I've had it both compression and block tested and I'm sure it's not the head. I also have an oil leak around that area somewhere and it finally drips around the cat. So I'm assuming it may be the cause of the oil leak along side of oil in the coolant. Thanks for the reply.
Great video, thanks. My 2009 Astra Elite 1.8 z18xer hasn’t the sludgy waters in the expansion tank. I’ve even bought another tank that I periodically clean and swap out. Butter definitely gonna do this now. Was going to get a new cooler but might just do the gaskets instead now.
One note... In these cars with A/C, you can just take the cooling fan out and you will have plenty of room to get the manifold + front cat assembly out with no problem. There are 6mm (if I remember right) bolts at the top corners of the fan and the bottom just sits on little hangers. Remember to unplug the fan and then disconnect the fan plug wires (bottom left/driver's side) and the A/C wires (bottom right/passenger side) from the fan housing before lifting. Also, be careful not to damage the radiator.
thanks for sharing this video. My opel astra h 2009 mixes oil in the cooling tank but the oil in the engine and dip stick looks fine, did you think its oil cooler that is the problem?
Used this vid to change mine on zafira tourer 1.8 petrol ⛽ cheers as garage were giving it the oooos and the aaaaaaas head gasket they kept saying 🙄 no friend oil cooler seals £27 quid for febi❤🏴🏴🏴🏴🦄
My Vectra was in the garage to have rocker cover gasket changed yesterday. He said the oil cooler is weeping. Said it'd cost £1,200 to fit a replacement. Roughly what should a garage be charging to replace the seals please? I can source a housing if it has warped, just wanted how many hours labour you'd think.
mate. got all my exhaust bolts off etc, nightmare ! forgot to take dipstick out. seemed like a very tight fit for me. did you have to remove the radiator? many thanks
Mine the manifold seems impossible to remove. All bolts came out, lift it up touch the air conditioner pipe. going down the gap is too small. The designed is not for replacement. Opel Astra. Never buy Opal/GM again.
3:216:31 just for reference there's no power steering pump on that area ...that's the water pump housing Replacing the metal pipes is not really needed nor suggested by anyone unless damaged...as for reference too that is actually a heat exchanger but is always improperly called by everyone oil cooler
I couldn't remove the manifold, brackets were catching on cooler and A/C pipe, think I've solved it, oring was leaking on coolant pipe on RH side. How does the radiator fan assy remove please?
Remove front grill …three bolts along front gives you just enough to lift front metal part to get intake pipe out .. two bolts up top … under thd car disconnect fan wiring plug .. lift out assembly … one more small wire connected via a plug .. and you’d done
Hi I just change the thermostat. And now is leaking from the same pipe that u did change were is connected with thermostat. I didn't have any seal or gasket there can u send me the gasket nember to get one plz
Sorry dude I got this part from the main dealer you would have to contact your local dealer or remove the old ones and order from Eurocarparts or one of those companies
I have oil in coolant reservoir in my Mk6 Astra 1.6 SRi, I have taken it to two garages and both of them refuse to change the seals on the oil cooler and want me to buy a new oil cooler and housing! In your opinion, why wont they just replace these seals like you have done??
@@g_a_bofficial OK I HAVE SAME ISSUE BUT INSIDE MY ROCKER COVER CAP IS CLEAN AND FRESH NO SLUDGE ONLY SEEM TO BE OIL IN WATER NOT WATER IN OIL! I was told that it's the thermostat that fails and jams shut causing the rubber o rings to go flat and hard! so I was told to order (oil cooler seals kit, thermostat, 2 exhaust gaskets replacement expansion tank, full service and at least 3-4 rad and engine flushes also rubber grease £133 all in! also been quoted for head and was £1400-1600.....so ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED Thanks.
@@MWSRD With oil in the coolant, we had the thermostat & expansion tank cover fail; the oil kills the o-rings. We also replaced all the coolant hoses as they were swelling from the oil.
@@g_a_bofficial first bottle has sealed some of it up - no longer drinks the coolant. Still white smoke from exhaust so will do another. Fingers Crossed.
Great job! I'm so happy you posted it! Thank you so much for your help :-) best wishes from Germany :)
Many thanks from Germany, I used it for my Opel Astra and sealed the oil cooler in one afternoon.
thank you for this, will be attempting this today
Thanks for taking the time to show this, hopefully I can resolve my oil in the coolant tank issue.
Check the dipstick to see if the oil has mixed with the water if it did them it’s your head gasket
I've had it both compression and block tested and I'm sure it's not the head. I also have an oil leak around that area somewhere and it finally drips around the cat. So I'm assuming it may be the cause of the oil leak along side of oil in the coolant. Thanks for the reply.
Graham was it the oil cooler in the end - if not what was it (I got similar coolant in oil issue in my 2005 Barina)
To your question it was the seal in the oil cooler
Many thanks for this, I’m going to tackle the job now 🙂
No worries my pleasure
You're a wizard man. I had to pull my O2 sensor to get the exhaust out for the life of me. I couldn't get it to maneuver out with it in there still
Great video, thanks.
My 2009 Astra Elite 1.8 z18xer hasn’t the sludgy waters in the expansion tank.
I’ve even bought another tank that I periodically clean and swap out.
Butter definitely gonna do this now.
Was going to get a new cooler but might just do the gaskets instead now.
You might need a new head gasket
Thank you for posting this well explained video! I've got an oil cooler on order and I'm starting work on mine today!
Cheers your welcome
One note... In these cars with A/C, you can just take the cooling fan out and you will have plenty of room to get the manifold + front cat assembly out with no problem. There are 6mm (if I remember right) bolts at the top corners of the fan and the bottom just sits on little hangers. Remember to unplug the fan and then disconnect the fan plug wires (bottom left/driver's side) and the A/C wires (bottom right/passenger side) from the fan housing before lifting. Also, be careful not to damage the radiator.
There is no need to remove the radiator.
@@g_a_bofficial right. Leave the rad in. Just remove fan. Lots more room.
Ive done a lot of swearing today trying to remove the manifold without taking the fan out. Will try doing that tomorrow :(
Top video
Thanks for sharing!
No worries
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Cheers
thanks for sharing this video. My opel astra h 2009 mixes oil in the cooling tank but the oil in the engine and dip stick looks fine, did you think its oil cooler that is the problem?
Used this vid to change mine on zafira tourer 1.8 petrol ⛽ cheers as garage were giving it the oooos and the aaaaaaas head gasket they kept saying 🙄 no friend oil cooler seals £27 quid for febi❤🏴🏴🏴🏴🦄
Good video what fluid do you have to drain just the oil and coolants mine has a very bad leak i’m guessing its coming from there
Just the coolant a little bit of oil will come out but don’t worry
great job mate, the oil coller is water cooled in this car??
yes
My Vectra was in the garage to have rocker cover gasket changed yesterday. He said the oil cooler is weeping. Said it'd cost £1,200 to fit a replacement. Roughly what should a garage be charging to replace the seals please? I can source a housing if it has warped, just wanted how many hours labour you'd think.
That’s a bit steep for that you should find out how much the cooler is from Vauxhall
mate. got all my exhaust bolts off etc, nightmare ! forgot to take dipstick out. seemed like a very tight fit for me. did you have to remove the radiator? many thanks
No you don’t have to remove the Radiator
Mine the manifold seems impossible to remove. All bolts came out, lift it up touch the air conditioner pipe. going down the gap is too small. The designed is not for replacement. Opel Astra. Never buy Opal/GM again.
3:21 6:31 just for reference there's no power steering pump on that area ...that's the water pump housing
Replacing the metal pipes is not really needed nor suggested by anyone unless damaged...as for reference too that is actually a heat exchanger but is always improperly called by everyone oil cooler
To remove the manifold cover is a pain in the but. Even all bolts are removed, it's loose but won't be able to take it out.
I couldn't remove the manifold, brackets were catching on cooler and A/C pipe, think I've solved it, oring was leaking on coolant pipe on RH side. How does the radiator fan assy remove please?
Remove front grill …three bolts along front gives you just enough to lift front metal part to get intake pipe out .. two bolts up top … under thd car disconnect fan wiring plug .. lift out assembly … one more small wire connected via a plug .. and you’d done
So what parts do I need to replace on my astra? Currently having the exact same issue
Your going to have a look and find out where it’s coming from
What is the gaskets part number for chevy cruze diesel 2.0L 2014 j305? Thanks
No clue I don’t do Chevy Cruze however you can get that information you need from your local Chevy dealer
Hey, how long did this take from start to finish including draining coolant.
Say around one hour
Hi I just change the thermostat. And now is leaking from the same pipe that u did change were is connected with thermostat. I didn't have any seal or gasket there can u send me the gasket nember to get one plz
Do you know opel corsa d 1.4 66kw petrol 2009 have the oil cooler?
No it hasn’t
Can you send a link to the seal for the part that goes into the plastic thermastat housing please?
Sorry dude I got this part from the main dealer you would have to contact your local dealer or remove the old ones and order from Eurocarparts or one of those companies
@@g_a_bofficial cheers mate, I ordered a genuine one from eBay.
Cool no worries
Jak wyciągnęłes katalizator góra mój się nie mieści musiał bym demontować wentylator z przodu . Czy ty wyciągnąłeś wentylator ?
I czy po wyciągnięciu chłodniczyki trzeba układ odpowietrzacz któryś?
do you have to drain the power steering oil too ??? thanks
No
Does the 1.4 90hp astra have oilcooler?
I don’t think so you will have to check
I have oil in coolant reservoir in my Mk6 Astra 1.6 SRi, I have taken it to two garages and both of them refuse to change the seals on the oil cooler and want me to buy a new oil cooler and housing! In your opinion, why wont they just replace these seals like you have done??
I don’t know why they wouldn’t unless there is a problem with the old one how do you know it’s the oil cooler and not your head gasket
@@g_a_bofficial OK I HAVE SAME ISSUE BUT INSIDE MY ROCKER COVER CAP IS CLEAN AND FRESH NO SLUDGE ONLY SEEM TO BE OIL IN WATER NOT WATER IN OIL! I was told that it's the thermostat that fails and jams shut causing the rubber o rings to go flat and hard! so I was told to order (oil cooler seals kit, thermostat, 2 exhaust gaskets replacement expansion tank, full service and at least 3-4 rad and engine flushes also rubber grease £133 all in! also been quoted for head and was £1400-1600.....so
ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED Thanks.
Sounds like a head gasket problem if I’m in the rocker cover cap check the dipstick to see if the water has mixed with the oil
@@MWSRD With oil in the coolant, we had the thermostat & expansion tank cover fail; the oil kills the o-rings. We also replaced all the coolant hoses as they were swelling from the oil.
Sounds a bit like head gasket issue
Hi there, all together 15 pieces of rubber kids. Isn't it? Thanks
Haven’t counted them
is the Astra H 1.6 85kw 116 hp imq oil cooler?
No
@@g_a_bofficial Thank you
You have z16xep
This applies to z16xer and z18xer
What torque for m6 bolts to oil cooler ?
20nm
@@g_a_bofficial it's 8nm I found it in service manual
@@boru-cnc Could you please link the service manual with the torque specs?
Any idea what the torque is for bolting the oil cooler back on? Cheers pal
8nm for the o ring cover and 19Nm for the cooler to block that's on the chevy eco Tec engine th!
Oil cooler bolts torque to 20Nm and 30nm to the block them check by hand.
I have the dreaded head gasket on a 1.4t meriva...50k miles wtf!! Going to try steel seal and let’s see
Try it if it doesn’t work Replace the gasket
@@g_a_bofficial first bottle has sealed some of it up - no longer drinks the coolant. Still white smoke from exhaust so will do another. Fingers Crossed.
Okay otherwise your gonna have to change the head gasket
As you can see
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How much does it cost including labour
It varies shop around to see who will give you the best price