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  1. New Member Introductions
    Im new here, have no knowledge about cars. bought my first car, astra H 1.4 - 16v- 59plate and I have spent quite a bit on it for a 1.4. Starting to regret but no turning back now. Needs your lots help.and knowledge to make this the best 1.4 in the world lol. Thank you, let me know if you want...
  2. Astra H
    Hello, I recently discovered that there is a 'road side parking light' feature on Astra H's. As anyone would, I instantly went to try this on my own car and to my surprise... It doesn't work? Does anyone know why that is? If the feature is disabled, Is there anywhere I can enable it? P.S...
  3. Astra H
    Hello! I finally bought the car I mentioned in my previous posts. For those who don't know, I got a light silver Opel Astra H 1.4 with Enjoy level equipment. The car is wonderful, if the mileage isn't rolled back, I have 104k kilometres on the clock-I am hoping to check if that's true or not...
  4. Astra G
    I think they've started since I've put a new oil filler cap with a much tighter rubber I've asked a neighbour and he said it's just the chromo paint cracking but the crack by the filler looks a bit deeper. Should I be too worried? I'm thinking the cap is forcing the head a bit since it's...
  5. Astra J/GTC
    Hello. I have an Astra J 2014 1,4 85kw , 50 000 mileage. It all started with engine light either on or blinking + Traction Controll light + ESP error, shaking car, misfiring, loss of power etc, even in neutral. Already in 3rd garage now. First one swapped the coil and plugs. No change. Second...
  6. Astra G
    Astra g 2009 Rear window washer is not working even after i poked the nozzle with a needle. I can hear the pump working and i have noticed that it started to drip from the right side of the rear bumper under the car. Can someone tell me how can i access the hose and find where is damaged or...
  7. Astra J/GTC
    The engine and esp light came on my GTC yesterday, and the engine was misfiring. Has anyone had this and what was the problem? I've just spoken to a mechanic and said it could be the head gasket, which is a worry! but can't get out to diagnose it until later in the week.
  8. Astra H
    Hi Guys, I have an Astra MK5 which I am in love with! I have replaced the tappets, spark plugs & coil pack as suggested by my local garage. The car still sounds "lumpy" & a bit rattly when on idle. Any suggestions for what it could be?
  9. Astra K
    Hey all, I joined the forum today as I'm hoping to get some expert advice from Astra owners. I found a 2016 1.4 Astra with 47k miles, 2 previous owners for £7250: https://www.caffyns.co.uk/used-car-deta ... 179666025/ This seems like a great deal to me. However, I've read that 1.4 models used...
  10. Astra H
    Hi everyone I really hope you can help me. I have a Vauxhall Astra 2005 1.4 Petrol Manual 5 Door Hatchback. Engine is Z14XEP. I have replaced coil pack, spark plugs, cleaned egr valve, cleaned throttle body, checked MAF sensor, oil and filter change, air filter renewed, pollen filter renewed...
  11. Astra H
    Can i put a 1.8 sri engine into a 1.4 sxi shell cars not quick as i would like so thinking of putting a 1.8 or even a 2 litre into it is it possible and does other stuff need adding or modifying???? TIA Chris
  12. Astra J/GTC
    I was having issues , no right indicator, cant turn off traction control, remote unlock not working. So got a new bcm, i plugged the new one inwithout programming it and obviously nothing happed, no start no nothing, plugged th old one back in but it wouldn’t start (was starting and driving...
  13. Astra H
    Hi! I’m trying to sell my Astra at the moment, 1.4 petrol 2007, but its head gasket is blown. It’s not an internal leak LUCKILY, it’s only dripping coolant down the outside of the engine, but I want to be able to tell people how much the cost usually fixes, I’ve been saying £350/£450 but thought...
  14. Astra G
    Hi all Recently the seals around my sunroof have become loose, and the sunroof cannot close/seal completely. I have shown this to various mechanics and windscreen experts and they all have advised me to get a new sunroof glass with new seals. Unfortunately OPEL do not manufacture this sunroof...
  15. Astra H
    Hi guys, has anybody ever swapped a 1.4L engine with a 1.6L or maybe a 1.8L engine. I got a 2008 Astra Petrol with super body but the engine is giving up as it has 170k miles on it now. So I was looking for an engine swap but also want more power. Can anyone please help me out?
  16. Astra Technical aka The Workshop
    Hi all, sorry if this is not the right thread but I'm new here so... ^^ About a year ago I bought myself an Astra G 1.4 16v from 1999, the car has now 270k km, some time ago the car started to shake in low speeds, 20 30khms, after that the engine light went on and the fault code was related to...
  17. Astra Chat
    my Astra j gtc 2015 drives fine until a service light shows on dash, then stops accelerating and loses all boost/turbo power. It’s had an actuator arm replaced as well as boost sensor, and has been serviced. Also thermostat housing replaced but can’t find a solution. Any ideas?
  18. Performance Tuning & Modifying
    I have a 2006 Astra H sports hatch 1.4l I have already done some mods to it such as. Air filter wind deflectors RGB lighting allloys resprayed calipers painted I am looking at a couple of back boxes to make my car sound a bit louder. I have been looking at.. Sportex...
  19. Astra H
    Hi all I have a 06 1.4 at the minute and my engine has blown, I’ve had the car for quiet some time now and I’ve always wanted to drop a vxr into it, I will buy a full car for my conversion, anything I should be looking for in a donor car in relation to making my swap as straight forward as...
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