newbie with calibra

[calibraboy-2007]

hi people im phil live in leeds and drive a calibra se4 just joined hoping to pick some tips up for looking after my car as i dont no much about calibras

so any advice would be much appreciated

thanks phil

[Pllusy]

welcome mate. any pics of said calibra? should be someone on here can give you some advice on your car.

[wayne85]

hi mate welcome aboard what you want know mate need any parts needed as ive got a stripper coming in in the next week or two

[Hebs!]

Welcome to the site Phil!!! Pics of your cally would be nice :D

[IainL]

Hello and welcome - pics are mandatory!

[OCDave]

welcome to the site mate nice cars them callys

[Chr1s M]

Welcome aboard get some pictures up , have just sold my Calibra to another member - soon to be reborn by the sound of his future plans

[tcscotland]

Hiya :welcome:

I had a calibra, stunning cars in my opinion. I killed mines tho, the back end spun out which was a bit of a shock and i expertly guided it into a barrier on the motorway. I thought it was diesle on the road or something.

dunno if this is true, but loads of people have since told me that theres hardly any weight in the back of a calibra, which makes this kind of incident happen quite often, so i reckon you should counter weight the back of your car with a trunk load of AV equipment :D any excuse eh lol

[vec_sri_3.0l_estate]

welcome to the site mate

[xkayx]

hello and welcome:p

[gte_cab]

Hey there and welcome. Piccys are necessary and if you have any particular questions someone and often everyone will try to help or at least have an opinion :D

[mike137]

:welcome: to c-vox mate! :D

[rhydgte]

Welcome along :cool:

[Chikin]

hello :) :welcome:

[calibraboy-2007]

i will put some pics on very soon can anybody tell me if you can run the redtop without its oilcooler as i was told you can but not too sure if it would be feasable

[Hebs!]

i will put some pics on very soon can anybody tell me if you can run the redtop without its oilcooler as i was told you can but not too sure if it would be feasable

The redtop that we put in my astra always ran without the oil cooler and never had any problems :)

[wayne85]

yes mate it isnt a proplem and ive done it few times although why are you removing it ?

to do it you need to get the sandwich plate of another engine which doesnt run a cooler

[calibraboy-2007]

what did you do with the oil filter end just blank them off

[calibraboy-2007]

removing it because i am sick of replacing the pipes

[wayne85]

dont blank em youll starve the engine of oil and it'll seize you need the sandwich plate

[Hebs!]

We had the sandwich plate that Wayne is on about :)

[MK1 Astraman]

Hello and welcome to the club mate amongst some fine folk who have had or still have a cally, so you're in good company on here!!!;)

[calibraboy-2007]

so will any sandwich plate fit or does it have to be a certain one

[Hebs!]

so will any sandwich plate fit or does it have to be a certain one

Needs to be off an engine that didn't have an oil cooler (later XE I think) somebody correct me if I'm wrong please

[wayne85]

Needs to be off an engine that didn't have an oil cooler (later XE I think) somebody correct me if I'm wrong please

ok heather your wrong ;)all xe ran a cooler from factory

vaux one of cav 1.8 etc

[Hebs!]

ok heather your wrong ;)all xe ran a cooler from factory

vaux one of cav 1.8 etc

the one time you get to tell me I'm wrong :eek: heehee

Thats makes sense then Wayne we must have used the sandwich plate from the original 1.8 engine that mine had :)

[calibraboy-2007]

nice one will get one as soon as just on with rebuilding the engine at mo aswell as dropping a v6 into my old mans vectra

[wayne85]

sounds good mate any pics of em both ?

[calibraboy-2007]

anybody tell me how to transfer my pics to the site

[wayne85]

upload to photo bucket and copy them over bud

[Chikin]

anybody tell me how to transfer my pics to the site

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[Danny]

No need for a sandwich plate,nip down a scrappy find an old 8v vaux engine unscrew the filter then unscrew the pipe what the filter screws on to using 10mm allen key. Then do the same with yours (which is about 10mm longer)and the sandwhich plate will drop off fit the new screw then just tighten your filter on to that jobs a good un.

[calibraboy-2007]

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[wayne85]

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[calibraboy-2007]

i dont no wif this is right what i have done to get image

[calibraboy-2007]

no pics of vectra yet but will get some soon

[wayne85]

i dont no wif this is right what i have done to get image

you missed the [ of the first [img] easy mistake bud cali looks clean

[calibraboy-2007]

little bit of rust starting to so on the drivers rear arch and sill and front wing but nowt too major and typical bolster tear on drivers seat

[Pllusy]

little bit of rust starting to so on the drivers rear arch and sill and front wing but nowt too major and typical bolster tear on drivers seat

same with all old vauxhalls mate, go like ****....... round the back arches.

just need to keep on top of it as its gettin on a bit, pressure washer in about the lip of the arch is always good practice when washin the car.

[calibraboy-2007]

any body no if the 1.7 diesel corsa engines are easy to work on?

[calibraboy-2007]

cheers for that need to make this one last so think i am gonna get it repaired right before it goes too far am sure my mate owes me a favor or two

[wayne85]

any body no if the 1.7 diesel corsa engines are easy to work on?

the isuzu or gm low blow turbo ?what needed on it fella

[calibraboy-2007]

think its an isuzu head gasket blown kid didnt follow my advice when he rung me to tell me rad had blown

so if anybody has any torque settings for one and timing info much appreciated

[wayne85]

isuzu good lumps timing lock it all up dont forget lock the diesel pump up too tourque settings il have a look for ya tomorrow if ya like bud

[Pllusy]

cheers for that need to make this one last so think i am gonna get it repaired right before it goes too far am sure my mate owes me a favor or two

stiff bristled brush is a good way of gettin the lip of the arches really clean. if they are caked in mud and crap off the road then i would use a brush to get all that off then just keep on top of it with a pressure washer.

[wayne85]

once youve cleaned em a good coat of wax oil wont go a miss either mate

[calibraboy-2007]

cheers wayne that would be great need as much info as possible neva done one before

[wayne85]

no probs mate get the head checked (pressure tested and also that its still straight and true ) there bad for cracking on the turb ones duno on straight derv i ripped mine out for an upgrade lol

[calibraboy-2007]

what did you upgrade to

[wayne85]

just the cavvy turb derv bud isuzu again good engines took some abuse

[calibraboy-2007]

anybody got th torque settings for a 1.7 diesel corsa (isuzu engine)

[wayne85]

knew there somert forgot do today

[calibraboy-2007]

its alright mate the kid can wait abit should have listened in the first place to what i told him only got his self to blame

[gazzer]

hi mate got a cally my self ! welcome to club vox mate ........

[calibraboy-2007]

what cally you got mines the se4 with the red top dropped in

[gazzer]

just a n reg 8v with leather and all the toys not sure if its a se4 or what mate but i love it .................

[calibraboy-2007]

its probably a later se mine started out as an 8valve but dropped 16v in to it got borred
then the engine nipped up so just on with rebuilding it

you got any pics of ur cally