I'm shortly carrying out a oil and filter change on my Combo van that has a mileage of 138,000 and it's still going strong. (My Fishing wagon now I have retired) This video is just what I needed.
Excellent! I'm glad it can help. Is yours a 1.3 as the 1.7 is a completely different engine? Did you have any issues getting a good insurance quote? I have in the past when using a van for personal/hobby use, as I think a lot of them assume it will be commercial and business use.
I insured mine for £227 a year which I was shocked. Ex royal mail 1.3 cdti. I was thinking of scrapping it recently as the gears went all weird where I could get into 2nd or 4th gears at all. But still been driving it couple times a weekend as I work away all week as a HGV driver and just coped with 1,3 and 5. Then all of a sudden, I gone to change down into second forgotting it was not working. It actually got into second with a grind which it never did before and it engaged the gear when I released the clutch and it got 4th without grinding. But while in 2nd or 4th gear, the gear stick didnt feel like it had slotted all the way into gear. This happened for a few miles and then the morning after, it appears to be working fine with no grinding and slots all the way in. I insured mine as a day van with Lexham. I only had the van since September. Before that, I had an 04 plate Almera which was and still is a great car. My father owns the Almera now with the 1.5 petrol. I was paying £98 a month to insure the Almera. But as I only mainly drive to work on a Sunday or a Monday and home on a Thursday or a Friday. I couldnt justify the expensive insurance. I was deemed by Hastings that I am at a higher risk due to my job as a HGV driver which is odd as I could possibly only drive my own vehicle twice a week. I am also a named driver on my wifes car too and when I go anywhere during my time off, I go in the wifes car as its much nicer being a 72 plate Seat Arona FR auto. I enjoyed this video, I have decided to keep the old girl now especially as I realised that the last time I put diesel in my van was in September when I filled the tank and its on just over a 1/4 now. It is limited to 70mph and sometimes when building up speed to join a motorway in 3rd or maybe 4th. It seems to have a miss and then reduces in power. I still reach 70 but a slight hill it slows down to about 60. I am going to have a look at my air filter and MAF sensor later today as I already have the replacement parts with me at home.
@@stevecampbell7589 Sorry for late reply. RUclips not notifying me again. That's great! It's worth keeping them going for as long as possible, but obviously having some kind of breakdown service just incase. Gearboxes can be weird. It might be due a fluid change in case it's all gummed up and effecting the synchro. If your MAF is faulty, you'd be using a lot more fuel than expected and it usually throws an EML, but definitely check the air filter is clean. Thanks for the comment.
Nice! Is that in a MK4 Astra? It might be based on the same one in my old Civic. It's certainly a lot better than this Fiat 1.3 although I've seen some hit 180k miles. Thanks.
@@boilerhousegarage it’s in a 2002 corsa C. Isuzu 1.7 DTi. Much better than the fiat unit and more economical. Cav went 😭. It was one of those cars that people liked to bump into. Only 2 cars now. 85 3dr Astra estate. And a corsa c DTi.
Aw crap! That Cavalier looked tidy. Well at least you have a very practical classic (my '88 Astra van was the same platform) and the Corsa must do some epic miles per gallon.
@@boilerhousegarage Iv wanted a 3dr estate for about 30 year 🤣. Corsa does 49mpg around the doors consistently. That brimming it, 2 clicks. Then returning to the same pump. Iv not had it on a good run as yet.
I was confused to what the MK1 Combo was, as I saw an "Opel" Combo, which was the same as our MK2 Vauxhall Astramax Van, then what I thought was the MK1 Combo, looks like an Astramax rear but Corsa front end 🤔Perhaps like the Corsa/Nova, Kadett/Astra, Ascona/Vectra/Cavalier, the European ones overlap out marques?
@@darrenmeears3912I had the first generation combo van with the metal front roof box. Mine was leaking like hell when I got it , a guy on eBay sold fiber glass replacement front roof covers. I bought one and it solved the leaking, but I couldn't sort the none working speedometer!. After a few months it failed it's M.O.T. so off to the scrappy it went!
Thanks, Neil! Appreciate the comment. The owner of this van got the exhaust and driveshaft sorted soon after, although he now uses a 1.6 petrol 1999 Astra van.
@@boilerhousegarage yeah got that coming soon gonna make a video fitting the turbo. But could do a video of what’s been done so far, shame I never recorded it before.
I occasionally get a judder moment of limp like it’s running out off fuel… would you you advise I change the fuel filter? It only got changed 5k ago? Thanks if you reply
Never mind that, where's this ganja at? 😄 I'd be first looking for water ingress which you can find in the fuel filter housing (water will go to the bottom with diesel sat on top) so you'll be looking in that area anyway to see if something is clogging the filter or any part of the system. Do you run the tank low much, or notice it happen less if on a full tank or more if you're coming off a roundabout? It could be a loss of fuel pressure if the pump is on its way out, but should really outlive the van unless its done exceptional mileage. A couple of tanks of Shell V-Power diesel and an additive called dipetane wouldn't go amiss if perhaps the fuel system is clogged somewhere else.
@@boilerhousegarage I was under quarter tank when it was happening and just filled up and it’s not happening now so you think pump or water in filter? Thanks mate
@@cannabisfarmoutdooruk4729 It won't be the filter/housing in that case. It could be your pump, or at least it could get damaged if you run the tank too low. Chances are your fuel tank is contaminated with water, sludge or I've even seen petrol (where someone has mis-fuelled in the past) as it will sit on the bottom of a diesel tank. All diesels and fuel injection tanks are pressurised or use a swirl pot, so keeping the tank as full as possible will mean you're effectively diluting the contaminant, so try not to let it fall below a 1/3 tank. You can get it drained and cleaned out, but as it's a messy job and the fuel will be classed as hazardous waste, it won't be cheap. There's no fuel drain on these tanks and you can't syphon it (I've attempted both) so won't be a home job unfortunately. As long as you keep the tank topped up full, you can still use it; it's just annoying to keep having to fill up every 200 miles or so.
What did everyone else do about removing the oil filter from the oil housing? i ended up just brute forcing it and breaking all but one of the clips holding the old one in place .... the new one slotted in fine but didnt "latch" as well as its clips were a tiny *tiny* bit skinnier. Anyway, everyone just brute force it out? or is there actually a proper way to remove the old oil filter form the housing?
I think someone must have not clipped your original one in properly and as the housing is tightened down, made the clips misshape or something. The one on this van just popped out easy as you'd expect and the new one clipped in nicely too. As long as the filter element is in place as you refit, once you've tightened down the housing, it will hold the filter in the right position.
I have the 1.3 looking for advice its makes a sort of grinding noise the noise doesnt get any better or worse you can hear from inside the cab but not outside as i have somebody drive past me to see if i can locate it and it does not do it when idiling either any advice guys would be appreciated cheers Ben
So it only grinds during the engine running and when you're driving, but not if the engine is idling and the grinding is a constant pitch no matter how fast the vehicle is travelling or engine is revving. Normally grinds are brake, wheel bearing, drive shaft related but they'll change pitch and get faster/louder as you travel or clutch release bearing, but you'll hear that at idle more than anything. A constant pitch would be from something that moves at roughly the same speed regardless of the car's/van's movement so could be fuel or injector pumps, heater fan, electric radiator fan. Have you tried to hear if it's coming from the engine bay or rear of the vehicle?
@@Bengarl That's almost certainly a clutch throw-out bearing, also called release or thrust bearing. It would effectively mean having a full clutch kit replacement, as the work involved to take the bell housing off and replace the bearing, you may as well have a new clutch cover and plate too. However it will at least still function for ages and just be noisy, so you don't need to get it done with any urgency if the clutch itself is still engaging.
@@boilerhousegarage thanks for your reply Al need to certainly look at that it doesn't bother me the noise just didn't want to run around in it incase it was going cause serious damage a will need to look at getting it fixed soon thanks for your advice appreciated it's a great wee van 😀.
You can. I just used the sump plug/drain as I was also doing an underside inspection. Plus, not everyone has the vacuum or electric fluid suckers so this is better as a "how to" video.
Appreciate the comment and thanks for the sub, but you might want to rephrase that. I don't think that was the registration (from memory, so might be wrong) if it was a van you used to own or know of. Cheers.
@boilerhousegarage what is the reg of the van HAS I think it is my dads as he got hit by some Romanian in Westbury and it should remap and dpf should delete and erg valve should delete off the van
@@kianward3384 I can't remember as this was filmed last summer, despite being a recent upload. The customer's name is Mark, but obviously I can't give out personal details. Did they have DPFs that early? I didn't notice one on there in any case.
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Cheers for this. Will be doing my combo this w/end
You're welcome! I'm glad I got to film this now as a lot of people seem to run these vans. Hope it goes well and doesn't piss down with rain.
I'm shortly carrying out a oil and filter change on my Combo van that has a mileage of 138,000 and it's still going strong. (My Fishing wagon now I have retired) This video is just what I needed.
Excellent! I'm glad it can help. Is yours a 1.3 as the 1.7 is a completely different engine?
Did you have any issues getting a good insurance quote? I have in the past when using a van for personal/hobby use, as I think a lot of them assume it will be commercial and business use.
I insured mine for £227 a year which I was shocked. Ex royal mail 1.3 cdti. I was thinking of scrapping it recently as the gears went all weird where I could get into 2nd or 4th gears at all. But still been driving it couple times a weekend as I work away all week as a HGV driver and just coped with 1,3 and 5. Then all of a sudden, I gone to change down into second forgotting it was not working. It actually got into second with a grind which it never did before and it engaged the gear when I released the clutch and it got 4th without grinding. But while in 2nd or 4th gear, the gear stick didnt feel like it had slotted all the way into gear. This happened for a few miles and then the morning after, it appears to be working fine with no grinding and slots all the way in.
I insured mine as a day van with Lexham. I only had the van since September. Before that, I had an 04 plate Almera which was and still is a great car. My father owns the Almera now with the 1.5 petrol. I was paying £98 a month to insure the Almera. But as I only mainly drive to work on a Sunday or a Monday and home on a Thursday or a Friday. I couldnt justify the expensive insurance. I was deemed by Hastings that I am at a higher risk due to my job as a HGV driver which is odd as I could possibly only drive my own vehicle twice a week. I am also a named driver on my wifes car too and when I go anywhere during my time off, I go in the wifes car as its much nicer being a 72 plate Seat Arona FR auto.
I enjoyed this video, I have decided to keep the old girl now especially as I realised that the last time I put diesel in my van was in September when I filled the tank and its on just over a 1/4 now. It is limited to 70mph and sometimes when building up speed to join a motorway in 3rd or maybe 4th. It seems to have a miss and then reduces in power. I still reach 70 but a slight hill it slows down to about 60. I am going to have a look at my air filter and MAF sensor later today as I already have the replacement parts with me at home.
@@stevecampbell7589 Sorry for late reply. RUclips not notifying me again.
That's great! It's worth keeping them going for as long as possible, but obviously having some kind of breakdown service just incase. Gearboxes can be weird. It might be due a fluid change in case it's all gummed up and effecting the synchro. If your MAF is faulty, you'd be using a lot more fuel than expected and it usually throws an EML, but definitely check the air filter is clean. Thanks for the comment.
Very good video.
Thanks very much! ☺
Super useful, thanks for this!
You're welcome! I'm glad you could make use of it.
Great video. Just done the same service to my 1.7 DTi. Ital van would be an awesome fine
Nice! Is that in a MK4 Astra? It might be based on the same one in my old Civic. It's certainly a lot better than this Fiat 1.3 although I've seen some hit 180k miles. Thanks.
Oh hang on, I just remembered you had a Cavalier MK3 with one. Not sure on the 1.7 in that.
@@boilerhousegarage it’s in a 2002 corsa C. Isuzu 1.7 DTi. Much better than the fiat unit and more economical. Cav went 😭. It was one of those cars that people liked to bump into. Only 2 cars now. 85 3dr Astra estate. And a corsa c DTi.
Aw crap! That Cavalier looked tidy. Well at least you have a very practical classic (my '88 Astra van was the same platform) and the Corsa must do some epic miles per gallon.
@@boilerhousegarage Iv wanted a 3dr estate for about 30 year 🤣. Corsa does 49mpg around the doors consistently. That brimming it, 2 clicks. Then returning to the same pump. Iv not had it on a good run as yet.
Thanks mate 👌🏻👍🏻
You're welcome and thanks for watching.
Those little combos are brilliant vans 13 diesels run for ever on a fiver personally id love a mk 1 combo but good ones are getting rear 👌👍🏻
I was confused to what the MK1 Combo was, as I saw an "Opel" Combo, which was the same as our MK2 Vauxhall Astramax Van, then what I thought was the MK1 Combo, looks like an Astramax rear but Corsa front end 🤔Perhaps like the Corsa/Nova, Kadett/Astra, Ascona/Vectra/Cavalier, the European ones overlap out marques?
@@boilerhousegarage The first generation combo did have a corsa front end and box plonked on the back it first came out in 93 / 2001 🤔
@@darrenmeears3912I had the first generation combo van with the metal front roof box. Mine was leaking like hell when I got it , a guy on eBay sold fiber glass replacement front roof covers. I bought one and it solved the leaking, but I couldn't sort the none working speedometer!. After a few months it failed it's M.O.T. so off to the scrappy it went!
Example of a badly maintained van brilliant job mate good service you did
Thanks, Neil! Appreciate the comment. The owner of this van got the exhaust and driveshaft sorted soon after, although he now uses a 1.6 petrol 1999 Astra van.
Great to see you using axle stands mate 😂 definitely needed a service thou. Good to see some more video uploads. Need to do the same myself 😊
Yes, we can get told off for that on RUclips! 🤣
It'll be good to see a walkaround of the S3, such as talking about the mods and work done to it.
@@boilerhousegarage yeah got that coming soon gonna make a video fitting the turbo. But could do a video of what’s been done so far, shame I never recorded it before.
Nice one 👍
Thank you!
I occasionally get a judder moment of limp like it’s running out off fuel… would you you advise I change the fuel filter? It only got changed 5k ago? Thanks if you reply
Never mind that, where's this ganja at? 😄 I'd be first looking for water ingress which you can find in the fuel filter housing (water will go to the bottom with diesel sat on top) so you'll be looking in that area anyway to see if something is clogging the filter or any part of the system. Do you run the tank low much, or notice it happen less if on a full tank or more if you're coming off a roundabout? It could be a loss of fuel pressure if the pump is on its way out, but should really outlive the van unless its done exceptional mileage. A couple of tanks of Shell V-Power diesel and an additive called dipetane wouldn't go amiss if perhaps the fuel system is clogged somewhere else.
@@boilerhousegarage I was under quarter tank when it was happening and just filled up and it’s not happening now so you think pump or water in filter? Thanks mate
@@cannabisfarmoutdooruk4729 It won't be the filter/housing in that case. It could be your pump, or at least it could get damaged if you run the tank too low. Chances are your fuel tank is contaminated with water, sludge or I've even seen petrol (where someone has mis-fuelled in the past) as it will sit on the bottom of a diesel tank. All diesels and fuel injection tanks are pressurised or use a swirl pot, so keeping the tank as full as possible will mean you're effectively diluting the contaminant, so try not to let it fall below a 1/3 tank. You can get it drained and cleaned out, but as it's a messy job and the fuel will be classed as hazardous waste, it won't be cheap. There's no fuel drain on these tanks and you can't syphon it (I've attempted both) so won't be a home job unfortunately. As long as you keep the tank topped up full, you can still use it; it's just annoying to keep having to fill up every 200 miles or so.
@@boilerhousegarage nice1 thanks for you help 🫡
What did everyone else do about removing the oil filter from the oil housing? i ended up just brute forcing it and breaking all but one of the clips holding the old one in place .... the new one slotted in fine but didnt "latch" as well as its clips were a tiny *tiny* bit skinnier.
Anyway, everyone just brute force it out? or is there actually a proper way to remove the old oil filter form the housing?
I think someone must have not clipped your original one in properly and as the housing is tightened down, made the clips misshape or something. The one on this van just popped out easy as you'd expect and the new one clipped in nicely too.
As long as the filter element is in place as you refit, once you've tightened down the housing, it will hold the filter in the right position.
@@boilerhousegarage thanks for the feedback, and thanks for the video! Really useful 👍❤👍❤👍
I have the 1.3 looking for advice its makes a sort of grinding noise the noise doesnt get any better or worse you can hear from inside the cab but not outside as i have somebody drive past me to see if i can locate it and it does not do it when idiling either any advice guys would be appreciated cheers Ben
So it only grinds during the engine running and when you're driving, but not if the engine is idling and the grinding is a constant pitch no matter how fast the vehicle is travelling or engine is revving. Normally grinds are brake, wheel bearing, drive shaft related but they'll change pitch and get faster/louder as you travel or clutch release bearing, but you'll hear that at idle more than anything. A constant pitch would be from something that moves at roughly the same speed regardless of the car's/van's movement so could be fuel or injector pumps, heater fan, electric radiator fan. Have you tried to hear if it's coming from the engine bay or rear of the vehicle?
@@boilerhousegarage it seems to come from the front of the vehicle and it is a constant pitch doesn't get any louder or less thank you for your reply
It also stops when you put the clutch in to change gear
@@Bengarl That's almost certainly a clutch throw-out bearing, also called release or thrust bearing. It would effectively mean having a full clutch kit replacement, as the work involved to take the bell housing off and replace the bearing, you may as well have a new clutch cover and plate too. However it will at least still function for ages and just be noisy, so you don't need to get it done with any urgency if the clutch itself is still engaging.
@@boilerhousegarage thanks for your reply Al need to certainly look at that it doesn't bother me the noise just didn't want to run around in it incase it was going cause serious damage a will need to look at getting it fixed soon thanks for your advice appreciated it's a great wee van 😀.
Why you can not suck the oil via dipstick?
You can. I just used the sump plug/drain as I was also doing an underside inspection. Plus, not everyone has the vacuum or electric fluid suckers so this is better as a "how to" video.
@@boilerhousegarage Oh, lovely then, thanks.
That is KV57BLF AS YHE VAN IS BLUE PLEASE GET BACK TO ME
Appreciate the comment and thanks for the sub, but you might want to rephrase that. I don't think that was the registration (from memory, so might be wrong) if it was a van you used to own or know of. Cheers.
@boilerhousegarage what is the reg of the van HAS I think it is my dads as he got hit by some Romanian in Westbury and it should remap and dpf should delete and erg valve should delete off the van
@@kianward3384 I can't remember as this was filmed last summer, despite being a recent upload. The customer's name is Mark, but obviously I can't give out personal details. Did they have DPFs that early? I didn't notice one on there in any case.