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[JamesV6CDX]

Anyone know anything about these? As fitted to Astra etc. Are they commonrail? Not the old izuzu unit?

I've read they do about 70mpg - is that for real?!?

[Del Boy]

Very economical, got one in the combo will run with the fuel light flashing forever I mean forever too 
Reliable and easy to work on too, I think they're Isuzu unless you get the CDTi version.

Very good engine's I swear by them (had 3 astra vans, astra car and now combo) all with same engine 

[miggcddave]

Very economical, got one in the combo will run with the fuel light flashing forever I mean forever too 
Reliable and easy to work on too, I think they're Isuzu unless you get the CDTi version.

Very good engine's I swear by them (had 3 astra vans, astra car and now combo) all with same engine 

all them cars with the same engine  :-? must have took ages to change over sorry i had to

[Del Boy]

Very economical, got one in the combo will run with the fuel light flashing forever I mean forever too 
Reliable and easy to work on too, I think they're Isuzu unless you get the CDTi version.

Very good engine's I swear by them (had 3 astra vans, astra car and now combo) all with same engine 

all them cars with the same engine  :-? must have took ages to change over sorry i had to

Your cursed now 666 posts

[HGV mechanic]

Anyone know anything about these? As fitted to Astra etc. Are they commonrail? Not the old izuzu unit?

I've read they do about 70mpg - is that for real?!?

if its a CDTI yes, just as good as any other 1.7

[miggcddave]

Very economical, got one in the combo will run with the fuel light flashing forever I mean forever too 
Reliable and easy to work on too, I think they're Isuzu unless you get the CDTi version.

Very good engine's I swear by them (had 3 astra vans, astra car and now combo) all with same engine 

all them cars with the same engine  :-? must have took ages to change over sorry i had to

Your cursed now 666 posts

omg i didnt see that better change that 

[Del Boy]

Very economical, got one in the combo will run with the fuel light flashing forever I mean forever too 
Reliable and easy to work on too, I think they're Isuzu unless you get the CDTi version.

Very good engine's I swear by them (had 3 astra vans, astra car and now combo) all with same engine 

all them cars with the same engine  :-? must have took ages to change over sorry i had to

Your cursed now 666 posts

omg i didnt see that better change that 

[tunnie]

you want the 1.9 over the 1.7 from what i heard....

[Andy B]

you want the 1.9 over the 1.7 from what i heard....

or the 3.0/3.2 over a 2.2         

[tunnie]

you want the 1.9 over the 1.7 from what i heard....

or the 3.0/3.2 over a 2.2         

Out of our fleet of Omegas, i would take my 2.2 over mother tunnies 3.0 any day 

[Del Boy]

you want the 1.9 over the 1.7 from what i heard....

They're the newer versions of the engine's in Astra's from MY 07 onwards and 1.9's in Astra's & Veccy C's 05 onwards I think.
The one James was on about is in the Astra G mostly and Combo, corsa's etc 

[Andy B]

you want the 1.9 over the 1.7 from what i heard....

or the 3.0/3.2 over a 2.2         

Out of our fleet of Omegas, i would take my 2.2 over mother tunnies 3.0 any day 

Out of 'our' fleet of cars, my daughter will take the Astra auto any day ...... cos that's all she's allowed to.       

[Lazydocker]

Not bad engines but economy figures can be ambitious... My van was driven hard from start to stop and did 350ish miles to the tank... Although it was lugging a lot of tools

[Andy B]

Not bad engines but economy figures can be ambitious... My van was driven hard from start to stop and did 350ish miles to the tank... Although it was lugging a lot of tools

My old 8 valave seems to manage around 470 to a tank, not matter whether it's driven around town to work or on a run.  :-/

[TheBoy]

The CDTi range of engines are OK, on a par with other manufacturer's similar sized engines. The CDTi are common rail.  You have to fight the gears a bit to keep it on song though, and power drops off dramatically if the revs are wrong (usual overblown modern diesel)


The pre CDTi range - which I think from memory includes all Astra-G engines - are bloody awful, certainly I find them very frustrating to drive.

[Lazydocker]

Not bad engines but economy figures can be ambitious... My van was driven hard from start to stop and did 350ish miles to the tank... Although it was lugging a lot of tools

My old 8 valave seems to manage around 470 to a tank, not matter whether it's driven around town to work or on a run.  :-/

It used to do a lot of Idling too... Roadside repair/Breakdown and support for accidents when required so lights, hazards and beacon bar going... Safer to leave it running than the embarrassment of it not starting after

Especially as the local plod liked finding an excuse to take the pi$$... There was a photo of my sign written van on the back of a sign written recovery truck (after shredding a CV joint) doing the rounds of the Trafpol office for about 5 years!

[mars]

Had a Combo as a company vehicle and when I handed it back at 99k it had only had routine servicing, tyres etc. I would gladly buy one if I needed a van.