martnmagik 68 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Anyone mechanics able to shed some lightfor me? My 02 plate zafira is starting and running idle although a little fast BUT I'm getting no response at all from the accelorater.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martnmagik 68 Posted January 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Easy fix or a costly one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martnmagik 68 Posted January 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, W. Katchum said: Missus has shown me the receipt for a throttle body, which was 140 + labour which we don’t pay it pay very little A tad more than I was hoping for lol. I hate the thing but in same boat as you because she likes it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,519 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 It’s a Vauxhall my advice is scrap it , 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,697 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Them shitsall zafiras are prone to leaking water into the fuse boxes and they need taken out dried and sprayed with electrical contact cleaner I used gt25 and it fixed it no probs, it’s a common fault also Edited January 20, 2019 by Lenmcharristar 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,697 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Just now, W. Katchum said: Yip we had been advised to have ours sorted before it went wrong, so it’s done noo Such an easy fix but can cause nothing but ball ache if it’s never checked and it’s a diy job there for costing about a fiver for the spray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,697 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, W. Katchum said: We had box siliconed aswell I’m sure, me mates clued up an got own garage so when he got time he sorts wee daft things out before they do wrong, he losses without him tbh tell ye a cracker tho few years back had recall on the old um to get the heater sorted took it back an free winter check for troubles, got the newer one I purposely checked to see if it needed recall an was told no, difff unit in it, so few weeks ago an get letter in to go for recall, booked it in for few days later an wife phones me at work the night before it’s due im to say the heaters are stuck on full, an event when she takes key out it still staying on, her home after about 40mins an car is nearly glowin phones me mate an he says take the fuse out, so fuse out an it goes off, next morning I phone Vauxhall’s to tell em an they tried charging me 72 quid jist to hook diagnostics up as if, I told em they would fix it or it’s simples I’d let it go on fire in there forecourt, okay she said it’s your car you owe us bought don’t try an threaten is so off we go to darlo, gets to Vauxhall’s an puts fuse in am sure as shit the heaters come in turbo charged I walked in handed em the keys an told em not to phone me till it sorted or just leave it there I don’t want it, 3 hours later an we got call to collect an they tried telling us they had done such an such no it was costing x an y, I never even let em finish jist walked away an jumper in motor, cheeky cnuts fixed the lot an also done the recall an few other bits, if I’d been daft enough tho they would have charged me a fair few quid, cheeky cnuts Robbing b a a t a r d s lol they chance their arms Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jiggy 3,209 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, W. Katchum said: We had box siliconed aswell I’m sure, me mates clued up an got own garage so when he got time he sorts wee daft things out before they do wrong, he losses without him tbh tell ye a cracker tho few years back had recall on the old um to get the heater sorted took it back an free winter check for troubles, got the newer one I purposely checked to see if it needed recall an was told no, difff unit in it, so few weeks ago an get letter in to go for recall, booked it in for few days later an wife phones me at work the night before it’s due im to say the heaters are stuck on full, an event when she takes key out it still staying on, her home after about 40mins an car is nearly glowin phones me mate an he says take the fuse out, so fuse out an it goes off, next morning I phone Vauxhall’s to tell em an they tried charging me 72 quid jist to hook diagnostics up as if, I told em they would fix it or it’s simples I’d let it go on fire in there forecourt, okay she said it’s your car you owe us bought don’t try an threaten is so off we go to darlo, gets to Vauxhall’s an puts fuse in am sure as shit the heaters come in turbo charged I walked in handed em the keys an told em not to phone me till it sorted or just leave it there I don’t want it, 3 hours later an we got call to collect an they tried telling us they had done such an such no it was costing x an y, I never even let em finish jist walked away an jumper in motor, cheeky cnuts fixed the lot an also done the recall an few other bits, if I’d been daft enough tho they would have charged me a fair few quid, cheeky cnuts 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 i have snap on diagnostic kit here mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.