Phil,

I suggest you phone Bosch UK in Uxbridge direct and speak to their Diesel Technical department.
Also give Eurodiesel in Chorley a bell (Alistair), out of all the people I've spoken to (nationwide)! he is the only bloke who seems clued up on these 2.0 Di sheds. (If anyone knows any other 'Gurus' nearer Dundee please let me know).

Quite frankly, anybody who has this unit in their vehicle is living on borrowed time and I strongly recommend that they take out a warranty which specifically covers the Pump. I agree with David W that Diesel Pumps should live for ages. But this Electronically controlled pump seems to be having more than it's fair share of problems. The car is too clever for it's own good.
50 mpg! whats the point when it costs a kings ransom to repair?
Added to that, the only test equipment for this pump is at the factory, nobody has the test rig-it's not available,far too complex and expensive. No service parts have been released by Bosch. This means that the replacement pumps are only available from Vauxhall (forget it!) or from Bosch via one of their service agents, either way we are talking mega bucks, not much change out of £1,000 yes thats right a £1,000 inc. diagnosing and fitting and VAT.

Essentially they've sold the unsuspecting public an expensive piece of scrap with a silent 's' which cannot be repaired, this is the 21st century so I think it's fair to call that progress or perhaps a rip-off?
Think I'll buy a Cavalier 2.0L 8v and convert it to LPG next time!!, Di,HDi,TDi etc. far too complicated or on second thoughts never give Vauxhall another penny. Long live 'boring' Japanese cars.

you win, I'm laughing.

Mark.

Regular health checks would be a help, particularly on eyesight and hearing. I am sure that a considerable number of drivers have defects in one or the other.
Licences should be marked to show that glasses must be worn, as in Australia, for example.

BMW had the 3 series as two variants, Convertible - ie a fully folding roof - plus the BAUR conversion which had a targa panel that you could take out of the roof and a folding rear screen.

I read somewhere that VW plans to make a 2 Door Bora coupe - which will spawn a Cabriolet version . . . . . . .

Tim,

You might be interested to hear that, through the CCC, I have tabs on a one retired owner BX 16TRS Auto with a genuine 27,000mls, full history and £1000 (yes really) spent in the past year.

OK I know what we all say about short run cars but if you were looking for one to preserve for the future this is the type of background that gives a vehicle real credibility.

I think the black box you refer to will be the choke linkage cover. The waxstat sticks from the front of that area with one hose going to the thermostat area and another to the rear of the carb to a "hotspot".

You need to check there is a coolant flow in both directions through these pipes and bleed them to ensure correct choke opertaion.

Bleeding the BX is something of an art and needs to be done with a header tank arrangement. I have just covered this in a recent CCC article and can mail you details if you want.

There are many other things that can cause your type of problem but you need to get any possible choke malfunction sorted as it will be crucial to your short runs.

In fact it was similar short runs and the crippling fuel consumption under these circumstances that made me seek the manual conversion.

David