Recent content by bassjacka

Do Vauxhall do this for a reason? Or is it just the fact that the parts are cheaper to make? Sorry, I'm no mechanic as you can tell... :lol:

Thanks for the advice lads! Much appreciated. You could have both saved me a fair sized sum of money. :D John, would you advise staying away from used astra's all together? Also, just for my knowledge in the future, if there was an issue with the oil somehow getting into the coolant...

I'm in the process of looking for a car to buy. I went and looked at one tonight, and whilst carrying out an inspection of the car i found that the coolant liquid was a white creamy stuff, about the same thickness as cream. I checked the engine oil and there was no white stuff there, so...