I have a 2012 registered Opel Astra. 57k kilometers. It has received an interim service every calendar year. When i am stationery and just beginning to take off or when i am driving very slowly(really slowly) i get a strange noise coming from the passenger side(either towards front wheel or towards back wheel). It like a squeaking noise.

Noise doesnt seem to be present when going faster.


ADDITIONALLY as mentioned the car has only get an interim service every year since purchased (6 interim services) which is really only the oil change and filter change.At 57k kilometers is there anything else i should be worrying about?

Hi all thanks for having me on here....

I currently have a 2013 63plate astra sports tourer 2.0 cdti auto 165 it's coming up to 6 years old in December 2019 and so many people have told me different intervals for the cambelt.

I have only covered 31000 miles I'm getting told 6 years or 100000 miles and some garages say 10 years or 100000 miles.

If anyone can clear this up for me please oh and also do the water pumps run off the cambelt still or has this now been changed on these engines.

Thanks alot guys.

Another newbie here from N.I, but resident in Southampton. Bought a 2.0 Sri 13 plate Astra yesterday, after previously having a Twintop, and a MK4 Astra. ( yes I like my astras) was gutted having to get rid of my twintop, with summer coming, however the cost of repairing a head gasket blow out was more money that i was willing to fork out.

ANYHOOO, had my new car a day, and am slowly getting used to it, he’s got a hell of a lot more poke than the TT, and a lot more buttons to footer about with.

Initial plans are to upgrade the CD400 to an OEM DAB radio, and have some functionality in there to charge my phone / plug my phone in.




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Hey guys, I’ve recently bought a 2015 Astra Sri 1.4vvt, it’s got the standard 17” 5 spoke alloys with a notch out of each spoke, I’m looking to upgrade to 18” alloys of the similar style but the notch is just a touch longer, I believe these won’t fit as the pcd is different on a Diesel Astra and I was wondering if the mokka wheels will go on as the pcd is the same but the offset is marginally different? Also I’m looking to polybush the whole suspension but everywhere I’ve checked only lists the powerflex handling pack for the vxr/gtc/opc, would these bushes still fit for the rear arms, wishbones etc? Many thanks in advance


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Hey guys, new member here from stoke on Trent,uk.


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Hi guys,

Finally got the LED headlights in yesterday.

Seemed to work fine with no errors but this morning on the way to work the dash said "check right dipped beam lamp" then the same with the left.

Not really an issue until the right one went out. Then the left one. Turned the lights off a minute then back on and they worked for a minute then the right one seems to keep going out.

Any ideas on what to check? I'll add a few pics

Could they be overheating or anything to download other the stop-start?

I find it strange that there's a fan at the back of them then your putting a cap straight over the fan?

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Hey guys,

Time for tyres soon as im swapping from Winters back to summer.

Been reading a lot of good reviews about these, Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04.
Apparently they are a NEXEN brand.

Anyone got any views please?

Thanks
G.

hello guys,

im looking for this hose.. but i don't find the reference.

my tank is leaking, is wet on the sides, I think it is porous

i will change it but in same time i would like to change the bottom hose too. if anyone could help me with the part ref.



thanks to you !

I've used Vauxhalls for a load of years and would at one point have been pretty active on VVOC. Went through 2 x VECTRA B, Vectra B 2.5 GSi, Signum 2.8i Design, moved to Honda Accord Tourer for a bit and broke an 'unbreakable' engine, had a BMW 318i Saloon that I couldn't get on with the boot shape with so I've just got an Astra J Estate.  Bit of an engine downgrade from the thirsty motors to a 1.7 diesel but it'll hopefully do the job as more of a family wagon.  Now to start opening my wallet and pulling things apart, since I've already read all the how to's and I've only got the car today.

Thanks for having me, 
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