The British ChrisFix.

Honestly your videos are the brilliant to watch, always look forward to them. You're a legend!

Love the go-pro view James. Thanks for taking the time & effort to use both cameras & also edit it all !! Def went above & beyond with this vid ! Well done fella 👍🏼

The go-pro worked a treat, love the content

I had the go pro idea ages ago for these mechanic videos. I'm glad someone is finally doing it.

The go pro footage is brilliant, as well as everything else, I love your content, been following you since your first corsa c project, I also own a corsa c and you have inspired me to have a try on the head gasket and timing chain myself, I just need to pluck up the courage now, Thank you so much James! Keep up all the fantastic hard work that you do ❤️

Texas fan back to say Great vid! glad to see your back at the mechanic aspect of your content! Always greatly informative. Keep up the awesome work! Although I'm done successfully working on my mini thanks to you, I'm constantly working on my jeep wj because you often motivate me tremendously to have fun doing it!

Can't beat a nice long savage garage video

Nice job! Those Irwin bolt removers are probably the most indispensable tool for any mechanic, I've lost count of how many times they've saved me from rounded bolt misery.

This is the first video of yours that I've watched and I really enjoyed it. Nice to show the real side of being a driveway mechanic. Informative and kept me entertained throughout. Thanks. Liked and subscribed as a result. 👍

Mate. The GoPro POV is brilliant. Loving the content I get really excited when you upload a video big big fan. Keep it up.

Love the intro and also the POV with the GOPRO grate video. I love watching the videos keep them up

I really enjoyed the POV, it brings more quality and enjoyability!

Brilliant video.. Really great to be with you in gopro extracting bolts, tugging, zooming on parts.

Tough work this time of year. Well done

Enjoyed that and good see a Vauxhall on channel again 👍 can't wait for part 2

Subscribed mate. Excellent video and the emphasis on eye protection with humor was a good way of conveying how important it is to use personal protective equipment. Keep it up

There is definitely a niche on KZfaq for people like you working on ordinary cars. Really enjoy these involved vids.

Always like learning new things and you always give a good detail of what your doing and what can go wrong with also good advice on how to get around it, the go pro footage was great and also the whole video thanks for another great video keep up the good work and definitely use the go pro again bud

Great video James, I always enjoy them. Good camera work mate.

The go pro gives us a great view, love it!!.

Class video mate, looking forward to the next one !!

Mate this video is on point. Great footage and explanations. Top man 👍🏼

Great video. Look forward to the rebuild. Good stuff

Proper enjoyed this video mate, keep up the great work!!

Loved the vid nice long one! Looking forward to part 2

Please do more astra things! Like draining the coolent and how to changed wheel bearings etc. This video is incredible!

Great video, awesome driveway fix which many mechanics would not attempt! A little tip grab some bungee cords from the local pound store to wrap around pipes,wiring fuel rails etc to hook out of the way. I’ve had that sealy wrench in my amazon basket for weeks & I wasn’t sure if it would be any good but after watching this it’s on its way 👍

The information in this video is priceless. Just found your channel as I’m looking at buying a friends Astra with a blown head gasket. Mainly because I want something to wrench on again. Think I’m gonna stick around here for a while though. Subbed!

Lovely Jubbly, nice in depth video, you haven't been doing them so much of late.

Excellent video! Go pro very well implemented, I think it's worth the time. Great to see you getting your hands dirty.

Loving the go-pro view

I love the engine videos, its why I subbed in the first place

That's workin really well using both cameras !!😀

Brilliant content 👍 love this kind of stuff. You are a natural 😎😎

Good work. Its neat to have a story behind all of the cars I thought the footage came out well. Putty about the missed rusted bolts.

I love the go pro footage.Great job.

I like the new intro :3 good job mate

Great detail mate. Never a fun task but nicely done👍

Great video. Can't wait for part 2.

Great vid. I wish I'd had a mate like you when I was younger!

Thank you for the time showing .greetings from Rotterdam

Cracking video and done a really good job!! Keep it up! 👊🏻

Awesome video mate thanks for the effort really enjoy these. Cheers. 👍👍

Really enjoyed this one, gopro was awesome. Cheers buddy.

Loving the POV style 👍

Fantastic job James!

Great POV filming we need it more highly agree with you for doing more videos with it 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

Enjoyed your post well done. Could not help thinking what a pain cars now are re DIY. Back in mists of time I had the head off my Mk1 GT cortina several times and full strip and rebuild and rebore once at back of our house.Cars may be better but oh how i miss those simple times when with a torque wrench and socket set you could do almost anything.

Always tricky tying to get all the content with good angles and not drag it out too much...but still a good video...keep them coming 😀

Great video James as always

15:16 what every guy says when the painter's are in 🤣🤣

GoPro was a nice touch. Really made the difference mate. 👍

Excellent video, well presented and made the job look so easy. Thank you too for the tool tips it was greatly appreciated. And yes, the go pro made a lot of difference.

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Exactly the problem I have!

Yes thanks I've got a 1.6 Astra (First Car) this will be proper handy come time to do the timing belt. Thanks, love ur vids man

Same engine in the wife's Zafira, Just replaced the exhaust manifold last month as the cat was goosed... I was lucky, all the nuts took pity on me and didn't put up a fight :-) Looking forward to part 2 :-)👍

Keep up the good work loving the video

Good job bro... The GoPro was perfect... Big Hug...

I would advise anyone who is going to rebuild a cylinder head or do a head gasket to run a compression test first. The reason being it’s not worth finding half way through the job that the engine is fuc*ed. The test will show compression levels. Any cylinders with low compression you can pour engine oil down the plug hole and re run the test. This will tell you whether the top end or bottom end has the compression leak. If it’s bottom end the engines finished because the rings are fooked. If it’s top end then full rebuild or a new/used head is required. It’s easy enough to see what’s happening where you can’t acutally see into.

OMG, you make it look easy! Should have paid attention too when you said "you need a T40 torx" up until today I didn't have any torx. lol

Keep up the awesome work thanks for the awesome content

Great work as usual 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Great videos mate can.t wait for tomorrow videos

Honestly the exhaust sounded kinda cool chuffing away.

Great work mate 👍absolutely stunning.

Nice one mate great videos and commitment. Just doing a head gasket and timing chains on my Range Rover diesel and agree with you not an easy job especially first time doing one. Keep going mate.

Mate your a class you tuber on cars no messing straight into it , my misses had the same car it was burning oil for fun these engines seem to do it , and the manifold cracked in half , I went to change it and the same thing the blots were bad I was waiting see if you ran into it 😂 I sold the car in the end broken like it I gave in

Awesome video, thanks so much for uploading! :)

Keep using the headcam, allows viewers to really keep engaged. Great content.

I'll keep saying it, getting withdrawal symptoms, just watching your old videos. Need you back , KZfaq just not the same .

had this exact issue on my z18xe turned out to be the oil control ring on piston 1 (pretty common) before you rebuild it put some petrol in each cylinder and check cylinder one does not drain away, mines was drained to the sump in bout 5 mins the rest held the fuel for a few hours, its not ideal and a bit back street mechanic but only easy way to check once you have the head off, an oil change when its rebuilt is a lot better than rebuilding everything to have the same issue, great video though looking foward to more keep it up.

Awesome video! You can also use a paint marker and mark the sprocket and timing belt before you remove. If u use a new belt you can use old belt and put mark's in the same spot by matching up the belts .

I've done my MKll Zephyr head gasket a few times but it is no were as involved as that so I hope you can remember were every thing goes, I admire you.

My missus has a 1.5 Astra H with similar mileage, the Z16XEP has a habit of burning oil due to failed piston rings but also the channels in the intake manifold get clogged so would definitely benefit from cleaning as it’ll come up with a running lean fault code

Like the go pro footage mate 🤘

The vauxhall timing tool is metal and fits exactly spot on for z16/18 a16/18 engines

The GoPro will be a great addition to your already excellent videos.

Great video very intuitive 👍

POV is always best when guys are working on stuff, I dont like POV when theyre driving so much. Cool vid mate.

Great video mate top notch

Nice video and really well presented

Love the go pro 👍👍👍

I like this first person format

great work as always, somethings may not need explaining but we know if you dont youll get the what and why crowd asking the same thing every time

I personally love the GoPro footage. Please do more!

Well done. very impressive.. you must be a professional mechanic...

Yes another Astra video.

James your fantastic and very nice man as well. Thanks david in stirling. You learn me so much id take a car to you any day your a great mechanic. Thanks david.keep vidz coming james your doing fantastic. Ta david

The word you were looking for on the cam sprocket is 'keyway.' 👍 You're welcome! Ha ha. Great video. Keep doing what you do. Ignore the negative comments.

good work on the car pal and that sealey tool is so handy 👌👍

Nice work mate 😊

They do a 4ah version of the battery for the sealey 12v range now. Available on amazon and the tool seems to have abit more grunt with the additional battery capacity

Enjoyed the video, just subbed!

Great video Bro. I have become your fan from US.

Your the best youtuber ever by the way I have a fiesta ztec s 1.6 panther black

Great work 👍

you dont need to worry about timing when dismantling the engine. only when you reassemble. sometimes it a good idea to put your own convenient markings but this had already been done. also good idea to drain the oil and water before you start.

Top job has usual buddy

Keep up good work buddy