Havnt done a big engine job for a while but thats changing today! Head gasjet time for this Astra mk5! Enjoy :D Business - savagegaragebusiness@gmail.com Music - youtube audio library Instagram - thesavagegarage
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@RedEyedJedi Жыл бұрын
I had the go pro idea ages ago for these mechanic videos. I'm glad someone is finally doing it.
@chrisyoung55734 жыл бұрын
The go-pro worked a treat, love the content
@reyanshdillon61433 жыл бұрын
i know im randomly asking but does anybody know a way to get back into an Instagram account..? I stupidly lost my account password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me
@hayeslorenzo86243 жыл бұрын
@Reyansh Dillon Instablaster ;)
@reyanshdillon61433 жыл бұрын
@Hayes Lorenzo thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process atm. Takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@reyanshdillon61433 жыл бұрын
@Hayes Lorenzo It did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thanks so much you really help me out!
@hayeslorenzo86243 жыл бұрын
@Reyansh Dillon glad I could help =)
@CarlMCL4 жыл бұрын
The British ChrisFix.
@user-dt5ro4 жыл бұрын
The better chrisfix*
@strangeperson7004 жыл бұрын
Chrixfix and tea. ;)
@WesKaine4 жыл бұрын
@@user-dt5ro not dissing this guy, but he's no Chris fix
@nickh70404 жыл бұрын
@@WesKaine ye you right chrisfix is buns lol
@WesKaine4 жыл бұрын
@@nickh7040 no Idea what that means haha
@computerpro53414 жыл бұрын
Honestly your videos are the brilliant to watch, always look forward to them. You're a legend!
@therealchayd4 жыл бұрын
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.
@jordanrose32114 жыл бұрын
Can't beat a nice long savage garage video
@davidhaygarth47634 жыл бұрын
There is definitely a niche on KZfaq for people like you working on ordinary cars. Really enjoy these involved vids.
@vespamorelli70904 жыл бұрын
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 👍🏼
@dylanwalsh1954 жыл бұрын
Please do more astra things! Like draining the coolent and how to changed wheel bearings etc. This video is incredible!
@evieemaya882 жыл бұрын
I'll keep saying it, getting withdrawal symptoms, just watching your old videos. Need you back , KZfaq just not the same .
@peterbooth2804Ай бұрын
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.
@ignissportchannel76714 жыл бұрын
Tough work this time of year. Well done
@PhilandGina4 жыл бұрын
15:16 what every guy says when the painter's are in 🤣🤣
@thetiger67174 жыл бұрын
Tough times ain’t it 😂😝😂
@Dinckelburg3 жыл бұрын
25:29 too
@TheFunkhouserАй бұрын
POV is always best when guys are working on stuff, I dont like POV when theyre driving so much. Cool vid mate.
@boosteddiesel18344 жыл бұрын
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.
@jasonjuggler34574 жыл бұрын
How does pouring oil in the cylinders tell you weather its the top or bottom end? thanks
@Megalocade3 жыл бұрын
@@jasonjuggler3457 because if you pour oil into the cylinder it will act as a sealer for the rings if the compression figures don't change after a second test then your know the problem is higher up, head gasket, burn valve, bent valve or just not sealing right. Now If you pour oil in the cylinder and the compression is a lot higher then the problem is with either the cylinder walls or the rings, personally I don't do anything until I shove a bore scope down to see the general condition of the cylinder, just done this job and bore scope revealed I had a burnt valve which was caused by a leaky injector.
@xBabyLukex4 жыл бұрын
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 ❤️
@jordenblackey9464 жыл бұрын
Mate. The GoPro POV is brilliant. Loving the content I get really excited when you upload a video big big fan. Keep it up.
@graemestrong37274 жыл бұрын
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 :-)👍
@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын
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. 👍
@padraigomadain66814 жыл бұрын
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
@qabalah783 жыл бұрын
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
@paulmc93144 жыл бұрын
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.
@arthurbaldwin18044 жыл бұрын
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.
@OTwinSnakesO4 жыл бұрын
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
@barrygunning93164 жыл бұрын
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 👍
@andrewthompsonuk14 жыл бұрын
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.
@brookesenfrance3852 Жыл бұрын
I really miss this channel!
@TheShinyShow4 жыл бұрын
Honestly the exhaust sounded kinda cool chuffing away.
@hansv.d.p.86792 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the time showing .greetings from Rotterdam
@daveys Жыл бұрын
Someone marked up my DOHC’s like yours, despite it being really clear that the timing is set by the two notches pointing to each other! Also, the engine doesn’t need supporting when you remove the engine mount from the timing belt end of the engine. The main engine mounts are front and back at the bottom, assuming it’s same as the Zafira.
@ryry49564 жыл бұрын
Keep using the headcam, allows viewers to really keep engaged. Great content.
@strangeperson7004 жыл бұрын
Yay! Go pro! Also, my MK4 Astra's 1.4 petrol engine just blew it's head gasket as well. I noticed the early signs and suspected the gasket but my Uncle told me that my coolant could have been evaporating through a loose coolant line so I kept running her until one day the engine started to run very roughly and I got an error code for one cylinder misfire, the engine didn't over heat and I managed to get home to find out that the gasket blew and there was a little bit of coolant in my oil which made it look like watery chocolate milk or milky tea. I'm hoping that my cylinder head is not warped and needs too much shaving since the gasket blew gradually and the engine didn't overheat, the night it started to misfire was just the straw that broke the Astra's boot. *Edit: I'm really excited to see you set those cams back into place. Please consider joining the Facebook group "VauxAddicts".
@robertgoodman37834 жыл бұрын
If thats the 1.6 engine it has an issue where it pushes oil out through the breather on the rocker cover, vauxhall never admitted to it, but I have seen it myself. When you take the manifold off at the back of the engine if its full of oil it might not be worth fixing it at all.
@Freakybeaky214 жыл бұрын
yup, it not the headcasket.
@aquariumhobbyist27784 жыл бұрын
I have the 1.6 currently 130k petrol but runs sweet is there any other common faults etc or preventatives?
@robertgoodman37834 жыл бұрын
@@aquariumhobbyist2778 It really does depend some of them are shocking some of them will do 200k so long as they are serviced
@pastytit4 жыл бұрын
Anyone having problems with that breather you can by pass it just plug intake side and vent cover to atmosphere with a long pipe under car. Mine was consuming loads of oil.
@donslackz14502 жыл бұрын
@@pastytit did that fix the issue? My oil needs topping up 3l/4l every 3-4 weeks and not even doing 300miles
@twig32884 жыл бұрын
This job would be hard work for a professional mechanic in a fully equipped workshop. You managed it outside on a hardstand while filming it, that's an achievement in itself. Plaudits.
@miksedk3 жыл бұрын
Maan, I was thinking that same thing. He does amazing works here. Thumbs-up from here. Got a 1.6 z16xep too. twinport. in a 04' wagon limited edition. 1250Kg. It's a good engine/motor for what it is.
@darkbyte20054 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video.. Really great to be with you in gopro extracting bolts, tugging, zooming on parts.
@nikolil10314 жыл бұрын
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!
@johnhunt23884 жыл бұрын
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.
@guyhorner81654 жыл бұрын
As the mk5 Astra has no temp gauge (its hidden in the infotainment menu) its possible that it has been overheating for some time hence the gasket problem. Check the block as well as the head for straightness as they are known to warp, its a common problem.
@jordanjjn4 жыл бұрын
GoPro was a nice touch. Really made the difference mate. 👍
@predater50174 жыл бұрын
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.
@AdeReeves4 жыл бұрын
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 😀
@53gsiturbo204 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that and good see a Vauxhall on channel again 👍 can't wait for part 2
@AngryAndyToth3 жыл бұрын
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!
@andyhoare46444 жыл бұрын
Great video James,same z16xep engine in my astra g sport 04 plate which the Astra g is what brought me here originally, those rocker gaskets are bad for letting oil into cylinders when they get old,not saying that’s your problem as there’s clearly water in cylinder before the haters comment back to me,also Seen a few comments on how bad the 1.6 and 1.8 xe engines are for head gasket failure, I’ve got an 04 astra g z16xep with 160k on and to my knowledge never had a head gasket and 100k of its miles have been done from me and family in last 14 years uses no coolant and very minimal oil and never skips a beat same with my z18xer vectra with 155k both cars regularly serviced and kept upto so I think many people are wrong on this front,maybe it’s a general lack of maintenance,anyway keep up the good work James
@coppermine644 жыл бұрын
The GoPro will be a great addition to your already excellent videos.
@philschneiderapreciationclub4 жыл бұрын
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.
@davidhaydney20734 жыл бұрын
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
@bob9008684 жыл бұрын
Great video James, I always enjoy them. Good camera work mate.
@adrianwormald56524 жыл бұрын
Good job hope it turns out ok, the name of the key way on the sprocket is a Woodruff Key....
@themoss3 жыл бұрын
Well done. very impressive.. you must be a professional mechanic...
@edstromenАй бұрын
Good video. The Go Pro was good. Thanks for doing it :)
@hyperbeamizzjah32484 жыл бұрын
Your the best youtuber ever by the way I have a fiesta ztec s 1.6 panther black
@hyperbeamizzjah32484 жыл бұрын
Thank so much for the heart
@georgegalpin73524 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting us know about your car.. how is it running by the way?
@ilfordino-fordfiestatutori87254 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the POV, it brings more quality and enjoyability!
@paultaylor96524 жыл бұрын
Lovely Jubbly, nice in depth video, you haven't been doing them so much of late.
@lewisabbott394 жыл бұрын
The vauxhall timing tool is metal and fits exactly spot on for z16/18 a16/18 engines
@adrianmassey66734 жыл бұрын
Does the oil in the cylinder not suggest the piston rings are shot? I thought head gasket failure would just result in water getting into the cylinder from the water passages
@robertmedina68754 жыл бұрын
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 .
@TheMcooper174 жыл бұрын
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
@RandomTubePT4 жыл бұрын
Good job bro... The GoPro was perfect... Big Hug...
@garryporton84584 жыл бұрын
Great detail mate. Never a fun task but nicely done👍
@wilkas1594 жыл бұрын
I like this first person format
@BlackTubers4 жыл бұрын
Keep doing the go-pro POV I'm inspired to do my Z14XEP (for the 3rd time). Need to sort the wet footwell out too. LAZY
@MergimR4 жыл бұрын
The Z14XEP on my Astra MK5 sucks, bad acceleration and doesn't like going uphill (feels like its clogged somewhere) no error codes.
@boosteddiesel18344 жыл бұрын
Lol look at the live data. It gives it all away. Astras like to eat lambda sensors and ignition system parts.
@MergimR4 жыл бұрын
@@boosteddiesel1834 Really didn't know that with the lambda sensor and ignition system its not throwing any error codes months ago I had in workshop he plugged in the op-com and he didn't see anything wrong. Now all of a sudden my battery keeps discharging I may have to change it for a new one. Btw thank you for your answer
@BlackTubers4 жыл бұрын
@@MergimR Check to see if exhaust manicat is clogged. It'll run loud but go for a drive with lambda sensor removed. If it runs ok, manicat is clogged, so buy new Exhaust Manifold Cat. If it's still accelerating poorly, might be another problem. Had loads of problems with mine. Swapped out loads of parts until there was noin left to swap. Last thing was manicat. Don't think I had any error codes. There's always something to do with my Z14XEP. Good engine to learn with
@predater50174 жыл бұрын
@@MergimR check all your breather hoses could be clogged with oil. especially if you like bouncing over speed bumps
@555Swanky7 ай бұрын
Awesome video, thanks so much for uploading! :)
@TheCrazyGarage4 жыл бұрын
Love the intro and also the POV with the GOPRO grate video. I love watching the videos keep them up
@Kysen104 жыл бұрын
I used to own this car and its cool to see the engine stripped down like this. No wonder getting a belt replaced costs so damn much, its buried in there.
@ASH.......................19764 жыл бұрын
That's workin really well using both cameras !!😀
@eduarddargento92084 жыл бұрын
I like the new intro :3 good job mate
@ethompson50614 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this one, gopro was awesome. Cheers buddy.
@ianrimmer19684 жыл бұрын
Good video and the extra camera helps a lot. The engine doesn’t look like it’s had many oil changes tho.
@davidking51334 жыл бұрын
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
@TheMaccatakker694 жыл бұрын
Go Pro made me sea sick sadly as your heads jerks about. Better as was imo. Great channel though.
@stealthpasty2404 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Go pro very well implemented, I think it's worth the time. Great to see you getting your hands dirty.
@gwl784 жыл бұрын
Good idea to change the belt why your at it.
@skodakatie73414 жыл бұрын
The go pro gives us a great view, love it!!.
@1smiciklas12 жыл бұрын
I just bought my Opel H 2005 1,4 16v and had to do a headgasket job,my mechanic told me i should get rid of it cause on the 1,4 motor the headgasket is a big flaw.But talking with alot of other people everyone praises that engine and the 1,6 from the H series
@timgovier78843 жыл бұрын
Great video to take in. Very informative. Unfortunately my wife's 2009 Astra SXI is loosing coolant but no obvious leaks and have a milky white oil filler cap , the signs that the Head gasket is on its way out
@MrAmorti4 жыл бұрын
Why were you even considering not draining the coolant? If the head gasket is bad and both the coolant and the oil have been going down, then they've been having a party and absolutely should both be changed.
@yeti200sx4 жыл бұрын
I hope he changes it as the oil would of been contaminated regardless if it had been drained or not.
@brummiescot4 жыл бұрын
Agree I would have drained oil and coolant and replaced both
@mansdaz4 жыл бұрын
You must drain the coolant next time it's just wrong not to
@Triicks1114 жыл бұрын
doesnt really matter if you drain coolant or not, there will always be residual in the thermostat and head/engine block. Pointless really unless doing a flush.
@mansdaz4 жыл бұрын
@@Triicks111 Ask any mechanic anywere and you will get the same answer mate also read the fuckin manual.
@matthewwade42154 жыл бұрын
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
@brummiescot4 жыл бұрын
Why did you not think piston ring was bad if oil in the cylinder?
@anthonyg46714 жыл бұрын
there is water also, i would have thought.
@andyhoare46444 жыл бұрын
Clearly oil and water in cylinder 1 with the milky mixture,Piston rings usually create a lot of blue smoke and piston rings wouldn’t use coolant I don’t think
@micjubba7094 жыл бұрын
Yeah head gasket be blown or loose or split with water in cylinder could have done a compression check as well
@AbrarAhmed-zd5xn4 жыл бұрын
I personally love the GoPro footage. Please do more!
@adambagley43914 жыл бұрын
Great POV filming we need it more highly agree with you for doing more videos with it 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
@TheStriker05254 жыл бұрын
this is the fist video i've seen of yours in a while, you've put on a bit of timber lol
@TheSavageGarage4 жыл бұрын
Out of the whole video that’s what you decide to comment on, cheers
@xxxp4ndaxxx4 жыл бұрын
Loving the go-pro view
@Annatar04 жыл бұрын
I have a 2014 Corsa D and I have the same oil/water mixture issue with the valve cover which I'm starting to think has to do with the gasket there because it usually turns brick solid pretty quickly from factory when it should be just a shoft rubber gasket, that can cause seams for moisture to leak through. The engine doesn't leak any coolant or oil though. I wonder if this is a common issue with these type of engines. Just be very careful when timing the valve gears since its an "interference" type of engine and will destroy the valves (and pistons) if not done properly (happend to me once).
@nicholasbrekespere36164 жыл бұрын
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
@lukasstapleton97964 жыл бұрын
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.
@richardnorman11584 жыл бұрын
Oil on plugs is normally the rocker cover gasket centre rings worn If bad enough it will cause blue smoke from exhaust and misfire
@anthonykenny11204 жыл бұрын
Nice work James 👍👍,, you should probably blur out number plates on your videos,, just a thought
@mrobe489424 жыл бұрын
Great video. Obviously head mounted GoPro is the way to go.
@aurelradu806511 ай бұрын
Nice work mate 😊
@adrianmassey66734 жыл бұрын
Great vid. I wish I'd had a mate like you when I was younger!
@naeemadam67854 жыл бұрын
Mate this video is on point. Great footage and explanations. Top man 👍🏼
@Marks-Garage4 жыл бұрын
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
@perfektrepairs79344 жыл бұрын
That’s your piston rings bro, doubt it was head gasket but fingers crossed
@louichalmers70504 жыл бұрын
headgasket problems are quite common on the z16 & z18, the rocker cover gasket wouldn't explain a loss of coolant, it would only explain the oil in the spark plugs/misfire and the fact that he kept needing to top up the oil if its actually losing coolant than head-gasket That rocker cover gasket was totally gone tho ye
@georgehuser47114 жыл бұрын
piston rings are fine. Faulty headgasket can leak oil too. Vauxhalls eat head gaskets like hot pies. Fortunately mine 2.2 ecotec is fine.
@daveyb894 жыл бұрын
@@georgehuser4711 2.2 the worst engine i think vauxhall ever made,
@georgehuser47114 жыл бұрын
@@daveyb89 the early ones were good and I have one of them thankfully.
@georgehuser47114 жыл бұрын
@RaxxHubNut I agree. Most of the engines I saw apart with blown head gaskets were neglected and always late for oil change. I take care of my engine as best as I can. Good maintenance is cheaper than engine rebuild
@robinlandal68593 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Exactly the problem I have!
@maxautouk4 жыл бұрын
I love the engine videos, its why I subbed in the first place
@slmorgan832 жыл бұрын
Where had this boy loved the videos
@keithknight11074 жыл бұрын
Hi James not wanting to tell you how to do things but if I was you you check all four valves seats number one will be a lot of contamination around the valve seats which could cause you a lot of issues when you rebuild it
@chrisodonnell27022 жыл бұрын
That was a brilliant video James 👍 I’ve just found some milkshake in the misses 1.4 when I was inspecting it as it was losing coolant, never done a head gasket before any advice for a first timer? I’ll definitely be watching the rebuild vid. 👍