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Title: 3.2 - 2002 - 80K miles - New plugs and poorer tickover
Post by: Ant - Petrol Blue Thirty Two on 04 May 2014, 18:52:36
Hi Guys, any steer on this?......recently had cam belt change and new plugs (presume Vauxhall plugs as done at my local Vaux dealer) thinking it might help improve the engine performance - last new plugs were at 40k in 2006 with previous owner - however the tickover is now more lumpy than it was before - at its resting point at 500 revs, the engine visually 'jiggles' unhappily and the backs of the front seats take most of the vibration - wish I had left well alone. Pressing accelerator slightly brings all the harmony back.
So, can anyone guess what might have changed or been upset by having a the cam belt and the plugs changed?
Thanks
Title: Re: 3.2 - 2002 - 80K miles - New plugs and poorer tickover
Post by: N61AOP on 04 May 2014, 19:03:21
That sounds a bit like the problem I'm getting with my 2.2 after having new coil pack and rocker covers. Still haven't got to the bottom of it yet though.
Title: Re: 3.2 - 2002 - 80K miles - New plugs and poorer tickover
Post by: milcho2005 on 04 May 2014, 19:04:11
The cambelt is not properly installed!
Title: Re: 3.2 - 2002 - 80K miles - New plugs and poorer tickover
Post by: SMD on 04 May 2014, 19:31:24
If it was my car, I would get a forum member to have a look at the timing
Title: Re: 3.2 - 2002 - 80K miles - New plugs and poorer tickover
Post by: chrisgixer on 04 May 2014, 19:40:31
Throw it back at Vauxhall. Although probably I hiding to nothing.


Bank 246 timing is set with a non adjustable bottom roller on the late 3.2's so worth a look at bank 135.

....after checking coil pack condition. Any codes via pedal trick? Might not be, missfire has to be quite bad before a codes is raised.
Title: Re: 3.2 - 2002 - 80K miles - New plugs and poorer tickover
Post by: zirk on 04 May 2014, 20:04:40
If its just unhappy at tick over could be a Vac Pipe or Vac leak somewhere.  :-\
Title: Re: 3.2 - 2002 - 80K miles - New plugs and poorer tickover
Post by: Ant - Petrol Blue Thirty Two on 05 May 2014, 13:18:17
thanks Guys for coming back and advice - re reply from chrisgixer, with bank numbers for timing - was is that?  No misfiring just seems that engine (to use an old expressioni) is 'hunting'
Title: Re: 3.2 - 2002 - 80K miles - New plugs and poorer tickover
Post by: chrisgixer on 05 May 2014, 17:41:11
Check the simple things first, so vac leak is a good start as said. Are all the hoses and vac pipes connected correctly. No air leaks?

Then misfires, although skip that If it's not a missing.

Cam timing, cylinders 1,3 and 5 is the drivers bank of cylinders on the v6...?