Thanks for the vid - do you think both rear coil springs should always be replaced at the same time or it is fine to just do one?
@Thediycarchannel5 күн бұрын
You can do just one but it's recommended to do both as the older one will probably sit lower and not as stiff so will u balance the car
@joncole144526 күн бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to make and share this very helpful video.
@Thediycarchannel24 күн бұрын
That's no problem glad it helped
@andyjones1572Ай бұрын
Nice and easy. Mk 7 RWD engine model is tight in LHS corner and requires air pipe and air sensor removal.
@ThediycarchannelАй бұрын
I didn't know that Andy. It's nice and easy on this model
@andyjones1572Ай бұрын
Check oil capacity, expected 7 L to drop not 9L. Sump sizes vary!!! My van 2.4 diesel 2011 ( ex minibus ) RWD. I needed a strap for plastic housing removal. Socket just slipped !😮
@ThediycarchannelАй бұрын
That's. Lot of oil ye some people to crank them up way to tight unfortunately Andy
@fadedaf1045Ай бұрын
Finally an actual in-depth video for an Impreza dash, big cheers for that mate
@ThediycarchannelАй бұрын
That's no worries daf
@collialeАй бұрын
I’ve just started working on cars again after a 25 year Hiatus! My confidence is growing and your video has given me the additional confidence I need to continue to do it myself! I was going to use ramps and never thought about just jacking one side! How did you deal with the engine undertray?Thanks and great video btw!
@ThediycarchannelАй бұрын
That's great news. Be sure to use an ae stand when jacking one said. I just Jack the car up and remove the undertray
@playeroflifeАй бұрын
Did you need a longer glow plug with the sensor on top? Thks. Great video. Ty
@ThediycarchannelАй бұрын
No not for my model car you will need to double check for yours tho
@rajanganger5942Ай бұрын
Another good tip is to take the sump off and wash it in a parts washer, thats what my tutor in college done when he seviced his own cars.
@ThediycarchannelАй бұрын
Yes you could but that could invoke a lot more work on some vehicles. I think that is over kill myself if you do regular oil changes there's no need to remove the sump. But if you wanted to there's no harm in doing so
@TheCriggyАй бұрын
Nice one. I'd been meaning to do basic servicing on my own cars for years and it took covid to finally push me to do it. Saved hundreds since doing a full service, drop links, arb bushes and discs+pads. If your car is fairly modern and nothing is badly rusted it really is easy to do routine servicing and even some suspension work with a basic toolkit. Even for my city car the main dealer wants >£200 for just a oil+filter change! Costs me £35 and takes half hour.. FYI: The service fill for the 1.6TDi IIRC is 4.3 litres.
@ThediycarchannelАй бұрын
That's brilliant Craig it's great you do it yourself. 4.3l is good to know I will pin a comment thank you. This video was made last year around September but I lost the footage ans literally found it this morning so got it edited and put up. Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching
@callsignmaverick7131Ай бұрын
Great vid mate, when bleeding the brakes do you have to repeat the same process on the other side of car or is it sorted once you’ve bled one side? Cheers
@ThediycarchannelАй бұрын
Thank you. You have to bleed each side you loosen as it will pull air in that caliper. I would say 80% of people don't loosen the bleed nipple they just push this piston back slowly. But it's a lot easier to do with loosening the nipple if it will loosen and it's not seized
@callsignmaverick7131Ай бұрын
@@Thediycarchannel cheers mate you’re a big help
@ThediycarchannelАй бұрын
That's no worries
@jimbo22692 ай бұрын
Had the same problem on my Astra vxr , remove radio and disconnect it , also disconnect battery … leave for 30 min reconnect everything and it came back .
@Thediycarchannel2 ай бұрын
That's good I did try the battery ans it didn't work for me
@jamesbrooks30232 ай бұрын
Does anyone who’s done this know if it’s meant to be a very hard struggle to get the 2 pipes to get into the holes where the 10m goes, I get it’s high pressure pipes and not much movement but I was ready to lose my head
@Thediycarchannel2 ай бұрын
Mine pushed in OK. Check the o rings are seated correctly and make sure holes are clean
@nicolaeconstantin42 ай бұрын
Felicitări. 🤝🤝
@Thediycarchannel2 ай бұрын
Not sure what this means but thank you
@linslus1002 ай бұрын
I just did the full service but I forgot to lubricate the rubber sealings on the oil filter, will that be a problem? The oil filter was also quite hard to attach since it didnt stick to the housing, but i eventually managed and it did screw back on nicely. What do you think will i have problems? i did use the same filter as you, also been driving the car for 3 days no problems
@Thediycarchannel2 ай бұрын
You would of seen an oil Leak by now if you damaged to o ring so it should be OK
@linslus1002 ай бұрын
@@Thediycarchannel alright thanks man appreciate it. super video aswell, made everything alot easier
@Thediycarchannel2 ай бұрын
No worries lucas I'm glad it helped thanks Dave
@fredy92122 ай бұрын
Excellent video!!!
@Thediycarchannel2 ай бұрын
Thank you fredy
@nathaniel23002 ай бұрын
Hi mate, great video! Going to attempt this on my insignia. Quick question, how do i know ive tightened them to 25nm? Or is that the tool fitment id use? Sorry if daft question
@Thediycarchannel2 ай бұрын
No such thing as a daft question. Your meant to use a torque wrench but I do it hand tight then probably about 1/4 of a turn it don't need to be mega tight. If you can get a torque wrench that would be perfect
@Asadfahimfpk12 ай бұрын
I changed the heater core in the car, and now my ac wont throw cold air. Do you know what wires that I needed to clip on for those?
@Thediycarchannel2 ай бұрын
I dont sorry. It don't need a regas does it?
@rickyfrankum38753 ай бұрын
Yeah exactly what I came for nevermind any of the disassembly that's not the least bit important
@Thediycarchannel2 ай бұрын
It's just the reverse of fitting so no point recording it twice
@unconditional7593 ай бұрын
What’s the Protector called?
@yuxef3 ай бұрын
Too complicated with all these pipes. Need another approach
@conaldm3 ай бұрын
Top job explained 👍
@Thediycarchannel3 ай бұрын
Thank you glad you enjoyed
@conaldm3 ай бұрын
@@Thediycarchannel this is what people need, no crap just straight to it fair play 👍
@davidsherriff85513 ай бұрын
2015 vx line sri 2l diesel filter housing is shocking, the filter wouldn't budge and has resulted in a snapped fuel line as it spun off its bracket, just a heads up for others doing this model, ive a head ache from diesel fumes and now a head ache of sourcing the housing to go with it 😂 decent video mate all else was a breeze, thank you.
@Thediycarchannel3 ай бұрын
That's not good but no fault of your own that's the last person that worked on it. Shame it happened but glad you got it sorted well. Done
@chrishill51663 ай бұрын
Great help, thank you.
@Thediycarchannel3 ай бұрын
No worries thank you
@kyledale2013 ай бұрын
Sound mate good video got mine to do Friday inner tie bars track rod ends and bottom ball joints boths sides gonna use my windy chisel to remove the old ball joints lol cheers bud mines rwd so shouldn't be to bad
@Thediycarchannel3 ай бұрын
No worries. Good luck hope it goes well
@radanyinorbert12644 ай бұрын
Hey bro, you still using this exhaust config? Not too loud on highways? Drone? I have Martelius with stock cat but thinking about to put in a decat downpipe, maybe with an extra silencer from Martelius. Thank you!
@Thediycarchannel3 ай бұрын
This was my mates car it was sold quite a while ago now. It was quite loud with decat. Im sure he took the decat off because it was too loud
@radanyinorbert12643 ай бұрын
@@Thediycarchannel Thank you!
@Thediycarchannel3 ай бұрын
No worries
@maks54454 ай бұрын
Hey! What instruments do you use?
@Thediycarchannel3 ай бұрын
Not sure what you mean maks sorry
@razor14584 ай бұрын
Where about is the fuel filter? Location wise?
@Thediycarchannel3 ай бұрын
Under the car towards the rear. It's under the rear driver's side door that sort of area black plastic housing
@kelloekayaker4 ай бұрын
Id know that voice anywhere, nice job Dave. Ive been buying Transit Custom and have been looking up jobs like this one. You made it look easy mind.😊
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
Hello, I'm. Everywhere 👋👋😂😂😂😂 it's not to bad of a job just be patient with it lol
@markquinney4 ай бұрын
Superb vid helped me loads ive just replaced mine and all the tips came in handy thank you and yes it is a nightmare but took 1 hr and half start to finish
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
Thank you Mark. You did that fast fair play
@markquinney4 ай бұрын
@@Thediycarchannel i found hardest part was getting the 2 pipes back in to the rack i done it from the top layed on the engine and done it that way no room to move them around
@Thediycarchannel3 ай бұрын
Well done Mark that's good going
@BethanBloxham4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video, it looks really straightforward, and so informative. My question is, how would you know if they are glow plugs with or without sensors? There's a bit of a price difference so I am hoping my 2015 model needs ones without sensors. Thanks!
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
No worries. As far as I know the sensor type of a big box on top the normal ones don't
@curtismcalone7834 ай бұрын
Thank you
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
No worries thanks for watching
@dunkin151514 ай бұрын
Service
@jakemcdonnell42004 ай бұрын
Did you manage to sort the ESP, ABS and brake pad lights? Mine are on and no codes coming up and it’s doing my head in. Cheers
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
I can't remember if I'm honest it's been ages ago now sorry I can't help
@guamtoecutter21134 ай бұрын
Great vid.... gave me info I needed. Had to shout " you lucky b@stid!" when your bottom part of ball joint spun tho... Mine is seized so bad.... more heat + brute force and ignorance lol..
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂 I got lucky hope you do
@tonyBobb52094 ай бұрын
Great video. I have carried out my service on my 2016 vauxhall insignia 1.6ltr diesel and seems to have gone well. Only concern now is the engine management light is on. Looking through the Haynes Manual I have and online, is the engine management light on as there is too much oxygen in the system that the sensors are picking up and will clear/remove the engine management light if you continue to drive the car?
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
Is the maf meaning the mass air flow meter bad? Sounds like that could be your fault
@tonyBobb52094 ай бұрын
@Thediycarchannel haha! It has since cleared. I'm just in need if a obd scanner to clear the 'service' message on the dashboard. Thanks again for the step by step guide, made the self service very easy.
@tomtom46334 ай бұрын
I keep bits of pipe/old wheel bearing races to use to go over back joint and hammer it in, there is also a tool that's same for mercedes bottom ball joint that works on transits
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
Good idea
@jdnvn4 ай бұрын
Hello, what size is the wrench to remove the oil filter? Thanks
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
I think it's 27mm but it's been a very long time since I did it
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
Just looked all sizes I used are in the video discription with torque specs
@jdnvn4 ай бұрын
@@Thediycarchannel Thanks
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
@@jdnvn no worries
@GrollerG4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
No Worries thank you
@willhampshire98814 ай бұрын
Do you know that small tube/pipe coming off the air filter what is that called and where can I get a new one? Thanks in advance
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
I dont know. Sorry
@MisterBurtonshaw4 ай бұрын
Why on earth did you open the bleed valve nipple to push back the brake piston? You only need to loosen the lid of the brake fluid reservoir !
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
It stops the fluid going back through system. This is the recommended way to do it
@ToiletDuckify4 ай бұрын
What engine is this?
@Thediycarchannel4 ай бұрын
2011 2.0 cdti
@anasslouz32345 ай бұрын
Hello.mate i just tried to replace mine and ended up cross threading the bolt because the top of the pipe was very has to hold in position !!! I bought an old pump to recycle one out of it and then i come across your video where you mention the seal which i didnt find when i took old one off. But you mention 2 should there be on on the existing pipe (RH) and the one i just fitted as well ??
@Thediycarchannel5 ай бұрын
It's been a very long time ago now I really can't remember sorry. I'm sure it was two rubber type seals maybe o rings. But like I said my memory of it is very vague
@TissueMe5 ай бұрын
Does this car have a fuel filter to change under the car
@Thediycarchannel5 ай бұрын
No I don't think it does just the one in the Engine bay I believe
@purpleblueunicorn5 ай бұрын
Great video, my ball joint was completely rusted and jammed. Removed the axle and used one of the long pitman arm remover to press on the top of the ball joint. Was a hassle to align properly, but managed to remove it. Was going to replace the ball joint only, but looking at your video, looks very easy to change the whole control arm.
@stevenwedge68503 ай бұрын
@Thediycarchannel so u recommend the change the whole control arm instead of just the ball joint?
@Thediycarchannel3 ай бұрын
Yes.
@stevenwedge68503 ай бұрын
@@Thediycarchannel ok thanks
@Thediycarchannel2 ай бұрын
No worries
@PandaMobileMechanic5 ай бұрын
Great Vids Mate
@frankieg75755 ай бұрын
I'm about to start servicing. I doubt the garage I was using was doing it all. I always had to chase them to stamp the book, and it was always main service - never interim. So it was always more expensive. I did disks and brake shoes all round the car last week, now following this to fully service this coming Monday along with drop links and rear nearside spring in prep for MOT. (I have a 2014 Insignia, had it 10 years). Thanks lot mate, even at 5 years - this is gold! Subbed 🙂
@Thediycarchannel5 ай бұрын
That's great to hear Frank and thanks for your comment. I do have a video replacing the rear springs for the insignia. It's a shame I don't have cars to work on now hence no videos. Saying that tho I am about to fit new coil overs on my bmw 420 so I might video that. If you have any issues or get stuck drop a comment on this video hopefully I see it pretty quickly Thanks dave