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    Vauxhall Astra H 1.4 2005 - Misfire & Fixed # Archived Message

    Posted by Peter Warman on April 17, 2008, 8:28 am

    Hi All

    Vauxhall Astra H 06/2005 19,500 miles 1.4

    This was relayed into me the other day, on the AA sheet was suspected coil pack

    Checked codes and had Multiple Misfire, Misfire Cylinder 3 and Misfire Cylinder 4

    I changed the plugs and substituted another coil pack but still the same, but as it tried to start i did detect a metallic sound, so i carried out a compression check

    Cy1 225psi
    Cy2 225psi
    Cy3 struggles to 175psi
    Cy4 struggles to 175psi

    I informed the customer that despite the low mileage i suspect a mechanical problem. He had bought the car 6 month earlier from a Car Warehouse with only 3 months warranty. I told him to have a word with his local dealer

    It seems they were keen to have the car back. I got a call from the owner this morning to say that they were a little vague about the problem but told me they are replacing a camshaft to fix under Vauxhall warranty (after nearly 3 years)

    So do Vauxhalls have a problem?........

    Peter

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