Ok so when I turn the car on I get like a clicking chunking sound from behind the dash.

I thought it was due to having the heating on auto so I turned off the auto but noise still there I will try and get a sound clip.

Never used to do it.


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So whenever I drive for anything over 100m with lights on or off when I turn engine off or if the stop/start kicks I get an error message come up on the dash.

Service AFL Lamp and the orange AFL lamp stays lit.



Once I restart the car the problem goes away.

Saturday I had my MDI so when the error came up and was still displayed I plugged it on and there was no fault codes at all.

It's really bugging me now as I would like to know why it keeps coming up after long drive (never comes up for any trip under 100m).

I can't find anything on TIS about it.

Hi folks,

I'm new here, so I apologise in advance if this question is in the wrong section!

I currently drive a '61 plate J Sports Tourer, of which I'm in the process of looking in to changing a few things with it. The biggest altercation I want to do is with the centre console - it has no arm rest! I've been on eBay and have seen you can purchase a retrofitted arm rest, however I must admit they aren't great.
I've been looking around the internet as well as speaking to a few people and I have yet to come across a J manual handbrake with an armrest. The breakers on eBay are selling centre consoles with the armrest, only they aren't for the manuals.

I would appreciate any input on this cheers!

Looking for one of these

http://www.lmfvauxhall.co.uk/Irmscher-Ro...tra-J.html

part numbers and link if possible
for the rear slider pins on the rear brakes
i am after the ones with the rubber sleeve on the end.

I am loosing coolant about 250ml every 2 months. As the car was in for a recall re the coolant fan overheating problems which they phoned just before Christmas about I asked if it could have anything to do with my problem of the water loss.
I was told that the radiator fan on some 1.4 T Astra’s were overheating and the cure was to remove the battery cover. At that point I burst out laughing. The battery cover is nowhere near the radiator let alone the fan, so how will the removal of the cover help with an overheating problem? I do get a smell in the car like a radiator has boiled over, after about 8 miles and wondered if there was a known fault with an internal leak. After that I was told that the car needed booking in later for investigation and it would need plugging into the workshop computer to see what fault code came up. For that check I would be charged £79 +VAT. When I heard that, my comment was, yes there will be a fault code no doubt, as a warning has come up on the dash display to tell me the coolant level is low. But it will not tell them where the leak is at. Next told they could not examine the car without having it analysed. So you are expected to pay £94.80 inc. VAT to have the computer tell them what I just told them. There has never been any fluid on my driveway, so I expect there must be some sort of a leak within the passenger compartment of the car. A small one at that, as it takes quite some time for 250ml to be lost.
What ever happened to customer service, and mechanics who know what they are looking for and able to use logic?
Not at Bristol Street Motors in Newcastle

Well today I went to the Meguiars seminar.

We were told that if you go to a body shop or a paint a part yourself you should not wax it for 60-90 days, this allows the paint to harden properly. If you do wax before the 60-90 days the paint will be soft.

They said you can polish fresh paint.

I have been offered a set of 19" 3SDM Trendsetter 0.05 alloy wheels in black. Any ideas if they will fit to the J? I have seen them on VW's and Astra H but unsure what they would be like if could fit.