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hi am driving a daewoo 2.0ltr cdxi espero at moment.am concerned about a couple of things.front suspension seens to have worn out at 50k i.e. shocks are not working.gearbox is difficult to select 1st gear.as this model is based on a cavalier mk 3 i would expect to see a similar problems on vauxhalls.any help or advice on either problem would be grafefully recieved
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Shocks wearing out at 50k isn't uncommon on any car, given the state of the roads (in the uk).
I've previously owned 2 mk3 Cavaliers, and both needed the front shocks replacing at around that mileage.
Does it go into 1st gear easier if you first put it into 2nd?
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yes it is also i now notice that 2nd to 3rd can involve a 2nd to 5th which suggests gear linkage problem.foned dealer and asked for advice he said to bleed the hydrulic clutch.the espero has a cable operation.enough said about dealers on that subject.
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yes it is also i now notice that 2nd to 3rd can involve a 2nd to 5th which suggests gear linkage problem.
Have you checked the gear linkage is properly aligned? On the Cavalier you have loosen the clamp bolt securing the gear selector tube in the engine bay. Then remove a small rubber plug on the top of the gearbox seletor housing, grip the gear selector tube and twist in an anticlockwise direction until insert a 4.5mm drill bit can be inserted through the hole where the plug was and lock the selector lever. Now lift up the gearstick rubber gator and hold the gearstick in neutral in the 1st/2nd gear plane. The lever should be resting against the reverse stop, and the arrow and notch should be aligned. Get someone to tighten the clamp bolt back up in the engine bay. Remove the drill bit and check that all gear can be selected easliy with the vehicle at rest, engine running and the clutch pedal depressed.
Obviously this is the setting for a Cavalier, and *may* differ to the Espero.
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Espero is actually based on a Cavalier Mk2 (1981 to 1988). As DD says shocks can be worn out at 50K but that applies to any make/model. I remember a few years back that 40K replacement intervals being recommended for shocks. Difficult gear selection can mean the rod that comes out from middle of the engine bay behind engine in line with gear stick and all the other linkages right through to top of the gearbox need a dose of WD40 or spray grease.... or the clutch is on the way out.
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I often find that gear selection problems on older cars can be cured by draining and refilling the gearbox. Gear oil does deteriorate with age but the car makers rarely specify a refill in their service schedules so it isn't done routinely.
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