I could not get the exhaust over the rear cross member, so I sawed it up. Did I miss something?
to drop the sump, you just need the exhaust out the way , remove the bolts at the front, remove the rubber hangers,move the exhaust out the way ,you don't need to put it in another room
, still under the car but to one side , allowing the sump to be dropped
I bought 20 litres of Vx 5W30 trade club because that was the recommended oil. I put it in the first car, its working fine. I could not imagine what harm using 10W40 could do, now you confirm this. I bought some 10W40 at the same time for the Omegas. Would using 10W40 in the Astra improve lubrication?
engines wear,even with manufacturer recommended oil and regular service, by 100k+ 10w40 semi will fill the void ,still lubricate ,and because it is semi,it will not seap past worn seals as easy as P155 oil. contains a lot less additives and
detergents and will not clean the baked on sludge ,blocking the pick up . if the astra owners club forum is still going
look at the posts , many many posts say"just brought an astra ,serviced it with 5w30 ,now it smokes and uses loads of oil "
If you remember me saying about an astra i took on that had been flushed and had 5w30 to reduce emissions ,that loosened so much sludge it blocked the oil control rings .
GM family 1 engines ,I have lost count how many I have had and looked after for relatives ,
recap time
cav mk 2
,cav mk 2 ,
astra mk 2 white
astra mk 2 red
astra mk 3 blue,
astra mk 3 black,
astra mk 3 blue,
astra mk 3 silver
,astra mk 3 green,
astra mk 4 blue,
astra mk 4 green,
astra mk 4 silver,
astra mk 4 blue,
cursa b silver
corsa c silver,
corsa c silver,
carlton blue,
carlton red,
carlton frost,
carlton rembrandt
astra mk5 silver,
astra mk5 tractor juice edition
that's besides friends cars of the vauxhall flavour