As I found to my cost 6-8000 mile oil changes are a must on these engines, otherwise timing chain will wear out prematurely. Ignore the long drain interval rubbish. My Astra 1.6cdti's timing chain had to be done a few miles short of 80,000. Noticed that in it's service history oil changes were done at 20,000 miles before I bought it. Chain replacement was £1245.00 - 9 months after buying. Now gets oil & filter changed every 6-8000. So far, so good. Now at 116,000 and counting. Oil is cheaper than metal..Great video Baz..but oh the pain of this one..!!
Don't feel disheartened, you did a top notch job👍 . I bet most wouldn't had even checked the bores. At least the customer has all the information now moving forward.
Changed my 2009 Insignia timing belt easy as winking. Every time I think about getting a newer insignia, I see a vid like this and puts me right off. I'll never criticise my 2009 again. No way I'm touching the newer ones now, a lot less reliable. Rather ditch that car than fix it
actually im very satisfied with my car Opel Astra with the same 1.6 cdti engine. i drive 100km every day for round trip to work and ive done 220k km so far and the economy is a blast, averaging around 4.5L/km ... but im dreading when the time comes for this chain change, massive job indeed. wish i was closer to UK, i would have drive to Baz and i would have know its in expert hands
@@erolserif5357 from what I read and my own experience, you've done really well at 220k km. Mine started to rattle badly at 85k miles and when taken apart at 115 k miles one of the chain guides was eaten away to the point the metal backing was almost ripped in two.......
I feel for you ! You certainly take pride in your work and i understand where your coming from,after doing a cracking job on the timing chain and rebuild only to find out it has a cracked piston, but thats not a reflection on your work ! You're an excellent mechanic 👍
🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢 box of matches that car needs Amazing job Baz as always..massive pleasure to watch as always. Just think you just rebuilt a car in two days. Amazing job!
I really feel for you Baz after all the hardwork you put in!!! You're a very talented technician who takes on any job, no matter how difficult!! I have total respect for you!!
That's a top tip Baz , bleed the clutch as soon as you put the box on, there's nothing worse than seeing a pool of fluid under the car from a faulty csc!
I wouldn't even attempt a job like that Baz, so fair play.........it's soul-destroying when it bites back but you'll soon forget about it and move on to the next job.
Great video as always Baz. My only suggestion would be to get a bracket to hold your injectors upright once removed as occasionally they can airlock when put on their side and need to be rebuilt. This might not happen with these particular injectors however I made a habit of it regardless. Please keep the videos coming, it's nice to have a reference for those tricky jobs on a long Friday 😂 👍
Absolutely total respect for you Baz. You are incredible conscientious, methodical and meticulous .. and more importantly calm 😂.. honestly feel for you with this job. At least customer appreciates your dedicated work, and can watch video just to get confirmation 😁👍
Honestly mate the amount of times iv had stuff like this happen and im sure you are the same it does stress you out so much, but the fact you hve the patience to record is fantastic, these type of jobs are honestly sent to test us man
I have the same engine in my 2015 Astra I thought when I bought it great a timing chain and not a belt but when I found out some engineers thought it was a good idea to put at the rear of the engine I wish it had a belt instead but not a wet one Dow
Astra 1.4 turbo petrol has the chain on the other side so it's easy to get to, not much difference in MPG either obviously the diesel is better but not much in it so for reliability I'd go for the petrol and it's got 150bhp
@bubonicspearman8758 my 1.6 diesel engine produces 110 hp but has lost of torque i have driven petrol engine cars but they feel if they are reving to much my engine is also very quiet it averages 62 mpg
God I'm terrified watching these videos for you Baz changing the chain on these 1.6CDTI. Here in Ireland I have the Opel version of the Insignia and with 249km or 154 miles thankfully it hasn't yet had the dreaded rattle. I guess the one thing that has worked in my favour it's only ever been main dealer and after 100km I have it seviced every 15k or 8k miles. Fingers crossed or you might yet be seeing me for one of these chains as your work fills me with so much confidence a trip across the Irish sea would be very welcome.
Nasty surprise at the end ! i wonder if it's not easy to remove all the engine and gear box out ? seeing this i just love the rubber timing belts ! not the oil wet ones ! this timing chains was supposed to last forever ... greatings from Portugal , keep the good job !
I don't understand why a lot of car manufacturers put the timing chain at the rear of the engine requiring gearbox removal to replace? Why not fit it at the front of the engine like the good old days! I must be missing something?
Is there an other dump ass manufacturer have the same setup as this,I'd like the people that designed this engine to do what baz did and then give them a good kick
Probably hoping that if they make the job a big enough pain the arse, most decent independent garages won't want to do them, forcing customers to go and pay the stealers to get the job done #ExtraRevenueStream!
Christ Baz, what a bloody faff of a job and a gutting result at the end. You put your heart and soul into it. Ah well. You did what you could. Maybe it’ll last 1000 miles, maybe another 50,000.
It’s no wonder car repair bills can be so high nowadays when engine designs are so complicated, especially diesels with all their extra emissions reducing components, & in particular this Vauxhall unit with it’s rear mounted timing chain. All credit to Baz for his amazing patience & perseverance!
Soul destroying going through all that work to discover that faulty piston. @ 162,000 miles I'm surprised the taxi driver owner didn't just replace the engine.
Who designs these cars? To have to drop a subframe to change a timing chain seems absolute madness. Remember the good old days with cars like the mk3 Cavalier? You could do a clutch on one of them without even taking the gearbox out!
Please don’t get disheartened Baz. You do awesome work and you did what the customer asked for in fact you went above and beyond by identifying the cracked piston. A quick question. Could running of the vehicle with the slack timing chain caused the damage to the pistons?
Modern cars are horrendous to repair, I mean, engine out to replace a starter motor on a disco ffs. Well done Baz, a cracking job as usual. But next time I bet you use the borascope before you start a job like that, and maybe save yourself some grief.
Only a couple more years, and it won't be worth doing this job It's such a shame Baz has put so much effort into this vaxuhall well done keep up the good work
Well done Baz you,ve done your bit and all is good.Its a good job you checked with the scope because in a way you just covered your ass in case he tried to blame you in the future.
Bazarooney, a hard lesson learned (we learn something new every day). I have no idea about the car's value, but with hindsight, was this a write-off? Moving on will you be telling the customers we have to remove the injectors to inspect the pistons before we can give you a realistic quote for replacing the timing chain and, clutch assembly?
Yes great video that is one hell of a job and nicely done ✔️ piston well nothing you can do about that at that point . Can I ask what bor scope was that .
Oh my god I nearly got one of those for my taxi job, glad I didn't I went for a Citroen C5 instead it has a timing belt that's changed every 150,000 Kms it's done at 145,000 to include idling which I try to minimise and takes just over an hour to do it's at 450,000km now with no trouble.that taxi was probably left idling between fares using cheap oil and stretching the service intervals for the chain to fail at that milage.
Very disheartening when you get that far into the job, taking care and doing the best of your ability, to then feel like it was all for nothing because it's knackered.. Been there. At least you've got it all documented and did it properly through out.
Christ rather you than me mate top notch job mate. My son's got the exact car same engine. Is there a specific millage the chain needs to be changed Baz?
Ive just done this job, took me maybe 35 hours(!). Replaced the clutch and flywheel too as insurance. Now no matter what i do i cant get the clutch to fully release. No amount of reverse bleeding etc can get the pedal right. Back out again....has cost me over £1k in parts.
I did the brakes and a service on one the other day....The owner had the chain + Clutch+ flywheel done elsewhere last year.... it cost him approx £2300 in total.
@@mozzer999is the clutch disc is in the correct way although usually that’d cause the opposite to happen but worth a check and just another thing to try leave the bleed nipple open for 30-45mins and just leave it drip away to its self and once your getting a steady flow shut it and see what it feels like
But Baz you know for next time before you do the do injectors out and inspect the bores you’ve done a great job a very difficult job so don’t be down great vids good crack top lad 👍🇬🇧
Vauxhall lost their way after the MK3 Cavalier, then it all went to s*** Overfuelling injectors has killed the pistons. No doubt some poor bugger will buy it.
Airport Company local to me uses E Class Mercs nothing unusual to get one with 500k + on it still running well, The Maintenance they do is Absolutely On the Ball Though.
I'm not as clued up when it comes to cars, but can't those pistons just be replaced with new ones, how big a job would that be and how much would it cost ? And if you left it and did nothing how much more could you get out of that engine till it completely died, maybe about 30k miles if lucky ?
Gotta think it came in for you to do the timing chain. Not a diagnosis on the overall health of the engine. You weren't to know. With the cost of parts and your labour to do that. An insignia with that mileage I was just wondering was it even worth it!? Big job that like.
@@bazmeredith have you got a link bud would help a guy in the trade out massively, I had a nightmare similar to what you’ve had before, rocker arm needle bearing dropped down cylinder luckily I fished it out with a small magnet
Crap design , simplex chain, brittle plastic guides have had them fail in as little as 70,000 miles. This must have been found in extensive and rigorous manufacturers testing and development,. Just happens to fail outside warranty. Old BM's and Mercs had duplex chains , along with thicker mineral oil that lasted the life of the car. Old Montego's had non interference engines with belts , Mazda used to have non interference engines...wet belts are a disaster.... Chains have now become a service item and are fitted in area that requires complex disassembly , and whilst you're in there a clutch and dual mass flywheel ? The cost of parts and labour exceeds the value of the vehicle when done. I'm glad I am retiring soon .
you can tell the insignia b is more peugeot then vauxhall... i have a insignia a biturbo and to me when i get under the bonnet still feels gm like despite having a fiat engine, saying that ive not had many issues... this looks more like my dads peugeot 3008...
@@khalidacosta7133 the engine might be gm... but the rest doesnt feel like the mk1 insignia... looking at that expansion tank... it doesnt look very gm of later years most of them were more square... the dv6 in my dads 3008 seems ok but feels budget and it did have a rocker cover leak... saying that my mrs mokka is cheap feeling and that is gm...
@@danp8241 Insignia was always GM. Sure there might have been small Pug bits in there, such as expansion tank etc but that's always the case with manufacturers. My friend's VW has the same expansion tank cap as my Pug for example, but the important bits were GM. With Stellantis now owning everything, it should have meant we should get a stonking 508 / Insignia, maybe with V8 power ... but it seems everyone just wants an SUV now.
To take on such a difficult and technical job, and then have the patience to record it at the same time, is mighty impressive!
@@stevencroft4850 thank you
@@bazmeredithwhat's your history? Have you always worked at an independent?
@@mikeprada1677 sure have
I'd scrap it. The owners commitment and your work is impeccable.
As I found to my cost 6-8000 mile oil changes are a must on these engines, otherwise timing chain will wear out prematurely. Ignore the long drain interval rubbish.
My Astra 1.6cdti's timing chain had to be done a few miles short of 80,000. Noticed that in it's service history oil changes were done at 20,000 miles before I bought it. Chain replacement was £1245.00 - 9 months after buying. Now gets oil & filter changed every 6-8000. So far, so good. Now at 116,000 and counting. Oil is cheaper than metal..Great video Baz..but oh the pain of this one..!!
How do you know the chain needs replaced? I bought a 2014 zafira tourer with the 1.6 cdti and it also runs a bit lumpy on cold start.
Don't feel disheartened, you did a top notch job👍 . I bet most wouldn't had even checked the bores. At least the customer has all the information now moving forward.
The look on your face shows the pride you take in wanting to do a perfect job every time.
We all need a Baz in our local garages. A fine engineer and much pride in his work. 🎉
@@Wiltshire-observer appreciate this 🤙
Not a lot of people would have a) checked and b) shown the reality of our job sometimes massive respect as always
After all that hard work, don't feel bad, no way could you have known. You done what was asked, and done an excellent job . 🤙
What you can do and so quickly with these engines is unreal. Keep up the good fight 🙌
Changed my 2009 Insignia timing belt easy as winking. Every time I think about getting a newer insignia, I see a vid like this and puts me right off.
I'll never criticise my 2009 again. No way I'm touching the newer ones now, a lot less reliable. Rather ditch that car than fix it
I did mine over last christmas holidays on the driveway, lovely and straightforward
All I would say is start using the borescope whilst you are tearing it down 🤣😭😁
Great informative video- Thanks!
actually im very satisfied with my car Opel Astra with the same 1.6 cdti engine. i drive 100km every day for round trip to work and ive done 220k km so far and the economy is a blast, averaging around 4.5L/km ... but im dreading when the time comes for this chain change, massive job indeed. wish i was closer to UK, i would have drive to Baz and i would have know its in expert hands
@@erolserif5357 from what I read and my own experience, you've done really well at 220k km. Mine started to rattle badly at 85k miles and when taken apart at 115 k miles one of the chain guides was eaten away to the point the metal backing was almost ripped in two.......
I feel for you ! You certainly take pride in your work and i understand where your coming from,after doing a cracking job on the timing chain and rebuild only to find out it has a cracked piston, but thats not a reflection on your work ! You're an excellent mechanic 👍
🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢 box of matches that car needs
Amazing job Baz as always..massive pleasure to watch as always. Just think you just rebuilt a car in two days. Amazing job!
I really feel for you Baz after all the hardwork you put in!!! You're a very talented technician who takes on any job, no matter how difficult!! I have total respect for you!!
@@stevesmith4596 thank you 🤙
That's a top tip Baz , bleed the clutch as soon as you put the box on, there's nothing worse than seeing a pool of fluid under the car from a faulty csc!
That's just the nature of the beast, the motor trade,dont beat yourself up baz, great job mate
I wouldn't even attempt a job like that Baz, so fair play.........it's soul-destroying when it bites back but you'll soon forget about it and move on to the next job.
@@TheMerlin672 this one will stick with me I think
Left a couple of comments in the replies Baz, but total respect for your work ethic, having such a shock at the end! Your a legend mate 👍😎
@@georgedaville4662 cheers buddy 🤙
Great video as always Baz. My only suggestion would be to get a bracket to hold your injectors upright once removed as occasionally they can airlock when put on their side and need to be rebuilt. This might not happen with these particular injectors however I made a habit of it regardless. Please keep the videos coming, it's nice to have a reference for those tricky jobs on a long Friday 😂 👍
You saved so many , sometimes you loose the batle mate , we still believen in your skills👍
Absolutely total respect for you Baz. You are incredible conscientious, methodical and meticulous .. and more importantly calm 😂.. honestly feel for you with this job. At least customer appreciates your dedicated work, and can watch video just to get confirmation 😁👍
Honestly mate the amount of times iv had stuff like this happen and im sure you are the same it does stress you out so much, but the fact you hve the patience to record is fantastic, these type of jobs are honestly sent to test us man
Whatever you charged for that job, it wasn’t enough, chin up and onwards 👍👍👍👍
Great video. Remember A barrister is paid his wage even if he loses his case!!!
Part of the job, finding shocks as you work, great to see the real world in action.
I have the same engine in my 2015 Astra I thought when I bought it great a timing chain and not a belt but when I found out some engineers thought it was a good idea to put at the rear of the engine I wish it had a belt instead but not a wet one Dow
Astra 1.4 turbo petrol has the chain on the other side so it's easy to get to, not much difference in MPG either obviously the diesel is better but not much in it so for reliability I'd go for the petrol and it's got 150bhp
@bubonicspearman8758 my 1.6 diesel engine produces 110 hp but has lost of torque i have driven petrol engine cars but they feel if they are reving to much my engine is also very quiet it averages 62 mpg
great job baz i know its gutting but you did what was to be done and did it well top job
your welcome baz
God I'm terrified watching these videos for you Baz changing the chain on these 1.6CDTI. Here in Ireland I have the Opel version of the Insignia and with 249km or 154 miles thankfully it hasn't yet had the dreaded rattle. I guess the one thing that has worked in my favour it's only ever been main dealer and after 100km I have it seviced every 15k or 8k miles. Fingers crossed or you might yet be seeing me for one of these chains as your work fills me with so much confidence a trip across the Irish sea would be very welcome.
youve done your best nothing more you can do great job thanks for sharing
Nasty surprise at the end ! i wonder if it's not easy to remove all the engine and gear box out ? seeing this i just love the rubber timing belts ! not the oil wet ones ! this timing chains was supposed to last forever ... greatings from Portugal , keep the good job !
I retired as a mechanic in 1996 thankfully, just as engines were starting to get stupidly complex !
Love your videos
It sounds ok when it is warm. I suspect the car will be up for sale soon.
I don't understand why a lot of car manufacturers put the timing chain at the rear of the engine requiring gearbox removal to replace? Why not fit it at the front of the engine like the good old days! I must be missing something?
Is there an other dump ass manufacturer have the same setup as this,I'd like the people that designed this engine to do what baz did and then give them a good kick
Lifetime part... never meant to be changed.
Probably hoping that if they make the job a big enough pain the arse, most decent independent garages won't want to do them, forcing customers to go and pay the stealers to get the job done #ExtraRevenueStream!
Theory is that there are less torsional vibrations from the crank at the flywheel end.
I hope the once driven forever smitten channel are watching this... they love these cars... great content
More older vauxhalls with them these newer ones are 💩
Very common now to happen to these 1.6 tdi, it needs oil changing every 5k and the internal pick up pipe gets blocked.
Christ Baz, what a bloody faff of a job and a gutting result at the end. You put your heart and soul into it. Ah well. You did what you could. Maybe it’ll last 1000 miles, maybe another 50,000.
Customer is fully aware of it buddy
It’s no wonder car repair bills can be so high nowadays when engine designs are so complicated, especially diesels with all their extra emissions reducing components, & in particular this Vauxhall unit with it’s rear mounted timing chain. All credit to Baz for his amazing patience & perseverance!
Soul destroying going through all that work to discover that faulty piston.
@ 162,000 miles I'm surprised the taxi driver owner didn't just replace the engine.
Who designs these cars? To have to drop a subframe to change a timing chain seems absolute madness. Remember the good old days with cars like the mk3 Cavalier? You could do a clutch on one of them without even taking the gearbox out!
Gutted, im sure this worm be the last of these engines with this issue either mate, cracking job as always 💪🏻
Cheers buddy one to keep our eyes open for 🤙
Please don’t get disheartened Baz. You do awesome work and you did what the customer asked for in fact you went above and beyond by identifying the cracked piston. A quick question. Could running of the vehicle with the slack timing chain caused the damage to the pistons?
Modern cars are horrendous to repair, I mean, engine out to replace a starter motor on a disco ffs. Well done Baz, a cracking job as usual. But next time I bet you use the borascope before you start a job like that, and maybe save yourself some grief.
Only a couple more years, and it won't be worth doing this job
It's such a shame Baz has put so much effort into this vaxuhall well done keep up the good work
Its the worst car Ive ever seen to change timing chain.
Good work.
You get cracks in diesel pistons , some outlast the car, some fail , just remember what will be will be
Hi 👋🏻 Mr cool 😎 guy Baz love your enthusiasm especially doing these big jobs and it goes wrong 😩 👍🏻
Baz, who the bloody hell designed that engine! They’ve got to be joking!
May be worth getting the camera in at the earliest opportunity in future, particularly if an engine has running issues.
Well done Baz you,ve done your bit and all is good.Its a good job you checked with the scope because in a way you just covered your ass in case he tried to blame you in the future.
Respect for you doing a job like that, the amount of work just for a timing chain 😢
Watching videos like this makes me glad I'm retired from the spanners.
Bazarooney, a hard lesson learned (we learn something new every day). I have no idea about the car's value, but with hindsight, was this a write-off? Moving on will you be telling the customers we have to remove the injectors to inspect the pistons before we can give you a realistic quote for replacing the timing chain and, clutch assembly?
It is what it is Baz, wouldn't let it get to you as we all know the garage trade is horrible
Yes great video that is one hell of a job and nicely done ✔️ piston well nothing you can do about that at that point . Can I ask what bor scope was that .
Top effort.. 😊, I'll be nervous as sht when u first crank this over ......
Wow spending £££ on a chain job.. now a new engine possibly 😂😂,
Oh my god I nearly got one of those for my taxi job, glad I didn't I went for a Citroen C5 instead it has a timing belt that's changed every 150,000 Kms it's done at 145,000 to include idling which I try to minimise and takes just over an hour to do it's at 450,000km now with no trouble.that taxi was probably left idling between fares using cheap oil and stretching the service intervals for the chain to fail at that milage.
I was never much of a timing belt fan but looking at what’s involved in doing the chain maybe a belt is a better option
@@jamesheath7596 years ago chains were never replaced
I think I'll start bore scoping each cylinder now before commencing any major engine work
@@timahad5165 it certainly doesn't hurt especially if the injectors are being removed
great video baz! thanks
Very disheartening when you get that far into the job, taking care and doing the best of your ability, to then feel like it was all for nothing because it's knackered.. Been there. At least you've got it all documented and did it properly through out.
i think we have all been there baz its gutting and you do feel for the customer and its hard to break the bad news
I feel your pain mate. When ya know ya know. Onwards and upwards. Take care. Craig 🙂👍🏼
Another solid video,Barry. We released a portable air pump for off-road use. Can we invite you to do a review? We have emailed for an inquiry.
Opel/Vauxhall/Stellantis will tell you to service these every 20,000km. Do yourself a favour and do it less than half that. Every 8,000km
Christ rather you than me mate top notch job mate. My son's got the exact car same engine. Is there a specific millage the chain needs to be changed Baz?
Nope none at all
There was me thinking the 1.6 was just a updated 1.7! Totally different engine and after seeing this video I'll be keeping away from.
Ive just done this job, took me maybe 35 hours(!). Replaced the clutch and flywheel too as insurance. Now no matter what i do i cant get the clutch to fully release. No amount of reverse bleeding etc can get the pedal right. Back out again....has cost me over £1k in parts.
I did the brakes and a service on one the other day....The owner had the chain + Clutch+ flywheel done elsewhere last year.... it cost him approx £2300 in total.
@@markbro4427
Thanks for that, I think I feel a little better.......
@@mozzer999is the clutch disc is in the correct way although usually that’d cause the opposite to happen but worth a check and just another thing to try leave the bleed nipple open for 30-45mins and just leave it drip away to its self and once your getting a steady flow shut it and see what it feels like
@@gregshearer423thanks I'll try that before i take it out, i have keft it open overnight but with a tube going upwards. Ill leave it to drip 😉
@@mozzer999 a had it with a Nissan couldn’t get a clutch for love nor money said f*ck it left it open went for my lunch came back and it was mint 😂
But Baz you know for next time before you do the do injectors out and inspect the bores you’ve done a great job a very difficult job so don’t be down great vids good crack top lad 👍🇬🇧
Is any way you could just replace that tensioner and gasket on its own with out taking the engine out
If it's possible how much would it cost thanks
Impressive, alot of work! Goggles will save your eyes 🙏
Baz great job i would stay clear of them cars in the future. Night mare
great job lad pity about the piston but hay ho shit happens keep up the great work next video please
Proper professional at work, nice to watch
" I hope you enjoyed the video? If you haven't tough" 😂
Nice one Baz👍 you tell em!
How shit are these cars honestly. I hate it when stuff like this happens.nightmare
Vauxhall lost their way after the MK3 Cavalier, then it all went to s***
Overfuelling injectors has killed the pistons. No doubt some poor bugger will buy it.
Customer states it's been the best car he's had for doing taxis
@@bazmeredith- I thought Skoda were the best taxis Baz, been in a few with over 250k showing!
Airport Company local to me uses E Class Mercs nothing unusual to get one with 500k + on it still running well, The Maintenance they do is Absolutely On the Ball Though.
@@-DC- i can vouch for this
How much does this job cost and also how does the piston crack thanks
I'm not as clued up when it comes to cars, but can't those pistons just be replaced with new ones, how big a job would that be and how much would it cost ?
And if you left it and did nothing how much more could you get out of that engine till it completely died, maybe about 30k miles if lucky ?
7:28 might want to tell your co-worker to use a torque wrench on that wheel.
Not my problem not my worry buddy
What's the brand name of the timing chain kits you use.
He'll probably sell it on and don't mention the knackered piston
Is it a injector issue thats cracked the piston hope u put a disclaimer on the invoice
Piston can crack for numerous reasons and so had to say what's caused it
Baz, quick question. Do all concentric slave cylinders come pre bled??
Nope they ain't transported with fluids
That was a stupid question?
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Gotta think it came in for you to do the timing chain. Not a diagnosis on the overall health of the engine. You weren't to know. With the cost of parts and your labour to do that. An insignia with that mileage I was just wondering was it even worth it!? Big job that like.
@@ritchieschofield1185 they always come to the best and experience counts
Don’t forget to take your watch off . First year apprentice instruction
Never put copper paste on anything that gets hot, it will have opposite effect. Use ceramic paste.
Frank at MB Motors Keighley is an expert at these
What boroscope is that buddy I’ve never come across one that fits down an injector hole?
Just a cheap one off Amazon buddy
@@bazmeredith have you got a link bud would help a guy in the trade out massively, I had a nightmare similar to what you’ve had before, rocker arm needle bearing dropped down cylinder luckily I fished it out with a small magnet
Glad I'm retired, this is the stuff of nightmares 😮
What a 💩 idea who thought to put the timing chain on the gearbox side, absolutely ridiculous
I had the bad luck of having a few of these at the shop and i can say: what a POS!!!!!!! From bumper to bumper !
Do you use OEM or BGA timing chain kits?
Hiw much did that set him back?
Crap design , simplex chain, brittle plastic guides have had them fail in as little as 70,000 miles. This must have been found in extensive and rigorous manufacturers testing and development,. Just happens to fail outside warranty. Old BM's and Mercs had duplex chains , along with thicker mineral oil that lasted the life of the car. Old Montego's had non interference engines with belts , Mazda used to have non interference engines...wet belts are a disaster....
Chains have now become a service item and are fitted in area that requires complex disassembly , and whilst you're in there a clutch and dual mass flywheel ? The cost of parts and labour exceeds the value of the vehicle when done. I'm glad I am retiring soon .
These things happen. Can I recommend a better boroscope. Try Teslong
I've got a teslong one, it don't fit down the injector hole
The only thing car manufacturers hate more than mechanics is their customers
you can tell the insignia b is more peugeot then vauxhall... i have a insignia a biturbo and to me when i get under the bonnet still feels gm like despite having a fiat engine, saying that ive not had many issues... this looks more like my dads peugeot 3008...
Nope. This is full GM. If it was a Pug, the engine would just be about broken in soon, as the PSA diesels are bomb proof.
@@khalidacosta7133 the engine might be gm... but the rest doesnt feel like the mk1 insignia... looking at that expansion tank... it doesnt look very gm of later years most of them were more square... the dv6 in my dads 3008 seems ok but feels budget and it did have a rocker cover leak... saying that my mrs mokka is cheap feeling and that is gm...
@@danp8241 Insignia was always GM. Sure there might have been small Pug bits in there, such as expansion tank etc but that's always the case with manufacturers. My friend's VW has the same expansion tank cap as my Pug for example, but the important bits were GM. With Stellantis now owning everything, it should have meant we should get a stonking 508 / Insignia, maybe with V8 power ... but it seems everyone just wants an SUV now.
@@khalidacosta7133 yeh i think the engine in mine is ok but inwould have prefered a 3.0 diesel some sort
How much for this job, I'm guessing about £2500
That's getting sold as is!
Someone's gonna get an expensive experience!