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[omegod]

Whats with the recent trend of P*ss taking? Seem to remember some lovely pics of your recovery truck Brikhead, most interesting they were too..............

If you don't want to look at the pics use the scroll. 

[car-nut]

I am ignoring the comments above.

However all is not lost and the Vectra had a fault I would never had worked out myself.

The power steering pump was 1 of 2 things stopping the camshaft from turning and the 2nd thing is a mystery still.

I was supposed to be picking the car up this afternoon after finding out the fault as I thought it would a be sensor.

But there is something catching on one of the pulleys with the chain on it, and the timing is out.

Once the timing has been done and the mysterious object has been removed and a new guide rail is fitted the car will be coming home, And then my mate and I will be finishing the work.

And then pay another £41 for the VOSA VIC test as the car died after the deadline to re arrange or cancel the test so have lost that.

What a way to spend my wedding anniversary day today. Sorting the ruddy Vectra out.

[hercules]

yes theres one thing about carnut hes very trigger happy,if only he could change the subject he could be skruntie 2

[car-nut]

Is your Vectra a 2.2 petrol?

Forget that last question, I've just seen your post on another Vx. forum, I was thinking timing issues before I read it...

Vectra 2.2 SRi. Not Starting, VERY URGENT HELP NEEDED PLEASE???!!! Thank you.
I really am at the end of my teather today with my Vectra to the point that I have walked away from the car now.

First of all, it was running really lumpy, diagnosed as the coil pack, so I replaced the coil pack, and it started and ran worse than ever, the engine was hunting, so I took it for a 2 mile round drive, it drove PERFFECT, Most powerfull it has ever been since I have owned it, then we turned the engine off, took the air filter housing off and the pipe from the housing to the inlet, just to see if it was clogged up and to check that the butterfly was moving freely, Then put it back together, and tried to start it, at first it wouldn't start and then with a boot of the accelerator it went and made a horrible noise like something had caught on a pully and was grinding round and within 2 seconds of that noise I shut the engine off.

I then re traced my steps to see if I had maybe left something loose, and got a friend to double check everything I had touched, went to start it and it was turning over but not firing, we kept trying and trying to the point of flooding the engine, left it for about 10 minutes and tried again and then while having the key turned with foot flat to the floor trying to get it started it started back firing, every so often.

With no luck and a lot of swearing, I called my break down service who came out, scratched his head, fiddled with it, stuck a jump pack on it as the battery started to get low, and he severely flooded it and said he thinks that the engine is severely flooded and that I need to take the battery off and charge it. It is charging as we speak, and leave for 2 days, or take the battery off and take the coil pack off and spark plugs out to allow the petrol to evaporate, I have removed the coil pack and plugs and he said to leave it till tomorrow or Saturday and try again, I am now waiting until tomorrow, And to rule out the coil pack we tried putting the old one on too to see if it would start and no luck!

In case it doesn't start tomorrow, is there anything else that could be the problem? Maybe something I have missed?

Cheers

Part of the issue is timing.

[car-nut]

yes theres one thing about carnut hes very trigger happy,if only he could change the subject he could be skruntie 2

I get the trigger happy part but don't understand the reference to skruntie? I must be to young to get that 

[hercules]

yes theres one thing about carnut hes very trigger happy,if only he could change the subject he could be skruntie 2

I get the trigger happy part but don't understand the reference to skruntie? I must be to young to get that 

skrunties pics were of the finest female art

[Brikhead]

Whats with the recent trend of P*ss taking? Seem to remember some lovely pics of your recovery truck Brikhead, most interesting they were too..............

If you don't want to look at the pics use the scroll. 

I didn't make fun of the o.p.
I do try very hard not to take the p, but often end up sounding sarcastic instead, thing is I don't really care.
 
I did put up a few pic's of the van, that was mainly just to try and drum up a bit of interest to see if it would be worth pursuing as a viable buisness option, also I thought it may be of interest to people using a car forum.
Here's our latest job...

Timing belt on a 1.8 small block.

[dbug]

Whats with the recent trend of P*ss taking? Seem to remember some lovely pics of your recovery truck Brikhead, most interesting they were too..............

If you don't want to look at the pics use the scroll. 

I didn't make fun of the o.p.
I do try very hard not to take the p, but often end up sounding sarcastic instead, thing is I don't really care.
 
I did put up a few pic's of the van, that was mainly just to try and drum up a bit of interest to see if it would be worth pursuing as a viable buisness option, also I thought it may be of interest to people using a car forum.
Here's our latest job...

Timing belt on a 1.8 small block.

Not enough pics mate  :-? :-?

[Brikhead]

Not enough pics mate  :-? :-?

Are you taking the P?
I may just de-activate my account.
 

[twiglet]

that is a lambo countach i believe

Er no... It's definately a Lotus Esprit, although a much later model than the one used in the James Bond film. 

[albitz]

Yup.
Which TR though ? 3A,4.....? :-/

[henryd]

Yup.
Which TR though ? 3A,4.....? :-/

TR4A or TR5 I reckon

[Webby the Bear]

that is a lambo countach i believe

Er no... It's definately a Lotus Esprit, although a much later model than the one used in the James Bond film. 

oh yeah, my bad! 

[dbug]

Not enough pics mate  :-? :-?

Are you taking the P?
I may just de-activate my account.
 

Fraid so - couldn't resist it 

Yup.
Which TR though ? 3A,4.....? :-/

TR4A or TR5 I reckon

Not a 5 - could be a 4 but more likely a 4A 

[car-nut]

Vectra is being sold needing a new engine as the engine in it has had it. I didn't know these cars had 2 chains, the bottom chain was broken and the valves are bent, got quoted over £1k to sort it or £900 if I supply an engine inc cost of engine cost and fitting. Stuck the vectra up locally for £350.