vectra sri 1.9 cdti 150 smoking badly

[rickjames2610]

my sri 2004 1.9 cdti 150 is smoking heavily.

suspect intercooler but this car is pi**ing me off now, ive already had:

swirl inlet manifold
water pump
egr valve
cambelt kit

trouble is i got ripped off at auction my fault for just seeing SRI and not inspecting it but its a nice car usual faults seat worn etc..

i just want it fxed now... whilst driving the car it will kick in a fault code and then act like there is no power/turbo unless i cut the car out and start is again.

[GazVXLINE170]

I would say there is a split hose (and as you pointed out intercooler which is common place for a split to occur). Fial in that it could be a faulty MAF.

Gazza4

[rickjames2610]

ive had a mechanic look at it he reckons an intercooler problem!

i reckon split pipes but its going to cost at least £200 for the intercooler and then theres the cost for pipes etc. then if the turbo or turbo seals are gone then its a new turbo job... ive got a vectra b 1.8 sri waiting to be fixed aswell so i cant even jump into that car while trying to get this one fixed.... trouble is i love vectra's

[GazVXLINE170]

If the inetercooler is causing the smoke then you can be sure it has split. But what colour is the smoke? I assumed black as you has mentioned intercooler.

Gazza4

[rickjames2610]

thick black smoke coming from exhaust also can see some dirt/oil residue on bumper infront of rad/intercooler. boot and rear bumper covered in crap ive wrote a four letter message followed by OFF on the back of it lol.

[GazVXLINE170]

Most likely the intercooler imho.

Gazza4

[rickjames2610]

ok, do you know any cheaper places rather than main dealer for parts ive used ebay for other parts but the intercooler is proveing hard to find! got a part number of 13205149 for the intercooler.

ive saw universal intercoolers on ebay dunno ifthey would work also where could i get silicone coloured hoses to replace split ones?

thanks

[GazVXLINE170]

My intercooler cost £470 for supply and fit iirc, that wasn't at a dealer though.

Gazza4

[Bigtee]

ok, do you know any cheaper places rather than main dealer for parts ive used ebay for other parts but the intercooler is proveing hard to find! got a part number of 13205149 for the intercooler.

ive saw universal intercoolers on ebay dunno ifthey would work also where could i get silicone coloured hoses to replace split ones?

thanks

Plenty of dedicated vauxhall scrap yards in the uk look on google & they will post you one off the shelf.

No need to buy new and save some cash, Also buy the Haynes manual you may save a few quid fitting this yourself.

[rickjames2610]

lol i wouldnt know where to start by trying to fix it myself...im only good with laptops....