Hi all.
Mines a 2001 2.2 dti Elite with nearly 160,000 on the clock !
I do 120 miles a day ( mainly motorway to and from work ).
She's absolutely lovely cruising but feeling a bit tired and noisy eleswhere. Puta is telling me jst over 40 mpg average which i guess is pretty good still ? I realy should get a good service done but money is very tight. ( or rather i am lately ) !!
Is there any way i can make her feel a bit 'tighter' in low gears ? In 3rd and 4th the turbo seems excellent still and responds great. But like i say seems tired when pulling away in 1st / 2nd.
Getting annoying vibration from door panel, side pockets when idling ( idles at about 600rpm and i'd like to pick it up to 800 ish ).
Also im puzzled about temperature. Gauge is never above 80-85.
Is that normal ? Is she not getting up to correct running temp ?
Read some comments about cleaning out hoses, vales etc.
Any thoughts as to how i can bring some life back into her ?
Stuck half a bottle of Redex in today and it might be my imagination but seemed more responsive.
I'd like to make a difference myself raather than hand over 200 or so quid to vauxhall for an oil change and a bit of grease slapped here and there ! know what i mean
