Vauxhall Astra 1.7 CDTI Service

[@Brando1667]

Good job James. I'm surprised anybody pays a garage to do this service. You've shown perfectly just how easy it is and most people should be able to do this. A good money saver if you ask me.

[@Mk2Mitch]

Just a little tip for oil filters, once you've got it fairly loose leave it in the housing to drain for a few minutes, when you come to take it out the filter will be practically dry of oil and won't drip everywhere!

[@davewright7512]

I think you should investigate where that coolant is going!

[@stephenriley5502]

the astra g was the best car vauxhall made very easy to replace parts and to service it .

[@rightstrafe440]

Thanks dude! You're a real professional, simple and tidy!

[@Parknest]

I can't fault the way you carried out this service. I serviced a 2014 Astra recently and used genuine parts. The prices are on a par with good quality aftermarket ones so your local dealer is worth a try. The adjustable spanner got you out of trouble there.

[@allanmichealsmith]

Nice & simple cars to maintain at home , nicely done James 👍

[@thomasbell9146]

Made it look so easy. Quality video mate. Got myself an astra van 1.7 diesel. Might brave it to do these things myself. Cheers

[@D1stDrInternet]

Same van as well!

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Great video mate you did great on the floor it's not easy at the best of times I'm sure this will definitely help people out there top job

[@AdammP]

Those bleed screws are actually used to check for water, if you hold a cup under the canister and unscrew it a few turns and catch some fuel in a cup the water will sink to the bottom ( if it has any) I check mine now and again, although never had any.. it can destroy high pressure pumps and injectors if not dealt with as it rusts the internals

[@johnbyng4494]

Great content as always mate! A lot of stuff in this will help me out massively when I come to work on my car

[@ruudkuijpers9851]

Nice video, i think you forget to reset the service timer. It is very easy, with te ignition off Push and hold the button on the instrument cluster. Switch on the ignition, and keep the button pushed until stipes appear on the display for the Miles. Release the button and youre done!

[@MerakiGrace]

good advice, thanks both of you, comment and the channel guy

[@gregorhughesjgh]

Hi, how do I top up with diesel after the fuel filter change? Where do I pour in the top up fuel (to prevent the air bubble)? One of your videos showing that in clear detail would be massively appreciated...Thanks.

[@JamieR1988]

I use a 1.7 diesel Astra, same as that one but blue. And I use it to get back and forth to work, a 150 mile round trip everyday. And the car hasn't let me down once. It cruises at 70mph and uses very little fuel.

[@si4632]

@SHAY MCCUSKER well i have 1-3 cdti astra and its done 95 000 miles just oil changes and break pads decent little engine did have a split turbo hose but i eventually found the split was a £5 fix🤣

[@si4632]

without turbo top speed was about 50 mph 🤣 but once that was fixed the car can cruise at 80 mph just 2500 rpm 6 spped gearbox

[@brianwilson8690]

Brilliant mate. Huge help for me, thank you

[@COLEEN322]

You call this guy in the video Leroy, he's a nice kid, he's been in and out of prison since the age of about 18, good to see he's settled down and grown up now. Do wish he'd get a full set of proper tools though, especially gloves lol Stay with it Leroy, we love you kid!

[@Cjrelectrical]

Nice job mate , loving those fuel pipe pliers 👍🏻

[@maxautouk]

If you put in too much concentrated antifreeze it can gum up and cause an overheat condition... I know this because I did it in my own car

[@scottbrown1014]

Love all your videos and live streams keep them coming

[@mustafamurtadha8419]

Finaly man!!! Cool you are on tracks again ;-)

[@andynorris3537]

Great video as usual very informative. I had one of these in my old van 188k would start first time in -10!

[@scottevans485]

Nice to see you James

[@JayJay-wb4mv]

Great job mate I'm learning A lot from you

[@alanryderb]

good instructive video mate. i leave the fuel pipes attached when doing the filter

[@mcmechanic8910]

alanryderb take the connector off and spin the top cap with pipes still connected 👌👌👌

[@tonyl1984]

Great video, shame you never had a socket wrench, long reach socket extension and a filter ratchet strap! But you managed to improvise with the adjustable spanner!

[@retrorestore]

Nice one bud. I know all about laying on a gravel drive under a car lol

[@cvrga013]

Very nice explanation.And good job.Thank you.

[@shadowsteve68]

Nice one man, this'll defo help me service the old MK4, cheers!

[@brightlight6900]

Great vid as usual keep it up

[@sfeath520]

Brilliant video 👍

[@colintx800]

Over 700 views and only 90 likes, Lazy people, show some support !

[@mohitl1697]

Hi mate. when do you know when you have to change the coolant and brake fluid? can you make a video on them?

[@NayNay1991x]

Yea use your eyes.

[@jennifermaxwell4637]

love your videos☺

[@CrazyPetez]

Nitrile gloves saves your hands, and might keep,you from suffering with cancer later in life.

[@robertbradley7618]

Great job

[@shifty277]

Fantastic video. Thanks for filming and uploading! Love watching your content especially these long videos you make. What camera do you use considering it is bound to get filthy with the type of stuff you film?

[@TechnoLeaderChrome]

Great video this helped me a lot with my astra. I have a question about the fuel filter. I got the mahle kx231d this filter desent have rubber seals on it. Is it ok to use it? 1.7 cdti astra

[@si4632]

i was told not to change fuel filter they are designed to last a life time and are a real pain to replace might do more harm than good

[@AngelaBrammer-ki7ji]

What causes to breather pipe to split and leak oil

[@dasha2011uk]

when u do the service in this video do you put any fuel in or keep turning key off and on

[@mohitl1697]

also, arent you meant to dilute the conc. antifreeze to make ot 50/50?

[@julesdowner5585]

yes you are . its why it says concentrated, you add different amounts of water for sumer or winter . or meant to

[@mohitl1697]

@@julesdowner5585 ur meant to dilute 50/50 not put in straight concentrated antifreeze

[@julesdowner5585]

@@mohitl1697 i know. but the creator clearly doesn,t , but hopefully he will now

[@drewbon6090]

Could you do possible problems with engine mgm light on a mk4 cdti astra please.

[@999Arvis]

Thank you!

[@evieemaya88]

Is there any change you put a link to those fuel pliers in the description or replying back to this comment. Thanks.

[@scottmorgan1821]

Hi got any advice on the oil filter cap mine has been rounded off so it’s only got 5 sides now not 6 my luck what can I use to get it off?

[@craigtrigg4288]

when puttingit back to gether i filled the filter housing half way with diesel or car wont start i bet you know this

[@sharkkeys699]

Your a good SON keep it up

[@OffGridInvestor]

Shes get a dent right in the rear quarter passenger side panel just like your SXi petrol....

[@evieemaya88]

Great video mate. I'm just curious to why your moms antifreeze is so low?

[@TheSavageGarage]

Arts&Trusts seems to be escaping somewhere, checked for leaks but everything is dry! It's a mystery

[@evieemaya88]

The Savage Garage that could be a decent video exploring that problem. Whether you find it or not it's sometimes nice to see the pros search and explore problems. Lastly can I ask why you went full concentrate antifreeze as I thought it was meant to be 50/50 mix . Thanks keep it up

[@Megalocade]

The Savage Garage First make sure the expansion tank cap is seated properly and the valve is free, they often fail of these which cause the system to over pressurise, also check the rubber hoses on the egr cooler and oil cooler very common on these 1.7s, also you may have a leak internally on the Egr cooler the silver metal body part on the front of the engine its filled with coolant which cools the gasses down it's basically a radiator, they can rust and let coolant in the egr passages which gets burnt up in the engine, had it one my previous van with same engine.

[@evieemaya88]

@@Megalocade when you say the valve what do you mean?

[@shanekneeshaw3483]

Think that was over due a service

[@8ile]

Use Parkers instead of EuroCarParts. Parkers are much better and a bit cheaper. Euro wanted £250 for a driveshaft for a 2000 Fiesta, Parkers sold it me for £67. Have stuff in stock all the time as well. And her auxillary belt is almost about to snap.

[@basje1]

Need moaarr vids !! :D

[@willmacleod1742]

Well done.

[@double-r-media3502]

Weres the corsa content at bro i need the insight lol

[@ha55an16]

WTH how many Astra’s do u have

[@stuartpow6051]

Great vid

[@gandi69]

id be concerned about the loss of coolant, you should lose a tankful between services

[@gandi69]

Or shouldn’t rather**

[@alfonscubi132]

Bravo

[@steal7hy821]

Is lidl socket set good?

[@steveoutdoors5964]

THE DAVID I picked up a socket set from lidl a while back 1/4 inch drive. Looked nice seemed fantastic for the price. Problem was the sockets would not fit on the ratchet.

[@steal7hy821]

Steves Outdoors NE i think u just need to press in the middle.i bought one set today

[@steveoutdoors5964]

THE DAVID the set I got was faulted as were others in the store. You couldn't fit sockets from any set to the ratchet. The other bits were fine its just the connector on the ratchet was a little too big.

[@steal7hy821]

Steves Outdoors NE yeah it can happen but its rare.i like lidl tools.not expensive but they are good quality

[@bigbadjohn662]

Sump plug is 78nm on these :D

[@zxhidphoenix3491]

Where’s the black astra

[@craigtrigg4288]

i do a oil change every 1500 miles on my cars both diesels

[@rattlintappits]

pointless, every 5000 is good enough

[@si4632]

Thats gay

[@si4632]

@@rattlintappits every 10000 is enough Vauxhall recommend every 16000 on my 1.3 cdti

[@simrajsingh9180]

Great videos gets a Corsa D (Tut tut tut not torquing the sump nut to 30 NM and the oil filter to 25 NM 😂)

[@colintx800]

Nooooooooooooooooo It's a diesel O_o

[@martinrogers2719]

Buy some cheap disposable gloves , good video

[@Dayumhesgood]

That’s the wrong kind of oil for that engine

[@priteshchampaneri7841]

Wear some gloves. 😄

[@jamesmullen262]

Pritesh Champaneri Gloves are for girls apart from when I change CV Joints.

[@renovareuk]

loved the video and tell your mum to visit renovareuk.co.uk and buy the nano engine oil and nano engine coolant (nano Maxx) i have them in my 283k 1.7 Astra and it runs better than new as repaired metal wear and dropped the engine temp, thanks christian and these work in any engine and if you don't believe read the 1.5k buyer feedback on my eBay shop

[@pilluspilivili3808]

Its not savage

[@cenariusbg]

Dude, USE GLOVES! One time disposable blue gloves...

[@axtra92]

cenariusbg Why?

[@Subtech-VR]

Might have ben smarter to empty your oil first rather then heading it then running it through your new oil filter,i would have heated car emptied it and changed filter whilst waiting on it emptyingas your way you heated up your car running your dirty oil through your new filter

[@axtra92]

Ruairi Mullan wtf are you talking about

[@renovareuk]

loved the video and tell your mum to visit renovareuk.co.uk and buy the nano engine oil and nano engine coolant (nano Maxx) i have them in my 283k 1.7 Astra and it runs better than new as repaired metal wear and dropped the engine temp, thanks christian and these work in any engine and if you don't believe read the 1.5k buyer feedback on my eBay shop

[@renovareuk]

loved the video and tell your mum to visit renovareuk.co.uk and buy the nano engine oil and nano engine coolant (nano Maxx) i have them in my 283k 1.7 Astra and it runs better than new as repaired metal wear and dropped the engine temp, thanks christian and these work in any engine and if you don't believe read the 1.5k buyer feedback on my eBay shop

[@renovareuk]

loved the video and tell your mum to visit renovareuk.co.uk and buy the nano engine oil and nano engine coolant (nano Maxx) i have them in my 283k 1.7 Astra and it runs better than new as repaired metal wear and dropped the engine temp, thanks christian and these work in any engine and if you don't believe read the 1.5k buyer feedback on my eBay shop

[@renovareuk]

loved the video and tell your mum to visit renovareuk.co.uk and buy the nano engine oil and nano engine coolant (nano Maxx) i have them in my 283k 1.7 Astra and it runs better than new as repaired metal wear and dropped the engine temp, thanks christian and these work in any engine and if you don't believe read the 1.5k buyer feedback on my eBay shop