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Hi my reference to my juddering it starts at 1500 revs and if I keep accelerating it goes I haven't cleaned egr valve but it could be something else like gear box bearings or a warped clutch thanks

Hi with reference to my thread I have driven car today and the juddering only happens in fifth and sixth gear when accelerating at 1500 revs and goes away at about 2000 revs no gearshift wobble and no noise from clutch and when I change from first to second I have noticed a rattle cud that be...

Hi with reference to my post when in fifth or sixth gear and go to accelerate I get shuddering from engine feels like the engines moving up and down , does not do it in the other gears I thought it might be dmf is there any checks I can do to see if it is dmf thanks

Hi I'm getting code p0380 and I have looked at the glowplug and look like the egr has to come off and fuel rail thing is there anything else to remove , my car is the 1.9 cdti 120 thanks

Hi thanks for reply I serviced car when I got it which was about march /April time , I have put opcom on and came up with code p0380 glowplug error ,would this affect mpg and also what is best way to test glowplugs thanks

Hi I have just been out in car and computer is showing 35.9 mpg and when I started it this morning it took a bit to start it and it smoked a bit ,then went for a drive and stopped it went to it and it still took a bit to start could this be glowplugs and would egr benefit with a clean thanks

Hi thanks for reply it is 8valve but its a belt drive , I will clean egr when I get time I think juddering on acceleration maybe dmf

Hi tried bg244 in my car but did not make a lot of difference but now my astra is telling me on my computer that it is doing 36.9 mpg on mixture of town and a distance of 10 miles driving it still hesitate a bit at 2000 revs and when I accelerate in 5th and 6th gear it still Judders I am...

Thanks a lot will be looking on here most day

Hi I have not tryed bg244 yet as just lost job but think something else has happened now when I start car the spanner light comes on when switch ignition on but goes out when car has started but briefly comes on as car started , it only comes on for second , put code reader on it and no codes found

Hi my relation has got a ford focus 1.6 tdci and it went into limp mode and we found breather pipe was of from rocker cover to air filter intake pipe but we wondered how the pipe was held in rocker cover as it has no clips hope somebody can help thanks

Hi thanks for reply yes deco give it a try and see how it goes thanks again

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Hi I have a 2008 Vauxhall astra 1.9 cdti 120 and when I accelerate to about 2000 revs it feels like its holding back then if I put foot down a bit more it will go there is no smoke at this point and also in top gear when driving say at 1500 revs the car seems to jump abit then clears , wondered...

Hi my name is octoman I own a 2008 ( 57 plate) Vauxhall astra cdti 120