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Thanks Dad!

😂Yeah don’t want to do that in a hurry! Good luck with yours though! Are you doing it yourself??

Hello there, First of all you may need to get the car scanned for any codes, is the check engine light on? I will try and help the best I can, the ECU is likely using the cam position sensor when you unplug the crank sensor along with longer crank time when you do this, I’m assuming it’s still stalling with crank unplugged? I believe these engines run off a MAP sensor (Manifold Absolute Pressure) instead of an Air flow meter so maybe worth ensuring that this is clean it will be along the air intake manifold somewhere it could be this that’s giving the wrong information to the ECU but just a guess. When the engine idles is it idling normally? I’m no expert in these but at least there is some things for you to look at. Good luck. Let me know how you get on. Steve.

clocked fuel injectors, fuel filter , fuel pump could be the likely culprit.

Thank you John, and thanks for the kind words, it looks a bit messy at the moment but i hope to get it all neat as and where i start to put more panels back on, I do have some tiger seal that I hope is still ok, if not I’m going to buy filler that is reinforced with fibre glass as that is supposed to be water proof. Yeah the shrinker stretcher I’ve had for a couple of years now is wanted to show in my videos that you can use other methods like cutting slots into and bending the curve in but i also wanted to use the tools i have to create a neater job. As with he air joggler these are quite expensive even the hand tool isn’t much cheaper they both do the same thing just the air powered one is obviously much easier to use this is quite new, interesting fact, a lot of people like to drill there holes as they like them to be a bit bigger than what this tool can produce, because they like them to be strong, I see there point but I think if you put enough plug hols in (this method is called plug welding) then they should be as strong as original if not stronger. Both the Shrinker/stretcher and the joggler are great pieces of kit but not absolutely necessary for a beginner. One day I would like to buy a swager AKA a bead roller I bet I could do some serious damage with that 😂 Im glad you enjoyed it mate, hopefully this section would start to come together and start looking like a rear end again. Thanks for the comment and support as always John, hopefully see you in the next one, if this flipping rain stops!! Cheers Mate.

Thanks Sam and Chloe, glad you enjoyed it, I used different music this time, what did Chloe think of this video? I know it’s a bit different to horse related stuff but I would be interested in what she thought of the format and any suggestions she may have. If that’s ok.

I forgot to add, I really appreciate you both watching it though. Have a good weekend guys!

@@Cavalier_Steve She said she really enjoyed the music, thought it fit well with the video 👍

@@samuelhorwood That’s awesome thank you ☺️ yeah most of them was quite new to RUclips studio 😀

Oh wow that’s a lot!!! Unfortunately no there isn’t any software available to us general public. I suggest using an OWL energy monitor those are pretty good 👍 hope this helps. Steve.

Hi What is an OWL monitor and where can I get one!

@@davidcraik8093 Hi David they are on eBay if you search “owl energy monitor” this was the brand I used to use, I found it to be fairly accurate good enough for monitoring, it does sound suspicious though that your meter is reading high.

@@Cavalier_SteveThanks .Do you have an email that I can send you a picture of the meter in question?

@@davidcraik8093 Hi David you can send it to Steven715 at yahoo.co.uk

Hi Dan, wow awesome another Cavalier owner and one of the CRO Variety, actually i think Vauxhall did pre register or build a whole load of Cavaliers to sell them off before the Vectra as it was only the last couple of years that the CDX was available, is yours the manual or Auto? Mine is the automatic although i wished it was the manual but its been a great car and I do enjoy it all the same so unless something special came up I probably wouldn’t sell it any time soon. Do you have any pictures of yours anywhere? Glad you enjoyed the video, there will be some more to come hopefully in the near future on this car. Thanks for the subscription, i hope you enjoy my future content. All the best. Steve.

Hi George, yes I bought the aviation snips, to be fair they wasn't much more expensive than the non brand ones, I do like quality over cheap rubbish. I absolutely love watching Steve and Ryan, In one of there live streams Ryan did say he has left Civil engineering and gone into YCR full time now. I didn't know about SJG, I'm definitely going to look into him especially as its a vauxhall! Thanks for the suggestion they are always welcome even if I know it's good for others to read the comment and can also go and have a look. I have more to come life, weather and working shifts makes it hard to do consistent regular content but I enjoy doing the work and I hope it gives others aspiration to have ago themselves. My metal work isn't the best but hopefully it would work out in the end. All the best. Steve.

Sim, é, obrigado pelo comentário. tudo de bom, Steve. English: The old monza here in Brazil My reply: Yes it is, thank you for the comment. all the best, Steve.

Yeah it should be a nice simple job.

Hi Andy, thank you mate! No all good on the MOT thanks yes unfortunately the pipes was to easy to film really in a way it’s a shame as I would like to show how I get round when I struggle with these. Oh well it makes a good video of how it all comes apart anyway. Cheers mate hope all is well with you. Steve.

@@Cavalier_Steve Hi Steve, lol I know the feeling I had done a few videos like that thinking I was going to have to show a bit of effort to do something but it just came off in one go. Glad you got your MOT and happy motoring too! All good here, just very busy with car stuff but taking a wee break after all the omega work.

I wonder if this is why the meter was taken out of service maybe!🤔 But yes I don’t trust most of these companies anyway, especially the way they throw money at the wall it seems. Thanks for your comment. Cheers.

@@Cavalier_Steve nice one Steve, trust issues aside, you are likely correct. In my location most have been swapped out for smart meters. I managed to find one at a thrift store for a buck and I was trying to find out how to wire it up so I could monitor my power usage in my outside workshop. I managed to find about half a second of footage in your video showing me neutrals to the centre and phases each side, thanks! I also connected a 75 year old panel ammeter to a custom perspex housing and mounted it all to a nice piece of hardwood. It hangs from the wall now. I plug my extension lead into it and output from it, making it completely portable. Looks cool!

Hi John, nice to hear from you mate! I’ve been feeling guilty for not being on IG much I have been so busy lately I think I’m pushing myself whilst the weather is good! Cavalier MOT went ok thank you and thanks for the big up as well. You was lucky with your car insurance mine went up on all of my cars 😢 Hopefully more consistent will come in the future, I’ve half done my next welding video I have more work I want to do before I start to editing it ☺️ Cheers mate hope everything going ok with you.

Yeah not to bad here thanks Steve, it's great to hear your car got it's MOT without any problems mate I got my SLK back in 2015 and it's passed every year since but I must be due a bad one soon🙄🤦‍♂ Don't worry about not being on the other place (can't post the name or my comments get deleted) mate, so long as you are ok buddy but don't over do it👌🙏☝

Thanks Alan, I do a lot of this work on my drive way, I keep the car in a relatives garage when I’m not using it over winter. I would always be interested in how you get on though, the more you do the more you do the more you learn how to overcome issues that you’re faced with. It’s all part of the fun 😊

That’s good thank you Sam! I loved your other reply that’s brilliant!!!

Yes my spelling is terrible and that’s fair enough.

I prefer watching spelling bees when I want car advice.

I would keep your small minded comments to yourself. Anyone that’s puts anything on RUclips to help out others shows a certain amount of courage and should be commended not belittled by a small minded individual who feels that they should put someone down. Anyway good informative video, nice pace to help out anyone who is new to car mechanics.

Morning Del, I hope we can find the fault for you, hmm there are a couple of things we can check, before we change parts, first off we can do two checks in one, if you unplug the crank sensor (plug should be on the top left near the oil filler cap if your filler is on the drivers side of the engine, then check all 4 of your spark plugs they should be dry do this test when your engine is cold, and turn it over as if your going to start it, you don’t want it to run or try and start, let the engine turn over for about 10 seconds, take note of how the engine turns over it should sound even then re-check your plugs if they are dry then you shouldn’t have a fuel leak from the injector, you could also take the air feed off the manifold and turn the ignition on whilst looking at the injector during the fuel prime stage do this a few times you shouldn’t have any fuel spray out at all but if you do you know the injector is leaking. Try this first and let me know how you get on. There shouldn’t be much to check as most of it you’ve done already 🙂 good luck. Steve.

@@Cavalier_Steve great advice cheers :) will check and get back to you. Thanks again

Your welcome, I'm pleased and hope that this will help you with your sensor, to be fair they are cheap enough and easy enough to replace even if its not the sensor, but from what I have read is these are a common replacement item any way, what your garage told you does have some truth, the B5 (Mk5) Passats used to have the the wheel hubs replaced this was due to rust around the reluctor ring used to make the ring come away from the hub and caused the failure, in that case yes you replace the wheel bearing hub, but i don't think our cars suffer with this issues. the OBD Readers are definitely worth the investment as they will pay for them selves in one job such as this, the phone on i have seems quite good and it benefits from using an app which gets updated as technology advances, but they are cheap and you won't be able to get every code or issue detected but they are great for us beginners. Hope you get on ok. Steve.

@@Cavalier_Steve Hi Steve, thanks very much for that info about the B5, I’m definitely going to change the sensor alone first, just need to know which corner it’s at, just a note for whoever else may read this, I ordered an OBD reader yesterday on Amazon, it came this morning and I tested the car and it said “ no fault registered” when I’ve looked the reader I bought does not read ABS faults!!!, it’s gone back today and another (double the price) is on its way, cheers again👍

@@rickyweird01 That’s a shame that, yes not all OBD 2 readers do ABS, I think that’s why I got the one I did, hope the new one will get you sorted out, I will see if I can find the one I have it was a long time ago that I bought it though.

@@rickyweird01 I this this was the one I purchased, www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282271037782?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=3g2iDPAAT3G&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r0XIB9T6Sz2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY not the same as the picture but does work quite well along with a paid for version of Car Scanner app. If the one you ordered doesn’t work give this a try.

@@Cavalier_Steve 😩… £9.99, I ordered a VCD500, £80, it says it’s specially for VAG, I’ll let you know how I go on,

Thanks Andy, I really want to make the repairs as close as I can so when I do stuff that would be seen, I would have more of an idea how to do it, I’m quite please with how the floor turned out. Yes your right I was using the wheel as a pillow so to speak but resting my arm was not easy if at all possible, I’m hopeful that I would get better shots of me welding and produce better welds on the side panels that I need to do next, flipping weather has been holding me back 😤 Cheers though Andy, by the way how is your Cavalier coming?? Same situation as me I guess?? Waiting for better weather 😅

@@Cavalier_Steve Hi Steve, the cavy has taken a bit of a back seat till I get the omega done, os now we have some better weather I'm getting on with that. I was wondering about what you were saying about leaving a gap between panels when welding, I've always overlapped panels as found it was all too easy for bigger holes to blow open when welding. Might be missing something in the technique though. Usually find you have to pulse weld thin steel as it does often blow holes unless it's really new steel.

@Andys_Vauxhall_Vids At least your working on cars that’s the main thing 😁 I will show a bit more welding on my next video when I next get the welder out, I’m a butt man myself (stop laughing you over there in the corner😂) yeah I like to butt weld rather than lap a panel joint, both good methods and both have there good and bad points, as you say butt welding is more challenging due to blowing holes especially when the welder is up high like I have here. I hope to get a better camera angle in the next one though. All the best Andy.

Thanks Dad!

Hi John, I didn’t know that you welded as well! No worries about getting called away happens to me quite a lot, just watch what and where you can mate, thanks a lot of work goes into making the panels and welding them in whilst doing the video as well, I hope to get some better footage the next time I weld. I’m starting to like the challenge and f making the panels by hand feels nice and it’s back to basics with the benefits of anyone watching can follow along with basic tools as well. I’m enjoying it more now that the panels are coming out about right, I think doing the videos adds the extra pressure to turn out a good result. I’ve used cheap welders in the past along with a second hand one which was rubbish! It was a non turbo one (non fan cooled) you could do 2 welds and then the over temp light would come on. The Clark one I have, I’ve never seen the over temperature light on my current set, hopefully I would get flatter better welds the more I work. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos though and I love reading the comments. Hmm I don’t think you should sell the welder the moment you sell it you would need it, sounds like a very posh machine indeed. Cheers mate.

Hi John, well done mate! As you say definitely worth it and after 18 years off the road that must have felt so good to drive after all those years, I bet there was a fair amount of recommissioning to do as well amongst teething issues.All the best mate. Steve.

@@Cavalier_Steve Thanks Steve. I had the Cav out today for a quick run to Tesco's and when I got home I noticed that I had clocked up exactly 1000 miles since I got it going again last year. No better time than now to have a "personal MOT" and make sure all is well as pretty much all the suspension and running gear was replaced (i.e.re- check torque settings, etc), as well as an oil change. I have to say the car has been running great with a couple of 150+ mile trips over the last 7 months. They really are great motors. I look forward to following your work in getting yours back on the road! All the best, John PS Here's a video of my Cav's "first start" after 18 years ruclips.net/video/b2n91SwCKQg/видео.html

@@thelonegroover Thanks John definitely worth checking things over. They really are great cars, I enjoy running these more than my “daily” I will take a look at your video I’m looking forward to it.

Thank you Sammy, I hope you enjoyed it, I aim to get better shots of the welding in future videos, this is a hard shot to do, it doesn’t matter what work you’re doing. Cheers mate.

Thanks Alan, The videos don’t convey how long this work takes, there was 4 hours of footage here that was cut and condensed down into a watchable video, it’s so much work but I’m really starting to get into the swing of it now and more importantly I’m enjoying it, but yes I can see why companies charge so much for this work the skills alone is something to be admired! Cheers mate looking forward to seeing you at Luton.

Thank you very much, still lots to do so plenty more to come 🙂

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Hi Senzom, it sounds like you're experiencing the same issue I had with mine, the slave cylinder could be leaking internally, this doesn't leak fluid out as you may expect and you probably won't get any fluid loss, I think the seal breaks down and causes the fluid to leak past the seal insted of pushing it out as the clutch peddle realises on the pressure plate spring to push the slave back this internally pushes the fluid back up the line and into the master cylinder and this is what returns the clutch peddle (I hope that makes sence) I also had black fluid especially when I took out the old slave cylinder, this could be the rubber that has broken down or more likely is that the break fluid is old and as it's hygroscopic it has the ability to absorb moisture and this moisture turns the fluid dark and eventually black. You could try bleeding the slave cylinder but it's highly likely that your slave or master has failed, if you are able to bleed fluid out of the slave cylinder then chances are your master cylinder is good. I hope this all makes sense foe you, if you have any further questions then please come back to me. All the best. Steve.

@@Cavalier_Steve thanks Steve...i tried taking the pipe out the bleeder nipple the one that goes to the slave cylinder, i than pumped it with some air hoping the pedal with get pressure nd get stiff but it ddnt,its was still goin down to the floor,i dont know if i was doing it the right way if i dd that

@senzom4484 no worries, if I have read your reply right it sounds like you removed the pipe from the slave cylinder, you won’t bleed the cylinder this way (not completely anyway) I would put a bit of clear pipe on the bleed nipple you would be able to see the air bubbles. Any air in the system would compress it wont transfer the fluid properly. Usually you don’t get air in the system for no reason I still suspect your slave cylinder.

Thanks a Lot Steve i took out the Box nd find out its was the slave it was leaking internal...i also checked my clutch nd find out the plate was almost gone ,i already bhought a clutch kit nd the Slave

Hi, thank you for your honesty👍, I know it’s not always easy to make comments like this but I find these really helpful, I agree, I do waffle to much and I will am to do better in my future videos, my apologies that you didn’t enjoy it but thank you again for the honesty. All the best. Steve.

Thank you ❤️❤️

Cont. I cannot but feel honestly and frankly , astonished by the state of things under the hood. Thick dust and..... which gives an impression that the hood has not been lifted for a long time. Prone to all sorts of problems. In mauritius 99.99 % of owners take great care of their vehicles. I am sure that a lot of people will approve me.

Hi Malleckkadell, unfortunately not everyone here looks after there cars, for example the owner here, they just use the car and don’t really care for it due to not caring and/or money which is a shame really, we both know that servicing is the biggest money saver, sadly not everyone sees it that way. The cars do get dusty under the hood, maybe due to the higher speeds on our motorway’s (highways) it’s good to hear that your country keeps there cars in good condition. People here seem to see them as a throwaway, which I don’t agree with sadly the government here doesn’t help! They don’t want older cars on the roads 😠😢

Cheers John, I’m surprised that it didn’t shatter 😦 but it turned out well. I was not impressed with the glue! It was clearly starting to go off in a sealed packet, a new packet would have been the perfect amount to do this job though to be far. I do try and do most things myself it’s so much more satisfying than paying someone else to do it. I liked your director comment on one of your wings I had to get that one in on my bad filming 🤣😂🤣 Cheers mate hope all is well with you.

Yeah I was watching that with my fingers crossed🤞😬you do a good job looking after your cars Steve I used to enjoy looking after my old Cortina's but these days it's hard work. I was going to say in my first comment that you must have used the same directors that I used for editing my videos, bunch of cowboys🤠🤣😉 I'm ok mate thanks just busy lately looking after Sonia, hope you are ok mate🙏👍

@JohnWD40TC02 Absolutely shocking outfit! I won’t use them again, I don’t know why you recommend them to me 😂😂😂 Thanks for the big up, it helps that I enjoy working on my cars definitely a hobby that’s made for me. Thanks good mate sorry to hear that your so busy though but better at least you still find time to time to do your spraying 😃 All good here thanks just like you been busy and dodging the weather

That’s ok I mucked up the upload of this video it set it up as live as soon as I uploaded it and I wanted it to be released on the 15th. It’s slow work but it’s quite satisfying producing a panel that’s nearly the same as before 😁 it’s is a rabbit hole doing this sort of work because as you say it can go back a fair bit. Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it 👍

Hi Paul, thank you for all the information, I think the squib on most cars can go, I remember reading these going on the Vectra B. I was disappointed with the mirror but it is a common fault so it must be an age thing good thing yours is still ok 👍 I know I have a glow plug going or gone, as I have seen a code come up a couple of times over the years when I reset the service light, I scan the car just to keep an eye on things and a glow plug comes up, I will replace the relay when I do the plugs as I would do all 4 plugs at the same time. Thanks for the tip on getting the engine hot don’t definitely worth doing that! I know the Diesel MK3 Cavaliers and Astras you change the relay, didn’t know that they are weak on the VW stuff as well. Thanks for the comment on the videos that’s why I do this stuff to give others the confidence, as you can see I’m no expert at all, just want others to have ago I’ve learned as I have gone along so if it encourages at least one person that makes my very happy 😃 Cheers Paul! Hope all is ok with you mate.

Hi yes, the engine was over heating and causing the coolant to boil over into the overflow tank, this is because the radiator cap is also a pressure relief valve, this allows coolant to expand and escape into the tank, when the coolant cools this creates a slight vacuum and then sucks the coolant back from the overflow tank, when the system is running in normal operating temperature range this doesn’t happen. The coolant no longer goes into the overflow tank as the radiator wasn’t transferring heat efficiently like it was designed to. I hope this helps. Sorry for the lengthy response. All the best. Steve.

@@Cavalier_Steve I am very grateful for your answer.

@@emilpoplawski3334 You’re welcome 👍

Thank you

Yes they do take along time to get somewhere near the right shape!

Thanks Alan!

😬😂Sorry about that, they can be a pain if they’ve been untouched for ages. A little tip is to put a very thin film of silicone grease around the rubber seal that would help get it off for next time. Hopefully you got the job done ok though. Cheers.

Ohhh nice! I would love and SRI 8V version, the SFI 2.016V engines are very good though as well! Sounds like you had a really good one the M reg one. Nice!

Thanks Alan, absolutely mention it to everyone you see! 🤣🤣😊😊

Thanks Sammy!!! I’m very pleased with how this project came out

Officially yes, as if you would take the car like this it would fail the MOT, most likely under the dangerous category (due to it being the breaking system) what can happen is when you restart the car the fault would clear as at low speed or no speed the ABS module thinks everything is operating as normal like what happened with me, under normal light breaking, because one of the sensors thinks the wheel is locking up you can get unwanted ABS operation which can lead to much longer breaking distances whilst this is going on. As an example one day during that week I drove for 30 miles and everything worked as expected, however I was very careful to leave a very large gap between me and the car I front so I had distance to stop should the system play up again, on other days the fault either came in straight away or did so under the first operation of the breaks. Once the fault is in you loose your auto hill hold auto parking break application (I think to release as well🤔) but breaking power was normal but if you was to get into a skid then you would have NO ABS assistants at all, something to be aware of if you drive the car. For completeness whilst the fault lights are on you shouldn’t get anymore issues during that trip. Legally though you should have the car recovered and fixed asap if proven that you drove the car like this and you was in an accident you would be held liable. I hope this helps. All the best. Steve.

Hi John, many thanks mate! I think those double sided sticky pads are quite good, as long as you use a good brand like 3M they can give a cleaner look as well. Like you said though this is more what it would look like when it left the dealership. Nothing wrong with the double sided tape though mate! Hope you having a good weekend. Cheers mate.

Yeah those double sided tapes are ok if you get a good one😁when I did mine I got a cheap one then fixed the plates on but the next morning the front one was laying on the ground 🤦‍♂😅 Needless to say both of them were replaced with the 3M ones, lesson learnt me thinks🤠🙄😂

Hi Matt, thank you ☺️ how on earth they got the logo’s and everything absolutely spot on is just amazing really, I ordered these a couple of years ago I see on the Instagram page they are doing the colours on both the front and rear so hopefully you can get some exact plates made up. The good news is that Retro plates did give me some double sided sticky strips but I know that these wouldn’t last long on the textured front bumper plus I wanted to do them properly because that’s me, saying that though the double sided tape does give you a nice clean finish. I hope you get some from them I really recommend them guys and they was quick with a 1 week turnaround if I remember rightly. Cheers Matt! 👍

Hi Steve, it's ok your very welcome .. i love your vauxhall video's and your channel... but yeh i can see what you mean by fixing the number plates on properly gives it a more factory look but your new plates look fantastic and make your car look fresh. Your cavalier is in brilliant condition and i will get some new plates from retroplates very soon. Keep up with the great content mate and thankyou for taking the time to reply😊

@@mattbowers8143 Thanks for the feedback! I’m glad that you enjoy the videos, that means a lot to me, I know this type of video won’t be popular but I hope that this helps others installing their number plates when they don’t have a template for reference. I enjoy making the videos and create them as an extension to the hobby, I have what I hope would interesting video ideas over the spring/summer, I’m not an expert in any of this which I hope comes across to give someone the confidence to just have ago, it’s nice watching the subscribers come up, I’m definitely not in this to make money I doubt that I would be that successful anyway. Hopefully I will get better at presenting and giving good useful content for you to enjoy. Many thanks once again. Steve.

Hi John, yes it’s the 2.0 8V I believe the C20NE. Thank you ☺️ I like to show what a beginner can do so others can have ago themselves, as you say it’s very rewarding teaching yourself it’s takes longer with lots of frustration but so satisfying when you finally get it. Cheers!

Hi Anthony, glad you liked the video and I hope that it helps you with your daughters car, the 2 cars I would think are very similar so I bet it would be almost the same, the only difference being the prop shaft for the 4x4 that and the gearbox on your daughters car will be much heavier than what mine was and that was heavy! So be aware of that when you get it out. Other than that it's not to bad of a job just awkward to do. This took me 3 days including filming and going steady. Good luck with your project and I hope you don't get to many snags. Cheers.

Thank you ☺️

Yes they was, they was almost street furniture at one point, the Vectra looked nice but you had more electronic stuff to go wrong, you can’t go wrong with the simpler stuff, trouble is parts are so hard to find now depending on what’s needed.

@@Cavalier_SteveSteve, if you’re ever stuck for Vauxhall parts, there’s a guy up in Scotland with RUclips channel OnceDrivenForeverSmitten, Dougie is his name and he works on loads of Mk 3 Cavaliers. He’s always sourcing parts from everywhere and knows the cars inside out, he used to work for Vauxhall. He drives all over the UK to buy or look at 80’s 90’s Vauxhall’s. He even drove to France last year to buy a UK registered Mk 3 GLS that lived in France.. I’m sure he’d appreciate you reaching out to him. youtube.com/@DougieSRi?si=-eDSwYo12Ove2mHz

@@JohnMcMahon. I think I came across @OnceDrivenForeverSmitteb channel nearly 2 years ago, I really enjoy watching his videos especially his tinkering videos and collection videos. I’ve never really reached out to him only to offer my advice or general comments, he has more knowledge than what I do. Thanks for the link though and the idea of reaching out. Cheers.

Hi Gareth, yes it's possible, I think that the speed comes from one of the front wheel sensors, I'm surprised with the technology on these cars it doesn't use one of the other sensors... if you can get the car scanned and that would tell you which sensor that's given up or if there is another issue thats causing the problem, in all honesty they are not to expensive around £25 each so maybe worthwhile doing both sides, they have done the same amount of work after all. The sensors are handed so you can't swap them from one side to the other for testing. Good luck hope you get your car sorted. Steve.

Thanks for the reply , I used a scanner and had the code u0121 lost communication with abs control module. It's been in the garage for 2 weeks now due to waiting for the a electrician to have a look , and they are not completely sure what's wrong with it due to how many warning lights I have on the dash , I have a flashing coil light , power steering light , abs , traction control, and the flashing red break light , no working speedometer and the fuel gauge was slightly moving up and down , I've been told it could be a faulty abs control module , I hope not because of the cost🙈

@@1760garethHi Gareth, U codes typically point towards a Canbus network issue your code does suggest that the ABS module does have a communications fault on it, that definitely explains why you have no speedo as the car wouldn’t know what speed your doing in this case. Sadly thought that’s why my experience ends, the garage maybe able to source a 2nd hand unit and code it to your car or if they can be repaired they can send it to a specialist for repair. Sorry I can’t be much more help but please let me know how you get on. Have a good weekend. Steve.

Thank you 😊

Thanks John! I did think about only using half the sill, but I think I would rather repair what’s there but until I cut into it I won’t know so the plan could well change. A lot of thanks goes to @yourshire car restoration watching them do there work really has helped me use there methods, hopefully I would get much better the more I do, just like spray painting really. I can’t wait to get back on to it, thanks to the strong winds on Christmas Eve I have been digging out old posts that have rotted away to replace them this has taken way way to much time!! Hopefully get back onto this in the next couple of days. Cheers mate. Hope all is well with you. 👍

It's like most things really the more you do it the better you get, I need to practice with more filler work as I always seem to over block my filler so it ends up low even if my block is bigger than the repair it still manages to look low after I've done🤦‍♂😂 I bet your looking forward to get some more spraying done Steve as you was getting better when you did it last summer, it will be great to see some more painting vids from you👏🙏👍

@JohnWD40TC02 Yeah that’s right John, my filler work isn’t the best either but as you say practice makes you better. Yes I can’t wait to get onto spraying again, I was wanting to do my wing mirror covers on the Cavalier before the end of last year, I have the paint for it just need the time and weather to do it really, I can’t wait to be honest as it seems like a long time since I last sprayed.