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Author: Hummelshøj - Replies: 5 - Views: 5197
Carpet impossible to vacuum
Is it just me or is the inside carpet, both in cabine and boot, impossible to vacuum properly.. especially the flexfloor is hard.
 
Every thing sticks to the carpet. I had a Vectra C OPC before and the carpet was very different and a lot easier to vacuum and get clear.. 

The carpet also feels a lot cheaper and not what you would expect in a newish car... It feels like something you would use for selfmade subwoofer cabinet.


I vacuum my car every week and also use rubber floormats in the
Author: Johnh - Replies: 1 - Views: 1952
2013 GTC 1.6T Crankcase vacuum
[color=#383a3b][size=small]Hi everyone from Australia!

Hope your all well and keeping busy with your Astra's, I know I am.

I'm here looking for info on the crankcase ventilation of my GTC. I have serious a vacuum in my crankcase/head causing bad whining or squealing when the car is warm.
Its definitely the vacuum causing the squealing as when I remove the dipstick or oil cap it stops dead.
I'm thinking a PCV valve is causing this but im unsure on how the system works on these cars.

On
Author: Johnh - Replies: 0 - Views: 1922
2013 GTC 1.6T Crankcase vacuum
Hi everyone from Australia!

Hope your all well and keeping busy with your Astra's, I know I am.

I'm here looking for info on the crankcase ventilation of my GTC. I have serious a vacuum in my crankcase/head causing bad whining or squealing when the car is warm.
Its definitely the vacuum causing the squealing as when I remove the dipstick or oil cap it stops dead.
I'm thinking a PCV valve is causing this but im unsure on how the system works on these cars.

On the camshaft cover is a pi