2011 Astra, Good Value for Money, Plus Bleeding the Cooling System

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9 ай бұрын

Prepping a 1.6 litre astra j with 114k miles on the clock.
Found oil in the coolant so had to flush the system and refill

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@martinhudson2552 9 ай бұрын

I owned cavaliers years ago and they were good. The old. 8 valve petrol engines. Not a fan of modern Vauxhall or fords with the Ecoboom engines. My two fords are have the old Duratec engines and my work horse is a Xsara Picasso with 2.0 hdi engine. 😊. Great videos 😊

@GMT439 7 ай бұрын

Mk3 Cavaliers were the peak of Vauxhall's in general. So many variants to choose from including the GSi with or without 4x4, SRi. CDi. CDX, CDX V6, 2.0i, 1.8L, 1.8i and even the base 1.6L F reg original was a good car. They had other good cars during that time as well.. Senator, Carlton. Astramax 1.3L Vans... Then.... The VECTRA arrived.. That was were it started going wrong and were companies like Nissan and Toyota stepped in and showed everyone else how it was done.

@martinhudson2552 7 ай бұрын

@@GMT439 absolutely right. 👍

@grrfy 9 ай бұрын

prices are mental at the moment over 4k for a 111 thousand mile 13 year old astra...just nuts.

@louisjames1062 9 ай бұрын

In piss green too yuk

@sirlordbabish3873 9 ай бұрын

It's worth no more than 2.5k.

@steveo3002 9 ай бұрын

with a holed sill as well lol

@louisjames1062 9 ай бұрын

@@sirlordbabish3873 grand to me

@GARAGESXERO 9 ай бұрын

i paid £1000 for a 1.7cdti sri 2011 last year up newcastle with 109k its got 136k now ill sell that for £3000 haha

@chadtravels4832 4 ай бұрын

Been trying to bleed mine all day after changing the thermostat bloody nightmare just found your vid will give it a go tomorrow again

@eddiejones.redvees 9 ай бұрын

I have had my 2015 Astra j 1.6 diesel for just over two years now and I am very pleased with it Comfortable to drive it is also the best car I have had for ventilation the windows demist Quickly also the is plenty of room in side and lots of room in the boot but the best thing is the fuel economy it averages 60 mpg on motorway runs up to 80 mpg it does help having six gears which makes the engine very quiet on long trips

@alankeane4059 9 ай бұрын

I like these videos Its like your presenting top gear

@supergeekjay 9 ай бұрын

I have a 2016 Astra K, the facelift from this J in the video. I got the 1 litre petrol 106bhp turbo 3 cylinder, and she is such a nippy enthusiastic little lady! She outperforms the 1.4 version which has less horsepower and torque! I keep her serviced every year at Vauxhall. 48,500 miles at nearly 7 years old and she purrs like a kitten, such a nice car to drive as a daily driver. She drives like a diesel and purrs up hills with an enthusiastic determined growl!

@johnchincotta1qwdb15 9 ай бұрын

Hi Alan Nice informative video 😊

@gs425 9 ай бұрын

You'd be surprised at how many modern cars (inc most golfs) just have a crappy beam axle and not independent suspension at the rear.

@BigPaul62 9 ай бұрын

At least it's simple and cheap to maintain with just the two bushes two wear out. Most of them work well.

@timhancock6626 9 ай бұрын

It's actually a very simple and clever solution. You don't get the alignment problems of independent set ups. Camber also stays constant which helps predictability at the limits of adhesion. It's cheap to produce and easy to maintain. My car has independent rear end and it has cost me a bit to get the alignment right.

@BigPaul62 9 ай бұрын

The last good Vauxhall was the Cavalier MK3 preferably with the 2.0 8V engine. Brilliant old cars. Astras up to the MK3 just about passed muster too. The twin cam ecotec engines are a pile of crap and warp, blow headgaskets and overheat.

@patkelly7999 8 ай бұрын

Good stuff Alan and Tyler👌👍🙂

@alan4x 8 ай бұрын

cheers pat

@GMT439 7 ай бұрын

@@alan4x I haven't owned a Vauxhall for about a decade.. Do they still get through suspension components as fast as they use to do? I remember the wishbones were pretty light weight on most models. I bet Vauxhall made a nice little earner from that obvious scam. .Perhaps they still do.. Like I said I stopped buying them a long time ago due to general build quality. The DMF's on the diesels generally fail 10-20,000 miles earlier than the equivalent Ford too. Ford TDCi 2.0 DMFs can last 130,000 miles if they have not been driven hard. Vauxhalls DMF on their 2.0i Diesels rarely last 100K. & Alan you are a mechanic and of course already know these things. Ford electrical systems are more reliable as well.

@robertpowell7672 9 ай бұрын

I would put the scrubbed tyre on the back but you are probably right to replace it before sale

@Mike_5 9 ай бұрын

Cavalier 1.8 SRi hatchback with a bag of hardcore in the boot over the rear axle was the best ever 4x4 ever and was as quick as!

@davyarthurs 9 ай бұрын

The Chinese tyres and the coolant being filled with water worries me what other corners the bloke cut. Fresh oil, but is it supermarket special which isn’t even the right type 😂 I think a mk2 Focus auto would be a much safer bet. Either way, good luck with the sale.

@paulillingworth1242 9 ай бұрын

Omg those sun-visors lights are identical to the 90s cavalier old parts bins bits, Astras are ok cars my mrs had a late H model Astra 1.8 it’s a reasonable enough car.

@aciddiver1978 9 ай бұрын

Love the colour. And i personally like these 1.6 engines.

@rmc5278 9 ай бұрын

I actually made a good living out those door check straps on ebay . Not enough to give up my full time job but no overtime 😂 .

@supergeekjay 9 ай бұрын

They don't seem to last! I keep replacing my mum's Vectra's door checkers every two years, and that's with regular greasing, they still seize and click!

@asdeaff 9 ай бұрын

I had a Astra J as my daily beater but rear ended a British Army Land Rover at low speed. The Army lads were fantastic & put a cable thru what was left of the Rad & up & over the banana shaped slam panel to tow me the 3 miles back home. the only damage to the Landy was a bit of scuff to the huge rear bumper 🙄

@scottvstrom 9 ай бұрын

Nice one allan keep the new style of content coming,but just as a side note £4295 for a 2011 astra please replace check strap on passenger door, because a happy customer is a repeat customer plus you videod the problem and still not replaced it?? Cheers anyway look forward to the next one😊

@bt1804 9 ай бұрын

SRi stands for Sport Refinement (or Rally) injection.

@chadtravels4832 4 ай бұрын

Do you leave the cap off of the coolant tank when running the engine.

@tecnaman9097 9 ай бұрын

If I remember correctly they suffered from PCV failure and were a bit on the pricey side to repair?? Called a Holden Astra down here in various iterations. Cheers Alan

@mohitl1697 9 ай бұрын

nope not common as such. as only needs a new rocker, they aernt expensive

@brianhume4743 9 ай бұрын

Great videos these alan + the repair vids, just sayin from North of Newcastle 👍

@curtisj2165 9 ай бұрын

13:22 charcoal cannister for the catalytic converter, Isn't that for the evap system?😂

@supergeekjay 9 ай бұрын

Indeed it is. And for those that don't know, don't click the pump at the petrol station more than once when filling, you'll overfill and then flood the canister with fuel!

@curtisj2165 9 ай бұрын

@@supergeekjay and ruin it

@RikAindow 9 ай бұрын

Not a bad car for someone. Whats up with the steering wheel though?

@darrenmeears3912 9 ай бұрын

Everyone knocking the astra unfounded i reckon I've had a 17d astra for 3 years and can only praise it apart from service's not cost me a penny 👌👍🏻

@supergeekjay 9 ай бұрын

The 2004 Astra H 1.7 Isuzu engines were bomb proof apart from the swirl flaps and EGR! mine went for over 160,000 miles before the turbo went. That puurrrr though.....

@markullyett 9 ай бұрын

Books at £1500 on we buy any car. Allowing for them being crooks. £2000 max with that mileage

@barryshitpeas5837 9 ай бұрын

But it’s offered by a garage and all the things that you have to offer like a warranty, preparation etc, if there was at best a £500 drink in it before tax, warranty and preparing it no garage would bother. In this climate that’s how much cars are.

@markullyett 9 ай бұрын

@@barryshitpeas5837 114 k for an 11 plate petrol Astra. Allowing for some warrenty,its still way over priced IMO

@Jim_M_75 9 ай бұрын

You could sell that car at £2250 all day long private. £4000 is a fair price with 6 months warranty in the current climate as stupid as that price is.

@user-cq6em5wt2r 9 ай бұрын

I would pay for one in penny washes, wouldn't be seen dead in one

@barryshitpeas5837 9 ай бұрын

It is expensive I agree, the issue with these type of cars with auto boxes in is that they’re effectively scrap if the box shits itself. Few garages will get involved with that repair. But the price is what these are fetching unfortunately. There also needs to be enough of a mark up as well to cover the high possibility it’ll be coming back with various spurious problems.

@harrywalker968 9 ай бұрын

alan,,need a cam wheel for a 2008 fukus, tdci..

@lanehogger1532 9 ай бұрын

I had a 14 plate Astra j with this engine. Did 120k miles in 4 years. The gearbox leaked oil if driven over 65 No one including a gearbox specialist could find a fault. The oil cooler also went wrong. Was replaced but the car leaked coolant afterwards and that fault could also not be fixed. Part exchange it in 2018. I see it’s been off the road since 2019 😂 Glad I got rid.

@adriancope6557 9 ай бұрын

SRI stands for sports refinement (or rally) injection

@ciaranmurray6623 9 ай бұрын

Astra a bland car ? Then so is the focus. (apart from the Mk1 of course) the corolla, the golf, megane etc etc etc why do you single out the Astra?

@michaeljohnson1006 9 ай бұрын

Its like looking at my astra g rear suspension

@Finglesham 9 ай бұрын

Should be £2995 inc 6 months warranty.

@AlanCooney 9 ай бұрын

Please forgive me! I just want to see Monika & Riannan! (But still a good vid and nice to see Tyler getting involved).

@billgriffiths1685 9 ай бұрын

Alan, is there a split in the leather steering wheel at the top?

@bartoszk4812 9 ай бұрын

That's what I thought.. looks like a chunk of the leather is missing 🤔

@littlebasher3959 9 ай бұрын

Looks like its a dent in the plastic from one of those hand wheels that clamps to the steering wheel

@bartoszk4812 9 ай бұрын

@@littlebasher3959 yeah. That makes sense

@kevinthacker8349 9 ай бұрын

Hope your going to clean the oil from underneath.

@marinusapeldoorn6631 9 ай бұрын

This will be considered a waxoyl nti rust treatment

@GMT439 7 ай бұрын

I haven't owned a Vauxhall for about a decade.. Do they still get through suspension components as fast as they use to do? I remember the wishbones were pretty light weight on most models. I bet Vauxhall made a nice little earner from that obvious scam. .Perhaps they still do.. Like I said I stopped buying them a long time ago due to general build quality. The DMF's on the diesels generally fail 10-20,000 miles earlier than the equivalent Ford too. Ford TDCi 2.0 DMFs can last 130,000 miles if they have not been driven hard. Vauxhalls DMF on their 2.0i Diesels rarely last 100K. (I have seen a 150bhp 2.0i Diesel 'Sport' the shape before this model that has multiple issues at 60,000 miles (DMF, Head Gasket & Turbo all failed pretty much at the same time) That was a car that a friend of mine had and he ended up selling it for £500 to a mechanic.. & Alan you are a mechanic and of course already know these things. PS: Ford electrical systems are more reliable as well.

@EppingForest304 9 ай бұрын

Seems a bit pricey… but will still probably sell for £4k as it’s an automatic

@user-sf7kl9uh7k 9 ай бұрын

No Ford wet belt BS

@stephenwilliams926 9 ай бұрын

It would be a nice car if it wasn't a vauxhall.

@flea1972 9 ай бұрын

🥇

@mohitl1697 9 ай бұрын

Which chemicals did you use to flush the coolant?

@leonperry123 9 ай бұрын

Dishwasher tablets

@mohitl1697 9 ай бұрын

he said chemicals not dishwasher tablets@@leonperry123

@timowallin8020 9 ай бұрын

LOL. Oil in coolant? .. It has to be PSA or GM. Yes it is! Really they are the only car brands that hasn't figured it out in 50 years. at least the cars that i have seen in 20 years, that i have serviced them. Detergent in cooling system? that flushing style video, would be great to see. I mostly use water(With gun") and yes it takes time and newer come out fully. so alternative methods re allways welcome. Anyways Great video! Cheers! Timppa

@bartoszk4812 9 ай бұрын

What a pig to bleed air from cooling system. Boss should give you a comission on every car you feature that sells 😜

@Efferpheasants 9 ай бұрын

Think about Insignias as replacements for your cabs they are pretty good.

@-DC- 9 ай бұрын

Worst car I ever had was an Insignia Elite 7 Warranty Visits and 5k plus spent on it by GM just to get it out of the warranty period, Needless to say it got disposed of extremely soon afterwards.

@Efferpheasants 9 ай бұрын

@@-DC- That is the thing about cars- everyone has an opinion of them one way or the other..I could tell you about a £37K 'modest' Mercedes that has had the same expenses and tiresome warranty visits. the difference is that Insignias are much cheaper, and parts are plentiful.

@AFFYJAMBO 9 ай бұрын

Well known for oil leaks and egr problems.

@Jim_M_75 9 ай бұрын

Its the a16xer engine so doesn't have an egr. Main problems are the oil cooler amd the vvt soleniods / cam pulleys. Pretty bullet proof engine if serviced, they do run as hot as the sun with the stat opening at 105c haha, the less said about the electrical side the better though. Gremlins on the can system, only buy oem sensors or good luck ecu and wallet.

@MyJon64 9 ай бұрын

After the Mk3 Astra I went back to buying a Ford.

@0161pumaste 9 ай бұрын

SRI stands for Sport Rally Injection. sorty vauxhalls were much better in the 80's and 90's i had a nova 1.3SR and my mates uncle had a cavalier SRI 🙂

@paulfianatravels 9 ай бұрын

Not a big fan of vauxhalls alan had a few just never had good luck with them

@aciddiver1978 9 ай бұрын

Astra is not meant to set the world on fire, its meant to get you from a-b.

@louisjames1062 9 ай бұрын

And it does… in pure misery

@supergeekjay 9 ай бұрын

The Astra doesn't set the world on fire.....that's the Zafira's job! 😂😂

@tomthepetrolhead97 9 ай бұрын

Best advice for buying a vauxhall is buy a ford seat or toyota much better

@esseel7896 9 ай бұрын

4.2k lol that dumper is 1500 quid all day

@gs425 9 ай бұрын

What is it with this unnecessary trend for 5 wheel nuts, even on small car like this.

@secretsquirrel6124 9 ай бұрын

Cheapness in the manufacturing process ,one size fits all

@gs425 9 ай бұрын

@@secretsquirrel6124 fair comment yes

@djwwautodiagnostics 9 ай бұрын

It's all about end user / customer perception. 5 studs must be safer than 4 and the wheels are less likely to fall off 😊

@kev845 9 ай бұрын

Never a gen by one of them wot a bag of shit i had the bonit open more than door

@paulirvine6336 9 ай бұрын

terrible car for me had 1 vauxhall it was the last 1

@simonspencer397 9 ай бұрын

Lol, £4300 for a car that would have been £2k a few years ago. The UK used market is a joke now. Can't blame the dealers though. Blame the muppets who are paying it.

@gs425 9 ай бұрын

Typical German originated bland interior. 😮

@user-cq6em5wt2r 9 ай бұрын

What a hideous car, hate Vauxhalls with a passion, I'm always dead wary when there anyway near me, see so many Vauxhalls dumb drivers in accidents and you can guarantee everyday when it's getting dark or raining bad you see them with no lights on driving . Glad Alan you have never been keen on Vauxhalls you know there crap, even the insignia oil pumps fail scrapping the engines, and the plastic dash interiors are awful, just cheap crap cars and normally driven by people who know nothing about cars.

@supergeekjay 9 ай бұрын

You want bland? Look at the interior of a Tesla. That is bland.

@gs425 9 ай бұрын

@supergeekjay I've never been in one, but if it's as bad as the blob of an exterior then crikey