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@@opelcambo2722 Haha yeah that’s the magic of video, these things usually take me ages as I don’t try and go to fast and make mistakes. I’m in Bedfordshire.

@@opelcambo2722 The nuts and studs might be made out of a copper type material so they should come undone ok hopefully. I would exercise caution you could land up giving yourself a bigger headache.

That’s so annoying when the bolts shears off, I think I have an early video showing how I resolved this, unfortunately it may be easier to take off the exhaust manifold and clamp the manifold down. So to fix this you need to centre punch the bolt and start to drill it out, start off with a small jobber drill bit and work your way up to the size of the hole but try and keep away from the threads if you can. Tip: use reverse jobber drill bits as the bolt may loosen as you relive the pressure around the threads. You may need a correct size & thread pitch tap to re tap the hole if it’s in a bad state. If you have a welder you can weld a nut to the top of the bolt the heat may help release the bolt from the manifold. I hope this helps and good luck with this! I know these can be a right pain in the backside! 🤞🤞

I just found the video, th-cam.com/video/ztt4f_ODnCM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=p4lMvjE9b2h01uGT goto around 13:40 this is where I removed my sheared bolt. It was filmed during Covid. I forgot to say I love the Vectra Bs 😁

@@Cavalier_Steve just watched it, very good video, makes me wanna try, i dont have a driveway sadly, just a path onto a main road

Thanks mate! Haha yes I think he will!

Wow what a lovely comment! Thank you very much. I had to re watch my video to see what I said😂 Good on you for considering having ago at this yourself! I advice to have at least 2 jacks like I did or alternatively what I think would be even better, is a motorcycle jack, you can support the gearbox on that as your trying to wrestle it in place, at a minimum have a second person help you at least, even if it’s some rope from the top! These are very heavy gearboxes unlike the Cavaliers from the 80s & 90s. Please let me know what you decide and how it goes should you wish to do this project! It’s a fairly easy job todo it’s just the heavy lifting that makes this job challenging! Yes it wasn’t the best time of year to do this it was cold at the time I done this around this time (mid January) but well worth doing and you can save yourself so much money just like you said. It took me 3 days that included filming the process so definitely doable in 2 days I think, Good luck with your project and I hope you enjoy the results afterwards. If you need any advice let me know and I will try and help where I can. Good luck. Cheers. Steve.

@@Cavalier_Steve Hi Steve. Yes, it is the weight that worries me. I currently have "tennis elbow" for some reason, that makes moving my right arm painful even lifting a cup of tea!. Currently good news though at the moment. I did a purge and bleed of the hydraulic line from reservoir to the bleed nipple near the internal slave cylinder. This has made the action of the pedal much better. Some air and lots of black stuff/particles came out. The black stuff I can only imagine is from one of the seals somewhere so maybe the fix is only a temporary one... maybe the new fluid will help the seals work better. If this lasts to the summer maybe I will take the job on. Without your comprehensive video, I would not even consider it. All the best Steve :)

@@kevinwatson4043 Thanks Dad!

@@JohnWD40TC02 Thanks John, all good here thanks just lacking time to do anything along with fighting the weather. Yes it wasn’t to bad of a job took longer than it seemed on the video though! Is you SLK a petrol? I know modern diesels with a DPF (Diesel particulate filter) are stainless due to the high heats involved when the DPF does a regen. I think your right the exhaust will still be there when the car would be a pile of rust 😂 Cheers mate hope you’re doing ok as well.

I recon it went quite well for you Steve, I've done some right pigs in my time in fact when I got a bit older and a bit better off I started taking my cars to an exhaust centre so much easier😅 My SLK is a petrol with a supercharger it's a pretty fast car but they don't half sting you with the car tax which I think is going up yet again, I don't want to sell it but it's getting more costly to run each year😠we are all good here mate just plodding along👌👍

@ They should be supporting us that wants to keep our car running! After all the keep banging on about the right to repair and stop throwing stuff away then they pull this stunt. It’s not right! Why should you or anyone get rid of a car they like and that’s perfectly good. I could rant about that all day I think 🤣 hope it doesn’t go up to much, I can’t imagine how much your car is on tax every month! Just a joke really and the roads are in a right shit state! Cheers mate glad everything is ok with you guys.

Yeah it's ridiculous mate they are trying to get all these old petrol (and diesel) cars off the road to make us buy EV's but they aren't as green as they say, just making the batteries makes a lot of pollution as I think they are mad in the far east then shipped all around the world then god knows what it takes to decommission them. I think my car tax was around £430 last September and I bet it will be a lot more this year, my SLK is a 2003 model so it's going to be a lot of years before it's MOT and TAX exempt😠🤬

Definitely Alan! I’ve done mine in the past the difference is the back box slips over the end of the mid section and uses a “U”bolt to clamp the 2 together you can use an exhaust paste to seal the joint up I’ve never bothered as it’s a pitta to get off again, if it does leak it would only be a weep this isn’t a real concern as it will still pass the MOT anyway maybe an advisory if the tester feels, this is a different story if it’s up near the centre section on the entry side, the exhaust would need to be sealed well as the gasses could leak into the car. Cheers mate let me know how you get on with yours.

Your welcome! I forgot to put into the video but it’s obvious is to just cut the bolts if they are too rusty to undo. Cheers.

@@Cavalier_Steve oh believe me ive had to cut plenty of bolts on this restoration that im doing haha, Cheers :)

Hi, is the shifter stuck in neutral and you are unable to put it into drive or any other gears? Sounds like it could be the shifter interlock, cable, gear shifter or linkage could be stuck or something else is wrong. Is the interlock disengaging? You could try using the emergency interlock release if this is at fault? Just a couple of ideas.

It’s not to be fair, just around sills and arches the rest is quite good really. Hope you enjoy the videos. Have a good Christmas!

Yeah I was shocked at how good spring holder on rear axle was they used to rot i miss my 1.8 cav took some abuse

@ They are good cars I think, you can’t beat the 8V engines though that’s for sure. I assume yours was the single point injection. I don’t think they done a 1.8 multipoint

@Cavalier_Steve yeah single point was good as could swap rocker box out dump a 2.0 on and cause gearbox had long legs would fly lol also could drop ecotec lumps in had few novas with 2.0 lumps wedged in badged up as 1.2 merit too

Yeah I know right 😂😂 have a good Christmas

Yeah I forgot about Holden making these cars, I know you guys had what we call the MK2 Cavalier as it’s where the estate was born. Thanks hopefully I can get it to a good standard. Cheers.

That’s a good point I bet they was rotten and wasn’t transferring the heat, good thing I changed it for a new one. Cheers.

Yep noted thanks for the feedback 👍

Thank you, nice I hope you enjoy the future stuff.

@@thelonegroover Thanks John, definitely going to need my own videos to refer back to I think at this rate 😂 cheers.

@@pbysome Yes I do talk to much, thanks for your feedback. Steve.

@Cavalier_Steve see gt1900garage. He doesn't say a word. It has to be entertaining.

Thank you ☺️

Thanks definitely the more I dig the more I find but it’s all goto come out that’s for sure. Cheers 👍

I dare not look at the other side that’s the same if not worse 😂 I will get there slowly! Just goto remember where it all goes! 😮cheers mate good to hear from you. Have a good Christmas if I don’t hear from you mate.

I'm sure you will get it done Steve but it's a slow unforgiving task, thanks Steve and a Happy Christmas to you and your family👌👍

True that! Have a lovely Christmas John to you and Sonya, and a happy new year to you both!

Thank you, the Cavalier is well know as a Vectra A in Europe and it was the Ascona before that.

Honestly I can’t remember, what I do remember is though, that I had to do of the bolts by feel as I couldn’t get the torque wench in with the socket on as it hit the inner wing.

I still have the old one in my shed (don’t ask why because I don’t either 😂) I Will have a measure up and let you know, I would like to think the CC and the saloon/estate there wouldn’t be any difference between them, but you never know. I will check when I next go out there and let you know. But please be aware what fits mine won’t necessarily fit yours. All the best with it though, should be a nice easy job for you to do. Cheers.

@@kevinwatson4043 thanks dad!

@@JohnWD40TC02 Hi John, yes it was a right pain, it was hot that day I done it and came down with a bad cold after that day. I know the B5 Passat’s had issues with there door locks, the motor wouldn’t turn and the door would stay deadlocked I was lucky a few years ago I hit the door and it was enough to unlock it, I fixed by taking the motor out and running it from a PP3 9V battery for about 5 minutes this sorted it out for many year after that. This is something I wished I had said in the video, is that if you sprayed the penetrating fluid over the lock it would have done the job I think 🤔 but I wanted to give a clearer view of what I thought was happening, oh well never mind it all came out well in the end, my dad thankfully hasn’t had any problems with the lock since then so that’s good 👍 cheers John.

Hello there, apologies for the delayed reply, I wanted to look at the wiring diagram and give you a detailed response. There are a couple of things to note about this particular circuit and that it needs the engine running and the alternator to be operating correctly to enable the rear screen heater to work (due to the high energy demand) First does the illumination part of the switch work with the rest of the dash lights this isn’t critical to the operation but does show that the switch has a good ground. As you have identified that Fuse 15 is good then we know we have a good feed (fuse 15 comes off terminal 30 which is battery positive so it’s on all the time) this feeds a time delay relay (K35) the relay will also have a terminal that is marked 30 this should have a positive supply constantly. Terminal 31 of the relay is a ground or negative battery connection so if you have a test light, connect the light to 30&31 of where the relay has come from and it should light up, if it does this proves that the relay is getting some of its power. Next check terminal 15 and 31 with your test lamp the lamp should only light when the ignition is switched on (engine doesn’t have to run for this) this is fed from a 20amp fuse, fuse 20 Terminal 5&8 are your switched outputs (this I think are ok) 5 is your mirror output and 8 is your heated screed output the indicator lamp for the switch is also fed from terminal 8 of the relay. Lastly you can do this last test by taking the switch out terminal 3 is supplied by the alternator D+ output. I could be wrong but if you put your test lamp on a positive supply of the battery it should light up when the ignition is on engine off and then go out when the engine is started and the alternator charging. I’m sorry if this is long winded but this is a summary of how the circuit works. Let me know how you get on and I will try and help more if I can. Cheers. And lastly there is a terminal marked E

The heating works! I took the center panel out. It turned out that the switch was not fully pressed.

@@shauncamilleri4795 Hi there, the fan is ECU controlled it looks at the engine temperature, the sensor is on the engine block hence why the fan is still kicking in and out. Are you getting heat from your heater inside the car?

It’s so annoying isn’t it, like me I bet your clutch & DMF didn’t need doing. Cheers.

To be honest I’m not sure 🤔 I’ve had to take mine out. Good luck with your project mate.

Hi nice car the Nissan Pulsar, mind you most of the cars from the 80s & 90s are the best in my opinion. Good for you for having ago at the welding I’m going to use tiger seal if it’s still any good. Yeah the welding is bad! I wonder if a mechanic did do it or if it was someone like me with less care it’s awful isn’t it! Good luck with your Nissan tag me in some pictures on instagram if you would like to share and if you have IG it’s the same handle as TH-cam @Cavalier_Steve All the best. Cheers. Steve.

@@Cavalier_Steve No problem Steve I’ll sort some pics out…. I do have a you tube channel but not done a video in awhile…..thought about starting one up again getting the R sorted but didn’t bother in the end😂

@@CampervanAdventures It would be good to see how you get on 😁 definitely worth doing, the support you get from others is a nice bonus as well.

@@Cavalier_Steve I’ve not bothered with my channel as it was about my campervan( to many doing that now)so thought about shifting to tinkering with the car ect

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Thank you, yeah I keep getting rained off so progress is slow at the moment 😣

Thanks for the recommendation, I will look into it, I really appreciate these comments as it helps others out as well as myself. Thank you. I think I see your original comment about the sills being very rusty inside, yes I agree with you I strongly suspect that they would be really rusty inside if I’m being honest with myself 😂 thanks again. Steve.

@@calvinparkes2031 It is possible that you have a head gasket fault, however if I was you I would flush the cooling system out with water until the water runs clear and then refill with coolant and see what happens. You can buy a head gasket leak detector that uses a chemical, I think it detects any CO2 gases in the coolant system. Good luck and let me know how you get on. Steve.

@@ammo1g Thank you very much, yeah these were MOT style repairs, it was an elderly couple that owned the car before me. Yep definitely plenty of the Upol stuff going to go on 👍 lots of work but good progress to bring it back up to scratch. Thanks again. Steve.

@@Cavalier_Steve no probs Steve, I subscribed looking forward to seeing it finished, had loads of cavs over the years Great car back in day, take lots of measurements and measure again, gud luck man. 👍

@@ammo1g Thank you very much 👍👍

@@jaggass Thanks and yes your right poor repairs only last a short period of time. I hope I can do better and make the car last a good few years, It won’t be perfect but I would definitely do my best 😃 cheers.

@@Cavalier_Steve But you've got the inner arch and other bits you need and once welded and stonechipped it'll look great

@@jaggass Thank you ☺️

@@thelonegroover Thanks John, yeah I’m hopeless at getting the bits to fit right or cut out the right amount. Yes the inner arches are harder to get but saves so much hassle! The MK2 Cavaliers are even harder to get! Took me some time to find even a pattern part! Cheers John. Steve.

@@x_x_x_x_x Thanks Alan, it’s slow going but getting there mate 😁

Hi John, thank you, I intend to put more into this video but I didn’t realise how much usable footage I had (AKA me talking to much 😅) yes it is frustrating especially when you cut to much of the existing panel out along with making it up as I go along and unsure if my plan is the right way to go about it, but that’s what my channel is all about. Thank you for the Cuppa John, I’m sorry that you had troubles with the payment but I really appreciate the gesture, I have checked my account to make sure that there wasn’t 4 payments in there, I would hate to think that there was 4 unintentional payments that went through, it happened to me once a long time ago paying for a plain ticket’s 😬 I think the systems are a lot better now. There is a super thanks or something like that I have enabled on TH-cam, now that I’m a super star 🤣🤣 I will look into the PayPal thing and see what they can offer. Thanks again John, you’ve made my day with your gesture 🍻

Hi, I’m not familiar with this engine, but I think your right in that it will be a very similar job to mine, there will be different components that you have to move out of the way to gain access to bolts and things all being well it should be fairly simple to see what needs to be removed in order to get to things. Good luck with the job though, and let me know how you get on. All the best. Steve.

Thank you, I love the Vectra B and obviously the Vectra A what generation Vectra do you have? If you don’t mind me asking.

Hi John, I always enjoy reading long comments, trouble is I forget most of what I need to reply. Most modern cars have gone back to being a cartridge style oil filter, they was like this on much older cars before. Again most modern cars to take a thin oil they say it’s that they are much more advanced and have the ability to stay in between the gaps where oil is supposed to be. Again it’s for less drag on the engine so these will be more efficient as well, not to mention the oil ways can be so small now that a thicker oil can actually cause more problems, I always say go with the manufacturer’s recommendations, some manufacturers specify a thicker grade oil for hotter/colder climates, I’m not sure if this is still a thing or not though nowadays. Hmm I’m not sure what a ricer is myself other than it was boy racers that was in a Honda civic I presume much lower power than what’s perceives (if that make sense) for example making a standard SE model look like a type R but having the original 1400cc engine. I’m lucky and this Honda and my MK3 cavalier doesn’t have a filter just the magnet on the drain plug, but yes your right most gearboxes you have to take off the sump to get to the filter, they are the easy ones as some can be buried in the gearbox 😬 Anyway I hope I have remembered everything, so enjoy my silly long reply 🤣 Cheers John good to hear from you. Steve.

Hi Alan, if I can get underneath without jacking the car up then I will do, it’s being lazy and also it’s nice and level to get all the oil out and put the right amount in as well. Plus ramps catches the bumper on this and most cars so I rarely use them. Cheers.

Oh wow very nicely done 👍 sounds like you done an amazing job there. Cheers. Steve.

Hi, yes they should clear once you’ve driven down the road a bit once the problem has resolved, the code will still be stored in the system but this will have no effect on the drivability, just something to be aware of if you ever need the car scanned for whatever reason. All the best with it. Steve.

Thank you Pete, tell me about it, mine has always been reliable up until this point, at least I was still able to use the car though, and it was cheap easy fix. Cheers. Steve.

Hi Paul, oh no! I’m sorry to hear of your break down! Did the engine overheat or just lost power? Hopefully you will be up to scratch again and hopefully with restored power as well, sounds quite the ordeal having to shutdown the A1. Thanks Paul will you have ago at this yourself? You do save a lot of money doing this. Keep me posted on how your Cavalier is doing. Cheers Paul. Steve.

@Cavalier_Steve Hi Steve, once I split the engine I found the head slightly warped and oil tracking into cylinders. The fan switch failed in traffic earlier in year and it got hot. I think it started from there. It'll all be good though soon, like new I hope👍 I'm not sure Liz would let me tackle the vw belt, we rely on that car so heavily we can't afford for me to chip away at long jobs. If it was a second car, I'd be well up for it. I'll keep you posted on the Cav front 👍

@@jaywhitney789 Hi Jay, thank you very much, I hope your wheel bearing goes ok for you, I've not had to do mine yet, so no video sadly. If you would like a challenge, then try a timing belt replacement, I have recently done this on mine and recorded a video that I uploaded a couple of weeks ago, and is't to bad of a job as long as you take it slowly, and you will save yourself a considerable amount of money as well to boot. All the best cheers. Steve.

@Cavalier_Steve Hopefully so, and thank you