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Post by Stilo on Mar 31, 2014 23:53:14 GMT 1
I remember reading about your Cavalier Paul over on the old board. What miles are on it now? 197k, Still going strong but I'm getting worried about the turbo now. How much longer can it last :/ What's the turbo doing that it shouldn't ? I presume getting a replacement would be no big deal?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2014 15:55:03 GMT 1
197k, Still going strong but I'm getting worried about the turbo now. How much longer can it last :/ What's the turbo doing that it shouldn't ? I presume getting a replacement would be no big deal? Nothing yet, touch wood It's a case of when to stop putting cash into it, although it's cost me very little over the years really. Think I've had it 9 years in may (it's 19 years old in October) and I payed £750 for it, done 100k. Most expensive part was a replacement Alternator £120 and new oil pump cover £100, oh and two batteries. Rest is just servicing and time and effort. Needs new front shocks, rears have never been changed either and it needs half an offside sill. My MOT man says I'll have it another 20 years. Only been welded once and that was 4 years ago I'm talking myself into keeping it here! Original parts still on it: Wheel bearings x4 Front pipe and cat Rear shocks Glow plugs Cv joints and boots All four springs, Radiator and hoses, bottom ball joints, the list is endless. Best second hand car I've ever had
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Post by Stilo on Apr 1, 2014 22:24:43 GMT 1
The Cav that I had was an excellent car too and also one of the most reliable diesels I've ever owned. They really were the last of the genuinely reliable dervs ever made. I got all of the shocks changed on mine when I bought it at around 140K miles. They were all soft and this was particularly noticeable when driving on the motorway in crosswinds. It made the car a real handful, but it was far more solid once the new shocks were fitted. I think replacement in your case might not be a bad idea. Oil change intervals are very short at 4500 miles but if you've kept to this then the turbo should be fine. Extending the intervals is not recommended - they can get quite smokey.
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Post by Karl on Apr 1, 2014 22:37:01 GMT 1
You see no cavaliers on the roads today. Even less ford sierras, doggy escorts are getting few and fair between.. My focus is getting leggy now at 15 years old
During a resent road trip we saw not that many cars below a 2000 plate
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Post by Rhubarb on Apr 1, 2014 22:41:07 GMT 1
Your Cavalier is the td Isuzu engine? If you have the room look out for another one(complete car) and either store it whole for parts, or gut it for spares and panels?
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Post by Stilo on Apr 1, 2014 22:44:15 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2014 16:55:50 GMT 1
Back shocks are still pretty tight but I have a feeling they chatter over the bigger bumps. I'll prob do front and rear at the same time. Oil changes are a pain especially with the price of oil! Too expensive from the dealers now. Still quite a few cavs around these parts, mostly the same colour as mine. There were two of us in convoy the other day which was strange Still pass two Sierras quite regular and an old escort. Don't see any old astras or fiestas though. I passed and old montego the other day too I do try and keep an eye out for bits in the local scrappy but they are very funny with engines. It's either the complete thing or nothing and the old yards where you could wander around a few on the ground now. Lots of local scrap yards have shut down Not many cav cdx's around now. I'll be gutted when it's gone, it makes me smile everytime I turn the key. Was parked next to an Insignia diesel in the local garage the other day, he must have cranked it for 10 seconds before it started. Soon as I turned the key mine sprang into life
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 17:33:05 GMT 1
Very happy now. The brakes are back to 100%. Nice solid pedal with hardly any travel just like it was when I first got it. Those old pads must have been made from concrete or something they were so hard. Only moan I've got is the amount of brake dust on the front wheels Funny how I could never get the pedal how I wanted it and was blaming the rear adjusters for not working Got a job to stop myself nutting the steering wheel when pulling up sharp
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 18:45:22 GMT 1
Have fitted a new chain to my saw today ,it cuts great now
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 20:56:28 GMT 1
I'm staying well away from you mac! The scary thing is the local factors sell loads of these cheap pads and the local MOT place fits them to all makes of cars. It's only when you fit a well know make that you see the difference. I'm going to replace the shoes next because they are the same make as the pads I had on the front and I've got a feeling the front is doing a bit too much work now
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2014 20:15:30 GMT 1
I've done a few thousand miles on the Mintex pads and discs now. They bite well, they don't fade and boy do they stop the car great, BUT by fook do they squeal Especially in this weather with the windows down. I just can't be bothered to strip them down again. I found the thread below which gave me a bit of a chuckle with the first post www.rsownersclub.co.uk/rsocbb/showthread.php?t=136938
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Post by remmington on Jun 13, 2014 20:28:22 GMT 1
Your Cavalier is the td Isuzu engine? If you have the room look out for another one(complete car) and either store it whole for parts, or gut it for spares and panels? Having a donor motor to keep another one going, really is a good idea! All the spare parts, bolts and bits of plastic. It always ensures a repair job goes well. You just need the space to store the donor vehicle.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2014 21:11:35 GMT 1
I'd love to do it but not got the space. Just shelled out nearly £500 on toyota brakes, discs, pads, handbrake shoes a hose and rear caliper, so money is tight as well. The panels are all in great nick, no sign of rust on the doors and the shell is solid (apart from drivers sill). Stuff like engine parts I can't get. Its on 199500k now and it's not been shimmed for 8 years 90k, went to the dealer and I can't get them anymore. There are one or two on ebay but you can't get the sizes you want. Injectors need doing, they've never been touched. It's got a slight miss sometimes but I've got a feeling I wont be able to get the sealing washers for them anyway. It's a case of make do with what you can find but the 8 valve isuzu is 20 years old now so not many about especially since the scrappage scheme sent then all to china. I'm hoping to keep until it's 20 next october, so one more mot and then see what happens. Still have taxi drivers chatting to me wishing they could use it for their work!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2015 19:35:15 GMT 1
So that's when I last changed the pads and discs, this forum acts as a reminder I normally write this stuff down in the little service book but I missed this one. So 12 months on and it's at 212k now. What was the mileage when I changed them :/ One post says 197k and the other 195k lol. Peddle has travel so rears probably need cleaning up and peering through the front wheels the pads look a tad low :/ Have they done 17k or 15k. Anyway I best have a look at them, discs look super though What pads do people recommend? I'm not getting Mintex again, nice feel but too noisy!
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Post by Anna Rack on Jul 3, 2015 15:44:33 GMT 1
I remember when my cousin had a Mk2 Astra GTE 16v a good few years ago, genuine Vauxhall pads were considered the best - and they were - he once tried a different brand and the fade during enthusiastic braking was dangerous. Although driving a Cavalier diesel I wouldn't have thought that would be an issue
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