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Good luck with it and at least you'll have some spare bolts which are always handy to have to hand

Best time of the year to get all these odd jobs done. What did the carbon clean cost our of interest?

Let us know how it goes

let us know how it goes....good luck!

Not sure of the exact specification of the bolts but I would be tempted to remove one from one of the seats and source some replacements at Screwfix or similar store

Hi....welcome to the Forum I use a Carsoft scan tool as this will cover many areas of the vehicle as opposed to just the engine

Not sure the ECU would work without programming into the system but certainly worth a try if its cheap enough. Certainly sounds like its had many issues in the past. Keep us updated on how it all goes

Thats a great result Cliff, sometimes it can be a simple adjustment but not if someone has been there before and messed it up. Thanks again for the update information

can you post up a link to it?

Hi Steve....welcome to the Forum I personally do not have any knowledge of the connecting lead, sorry! Hopefully someone will have the answer and get back to you if not then would recommend asking a specialist car audio company.

Keep us updated on what they find

Hi.....welcome to the Forum If it has a turbocharged engine then sometimes the variable vanes become gummed up with carbon through lack of revs to keep everything clean and moving. You can buy a cleaner to run through the turbo to clean it up and a good blast helps to shift the carbon. Also, it could be an Air Mass Meter (MAF sensor) fault which is causing the loss of power. https://autoevoke.com/index.php?/news/forums/guide-to-maf-sensors-r134/ A scan of the fault code memory should reveal some more information as to what is going on

It sounds like a driveshaft problem but i would definitely take it into a garage to have it checked out as it doesn't sound good

Hi Phil....welcome to the Forum Its a fine car and should do what it says on the tin

Hi....welcome to the forum The easiest way to check glow plugs is with a multimeter and check the resistance of each one, they should all be roughly the same. The one with a different resistance is probably the faulty one

Glad to hear your positive result and cheap part as well ! I would give the engine a good blast and see if that clears the lambda faults, sometimes thats all they need

Hi .... welcome to the forum It would certainly need a power supply from the reverse light bulb to make it live when reverse is selected but without seeing a circuit diagram to know whether this is enough to communicate with the display (e.g. bluetooth connection ?) Let us know how you get on with it

There would be two lambdas, one for upstream and other downstream of the cat. The upstream one calculates the fuel mix and the downstream one reads the efficiency through the cat and feeds back accordingly Hopefully the replacement CTS will do the job

Hi ..... welcome to the Forum Shame you have to get shot of it as these cars are getting rarer by the day. I'm sure there would be lots of interest if you put it on eBay and watch the bidding to gain an idea of worth

Hi....welcome to the Forum I would start with the coolant temperature sensor which is normally located on the top of the engine near to the thermostat housing area and within the cylinder head. Firstly I would check the plug going to it isn't broken or corroded. The cooling fan switch should only run the cooling fan and not provide any feedback to the gauge. The thermostat shouldn't be an issue regarding the fan starting up from cold and also the gauge but its worth checking that all coolant hoses are similar temperature when running. Let us know what you find

Hi Vinny.....welcome to the Forum here is a selection of radiator hoses depending on the type you have https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=2008+vauxhall+astra+diesel+radiator+hose&_sacat=0 I tend to look at the correct one and try to get a part number from it and then do a search for that

Hi....welcome to the Forum Sounds like the system has lost its memory P2102 Featured snippet from the web OBD II Fault Code The throttle motor is controlled by the engine computer (PCM). If the PCM does not see the requested movement from the throttle motor, code P2102 will set. The PCM may also put the engine into "limp home mode", limiting the available power from the engine to prevent unwanted acceleration. I would ensure the fuse is securely located in position and the battery is fully charged and then try turning it over with the throttle pedal moving up and down smoothly to relearn the settings

Hi Ray....welcome to the Forum Sometimes the reset doesn't always work first time, think you have to press the brake pedal. Worth trying another reset procedure to see if it lists any further instructions, had one in recently that did the same and refused to play ball so kept trying until it went

Glad its worked, hope it stays working

Hi....welcome to the Forum Good to see someone making their car individual, not much of that nowadays unfortunately. Quite a few mods you've done there and love the bodywork symbols Good to have you onboard