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2005 Opel Astra running lean problems
| Date: | July 31, 2011, 11:32 am | |
| Name: | john hernan | |
| Location: | Australia, Victoria, Portland | |
| Vehicle: | Opel Astra | |
| Year: | 2005 | |
| Modification: | none, had enough been to many repairers spend too much money goingh to buy toyota | |
| General comments: | had enough | |
| Problems: | running lean,can not drive due to low power 70 kmh, poor idle,back firing from inlet brings up lean fault codes. considering burning the car and laughing at it, been too numerus repairers including holden, low inlet manifold vaccuum 9 inchs hg, no leaks, cam timing okay, throttle body orifices okay, fuel pressure 3.8 bar dead headed?? cylinder head replaced, new coil packs, new ecm, injectors tested, compression 220 psi per cylinder next step other than burning it is to try new air flow sensor, however engine operates better with air flow senser disconnected, already spend more than car is worth in repair costs, runs smoother on seperate fuel supply (spraying fuel into throttle body, have considered bolting carby to it just to sell the f---y thing. 02 sensors 20 millivolts, injectors 3 to 4 millisecs timimg unknown, car has done 100k |
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| January 4, 2012, 8:59 am from: hester |
| my car have the same problem he running lean and there is no power i have the 2000 model astra classic 1800 |
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| January 4, 2012, 9:00 am from: hester strydom |
| running lean 2000 model astra classic 1800 |
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