Vectra C - Z18XE Engine Number Sequence....

[Tony W]

Can anyone kindly point me in the right direction re. Start & Finish of engine numbers for this engine in the C... (& Signum??)

Reason I ask is I'm about to change the cam belt with a Gates kit & have visited Gates Europe web site to check what I need to be sure I get the right one for the car from a local motor factors....

Our 55 reg facelift Vectra C has the Z18XE pre VVT engine fitted & is
just over 5 years old & 48K+ miles which we got with 3933 miles on the clock & 8 months old.

The Service book advises a cambelt change @ 6 years or 60K miles...

Gates Europe site advises their -

Kit number KO 25499XS for engine numbers upto 20EK2285 &
Kit number KO 35499XS for engine numbers from 20EK2286...

with the Micro V belt given as 5PK 1240XS for both ranges.

Our 55 reg facelift Vectra C has the Z18XE pre VVT engine fitted & the

Engine Number is 20GH0020 & alphabetically would appear to be after :

20EK2286 & thus requiring kit no KO 35499XS & micro V belt 5PK 1240XS...........

However it appears to be fitted with Micro V belt 5PK 1255....

If any of you techies out there can help I'd be grateful

Thanks....

[tridley]

The aux drivebelt no indicates the length i.e. 5PK 1240XS is 5 point 1240mm long. If you have a 5PK 1255 fitted then a 5PK 1240 is too short and will not fit. I have a Z18XE engine on an 03 plate and buy timing kits from Autovaux, genuine Vauxhall parts (manufactured by Gates). All they require is reg no to identify kit.

[Tony W]

The aux drivebelt no indicates the length i.e. 5PK 1240XS is 5 point 1240mm long. If you have a 5PK 1255 fitted then a 5PK 1240 is too short and will not fit. I have a Z18XE engine on an 03 plate and buy timing kits from Autovaux, genuine Vauxhall parts (manufactured by Gates). All they require is reg no to identify kit.

Thanks mate....appreciate your comments but was only of thinking of changing that one as well as VX don't advise any time or mileage.....but I'm more interested in the cam belt kit reference in respect of my engine number .......Interestingly what kit number & micro V belt number was right for your 1.8...

Cheers

[Das]

Sorry not much help here. I bought a genuine VX timing belt kit for my z18xe, I bought mine off ebay for basically half the price it is at the dealers. My engine number is 20CR, so id assume that you would work in an alphabetical order too, yours being the latter number.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Cambe...m#ht_500wt_949

[Tony W]

Sorry not much help here. I bought a genuine VX timing belt kit for my z18xe, I bought mine off ebay for basically half the price it is at the dealers. My engine number is 20CR, so id assume that you would work in an alphabetical order too, yours being the latter number.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Cambe...m#ht_500wt_949

Cheers Mate...comment appreciated...thought Gates Europe Web would be the place to look to make sure I got the right kit & micro V belt numbers...

Bl**dy difficult sometimes to get information about parts that fit 'our cars'...eh'

Thanks

[Das]

Just had a quick look on Eurocarparts, and they only list one Belt for the z18xe.

Can you email gates with your engine number and ask them to double check which one you need?

[mxt]

My car is register May 2004 Z18XE - 20CY6065 if that is any help to you sorting out code sequence

[Tony W]

Just had a quick look on Eurocarparts, and they only list one Belt for the z18xe.

Can you email gates with your engine number and ask them to double check which one you need?

Hi again Das.....Did just that a couple o' days or so back...no response to date from 'em.

I can always hope. eh'

Interestingly Vauxhall World Parts have just emailed me with a part number for the Mico V belt...5PK 1245....

That's 3 x different numbers so far.....

Cheers

[I cdti]

The Z18XE engine was built at a single production plant, Szentgotthard. This plant has a code of '20' and appears at the start of the engine serial number.
The first engine off the production line was '20P88010' and was built in June 2000 . The engine number progression sequence is...

20 000001
20 999999
20 A00001
20 A99999
20 Z99999
20 AA0001
20 AA9999
20 AB0001 etc

If there is any number other than '20' at the start of the serial number it is a mistake.

From a OE service perspective there is only 1 belt for this engine PN 24451895 or there is a kit 93185845 with improved tensioner and roller design. These fit all Vecra-C / Signum.

Hope this helps!

[Tam80]

The Z18XE engine was built at a single production plant, Szentgotthard. This plant has a code of '20' and appears at the start of the engine serial number.
The first engine off the production line was '20P88010' and was built in June 2000 . The engine number progression sequence is...

20 000001
20 999999
20 A00001
20 A99999
20 Z99999
20 AA0001
20 AA9999
20 AB0001 etc

If there is any number other than '20' at the start of the serial number it is a mistake.

From a OE service perspective there is only 1 belt for this engine PN 24451895 or there is a kit 93185845 with improved tensioner and roller design. These fit all Vecra-C / Signum.

Hope this helps!

Which Takes You Back To The Link DasArab Posted Up


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Cambe...m#ht_500wt_949