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[TerryD]

Hi Everyone,

Just joined this forum, please to meet you. I would be extremely grateful if someone can help.

Owned a NA VX220 since 2013, covered 38K, just had its 21st service at a Vauxhall dealer & they have advised that there is a small crack in the cylinder head, #4 cylinder - I'm totally gutted 

Can anyone recommend where I could go to get this fixed?

 

[Baron Von Scubadaddy]

THE BATMAN.........

 

[mbes2]

Isn't this just where they have over tightened the plugs??

[Arno]

Isn't this just where they have over tightened the plugs??

 

Yeah.. Unfortunately that will be the most likely explanation

 

Someone at the garage not paying attention and gronking down on the sparkplug torque thinking it's a flat-with-sealing-washer type and not the tapered-seat on the Z22 and hey presto, cracked head..

 

Bye, Arno.

[ayresyy]

Hi Everyone,
Just joined this forum, please to meet you. I would be extremely grateful if someone can help.
Owned a NA VX220 since 2013, covered 38K, just had its 21st service at a Vauxhall dealer & they have advised that there is a small crack in the cylinder head, #4 cylinder - I'm totally gutted
Can anyone recommend where I could go to get this fixed?

Interested to know how they detected the crack during a simple service?

Had the car been running fine up to this point? Maybe me just being cynical, but it’s possible they caused the issue in the first place..

[TerryD]

The mechanic told me that he had noticed deposits on the sparkplug when he removed it during the service. He also said that if you shine a light into the cylinder you can see some staining, presumably from the coolant fluid.

I haven't used the car much in the past year or so. It has been running fine & I haven't had to top-up the coolant.

 

It did cross my mind that the issue was cause by over tightening the plug, possibly on a previous service by the same dealer. When I collected the car, the mechanic at the dealer also advised that this was a potential cause.

 

Bottom line is I can't prove anything, so I have no alternative but to get it fixed (I'm too honest & won't trade it in for something else & pass on the problem). So if anyone can recommend somewhere I can get it fixed it would be greatly appreciated.

[C8RKH]

The mechanic told me that he had noticed deposits on the sparkplug when he removed it during the service. He also said that if you shine a light into the cylinder you can see some staining, presumably from the coolant fluid.

I haven't used the car much in the past year or so. It has been running fine & I haven't had to top-up the coolant.

 

It did cross my mind that the issue was cause by over tightening the plug, possibly on a previous service by the same dealer. When I collected the car, the mechanic at the dealer also advised that this was a potential cause.

 

Bottom line is I can't prove anything, so I have no alternative but to get it fixed (I'm too honest & won't trade it in for something else & pass on the problem). So if anyone can recommend somewhere I can get it fixed it would be greatly appreciated.

 

As per previous post - THE BATMAN, aka Joe at www.max88performance.co.uk, based down Aylesbury way.

 

Alternatively, in the north you have Chris at www.Type116motorsport.co.uk, Leeds way iirc.

[Bloke]

If its just the plug thread can easily be repaired with a timesert. Have done loads of them over the years and never had an issue.

[TerryD]

Thanks for the feedback / advice.

I now realise The Batman is a forum member

[chris_uk]

Im up in the northern territory, your best bet from where you are would be to go to Joe. 

 

let me know if i can help in any way. 

[Sutol]

Happened to me when I took it to a Vauxhall dealers for a service. I managed to convince them that they had done it and they replaced the head. The crack was in #4 and went from the thread to the outside if the pot. Coolant was seeping into the pot.

[TerryD]

Thanks for the feedback & to THE BATMAN, aka Joe at www.max88performance.co.uk & Vocky I'm back up & running