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    picked this up today from just outside newcastle

    1.9cdti 150bhp design

    got it for just under a grand, has had new flywheel and clutch

    12 months mot 4 months tax

    got it cheap to do not very good body work, has a far few scratches with the worst being the roof where the bonnet has open while driving denting it

    got a few mates that can fix it for me though





    checked the swirl flaps and thier all fine, no loss of power anywhere so the egr is working as it should

    pretty chuffed, first sensible car ive bought in 5 years of driving lol

    had a good blast up the road with it today, cant wait to tow my nova track car im building with it

    quick question though

    does this engine run cold? while driving up today 60-70mph 5th/6th gear the temps never went over 75

    it just went up and down now and again, if i leave it sitting it goes up further

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    forgot to add, the warning lights under the rev counter

    somethings wrong with mine as i cant make out what the symbol it it looks something similar to this but flashing


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    Bulb out maby.

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    Ive noticed a few people saying about the temperature running cold on these engines, i have the same and unless im stationary or booting it then my temperature remains quite low, wouldnt worry to much about it

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonny22 View Post
    Ive noticed a few people saying about the temperature running cold on these engines, i have the same and unless im stationary or booting it then my temperature remains quite low, wouldnt worry to much about it
    Thermostat has gone, common fault, my old one ran at 75 until i got the thermostat done then ran around 90.

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    A bit of a bargain mate, i've just picked up a Vectra SRi cdti 120 54 plate 136k for £1200.

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    yeah apart from the bodywork everything is fine

    just the warning light is, it is flashing an orange/yellow then red colour but the clocks must be faulty as icant mate out what symbol it is

    i checked the bulbs and the seem fine

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    Thats the light that says the fusion reactor under the bonnet needs more plutonium.

    As for the thermostat you can run it fine for now but the car interior might not get very warm in the winter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Exclusive BV View Post
    Thats the light that says the fusion reactor under the bonnet needs more plutonium.
    He has to split the atom prior to doing this.

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    Think he needs to change the flux capacitor in the Mr Fusion unit, or possibly just feed in a bit more garbage?

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