Vectra C 1.9cdti 150 problem : Advice please

[scourslane]

Hello,

Bought 05 plate Vectra, with 150,000 on the clock or £800. Yes its cheap but thats cos things need doing to it, I took a game at the price and this is what ive got if someone can help before i get the mechanic in to have a look.



Thought id give you a quick email with what ive found since picking up car yesterday.

Problems:

* Squealing : Fan belt area, on tick over can hear it, increasing revs, and going faster it increased until bout 40 plus where its very quiet like its ticking over squeal, same thing when say going 35mpg for example putting it into neutral it goes

* Thermostat? Temp gauge doesnt move at all, when engine run and should be hot, the blowers are warm but nothing special

* When starting from cold, really lumpy idle, but after 2 mins or so its fine, and will be for rest of the day. For example i bought it yesterday, drove 100 miles, got back at 5pm, where it was cold last night i went out about half ten, and it was lumpy. Turns over fine, just when initially runs. Looked on internet some people are saying glow plugs, some are saying leak off pipes or something.

* Brake Pad/Abs Light : Told by seller pads were replaced, and since then light has remained on? How true i dont know

* Banging/Thud from back end, slow speeds very easy to hear, on motorway quiet as anything, not neccisarily over bumps its doing.

RECEIPTS FOR WORK DONE:

10/2011 : HEAD GASKET - WATER PUMP - TIMING CHAIN KIT - ROCKER ARMS
01/2013 : NEW BATTERY
01/2013 : REAR COIL SPRING ON ONE OF REAR, THERE IS ONE SPARE IN BOOT, HE SAID WHEN ORDERED GARAGE SAID OTHER WAS FINE?
02/2013 : ALTERNATOR

* update: 1st day of starting car since purchase, and it was a cold night, fired up fine, but then lumpy/rattley and engine managment light come on for 2-3 mins, went off then back on for bit an off

any helpers please

[scourslane]

i tried doing the acclerator and brake pedal test for codes, doesnt work

[ronnie63]

Cdti does not have a timing chain!

[scourslane]

sorry belt!

[stevie16v]

* Squealing : Change the "auxiliary" belt - but i'd probably get the car up in the air and have have a good listen first.

* Thermostat? Change the thermostat as per the how2 on here, £40 ish for parts

* Lumpy start - Possibly glow plugs but the knocking indicates something else, maybe a sticky injector.

* Brake Pad/Abs Light : the pads probably were replaced but the cable for the sensor wasn't. Join the cable together or get a new cable

Knocking from rear - Probably upper control arms or rear ARB bushes


Jobs a good un

[Mike1.9CDTI]

cold start lumpy- heater/glow plugs
brake light - could be the brake pad low sensor has been worn through and needs replacing
thermostat is just that

[scourslane]

cheers fella's, thing ive got a mobile mechanic coming tomoz, see what he says and i will report back.

With the eml coming on and off, if its off and he plugs in the computer, will it not pick it up?

[scourslane]

well starting, fires up in 1-2 seconds, then idle is not consistent, try to rev to clear and takes a while for it to clear/kick in. the knock well its a knock/rattle hard to expain, engine doing a bit of a shake.

then when warmed up idles ok but still not as should.

was thinking of putting some injector cleaner in see if helps. But mechanic coming tomoz. How do they check for dodgy injectors?

Thing is when shes got going, flys,

[ian1964]

Hi i had same problem ie, lumpy tickover after cold starting try disconnecting egr valve worked a treat for me !!

[Vectra-c-SRI]

I have the same prob renewed the alternator belt still the same am thinkin its the main pully...need to have it checked out