JonW

I'm looking for some of the fuel injection parts from an early vauxhall 1.8 engine fitted to Astra GTE or SRI or Cav CDi / GLSi / SRI etc from around 1985 to 90, anyone know where I might be able to get these, or got any bits knocking around in their garage and want rid?

Jon.

David_Wallis

griffin auto salvage in leeds
dixon auto spares in leeds.

David

JonW

David, cheers for info I'll give em a bell and see what theyve got, cheers, Jon.

MGJohn

If not fixed up already there are several breakers locally (Chelt-Glos) who can help, one who always has a few mid-80s EFi Vauxhalls available for "remove it yourself" parts and not expensive either.

JonW

Cool, can you tell me where and I'll pop along with me bag o tools.... much better to go along myself and have a rummage!

Jon.

Huxley

If your quick before the council team dispose of it there is a dumped Cav SRi 130 on the A4 between Reading and Newbury been there for 3 weeks+ looks in good nick as well

Huxley

MGJohn

JonW,

Try Harry Buckland's Car Breakers on the Old Cheltenham-Gloucester Road, about third a mile from the Cheltenham end of the Golden Valley By Pass Roundabout (access via A40 Junction with the nearby M5). Generous 40 mins from Swindon on that fine new A417 ....

This is a fairly spacious outfit with a rapid turnover of cars of all kinds. They've usually got something there from most current manufacturers as well as real oldies. There were three Subarus last time I checked in for some MG bits .... some stolen recovered with lots of useful stuff. Many older (mid-1980s - early 90s) often tidy cars taken in part exchange by local dealers which because of these cars' ages, dealers cant earn much from so send them off to the breakers. Very wasteful but few people want older cars now. Some even with FSH and current MoT in glove box. Mainly commomer Sierra/Golf/Cavalier/Rover/VW/BMW/Mercs etc near life expired MoT failure type cars nobody wants anymore but are a very useful source of spares at a fraction of new prices. Other advantages; cars are in neat rows and not stacked. Best of all, you remove the parts yourself which I personally prefer and thus costs are much lower than "off the shelf" used spares outfits Used them since I was a boy many moons ago and there's always loads of EFi Vauxhalls to choose from so you should be OK there. It will be mucky following these weeks of near incessant rain though ...

Needing a replacement alternator for my MG, I lifted a bonnet there to find a shiny nearly new one on a breaker car ..... 12 quid remove it yourself ... ten minute job. Some of the stuff that goes straight in the crusher would make an enthusiast weep.

Carl Davey

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Some Vauxhall Breakers Links


HTH

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JonW

Carl, that link's dead, cheers for trying tho.

John, will nip up to that breakers on Sat and have a good hunt round. Do you go back and ask how much bits will be before you start removing or do you just get stuck in and then pay on exit?

Yard sounds just like Car Transplants near Nantwich where I cut my teeth (and skinned my knuckles) as a yoof many years back keeping my bangers on the road!

Cheers for all your help! Jon.

Carl Davey

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D'oh! Think the threads been deleted.

MGJohn

JonW WROTE:

>>Do you go back and ask how much bits will be before you start removing or do you just get stuck in and then pay on exit?<<

Over the years I've found their prices so reasonable so I often do both with confidence. As it will be your first visit, suggest you ask at the office (near the car park as you drive in) before removing any bits. That will give you a reliable price guide. Give you an idea, I removed a complete OHC unleaded cylinder head assembly, including manifolds, injectors, rail, engine wiring loom and ECU from a lowish mileage MG and the cost was a mere 25 quid for that lot A complete Rover T16 turbo engine and gearbox: 120 quid (145,000 miler but still plenty of life for a track project car). Prices may be a bit higher if they're not having a good day.... Subaru bits maybe a bit more .... Even so, always excellent value and will replace/refund items if subsequently not up to scratch (rarely needed as I always personally remove and double check stuff I get first). I guess a set of Vauxhall EFi injectors and rail would be about a tenner maybe less. All these prices are "remove it yourself". It's a popular place even on a dismal rainy winter Saturday (car park often full then).... good luck with your search.

MGJohn

JonW

cheers John, I'm up there tomorrow so i'll let you know how I get on!

blimey the prices you quoted are well cheap... we like! :-)

Cheers again for your help, Jon.

JonW

Update!

Cheers for all your help... but sadly Harry Buckland didnt have any cars that fitted the bill. Interesting yard tho, but ddint see any Scoobys or anything particularly modern either... they were busy and doing a roaring trade!

Nipped home to Swi and tried a place that used to be a Vauxhall breaker 10years back, now long gone but there was another small breakers nearby, he didnt have any either... it was starting to click that these early 80's Vauxhalls were gonna be hard to find, most are either cherished or rotted away long ago!

He sent to another place and he sent me to another place... in the middle of nowhere. And yep, right at the back, in the 'keeper' section was a B reg Cavalier CDi with what I needed! Eureka! They also had a pretty much complete 16v Golf so I nabbed the dizzy and now have a working Golf again... how happy am I!

So 110 miles or driving about and I eventually found these bits 5mins from home... always the way, but still a nice jaunt on a Sat! :-)

Cheers for your help again guys, Jon.