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Great result all round Andy

Hi Barry....welcome to the Forum I would start with scanning for any fault codes and see what comes up Let us know what you find as you go through the diagnosis

siggyv6cdti Wow! where do you drive to and from to rack up 200 miles per day to travel to work? I was recently running a 2.2 CR-V and it too gave me around 45 - 50 mpg (higher readings were with a tuning box) and thought that was good.

Hi....welcome to the Forum There are several things that are necessary for a DPF to regenerate and operate efficiently. Firstly, it needs to be driven correctly, which if you do 500 miles per week, I imagine that it is on motorways and other major A roads, in which case the average speed would be around 50 - 70 miles per hour. This is fine for a regen and should keep the engine and exhaust system emissions clean. Also, the correct engine oil should be used (low ash content) and also good quality fuel is good to use. So it looks like your car is regenning as it should now Cheers, Trevor

They are a fine looking car...suprised they haven't sold more as you don;t see many driving around

that's the only way to gather enough information to determine if there are known faults and how to rectify them.

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absolutely fine machine Siggy....looks the business!

Yes, it would be good to know how it is progressing, thanks for suggesting that Siggy

I'm sure there will be plenty of time to do all these jobs during our predicted heatwave this summer

Already started on my running repairs on the Z3 in between the rain showers

Hope she recovers soon Andy Its worth the back flush first and then maybe look at sensors after then

just keep trying ebay I guess....I'm sure something will come up eventually Not sure if the lens has been used for any other models that may fit?

Hi and welcome to the Club

Another great result....now to finish off those little jobs and stay on top of the maintenance and it should last for years

Oh dear....well at least all the bolts will be free to move from the last time they were undone every cloud has a silver lining as they say

Maybe a reverse flush with a hosepipe will be enough to clear it through

I sometimes find taking a photo (with the flash on) behind the headlight assembly, even though you can't see it then at least you have an image to refer to

Hi .... welcome to the Forum Wow....that's not what you want to find, what was causing the damage? Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Hi Andy I would probably adjust one whilst watching where the beam is going....up/down or side to side. Count the turns whilst you are doing it so that you can reset it if necessary

Hi...and welcome to the Forum feel free to post up some pics of the signum Cheers, Trevor

Glad you're finally making headway on the car.

Put an advert up on this forum and I'm sure there will be some takers

Hi....welcome to the Forum Sorry to hear you've had so many issues with the Astra. I would say that as it has had work already done on the engine cooling system then that's clearly where the fault is. Engine coolant does just that 'cools the engine' and if any components fail or are lacking in an ability to achieve a regulated operating temperature then this is where the fault lies. If the engine is driven to destruction then this clearly is as a result of running out of coolant (leaks, etc) or it is something else, like a head gasket which could have been the original cause of the problem. As regards the piston rings being fried, it would only be evident upon tearing the engine down to examine it properly, or if you are very lucky, a compression test and a leak down test would reveal whether there is a lack of compression in the cylinders. I would advise taking it to another garage or have a mobile mechanic come round to diagnose it Let us know how you get on with it Cheers Trevor

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/ I would have no idea about cost...depends on the condition I suppose