Took car in for replacement Master Cylinder today. Garage then 'phoned to say as its the Isuzu type engine, they have to go to main dealers for replacement at £185 plus VAT & fitting - car is '93 1.5 Diesel on £135K, so hardly worth that!
Rang around a few local breakers this pm looking for 2nd-hand MC, and as soon as I mentioned Isuzu type engine, they all more or less said Rocking horse poo would be easier to find!
Then rang nationally advertised Vauxhall breakers, who assured me they have them on shelf for overnight delivery at around £40, and couldn't understand why the problem getting one. The chap there said the MC is the same regardless whether Isuzu or Corsa Vauxhall engine. I've now ordered one to fit myself, but can someone please confirm who is right here? Is the garage pulling a fast one or is the item the same for both engines? I would have thought it should be, as its only the engine itself that differs and the ancilliary stuff should be pretty standard, but until cylinder it arrives tomorrow I can't be 100% sure.
Any advice please?
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it does indeed look the same to me but im looking at a 98 diesel and a 97 petrol
the diesels have a pump on the back of the alternator and these pack up,are you sure garage hasnt diagnosed bad brakes for the pump
also master cylinders pack up on these vauxhalls if the pistons in the front brakes are pushed back without the brake nipples being opened (if anybody says rubbish to this tell them to pop[ycock ive seen it first hand ,but not guilty)
as regards knowledge you will normally find a dedicated breaker will have far more knowledge than a repair garage that does all makes (most of the time)
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Thanks for replies.
Bell boy - brakes are working fine, its the master cylinder thats actually leaking, hence the need to replace.
Whilst I'm here, anyone know if they can be reconditioned with a seal kit rather than buying the whole unit? A bit late now as my replacement is on the way, but just curious.
Ta
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The kits from Vauxhall are remarkably expensive - not worth the bother IMO.
Number_Cruncher
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It's back in the dim-and-distant; but I seem to recall that the Vauxhall [petrol] engines were cable operated.
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I'm also easily confused in my old age....
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astra mk 1 screwloose,
I was talking about one of these the other day where we did the cable up and then had to recover the thing off the A1 when the brakes had all got very very hot and seized them on,thankfully customer had got it down a slip road (oops )
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