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Re: Old whistler, now a SMOKE generator.............
« Reply #490 on: 31 March 2014, 19:23 »
so i nearly killed it, the mpg dropped from mid 40s to 36.5 and 37.6 for 2 tank fulls.

now its back up to 45mpg again  :huh:

Long may it continue  :grin:

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Re: Old whistler, now a SMOKE generator.............
« Reply #491 on: 09 April 2014, 13:56 »
dose of nasty fuel perhaps?

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Re: Old whistler, now a SMOKE generator.............
« Reply #492 on: 11 April 2014, 06:42 »
dose of nasty fuel perhaps?

did consider that, will see what this weeks consumption is when I fill up later.  :lipsrsealed:

its not had an easy week  :grin:

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Re: Old whistler, now a SMOKE generator.............
« Reply #493 on: 02 May 2014, 22:03 »
127k and rising, then it sank into the verge on the daily single lane  journey home  :lipsrsealed:

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Re: Old whistler, now a SMOKE generator.............
« Reply #494 on: 09 May 2014, 20:29 »
broke it,  :rolleyes: :lipsrsealed: :cry:

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Re: Old whistler, now a SMOKE generator.............
« Reply #495 on: 09 May 2014, 20:51 »
broke itself again due to being a usual vectra ,  :rolleyes: :lipsrsealed: :cry:
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Re: Old whistler, now a SMOKE generator.............
« Reply #496 on: 09 May 2014, 21:13 »
sshhhhhhhhhhhhh now barry, it gets a hard time - and 127k on its original waterpump aint bad

Shame this should be ONE PIECE



cost more than the camblet kit and w/pump  :shocked: but explains the vibration and chattering noise  :whistle:

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Re: Old whistler, now a SMOKE generator.............
« Reply #497 on: 12 June 2014, 19:50 »
well looks like i might have finally started nailing the coffin sh!t on this.

EML light on, fuel pressure rail fault.  :lipsrsealed:

if its the high pressure pump breaking down, thats game over due to it wrecking the injectors, and the faf involved cleaning the whole system out  :sick:

hey ho, it lasted well knowing the abuse its been given and lasted longer than a lot of its newer sibling Insignias we have had thru work  :shocked:

Fingers crossed a job interview goes well next week and it could be scrapped and replaced by me walking to work  :whistle:

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hope you get the new job to save you fixing that nasty thing again  :laugh: 1 less vauxhall on the roads

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even if i dont get the job it wont be fixed barry, new pump, fitting and 4 new injectors = SCRAPPED  :whistle: