I BOUGHT AN ASTRA GTC FROM AUCTION FOR £600 WITH AN ENGINE LIGHT ON!

[@paul-k5q5z]

great humour lewis jeez thank god ive now got a older reliable A3 worth extra money ive had my issues with vauxhall vechiles with 2.0tdi &1.2 pure tech engines never again pal.

[@brettgreen362]

You jammy fella, that GTC looks great for the money and with.good gearbox too. Well done on another great video.

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@brettgreen362 thanks Brett yes drove surprisingly well! No noise or bearing issues from gearbox

[@brettgreen362]

@ Both yours and mine also look identical, same colour, same wheels too. 😃I do think the GTCs look the business.

[@jonathanpork-sausage617]

New subscriber says: good detailed content, like the engine close ups etc. 10k will come!

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@jonathanpork-sausage617 thankyou very much! Trying to get a little bit more hands on as people seem to enjoy that rather than just walkaround videos

[@mikeowen1192]

I think the GTC is one off the most attractive hatchbacks off any manufacturer even the golf or A3 the vxr version really nice your car seems unbelievably cheap I'm sure it's worth more than you paid scrap or damaged good luck mate,

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@mikeowen1192 agreed and thanks mate. Just done a deal with it for another attractive hatchback with lets just say a little bit more power...

[@wayne2socialmedia]

Hope the 10k happens soon for you Lewis, great videos and channel mate.

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@wayne2socialmedia me too! It's probably years down the line but I need a holiday

[@wayne2socialmedia]

@@FlippinMotorsUK Me too, i like you my passport expired years ago.

[@peterg3661]

On the 6 speed its the gearbox end bearing thats common. Oil leak looks like rocker cover gasket common on the vauxhall engines. I believe the rocker cover also has the breather built into rocker cover.

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@peterg3661 yeah same as the 2.0 diesel I think I've got lucky with this one. On this one it goes into the inlet manifold but yes we're still not 100% it must've been leaking a while so we will wait and see

[@WEFLIPANYCAR]

Nice motor there mate, keep up the great work 🎉.

[@DavidDouglass-uc6bi]

i have the same TOPDON as you and is a brilliant bit of kit, i did a EGR regen with my car the other day,it's good when you have friends in the trade

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@DavidDouglass-uc6bi absolutely mate and for what they cost as well! Great bit of kit

[@kevinjohnson1958]

PCV issues on these 1.4 turbo is to replace the complete rocker cover.

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@kevinjohnson1958 good shout. The diaphragm is broken. Also just had rocked gasket and purge valve ready to fit. See what happens

[@timbo19751975]

Common

[@bleakyfinder2692]

Toyota nice car worth around £2,148 - £2,685. nice one.

[@simoncrookston459]

Great video that gtc looks nice

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@simoncrookston459 thanks mate I've been pleasantly surprised, very nice car to drive

[@TonyM444]

Great, the GTC alloys look smart. Was worried you weren't going to make it back though 🧐😎

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@TonyM444 never in doubt!

[@MrFrog_]

I'm not a fan of Vauxhalls but that is a nice looking motor which you should do well out of. Would have loved that as a first car. I was surprised at the rust spot for that age though.

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@MrFrog_ yeah drives surprisingly well too hence the MOT result. Just received almost full service book today too. Yeah it is 12 years old though I guess

[@Mariazellerbahn]

That one is the basic model (Sport), standard alloys and seats. The SRi is nicer. There is also a Limited Edition VXR lookalike with leather seats and diamond cut alloys and of course there is the proper VXR.

[@colinallen39]

nice looking motor hopefully will be a cheap fix for you , enjoy the vids

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@colinallen39 thanks mate, still in at the moment, ordered that pipe for the sake of a tenner, Ecoboost now prepped just needs tracking doing and a valet

[@leanne-morgan7226]

These were very popular on the motability scheme, not many actually sold they leased more out than anything else

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@leanne-morgan7226 I remember they used to have some great finance offers. I just find a 3 door so impractical, massive doors, very hard in tight car parks 🤣

[@thedoppelganger2665]

Hope you remembered to put the top on the water overfill tank 😮

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@thedoppelganger2665 yes was just doing my checks haha 😂

[@Dr-Sy]

Make sure your battery is holding charge, i noticed it says from the topdon it is at 11Volts which it should be at 13/14 volts, these when the battery gets low give out all strange signals to the sensors which then throw an eml light.

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@Dr-Sy weirdly the Topdon says that for pretty much every car I plug in 🤔

[@adambooth9630]

Pcv system.. there are repair kits available, saves you having to remove the inlet manifold

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

Bought a repair kit but something's not right so been advised to buy a rocker cover which should be arriving today

[@GarethGalbraith-y6i]

Check the intake pipe between turbo and inlet manifold

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@GarethGalbraith-y6i mechanics found a split in PCV valve diaphragm he thinks that may be the issue

[@scottvacher73]

When yoh plugged in the scanner and said "it's a manual" 😂😂😂😂 that is not asking what gearbox it has. That's asking if you want the scanner to "automatically" determine the vehicle or if you want to "manually" select the make and model 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@scottvacher73 oh well hahaha 🤣 I'll know for next time

[@craigmcgarva7338]

Nice car 🚗 👌 👍

[@Mariazellerbahn]

I've had nowt but trouble with mine with water leaks practically every pipe and housing are plastic. Turbo's are known to fail, gaskets blow and timing chains stretch (and the tensioners break). Doors fill with water due to the drain at the rear of the doors being a lot higher than the front. The engine also needs special oil (Dexos 1 / Gen 2) which is difficult to find and Vauxhall won't sell you any unless you let Vauxhall service it. Back street garages will just stick any old oil in it.

[@christopherleishman-pf3uv]

valvoline oil dexos 1 easy to buy no problem

[@ggwoods5684]

My brother had the same issue with his gtc lean code found out his timing has slipped

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@ggwoods5684 have to have a look. That purge valve is coming today see what happens

[@Mariazellerbahn]

108k? Mine only has 30k miles but I'm still waiting for things to let go.

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@Mariazellerbahn yes I've heard a few stories

[@aqibmehboob976]

Good luck mate and not even the car as a trader learnt red is the most disgusting and hardest colour to sell never again! Personally

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@aqibmehboob976 I know but haven't had one in a while and it suits the car haha

[@normanstephens5391]

Tick over sounded a bit fast & loud for me. What revs, are showing on tick over. Other than that looks a decent buy.

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@normanstephens5391 that's one of the reasons I thought it could be this purge valve, apparently it's common for them to idle higher with this fault. It very intermittently flagged up an ABS light after the video which made me think more it could be this as it's part of the vacuum system

[@alistairknight9883]

Which auction is that?

[@DjNikGnashers]

You must have swallowed the whole bottle of brave pills for this one.....

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@DjNikGnashers agreed 😂

[@thedoppelganger2665]

Bargain 💪💪💪

[@CarsOnMyDrive]

Did you buy the coat to match the car? 🤣

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@CarsOnMyDrive I realised just as I pulled into Darlington how much of an idiot I looked 🐕 🍆 🔴

[@CarsOnMyDrive]

@ 🤣

[@deanhawthorn5783]

co2 sensor on manifold on these every time

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@deanhawthorn5783 turned out to be pretty much the full PCC system! New sensor as well as rocker cover too as couldn't be repaired to last

[@B3llyFl0p]

time for a hair cut with no guard my friend 🥚

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@B3llyFl0p why do you think I I want 10k subs? Pay for me trip to Turkey 🤣

[@B3llyFl0p]

@ hahaha

[@antonanglin]

Lol i have this car with same alloys and colour but its a 1.6t paid around £2 for it

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@antonanglin £2?! I thought I got a bargain 🤣

[@ColinGarner-h1t]

The word is the not va .

[@justinjoyit13]

Edit more mate- video should have been half this length for what was going on. Far too much faffing about.

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@justinjoyit13 I know haha I'm no pro. I literally vlog

[@mohammedinfas3669]

I have nice motor if u interesting 🧐

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

@@mohammedinfas3669 may well be. Need to shift few of these first ha