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[dbug]

I can also understand changing all rubber hoses - too long in contact with oil/water mix and they will soften and leak.  From experience on the old Elite Estate

[TheBoy]

I'd use one of the OOF mechanics here, rather than a garage who thinks its a HG

[omegod]

Pm sent

[Henry Hubbard]

Oil cooler replaced yesterday, Thanks JamesV6CDX.

Spent a few hours today flushing the system using gunk and then driveway cleaner. After that, there didn't seem to be much more crap coming out, so I've just filled the system with water for now and I will drive it for a day and see what comes out after that. I will get some more drive cleaner tomorrow and have another go.

It's quite a messy business but it is quite rewarding when you see a load of sludge come out.

The good news is that the car seems to drive fine, despite having overheated on the motorway at the start of this saga. I haven't used it properly yet though and I expect it will be some time before I am confident to storm down the motorway. Fingers crossed.

[Henry Hubbard]

I have been getting more confident about my car in the last few days - I have filled it with proper coolant mix and the heater works very well, which I take to be a good sign of the system being pretty clean.

Today I took the car along a five miles of motorway followed by 10 miles of urban dual carriageway in the rush hour and then back again when the roads were clear at normal speed, so there was plenty of varied driving and good opportunities for the car to either overheat or for a hose to fail but I had no problems. The temperature varied between 85 and a little over 90 but I was watching it like a hawk. There is still a bit of a different smell to the car but it looks as if the car is back to working pretty well.

Now to sort out the leaking windscreen, the front discs that wobble under firm braking, the uneven tyre wear on the inside of the front tyres and the strange vibration that appears to come from the transmission!

[cnj]

sounds like the front discs are warped, easy job. uneven tyre wear, almost certainly camber setting is out. seems to me another chat with james v6cdx is in order, cant help much with the windscreen or transmission as never had the problem.

[joff]

Bet the windscreen has been replaced with a non Vauxhall one like national windscreens or the like, I know of two done by them and both leaked on the drivers side (RH) corner. If not camber then front wishbone bush, i put poly bushes in mine, that stops them going again then get up to WIM and have it all set up.