Hi, i am new here, so forgive if this has been covered, i can not see very much on it.

I have GTC SRi 2.0 cdti 2012 and i am going to replace springs with 30 mm lowered all around.

I read that the ride height for an Astra J is 112 mm.

Where exactly is this measurement taken from?

I measured 160 mm from the bottom of the rubber under the front bumper to the ground.

A typical kerb is about 125 mm, so it doesn't give much space.

Any input appreciated

Pat.

Hey Forum,

I've been into modding for most of my life but more the old school way of NA (expensive way of going slow) and also turbo'ing cars that weren't turbo from factory.  More recently I've been playing around with more modern cars where software and bolton's make great gains.

After reading up on the 1.6T is seems it isn't the strongest of motor & gearbox combo's but should handle stg1 sw with relative ease.  I'm not that familiar with the UK market so have done allot of googling.  I've had 2 options that I'd like to ask for feedback and/or advice.

1) Celtic Tuning - I've always used Celtic as a benchmark for many cars and trust their dealer network.  My only concern is off the shelf maps.
2) Performance centre - They run a full diagnostic and do a road map tune to check all the parameters are good.  Only issue is they are based 4.5 hours away although I can have it done by another tuning company through their guidance.

Car currently only has the back box removed (bought like this) and I don't intend to go wild or any further with this setup.  Keen to hear your thoughts.

Regards,

Hi There Forum,

I've bought my 1.6T SRI just over a month ago.  Had a few hiccups thus far but otherwise happy with the purchase.  Seems the 1.6T is a bit unloved and everyone prefers the diesels lol.

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Hi All,

Been a long time since I've been on here . But looking for some advice if possible.

Cut a long story short about a month ago I had performance issues with my Astra J 1.6 2010 with it having dead spots in acceleration and occasionally cutting out when idle. Hooked it up to an simple OBD reader and errors all pointing to a faulty O2 sensor bank 1. So I purchased a replacement from euro car spares (no Bosch in stock at the time but the next one that was recommended was a FAE branded o2 sensor) Didnt get round to fitting it then as the old sensor was pretty much seized and wouldnt budge. Anyway only got round to getting the sensor fitted this week, car seems to running better however its now showing P0171 bank 1 too lean error, the ESP light has also come on saying it needs a service and now today the power steering light randomly flashing on and off. Ive checked the filter for obstructions and filter hose for any cracks, the pcv valve in the rocker casing doesnt seem to be sucking air in via the small hole but the oil cap can feel a little resistant in suction as well as the dip stick. Do I have an air leak somewhere maybe the manifold? Or is this a case of the sensor messing up the ECU and isnt playing nice? Really dont want to be going in and out of the garage and changing different parts if I can help it. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi guys.
Is there anyway to find all the option codes (POCs) that a car has and what each of them mean? 
Thanks.

Hello

My handbrake is not working, the braking cable gets tight and compresses the lever on the brake caliper but nothing happens. (This tells me that there is nothing wrong with the electronic handbrake but rather the brake caliper itself) This is on both wheels. The lever I am talking about is pictured below. My brake pads are in need of a change but they have quite a few miles left in them and this should not happen.

To me it seems like the brake caliper lever gets depressed to the maximum amount and nothing happens. The handbrake first malfunctioned on one wheel, but it is now on two wheels. 

Have some one experienced this before? Do I need to change both rare brake calipers?


Kind regards

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Hi, I have a question for the owners of a car with a 1.6 Turbo engine (A16LET) - what is your continuous water temperature after the engine has warmed up? For me, according to the data on the board (I haven't measured it with OPCOM yet), it's between 105 - 110 ° C without starting the fan, so I don't know if it's too much. But the fan starts around those 110 ° and knocks it slightly below 100 °. I read somewhere that thermostats are problematic with these engines, so I don't know. Thanks for the tips.

Jirka

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Hi I have just fitted an Astra K rea rview camera to my Cascada and connected it to a Navi600 unit. But  I am struggling to find a reverse feed for it, I had thought I had found one but alas it didn't work so to test the wiring I fed this wire directly to a live feed from the battery which got the camera to work when I put it in reverse so I know all the rest of the wiring is correct.

Does anybody know where I can get a reverse feed from as I have had a look at the back of the wiring on the rear light and all the harness colours are black and the actual wires going to the bulbs are wired in together in parallel with a black and a brown wire so it looks like the canbus must send the signal down the wires to the correct bulb (i'm guessing) as the rear lights and stop lights are OEM LED units.