Well, almost a year ago since Vauxhall part paid for my DPF sorting, or so they thought! I have had 4 regens carried out by my Auto Elec Gararge since then. No amount of motoring cures this problem.
Last week engine died on me. When I re-started it, it had a misfire and belching diesel fumes from around the back of the engine.
After investigation by my local, "don't charge a lot" garage found a small hole in the inlet manifold underneath (see photos).
He removed manifold after stripping off pipes, pumps , timing belt.
The little flaps on the inlet manifold have disappeared, all but one, and that's hanging on. The manifold is caked with large amounts of soot and number two inlet is wet with diesel, which suggests the valves into number two cylinder are damaged due to little flap.
All the pipes are thick with soot. No regen has cleared any of it, the ECU and sensors just think it has.
Rather than strip further and run up more cost, I have sourced another engine from a 2013 model with a realigned re end. This at a cost of £1500.
I have contacted Vauxhall Customer Service who have never heard of this problem! (but Zafira's!) and they don't recognise Forums, every one gets it wrong! "Take it to your local dealer who will investigate the problem", (at what cost). They did this last year and it cost me £190 only part of the full cost when it was three months out of warranty.
They have no answer as to why the flaps have disappeared or why the manifold has a hole in it!
The main dealer will sort it, What like last year, only doing what Vauxhall told them to do! no thinking out of the box then!
I'm hoping that the new engine (only done 7k) and cleaning all the pipes will get it back to its very first month on the road. Fingers crossed.
Any one else come across the flaps going missing?
Last week engine died on me. When I re-started it, it had a misfire and belching diesel fumes from around the back of the engine.
After investigation by my local, "don't charge a lot" garage found a small hole in the inlet manifold underneath (see photos).
He removed manifold after stripping off pipes, pumps , timing belt.
The little flaps on the inlet manifold have disappeared, all but one, and that's hanging on. The manifold is caked with large amounts of soot and number two inlet is wet with diesel, which suggests the valves into number two cylinder are damaged due to little flap.
All the pipes are thick with soot. No regen has cleared any of it, the ECU and sensors just think it has.
Rather than strip further and run up more cost, I have sourced another engine from a 2013 model with a realigned re end. This at a cost of £1500.
I have contacted Vauxhall Customer Service who have never heard of this problem! (but Zafira's!) and they don't recognise Forums, every one gets it wrong! "Take it to your local dealer who will investigate the problem", (at what cost). They did this last year and it cost me £190 only part of the full cost when it was three months out of warranty.
They have no answer as to why the flaps have disappeared or why the manifold has a hole in it!
The main dealer will sort it, What like last year, only doing what Vauxhall told them to do! no thinking out of the box then!
I'm hoping that the new engine (only done 7k) and cleaning all the pipes will get it back to its very first month on the road. Fingers crossed.
Any one else come across the flaps going missing?
