Field Remedy: 1696
| Subject: | Z18XE/L engine - No compression because of a broken valve spring |
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| Models: | Engines: | Option: |
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| Astra-G 2004,Vectra-C 2004,Zafira 2004,Corsa-C 2004,Signum 2004,Astra-H 2004,Meriva 2004 | Z18XE| Z18XEL,Z18XE| Z18XEL,Z18XE| Z18XEL,Z18XE| Z18XEL,Z18XE| Z18XEL,Z18XE| Z18XEL,Z18XE| Z18XEL |
| Complaint: | No compression on one cylinder and/or misfire (DTC P030X) is detected beause of a broken valve spring. |
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| Cause: | Small hair cracks on the valve spring causes the spring breakage. This failure occurs at early mileage. |
| Production: | Only a limited number of engines as of engine-range: 20CL0347 - 20CS5504 in MY 04 is affected. |
Remedy:
Please check first if the car is included in Customer Satisfaction Campaign 04-R-22.
In case of a broken valve spring all other springs (intake and exhaust side) have to be exchanged too.
Labour Times: TC: Hours:
U3 169 60 Replace all valve springs Vectra C/Signum 90 4.1 U3 169 61 Replace all valve springs Astra G/Astra H 90 3.5 U3 169 62 Replace all valve springs Zafira A 90 3.4 U3 169 63 Replace all valve springs Corsa C 90 4.4 U3 169 64 Replace all valve springs Meriva A 90 4.3 U3 169 65 Repair engine 90
Engine damages shall be claimed using U3 169 65 only.
All replaced valve springs, engines or engine heads shall be sent to the Warranty Parts Return Center. For all countries without Warranty Parts Return Center the parts shall be send to the following address for analysis (with VIN and mileage information):
Pal Henter Quality Department (Tel: +36 94 551 485) Opel Hungary Powertrain Ltd. H-9970 Szentgotthard Füzesi ut 15. Hungary
For countries without Warranty Part Return Center the respective costs for transportation can be claimed together with the labor code U3 169 65 (fill in transportation costs in field 'Net Item', 'Item Type': M, F or C).
The costs for this repair will be covered during the normal warranty. The regular warranty procedure should be used for claiming Set-up-time.
| FunctionalGroup: | J - Engine |
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| Complaint Group: | 01 - Broken or Cracked,13 - No/Poor Function |
| Trouble Code: | P030X |