Just bought a Astra 1.6 club 2002

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Thu 17 Nov 2005 07:30
Just bought a Astra 1.6 club 2002 - Jon1
Hi,

I have just bought an Astra 1.6 club 5 door 2002 (52 plate) 10k miles
Is there anything that I should be looking for problem wise
(boring post I know but if there is anyone out there with ideas that would be great)

Thanks

Jon1
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Thu 17 Nov 2005 08:32
Just bought a Astra 1.6 club 2002 - Rover25
HJ's car car by car breakdown should give you some pointers.
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Thu 17 Nov 2005 09:47
Just bought a Astra 1.6 club 2002 - prm
Make sure you change the cambelt and rollers/tensioner every 40,000 miles, and oil & filter regular, good cars.
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Thu 17 Nov 2005 11:54
Just bought a Astra 1.6 club 2002 - Number_Cruncher
On our 53 Astra 1.6, we have the following problems;

clutch judder first thing in the morning (if you let it tickover for a minute or two, it doesn't judder)

intermittent sticking EGR valve causing very rough running - oddly, it only does it when I drive. SWMBO laughs, and says I must be a rubbish driver!

Other than that, we have no problems with it.

I do agree with the cambelt change advice, and I will be doing ours when it hits 36K, but, the 8 valve engine isn't expensively ruined if the belt snaps - which is nice!

With regular oil changes, and good servicing, it should last very well. These cars are, when compared to most newish cars, very simple to work on. As such, I have done all the servicing , and as yet, no repairs, on our car since we bought it at 6 months old.

I certainly don't think much of it as a drivers car, but then that isn't its purpose. As a shopping trolley and commuting hack, it is perfectly suited to its task.

Depending upon which software version is in the ECU, there was an update which gave better driving "feel". Sorry, I can't remember the version numbers of the top of my head though.

Number_Cruncher

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