Not sure wat damage its done to top thats my concern
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Mine stands me at 2100 which i paid plus 600 on this oil pump only to find its still knackered so after i sort this engine out its prob gona stand me at 4000 and its a sri 130 bhp 2010 plate so only choice i have is keep and hope i get my moneys worth out of it ,ive no other option
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Well i ended up selling mine for 700 and cut my losses ,only cars worth buying in vauxhalls are astra 06-09 ,vectras 55-58 ,bullet proof and reliable but shame they dont make the insignia with them engines .i think vauxhall are to blame for my 2 grand loss and should put it right on these cars for free ,i didnt realise there was so many in same position as me till i looked it up ,hope u all get ur oil pressure thing sorted ,good luck
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All cars have their faults
My insignia is on 115k and i've had very little trouble with it
Most of the issues are caused by using cheap oil, just because the oil meets dexos2 doesn't mean its any good
Cars these days are built to last 5years or 100k miles, if like me you want to keep your car for as long as possible then change your oil every 10k miles or 1 year, use a "low ash" dexos2 oil like Shell AG, this will save your DPF and turbo as the small oil channels won't block, and change all oil seals before they become brittle
the extra bit of maintenance will prolong life of your engine and prevent costly repairs
the reason older engines lasted longer was because they wont pushed as hard to produce as much power and torque
once you start adding more fuel more boost and run an engine hotter then the oil burns much easier
thats why americas like big engine that produce less power and torque, you can run them from coast to coast with little trouble
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Originally posted by Mo_miah View PostAll cars have their faults
My insignia is on 115k and i've had very little trouble with it
Most of the issues are caused by using cheap oil, just because the oil meets dexos2 doesn't mean its any good
Cars these days are built to last 5years or 100k miles, if like me you want to keep your car for as long as possible then change your oil every 10k miles or 1 year, use a "low ash" dexos2 oil like Shell AG, this will save your DPF and turbo as the small oil channels won't block, and change all oil seals before they become brittle
the extra bit of maintenance will prolong life of your engine and prevent costly repairs
the reason older engines lasted longer was because they wont pushed as hard to produce as much power and torque
once you start adding more fuel more boost and run an engine hotter then the oil burns much easier
thats why americas like big engine that produce less power and torque, you can run them from coast to coast with little trouble
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oil changes are more important especially on a turbo engine
i saw a test on youtube when they got a honda engine, drained the oil and coolant, it took 10mins for the engine to pack up while running at 8000rpm
a turbo runs between 60,000-300,000rpm, if it is starved of oil it will pack up in seconds
oil also helps cool the engine, as turbos run very hot oil is the other thing cooling them, when you switch the engine off the oil in the turbo pipes instantly burn, these burnt deposits need to be washed away by regular oil changes
if you delay your oil change the engine will have some hot spots which bake the rubber seals
the prefacelift insignia sold 100,000 units per year, considering this a very small % of them have failed prematurely
people join forums to get answers to problems, but there are plenty of good insignias out there that we never hear about
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Originally posted by Nickosnose View Post100% agree with all of the above.....plus failed DPF regens will put diesel into the sump which must effect the oil....
I had my 09 up to 90,000 and changed the oil every 5,000 miles...would be nice to know if 3 years after trading it in its had any oil pressure problems...
On the BiTurbo the high pressure turbo runs up to 270,000rpm and the low pressure up to 180,000rpm.
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