I will be checking that James, the main problem is the lack of performance possibly due to fuel starvation so i'll be changing the fuel filter as well.
Great work Martin as always, as well as the MAF sensor I would also look at suspect coil packs on the plugs. I had that exact problem with an Astra, rough idle and lack of power. Replaced them and the plugs cured it. Looking forward to the next one.
Watched from start to finish you give a clear and easy to follow explanation of each part Martin and how to complete the job this is an excellent video. It's amazing how many people don't change the tensioners guides and water pump and wonder why in two months time the bearings have gone or the water pump has fell to pieces. I gather them bearings are self adjusting over time with the levers on were you can select new belt or used. Great video.
I treated myself to a mains powered impact a few years back, only about £60. Certainly a game changer, it loosened the bottom pulley bolt on my Volvo D5 in seconds and those things are on tight!
Great video - I'm doing the same job on my Zafira. You were very lucky getting the tensioner bolt off so easy. Mine was on so tight that I ended up having to drill the top of the bolt off. Took hours. And the third bolt on my water pump must have been hammered into a torx shape rather than a hex H5 like the other two. I had to use a T30 to get it off. They really should supply three new bolts with the water pump.
I own a 2004 Opel Astra G diesel, Y20DTH engine, 2.0 DTI. The setup looks similar to yours and I have to replace the water pump. Your video looks very easy to follow. I will try it myself :)
Hi and thanks for your video. They are always very informative . It's good that you don't cut out the dramas. Well done and keep up with the great work.
Very helpful, thank you. Im just about to buy an almost identical Astra for the summer and figured it will come with some deferred maintenance that I will need to do.
great stuff martin! I done a timing belt before on a Kseries engine, I bought the wrong locking kit for the fly wheel, ( i never knew until the bottom moved!) bought the correct tool and all was good, I got my dad to help with the belt, its a job that needs more that pair of hands as you say.
I brought a astra twintop yesterday, 2008 1.6 61k miles full service history. £800, owner said the roof was faulty. Took me about 2 hours to fix it and now the roof works. It's in immaculate condition. I need to change timing belt and water pump because I don't think its ever been changed.
Great video, i have a 98 Astra G 1.4 for 14 years, have done 3 timing belt changes never used locking tool, but the last couple months seems to be no end of problems, latest is i think i have a leaking water pump, shame because timing belt not due for another 2 years. would like to keep it on the road but as i say last 2 months have been very trying.
Balls off steel Martin doing it with no locking tool. IM a trained vauxhall mechanic seen people do that and bend a valve when it flicks round. You must have more jam than hartleys my son. IF you get a fault code for cam shaft sensor in the near future . recheck cam belt tension . this sum times happens. great video.
Mine is Australian Holden Astra made by opel obviously last of the Astra G 8/2005 it has done 295,000 kms & it runs good.. Do regular services on any car & they will normally last much longer than expected.
“I haven’t got three hands you see “ ...... pure gold Martin 🤣🤣🤣 lost half a cup of tea on that one 😂😂 You’ll maybe need to get another motor to flip now seeing as Mrs B has claimed that one 😁
That locking kit is for the XER engine you have the XE engine also throttle body gets clogged up including a 1mm bore best off removing cleaning and refitting.
i have the same model as this,,i attempted to do the timing belt and water pump today but ran out of daylight hours,i managed to get the three water pump bolts out which were very tight but the pump wont come out! it seems to rusted into the housing,i tried jarring it and leavering it but to no avail,think i may have to try a blow torch and some sort of extractor to pull on it! the bearings are totally shot i can move the pump wheel side to side a lot! no wonder water has been pouring from it each time i start up!
I've never aligned the cams and bottom crank like that I usually put the wheel back on jack up the passenger side and put it in fourth and spin it. I'm gonna star using this method
Great clear video work and a good job done. I don't think it needed doing, it all looked relatively new. I would get my money back on the cam locking kit.
Evening Martin Great video and you always show it clearly and step by step, when doing work on cars . I think if that was me I would of seen it was a new belt and just taken the new one back for a refund, but of course it wouldn’t of been a option for you as you wanted to make a video on it. That engine is really quite lovely motor
Just to say if you had undone the torx bolt in the centre of the plastic bracket that holds air box in place it would of stayed attached to the air box when you removed it rather than pulling it out the rubbers and breaking the plastic lug off. And the timing tool didn’t fit because it’s for later type engines. The one you needed is metal not plastic and it has slit in it to fit over webbing in between cam sprockets. 👍🏻
Its was lovely watching this video Martin. But if only I lived next door to you. I could of came round and watch you better. And made you a cuppa, if sharon was out. Just being friendly. Love watching your videos . I'm on my mrk 6 transit van rust, lol. Welding the inner wings etc. Bless Tim...
Those cam lock kits are designed for all the models Z18XE and the later XER And XE1 engines. It's like a universal kit. Some of the tools don't fit some of the engines.
Cracking video Martin thank you, couldn't hear the issue much re the engine but what I did, idle air control valve? And just read others yes the maf maybe
We used to have an 04 plate one of those. Nice rust free car and sad to see it go when we sold it. The new owners ran it into the ground within 2 years.
eco tec engine are renowned for the idle to be lumpy i had a 2ltr vauxhell omega that would not idle properly you need to clean the idle control valve it gets a lot of soot build up on it. I think their is an upgraded part for it now. Also that subframe is looking a little rusty
Hi Martin.I have no experience whatsoever with engine maintenance and I am really amazed at my interest in watching this video. Can I ask where you got your knowledge from concerning engine's.
If you've got a OBD2 reader which is capable of live data you want to look at the MAF sensor while idling. It should read 1.8 g/s (Grams per second) it can be a tad over but not by much and not under. Check the long term and short term fuel trims aswell +/- as this will let you know whether it is under or over fueling to give you some direction as to what is causing issue.
i had a 1.8 ecotec zafira that had a poor performance turned out to be the throttle body was all gunked up with carbon and there is a tiny breather hole inside the throttle body that i cleaned out with some thin wire and it ran perfect after that hope this helps
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but If you've got a mo', can u explain how to do that? Do you cable them before backing off the tensioner, or after? Belt has to be off I guess? Cheers. Great video Martin.
@@dg1294 hello David before you remove the belt get the timing marks aligned and the get a large cable tie and wrap it around the 2 camshaft sprockets where they meet-up closest to each other, I hope this helps and makes sense. All the best. Steve.
Great video just know the time belt tensioner needs to tensioned anti clockwise if not you normally hear a nocking noise from the indicator hitting the stopper not to far down the road the belt will fail maybe and good bye motor
Would i be wrong in saying that i get the distinct impression this motor is the same as my wife's 2006 Holden Viva 1.8 here in Australia? Very little info on the Viva sadly!
you took a chance mate no locks on the timing well done ive chanced things myself lol but please take the plugs out makes things so much easier and no back pressure you could have done it yourself
My vectra has an issue where if i floor it in 4th or 5th it seems to have a hiccup, could that be timing related? It idles fine and is pretty smooth apart from that
@@retrorestore i've had my scanner on it and all that it brings up is thermostat heater control curcuit open which i'm already aware of, i will whip out the spark plugs and have a look and possibly replace, if that doesn't fix it i'll then look at coil pack
Even the fuel pump on the way out. That coil packs to spark plugs to spark plug wires. Best thing you try is to pull a lead off see if the engine rpms changes. Then run a octane fuel cleaner dirty injector spay pattern. Make sure the tank is full/ certain brands mix better with full tank. Then after you’ve covered everything go drive it till it gets up to temp run some hard acceleration sometimes it’s bad gas ⛽️ to low octane fuel sometimes they want mid to premium till it’s cleaned up. Then look at the intake and exhaust valves being fouled with carbon. What happens is their not getting a clean burn.
Nah you would be ok 👍🏻 remember the important part of the job is after installing and tensioning the new belt is to turn the crank a full revolution twice you would be able to feel anything untoward without any damage and check that all your timing mark lineup ok, the worst that can happen is if they don’t then just take the belt off and do it again until they do. Go for it, it’s a great sense of achievement. All the best. Steve.
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As always Martin a pleasure to be in your company. You are competent in your work sir and another interesting VLOG.
Thank you kindly
I would put my money on that idle problem being a MAF sensor, mine had a similar issue and turned out to be the MAF. Good video Martin
I will be checking that James, the main problem is the lack of performance possibly due to fuel starvation so i'll be changing the fuel filter as well.
Run it unplug the maf see if there's any change
Great work Martin as always, as well as the MAF sensor I would also look at suspect coil packs on the plugs. I had that exact problem with an Astra, rough idle and lack of power. Replaced them and the plugs cured it. Looking forward to the next one.
@@chrisross-smith4358 Thanks bud.
Watched from start to finish you give a clear and easy to follow explanation of each part Martin and how to complete the job this is an excellent video. It's amazing how many people don't change the tensioners guides and water pump and wonder why in two months time the bearings have gone or the water pump has fell to pieces. I gather them bearings are self adjusting over time with the levers on were you can select new belt or used. Great video.
I treated myself to a mains powered impact a few years back, only about £60. Certainly a game changer, it loosened the bottom pulley bolt on my Volvo D5 in seconds and those things are on tight!
Great video - I'm doing the same job on my Zafira.
You were very lucky getting the tensioner bolt off so easy. Mine was on so tight that I ended up having to drill the top of the bolt off. Took hours.
And the third bolt on my water pump must have been hammered into a torx shape rather than a hex H5 like the other two. I had to use a T30 to get it off.
They really should supply three new bolts with the water pump.
I own a 2004 Opel Astra G diesel, Y20DTH engine, 2.0 DTI. The setup looks similar to yours and I have to replace the water pump. Your video looks very easy to follow. I will try it myself :)
Excellent clear explanation and good clear image of parts and markings to take note of. Thanks for your time in making this video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Your a hell of a good mechanic martin well done
Just a DIY'er Gordon.
@@retrorestore Much more than that Martin.
Oh my god...man you're such a life saver! So glad that i found your video. Other videos i've seen don't really go in such detail as you do. THANK YOU!
Great guide Martin.
Everybody needs a Gary when they are working on the car. 👍
I'm English too but over in the U.S., one word, you people are a hoot!
Hi and thanks for your video. They are always very informative . It's good that you don't cut out the dramas. Well done and keep up with the great work.
Glad you like them!
I liked the way you wrapped a cloth around the breaker bar shows you're experience to foresee it possibly slipping off and scratching the wing
craftsman, love how you fix everything 👍
Thanks 👍
Nice job Martin
I'm a Ford man, but I enjoyed your work on the Vauxhall though, thank you.
Glad you liked it!
I know somebody has already mentioned it but I’d defo give that subframe a look at ...again great put together video martin
Its all in hand Andrew.
Very helpful, thank you. Im just about to buy an almost identical Astra for the summer and figured it will come with some deferred maintenance that I will need to do.
great stuff martin! I done a timing belt before on a Kseries engine, I bought the wrong locking kit for the fly wheel, ( i never knew until the bottom moved!) bought the correct tool and all was good, I got my dad to help with the belt, its a job that needs more that pair of hands as you say.
Thank you very much for the video Martin, I have a Zafira with the same engine that needs a new belt as well and now I know how to do it properly!
Glad it helped
Get a steel camshaft locking tool 👍
@@martincraig1974 I have one already for these type of engines 😁
I brought a astra twintop yesterday, 2008 1.6 61k miles full service history. £800, owner said the roof was faulty. Took me about 2 hours to fix it and now the roof works. It's in immaculate condition. I need to change timing belt and water pump because I don't think its ever been changed.
Great video, i have a 98 Astra G 1.4 for 14 years, have done 3 timing belt changes never used locking tool, but the last couple months seems to be no end of problems, latest is i think i have a leaking water pump, shame because timing belt not due for another 2 years. would like to keep it on the road but as i say last 2 months have been very trying.
Fantastic info which should help many people who give this job a go. Great vid
Very detailed and well explained ‘How to’ video 😎👍
Thanks 👍
Excellent work as always and thanks for sharing this with us take care
Balls off steel Martin doing it with no locking tool. IM a trained vauxhall mechanic seen people do that and bend a valve when it flicks round. You must have more jam than hartleys my son. IF you get a fault code for cam shaft sensor in the near future . recheck cam belt tension . this sum times happens. great video.
I think that's a future classic not st pedigree but price will rise 😉 you wont loose a penny on that ! Great content 👌
Very true!
Great video a thourgh step by step guide very professional too.
Looking forward to the rest of the journey with this car.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice job Martin I always enjoy watching your videos videos I am from South Africa
I replaced timing belt & water pump 12 months ago on this same model car. I just Cut a triangle piece of metal & wedged & locked the cam shaft.
Mine is Australian Holden Astra made by opel obviously last of the Astra G 8/2005 it has done 295,000 kms & it runs good.. Do regular services on any car & they will normally last much longer than expected.
“I haven’t got three hands you see “ ...... pure gold Martin 🤣🤣🤣 lost half a cup of tea on that one 😂😂 You’ll maybe need to get another motor to flip now seeing as Mrs B has claimed that one 😁
I will be after this one is sorted Tom.
That locking kit is for the XER engine you have the XE engine also throttle body gets clogged up including a 1mm bore best off removing cleaning and refitting.
Thanks for the info!
Good job on the Cambelt Martin 👍
Thanks Jamie👍
Great instructional video Martin...well done.
Glad you enjoyed it
i have the same model as this,,i attempted to do the timing belt and water pump today but ran out of daylight hours,i managed to get the three water pump bolts out which were very tight but the pump wont come out! it seems to rusted into the housing,i tried jarring it and leavering it but to no avail,think i may have to try a blow torch and some sort of extractor to pull on it! the bearings are totally shot i can move the pump wheel side to side a lot! no wonder water has been pouring from it each time i start up!
I've never aligned the cams and bottom crank like that I usually put the wheel back on jack up the passenger side and put it in fourth and spin it. I'm gonna star using this method
Great clear video work and a good job done. I don't think it needed doing, it all looked relatively new.
I would get my money back on the cam locking kit.
Evening Martin
Great video and you always show it clearly and step by step, when doing work on cars . I think if that was me I would of seen it was a new belt and just taken the new one back for a refund, but of course it wouldn’t of been a option for you as you wanted to make a video on it. That engine is really quite lovely motor
Glad you enjoyed it Phil and as we were keeping it, It wasn't a problem
Just to say if you had undone the torx bolt in the centre of the plastic bracket that holds air box in place it would of stayed attached to the air box when you removed it rather than pulling it out the rubbers and breaking the plastic lug off. And the timing tool didn’t fit because it’s for later type engines. The one you needed is metal not plastic and it has slit in it to fit over webbing in between cam sprockets. 👍🏻
Yes I know now it's the wrong one but the listing said it was the right one when given my registration number.
Turn the timing tool around the gaps between the two long red bits will go either side of the ridge in your timing cover pretty sure
Great job Martin, I can never understand why car manufacturers went from timing chains to rubber belts .
it was to make quieter engines
Its was lovely watching this video Martin.
But if only I lived next door to you. I could of came round and watch you better.
And made you a cuppa, if sharon was out. Just being friendly. Love watching your videos . I'm on my mrk 6 transit van rust, lol.
Welding the inner wings etc. Bless Tim...
Good luck with the welding Tim.
Martino love video you show how anyone could do this job their selves and save a fortune on garage cost
Phil in stoke
Cheap timing locking kit unfortunately poorly made, but informative video for those that don’t know. Keep up the good work 🇬🇧👍
Its not a cheapo its for the 1.8 with variable valve timing that's why it didn't fit
@@kellytaylor3134 👍
Thanks Martin Enjoyed this vid ( Im no mechanic )
Nor am I Tim lol
Fantastic video..Very informative percise and a joy to watch
Many thanks!
Thanks bud just seen the video I need to do this to my one at the weekend thanks 😊
Great work Martin. You look look done in. Fair play old Freddie Parrot helped out.
About time Pete lol
@@retrorestore He is the man Mr Project man . But he is a good lad.
Good video done my zaf z18xe timing belt kit an water pump an aux belt watching this as an aid thanks runs well nw
Nice job!
Great work Martin.
Many thanks
@retro restore Hi Martin another one bud I like these type of videos I was there with you willing that crankshaft bolt to come undone lol 👍
Thanks 👍
Those cam lock kits are designed for all the models Z18XE and the later XER And XE1 engines. It's like a universal kit. Some of the tools don't fit some of the engines.
Very good content more of the same please 👍🏻 really enjoyed watching
Glad you enjoyed it
Good job mate, great engines they are.
Yes they are
Fantastic job Martin as always it turns out that its good to have gary around after all lol👍👍👍👍
He does have some uses Alan lol
Cracking video Martin thank you, couldn't hear the issue much re the engine but what I did, idle air control valve? And just read others yes the maf maybe
We used to have an 04 plate one of those. Nice rust free car and sad to see it go when we sold it. The new owners ran it into the ground within 2 years.
Great tutorial video Martin. 👍
Thanks 👍
eco tec engine are renowned for the idle to be lumpy i had a 2ltr vauxhell omega that would not idle properly you need to clean the idle control valve it gets a lot of soot build up on it. I think their is an upgraded part for it now. Also that subframe is looking a little rusty
i'll be checking all that in due course.
Get some gas struts on that bonnet, savage garage retrofitted to his mondeo, nice upgrade
Yes, looks a good upgrade.
Hi Martin.I have no experience whatsoever with engine maintenance and I am really amazed at my interest in watching this video. Can I ask where you got your knowledge from concerning engine's.
Self taught Alun.
Really good close up video Martin going to be smart when you done with it
Thanks Nev
Another good job Martin.
Turn the tensioner anti-clockwise on these to apply the tension
eyup mate, would be great if you can show us how to service the vehicle? Need to do my vauxhall Combo and keen to have a go myself!
I've already done that. Look in my Astra g playlist.
great as usual marty thankyou bud
Glad you enjoyed it
If you've got a OBD2 reader which is capable of live data you want to look at the MAF sensor while idling. It should read 1.8 g/s (Grams per second) it can be a tad over but not by much and not under.
Check the long term and short term fuel trims aswell +/- as this will let you know whether it is under or over fueling to give you some direction as to what is causing issue.
Yes bud, i'll be plugging in my OBD2 reader in an up and coming video.
i had a 1.8 ecotec zafira that had a poor performance turned out to be the throttle body was all gunked up with carbon and there is a tiny breather hole inside the throttle body that i cleaned out with some thin wire and it ran perfect after that hope this helps
How annoying about that cam kit to keep the timing marks, makes absolutely no sense,, you did a great job on this video Martin
Thanks Steve.
Great video Martin and good advice on changing the cam belt it’s false economy not to
Thanks William.👍
Just cable tie the camshaft sockets together before removing the belt done that way for years
It saves paying for hundreds of different tools which you may only use occasionally 40 years Ford mechanic
That's a good tip, thanks.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but If you've got a mo', can u explain how to do that? Do you cable them before backing off the tensioner, or after? Belt has to be off I guess? Cheers. Great video Martin.
@@dg1294 hello David before you remove the belt get the timing marks aligned and the get a large cable tie and wrap it around the 2 camshaft sprockets where they meet-up closest to each other, I hope this helps and makes sense. All the best. Steve.
I hope she enjoys it! I’ve got a coupe and a cabbie
Great video just know the time belt tensioner needs to tensioned anti clockwise if not you normally hear a nocking noise from the indicator hitting the stopper not to far down the road the belt will fail maybe and good bye motor
Would i be wrong in saying that i get the distinct impression this motor is the same as my wife's 2006 Holden Viva 1.8 here in Australia? Very little info on the Viva sadly!
you took a chance mate no locks on the timing well done ive chanced things myself lol but please take the plugs out makes things so much easier and no back pressure you could have done it yourself
It was ok Robert. I've never taken the plugs out to turn the engine over
Nice, very thorough...👍.
Well done Martin 👌
Would the pulley behave the same on a Automatic in park ?
Martin take the wheeler dealer slot on tv mate you do a great job on the vehicles
iIm just a diy'er Paul lol
@@retrorestore lol you call what you do diy lol above and beyond mr butler 😂
Hi how much should I pay for a Cambelt change? My 2002 astra 1.6 LS needs a change
10:00
I have the same car but semi automatic transmission
What should I do to block it ?
It goes only in first gear
Thank you
My vectra has an issue where if i floor it in 4th or 5th it seems to have a hiccup, could that be timing related? It idles fine and is pretty smooth apart from that
Could be spark plug breaking down or coil pack under load. An obd2 reader might pull up the fault.
@@retrorestore i've had my scanner on it and all that it brings up is thermostat heater control curcuit open which i'm already aware of, i will whip out the spark plugs and have a look and possibly replace, if that doesn't fix it i'll then look at coil pack
thought you had a clarke impact wrench martin, excellent job fella,
It wasn't man enough Andrew.
Nice job 👍👍
Thanks 👍
Even the fuel pump on the way out. That coil packs to spark plugs to spark plug wires. Best thing you try is to pull a lead off see if the engine rpms changes. Then run a octane fuel cleaner dirty injector spay pattern. Make sure the tank is full/ certain brands mix better with full tank. Then after you’ve covered everything go drive it till it gets up to temp run some hard acceleration sometimes it’s bad gas ⛽️ to low octane fuel sometimes they want mid to premium till it’s cleaned up. Then look at the intake and exhaust valves being fouled with carbon. What happens is their not getting a clean burn.
It could be many things but I like to see what codes are being thrown up first and take it from there.
Looking at the general condition under there ... I’m thinking this has been run a while without an engine under tray
Yes, there was not one fitted. I've repainted the subframe now.
Great work there we go
Great job with the spanners but the video editing was more impressive.
Thanks 👍
Top job 👏
Thanks ✌
Great job must off been difficult filming this one 👍
It was but I think I got it all in.
What about that crankshaft pulley bolt? How did you put that back on? Torque specs? I think most TH-camrs have been avoiding to that one 😂
Can't remember, sorry.
Hi I have Citroen Berlingo van and it have oil pressure fault the oil flutter was changed oil pressure switch was changed still doing it
thanks for the great video, lots of detail, fab
Glad you enjoyed it
You will have to give that sub frame a little love before it rots out.
Its all in hand Terry.
Great video as always always well explained and filmed. I'm sure ya bought an impact gun from machine mart a while back mate?
It was not man enough for this job James.
Laughing, you said you'd use the gloves and then didn't at first. Good work.
I like the way you describe the process...great... BTW what site did you go to to obtain the gates cam/water pump kit
I got it from my local motor factor's called Linco
Even though I did do a timing belt change before, I am not comfortable doing one.Too afraid Lol !!
Nah you would be ok 👍🏻 remember the important part of the job is after installing and tensioning the new belt is to turn the crank a full revolution twice you would be able to feel anything untoward without any damage and check that all your timing mark lineup ok, the worst that can happen is if they don’t then just take the belt off and do it again until they do. Go for it, it’s a great sense of achievement. All the best. Steve.
The EGR valve could be coked up as well.
The locking tool I have is a one piece casting, it’s got a slot in the back