41 replies to this topic

[techieboy]

Yeah, Lee should know all about it. Having chucked one away before.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Are you going to update your project thread G

[Graeme Lambert]

Are you going to update your project thread G

 

Yup, I will do. In fact I can't wait to.

 

But there's been a few other things going on in my life recently, and not just work, plus last night's development (see off topic chat) that need dealing with before this damn car.

 

G

[chappers2000]

Oooh, now you're fcuked. Hope you've kept hold of the VX specific sprung valve/diverter thingy that goes in the filter housing to make the oil go through the cooler circuit first before returning through the filter?

I've just bought the CBM-10813 oil filter adapter from ebay from the states. I hope this will do the above after removing the sandwich plate. Might need a hand working out how I need to connect it up to the oil cooler, remote filter and oil pressure sensor. Thanks

[smiley]

 

so what about all those other z22se engines out there what are people doing about this issue?

I didn't think they were fitted on standard engines, just those with oil coolers in the VX220.

 

 

So what does a Vectra B Z22SE oil filter housing look like?

[DaveyC]

 

 

so what about all those other z22se engines out there what are people doing about this issue?

I didn't think they were fitted on standard engines, just those with oil coolers in the VX220.

 

 

So what does a Vectra B Z22SE oil filter housing look like?

 

 

Just a plastic lid with a rubber seal?

[smiley]

never mind.

 

 

Edited by smiley, 27 January 2015 - 07:39 PM.

[VX220BOB]

I have been in contact with GM garages in Germany and Moscow that were advertising the seals on there websites, but they replied today saying "no stock of this part Is anyone aware if the VX engine was fitted to a GM chevy model as there is a GM Chevy garage in the USA showing stock ?

[FLD]

No, the cooler set-up was VX specific hence the rings coming from Lotus.

[smiley]

Does that mean the oil is not cooled at all on the Vectra Z22SE?

 

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Engine is at front of car on vectra/ astra and no undertrays for better cooling than vx

[smiley]

Custom gasket made would probably mean by the thousands at least?

 

[techieboy]

Does that mean the oil is not cooled at all on the Vectra Z22SE?

Correct. Only the VX has an oil cooler (and all of the bodges in the filter housing that go with it).

[Mangham54]

Well it had to happen at somepoint. Just hoped after the previous debarcale it was going to be a good few years away. Was it 2011 when this issue last raised its ugly head.

[FLD]

Yep.

[haggi961]

What we need to do is get in contact with them again and pester them to make more. Is there a email address we can email?

[slindborg]

What we need to do is get in contact with them again and pester them to make more. Is there a email address we can email?

Are the unicorns well behaved in fantasy land?

[peteslag]

When did this happen? I bought seal rings in November last year from autovaux, they didn't mention anything about running out of them then. The seals I removed were perfectly OK,I wouldn't have thrown them away if I'd known they were going out of stock. 

[Ratouf]

fcuking GM I can't change my oïl filter because of these parts. Does anyone has spare at least to get the exact dimensions and the material used?

Edited by Ratouf, 21 May 2015 - 05:06 PM.

[teamdefcon]

Does somebody have a pic of this seal, and where it goes?