Just saying hello to everyone.
Great site, full of helpful, knowledgeable folk, without a troll in sight.
I retired early at the grand old age of 50 from a lifetime as an Aircraft Engineer.
It's nice to see the experienced folk here also tackle problems logically, without
jumping prematurely to incorrect conclusions.
Got myself a 1999 2.0 litre GLS Auto 2 yrs ago as a comfy holiday/ hobby car.
My wife hates it when I tell her she's actually driving around in a Gold Cadillac.
(I didn't let on that they didn't make a 2.0 litre version of the Catera)
Couldn't resist it when I saw the price, £2000 for a car like this with Air/Con and an Auto box,
with 39,000 miles on the clock and a full Vauxhall service history. (Remember that price
was 2yrs ago ! )
I've had the usual idle problems which I tracked down to the usual water-heated breather
jet just below the throttle body. I know Vauxhall needed to heat the venturi to stop it icing
up with the speed it must whistle through that skinny venturi waist, but jeez it don't half bake
the crud solid. Mine was like black cement!
I just wish I'd found this site earlier and got steered straight to cause of the problem instead
of all that fault diagnosis I went through.
Anyway, nice to be a member of your merry band and I hope I can chip in now and then with
a few ideas.
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