Hello.....
I've been driving exclusively Vauxhalls since my first FWD Cavalier in 1982. Before that, and after the Triumph bikes, in 1972 I got a 1963 Mini which I rebuilt, then a Singer Vogue, Humber Sceptre, Viva HC, and a company Cortina V (nasty car). The Vx list......
1982 Cavalier saloon LS 1.6
1984 Cavalier Hatch GLS 1.6
1985 Carlton 2.2 cdi auto (lovely drive, heavy on fuel)
1988 Cavalier Hatch LS 1.4 (company car)
1992 Cavalier Hatch LS 1.8 (had that for 225,000 miles - the body parts wore out first)
1999 Vectra B Hatch LS 1.6 16v (at 105,000 idler pulley let go - 8 new valves and guides - car off road for 3 days - then that car did 215,000 before I got the Vaux Scrappage deal )
2003 Wife starts to drive - 9 month old Vectra B LS 2.2 - one of the last registered 30/06/2002 (lovely torque from that engine and 39 mpg)
2006 Wife gets Astra H 1.4
2008 Give Vectra 2.2 to son - buy Zafira B (need more seats)
But why am I here? Yes - you guessed it - the chain has just snapped. Funny thing is I already have a chain kit, crank oil seal, new crank bolt, timing cover gasket and cam cover gasket all ready to do it when it was needed, but lack of maintenance (not my fault) has beaten me. When I had the car it was LL025 oil and genuine (or Mann) filter every 4 months.
Cam cover off and at least 4 exhaust vlaves bent, but so far I haven't taken the head off to check it properly.
That's when I stumbled upon Hutchinson's thread from July 2007. Great photos making everything a bit clearer.
I'll probably strip the thing down whenever it isn't raining over the next few days, but son hasn't got a garage and his drive is gravel, so that will be a bit of a challenge and I will probably be coming home every few hours or so for more tools out of my garage - you never take everything you need.
Still an engine rebuild will give me something to do (redundancy and early retirement).
So here I am in the z22se forum possibly looking for a few hints and tips.
Bungle
P.S. Sorry for rambling.
I've been driving exclusively Vauxhalls since my first FWD Cavalier in 1982. Before that, and after the Triumph bikes, in 1972 I got a 1963 Mini which I rebuilt, then a Singer Vogue, Humber Sceptre, Viva HC, and a company Cortina V (nasty car). The Vx list......
1982 Cavalier saloon LS 1.6
1984 Cavalier Hatch GLS 1.6
1985 Carlton 2.2 cdi auto (lovely drive, heavy on fuel)
1988 Cavalier Hatch LS 1.4 (company car)
1992 Cavalier Hatch LS 1.8 (had that for 225,000 miles - the body parts wore out first)
1999 Vectra B Hatch LS 1.6 16v (at 105,000 idler pulley let go - 8 new valves and guides - car off road for 3 days - then that car did 215,000 before I got the Vaux Scrappage deal )
2003 Wife starts to drive - 9 month old Vectra B LS 2.2 - one of the last registered 30/06/2002 (lovely torque from that engine and 39 mpg)
2006 Wife gets Astra H 1.4
2008 Give Vectra 2.2 to son - buy Zafira B (need more seats)
But why am I here? Yes - you guessed it - the chain has just snapped. Funny thing is I already have a chain kit, crank oil seal, new crank bolt, timing cover gasket and cam cover gasket all ready to do it when it was needed, but lack of maintenance (not my fault) has beaten me. When I had the car it was LL025 oil and genuine (or Mann) filter every 4 months.
Cam cover off and at least 4 exhaust vlaves bent, but so far I haven't taken the head off to check it properly.
That's when I stumbled upon Hutchinson's thread from July 2007. Great photos making everything a bit clearer.
I'll probably strip the thing down whenever it isn't raining over the next few days, but son hasn't got a garage and his drive is gravel, so that will be a bit of a challenge and I will probably be coming home every few hours or so for more tools out of my garage - you never take everything you need.
Still an engine rebuild will give me something to do (redundancy and early retirement).
So here I am in the z22se forum possibly looking for a few hints and tips.
Bungle
P.S. Sorry for rambling.