Vivaro little puddle in back of van footwell
i keep getting a little puddle of water in the side loading door footwell, thought it was my equipment leaking as I'm a window cleaner but it can't be I havnt worked all weekend and I dried it up on...
View Articlefront suspension parts
Hey guys I'm sick of replacing bottom ball joints on my van now so what can I do Where can I get better quality ones from also I want polyurethane anti roll bar bushes but where's best for them, I've...
View Articleengine oil
I have a large drum of comma semi synthetic 5w30 diesel oil bought for ford transit durotorq, can i use it in a vivaro 2006 1.9 diesel engine
View ArticleLight Notification
Occasionally when I'm in a hurry and go to pull away, I forget to turn my lights on... I find that as so many roads are lit up, I just don't realise I haven't put them on. To solve this problem I am...
View ArticleCambelt change
Hi all, Basically my aux belt failed and took out the cam belt which is now in 4 peices. I have got off the aux belt and the cam belt and the camshaft turns ok and so does the crank so i think ive got...
View ArticleDrilled and grooved discs, worth it?
So my front brake discs are a little worn and sometimes on light braking i feel a slight wobble in the steering so I think its time to replace them. Do you think its worth paying the extra and buying...
View Articleseized injector
hey up all. I got an open in my number 2 injector, noid lights confirm wiring and ecu, so deffo injector. Put it in at my local garage for injector, mot and service, some £750 later he cant get...
View ArticleVivaro Heaters Problem...
My heaters in my vivaro seem to take a long time to heat up and even when they do heat up they never seem to get that hot. When moving slowly i.e. in traffic they also cool down within a very short...
View ArticleLeaving your van running safely?
For those of you that have ex AA vans, I'm sure you will all know that the "engine running without the key in" feature is quite handy on a cold winters morning. Unfortunately though, if you have a few...
View ArticleBrake pads, ARB bushes & droplinks
Hi, im changing all these next week, will i need a wind back tool for the rear pads? Also any advice/tips for doing the bushes and droplinks? Is it a straight foward job? Thanks
View ArticleHello one and all
I am in the process of evaluating the best used van to carry out a motorhome conversion on. Initially I was only thinking of buying the industry standard panel van of the Italian (Sevel) lmanufactured...
View ArticleCD70 SATNAV
Hi all, As the new owner of a 2009 vivaro I wonder if someone could help with putting a aux lead in so I can get my music to play off my phone, I have the aux lead but on taking the radio out I notice...
View Articleside door
Hi All Decided to keep van but want advice on my side door the connection for the brass sensor plate is disconnected in the door pillar, if l connect it the interior light will go out when the door is...
View Article2006 movano, orange dash light on.
Hi all, I was set the task of getting our '06 movano work van running again over the last few days, the injectors were had it after we sent them away for testing before Christmas and as the...
View ArticleNew Vivaro 2015 Sportive
So I bit the bullet and replaced my 2007 Sportive with a new Bi-Turbo 140ps Sportive. I haven't done much to it yet other than ply line out and insulate the back, mud flaps, cab mats and seat covers,...
View ArticleSide / brake lights issue with LEDs
For some strange reason, whenever I brake with my lights turned off, my dash instruments light up as if you have turned the side lights on. I changed my rear 3rd brake light to an LED one a couple of...
View ArticleVivaro Revving on
Hi. I have a 2002 1.9 vivaro that has a couple of issues. First, when i start it it will not rev for about 15 seconds and when i can rev it it is very lumpy with very little power in low revs....
View Articlesteel wheel nuts/bolts
Hi chaps. just in the process of looking at getting some genuine Vauxhall alloys for my van. what I would like to know is do you need different wheel nuts/bolts when changing from standard Vauxhall...
View ArticleCV Gaiter and squeaking suspension
Hi guys & girls As my heading suggests i'm having 2 small problems with my 05 2.5cdti vivaro. 1st..i need to change my o/s cv boot as there is a hole in it. so what's best way to do this? 2nd..i,m...
View ArticleWill I be able to drive on a injector down
Hi all just brought my vivaro on a 2008 reg with 135k on the clock noticed it juddering at about 2500 revs me thinking it would be a blow fuse or relay turns out number 4 injector isn't working The...
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