engine

Hello I’m having a noise in the engine bay. Could someone tells me what it can be? I’ve been watching videos in search for a similar noise but I didn’t find any. I want to believe it’s not a chain (again) because the two kits were changed around 10000 miles before the noise, when the head...

Hello, I've recently bought a mk4 Astra Bertone with a Z22SE engine. It was very cheap and I knew it needed a lot of love. With the car I got a spare engine block (used to be in the car, due to bad maintenance was seized). We tore down both engines and they have different pistons and rods. The...

How do I clean in here out? I took the carb off and it was thick with oil then I looked in the inlet manifold and thought s**t

Hello all, I just found out that my heater matrix is leaking coolant on my carpet when temperature is below 0 ( Celsius ). I pulled apart plastic housing that heater matrix sits on top of and found that coolant is going pass the pipe joints. i'm thinking there are rubber O-rings in that pipe...

Okay as some of you have read in a previous post i am rebuilding a z22se for my car. I figurer i would make a New post for Help and pictures for other if some in the future can use it. And og i need Help to have it all at One place. First off my plans. Balance shaft remove. Rebuild with all...

I know this is my first post but I have been on and off of this site for just over a year when I had my vx220 but now I have sold it I have a few bits I really need clearing out of my garage . The engine and gearbox I have came from a vectra c , when I brought them I was told they had covered...

sorry if this has already been asked but could anyone put up some links or recommend somewhere to get coloured pipes/hoses. Saw a pic on an older post while looking through the gallery and thought it looks cool as.

Just letting people know that my new business venture is up and pretty much running, bar finishing the website and sorting a phone ( I can use my personal one for time being ) I am a dealer for a well known remapping specialist, so I can offer reliable and tested maps for pretty much anything...

Neo Brothers have many brand new Saab B207 engines for sale, there is a group buy for these engines on vx220.org.uk site for £714 :eek: I decided to buy one and quickly stripped it down :D

How do you wash this engine ? I have a astra g coupe want to wash the engine . What do i need to take care , what do i need to cover and protect from water ? Any tips would be welcome .

Hello, My wife's 2002 2.2 Astra convertible (88k miles) has had a "slight" oil leak for a little over a year (first mentioned to us by Vauxhall on the last service a year ago). I have had to put about 5L of oil in over the last year however I have had no drips in my garage where the car is...

Hello everyone, First of all, i am pretty new there and sorry for my bad English. So i just bought new Astra coupe 2002. with 2,2 engine and 108kw .It's brilliant car, however i have one problem. when engine is cold it start perfect, but after driving some time i want to start it again ( when...

As we are getting more members with the newer Z22YH engines joining up, rather than creating a separate section for them, I've created a Prefix to use on the thread title in the Engine Queries section. Choose the prefix when creating a thread, and this will then display on the forum page...

out radiators, cylinder head, alternator, compressor. You can block out without removing gear box? I read a post by vocky says 80kg weight. two guys up, you can remove? I need advice. THANKS

I've got a tapping noise after the engine was rebuild which seems to happen at idle but very low noise and loud at 2000rpm-3000+rpm at different points of throttle. When its light I'll try doing a video. But when I've been to a garage they pointed at the pistons saying it could be that rattling...

hi guys, just wondered if any of you have repaired a blown piston without taking the engine out, is it possible as i am a i bit limited to space in my garage where my car lay dead lol. i got it towed back from the garage after they had stripped the head off and saw the damage then called me to...