AndyR

I had a spare set inthe garage that I'd had sitting for a while, so I put those in with the new caliper. I was more worried that with all that heat, that it could have warped the disc. But it seems ok. I might invest in new discs in the summer.

Oh I wouldn't say you were nagging Trevor. . Although there are times when I need a push. But yes, payday will be a R/H caliper ordered and then fitted. With all the paperwork that came with the car, and checking back on all its previous mot's. There is no sign of calipers being replaced. So they could well be original. If that's the case, they've done well, and now need replacing.

Hi Dave, using the power of google, I have found that the cut off switch is located under the instrument panel to the right of the transmission hump. If it is not , then it can either be behind , or below the glovebox, or behind the side panel next to the drivers door. Hope this helps. Regards Andy.

Yes definitely an eye opening weekend. I must have caught it just in time, as the fluid still had some viscosity in it. I did change the fluid once I'd replaced the calliper. And it was a great improvement. What really annoyed me at the time, was the fact that I could drive it on to the trailer, and drive it off when we got home. But for safety reasons couldn't drive home. But its sorted now, so all good. And yes it was for the best, as you just don't know what could've happened. I am going to be investing in a new calliper for the other side next pay day. That way I know that it is not going to have a repeat performance. I have a new flexi hose sitting here waiting.

Oh and how!!! It still unlocks on the key and it starts and runs, so it's just a minor detail.

Hi Dave, must be the time for flexi's to go. I have just replaced mine, Astra G, I did go through eBay, and paid £26 free delivery. If you put in Astra j front flexi exhaust, it should give you a list of sellers and pictures of the pipe. Some seem to charge more than others. If you are doing it on a budget, then you can find the price to suit. Mine came from the midlands to Norfolk in about 4 days. I went to allcars-online, their phone number is 01214 462660. They use allcars-online on eBay, but they answer the phone as A to Z AUTOPARTS MIDLANDS LTD. I phoned them just to confirm that it would fit my car, and they were very helpful. Hope this of help. Regards Andy,

Update on calliper change. All sorted this morning. I was quite surprised not to lose hardly any fluid during the swap out. Dragged one of my daughters away from their computer to help blead up the brakes, and now have a car that stops safely without trying to catch fire. Always a bonus when things go so easily. Now enjoying a beer in celebration.

Had an eventful end to the week. Drove in to town to get some shopping and bits for car. Came out of car shop heading to supermarket, when people start waving and flashing their lights at me pointing to the front of the car. As soon as I stopped, the front caliper poured with smoke. So managed to get off the main road to find that caliper had seized on. So phone call to brother in law and car trailored home. Managed to free off caliper, and get working again. Mainly as a temporary measure because of needing the car. Ordered new caliper from ebay, and it arrived this morning, so tomorrow is the day for fitting, I was going to replace the flexy hoses anyway, so I'm doing caliper as well.

Have the same problem with my Astra key, caught the battery carriage when changing battery, now got to get soldering iron out. But it does still work ok with the key in the door lock.

Also there are 2 lambda sensors on the astra. One is inthe top of the catalytic converter, and the other is just after the flexi bit. So hoping they'll talk to each other and the ECU, and start playing nicely for me.

Hi Trevor, whilst under the car doing exhaust, I looked to see where the sump for gearbox was. Can't seem to see an actual sump like on the engine. Am I looking in the wrong place, or just being a bit blind. Looks somewhat sealed.

I am hoping that it will be what the cause of the engine light staying on. Just need to talk to the brother in law to get his obd and clear out the fault codes.

Well it has been blowing from the flexi for quite a while. Bought new part, and after it turned up, we got a deluge of snow. Now the sun was out today, so up on ramps and swapped out old for new. Sounds a lot quieter now.

Bournemouth is quite a nice place with what I can remember. Not been since I was a teenager. I wonder if that's why the isle of wight is so called. As it blocks your snow. Stayed on the isle of wight 18 years ago.

Hi there. Vauxhall recommend changing about every 60,000 or 10 years. So it could have been already changed. But if you don't have any service history, I would be tempted to get it changed in the near future. That way you know its been done, and then you can keep your own record of due dates for future replacement. Regards Andy. .

Hi there, also as another suggestion. Is the rear window shut fully? My sister in law has a 16 plate Astra, and the dog catches the winder , and although it looks shut from inside, it's open enough to let water in when it rains heavy. Might be worth checking.

I've been going through old videos and DVD's, that was Pulp Fiction the other night, might do Lock, stock and 2 smoking barrels tonight. Once the kids have gone to bed....

Our last GOOD snow was the original beast from the east. Wasn't too bad this time, just annoying. It normally goes around us here in harling.

Thanks Trevor, that is the plan for warmer weather. Just changing the oil has made a vast improvement. Shall see how weather goes this week, and set about exhaust. Regards Andy.

I have astra g's for about 3 years. Last one was a manual, this ones auto. I haven't got an on board mpg calculator. I use one I found on Google. Terry Caskell mpg calculator. I'm getting about 38-45 mpg, depending on what trips I do. Since the lockdown, I've only been doing local trips, so I'm only doing about 30 miles a week. Whereas pre lockdown it was easily 200 miles a week. A good service wouldn't do any harm. Have a safe journey. Andy.

Yes I'm a happy bunny now. And now more confident at doing it again.

Hi Trevor, no gaskets, I will buy them during the week and get some new studs and clamps too. I don't know if you're lucky not having snow or not. Had about ⁶ inches here so far, and it's still snowing now. Haven't been out in this car in snow yet, so could be interesting later when I take the daughter to work.

Cheers Trevor, yes I did do this after coming back from the test run. Engine up to temp, and ran through the gears slowly. Level was spot on. And Saturday we did a round trip of about 60 miles, checked it when returned home, and it was perfect. Is there a filter in the box that can be changed, and if so where ? Andy.

Hi chris, it could possibly be engine mount causing vibrating. With the poor idle and stalling, my old astra had this problem, but was only on the odd occasion. I'm trying to remember what I did, I think I gave it a service and ran some injection cleaner through too. As for the cigarette lighter problem, it sounds like you might have diagnosed the problem. I've not used a usb charge point in mine. Regards Andy.

Told you I'd get it done Trevor.