more pictures

Flotte wrote:Thank you, I'll do more pictures soon!
Do you know how many GSI 2000 has been sold?

It would be hard to find the exact figures, but the C20XE equipped cars were made between 1992-1994 so that would limit the figures.

Thanks !
I have received today my new radiator and the tank for the coolant liquid. I would like to change the hoses and found SAMCO kits but not sure if they are the right ones for my car and they are really expensives!
Do you know other brand that could be less expensive?

Thank you!

Hi, Roose motorsport do silicone hoses see link below :

https://roosemotorsport.co.uk/catalogse ... lier+c20xe

Thank you for the link!
It is great! I might be order to them soon!

Hi Flotte, lovely car!

Roose Motorsport hoses are the best quality silicone hoses that I have come across. I have silicone hoses from other manufacturers on my other cars, but have always used Roose on my Cavaliers. The quality of materials used and ease of fitment is second to none, and Roose has much more of a comprehensive selection of hoses for our cars than any other manufacturer. I would recommend them over all other brands.

Hi Humbucker!
Thank you for you feed back!!

I have finally bought the silicone kit (roose motorsport) and a silicone oil breather (tx autosport because it was cheaper).
Like this I won't fear anymore about a fissures in my old hoses!

Thank you for the site and I hope that i'll receive it soon!!

Nice one! Be sure to get some photos up! Start a project thread in this section: viewforum.php?f=21

Hi Flotte sounds like a great car you have there, can't wait to see the pictures of it!

Hi,
I haven't post anything since a while!
Here is a picture of my engine now:



What I have done since the last time:
- new ignition system (spark plus, wires, distributor cap, ignition coil, battery)
- timing belt and water pump
- radiator, expansion tank
- coolant temperature sensor

Next step will be a new microchip and then the full suspension system.

Everything is working well except that I have a problem at 2000 tr/min since I have changed the timing belt. The engine is not working well at this frequency and I don't know why.

I still don't have pictures of the exterior, I will do some soon.