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Engine Z18XER - Rattling noise from poly-v-belt > < Engine Z16XE1/LET/LER/XEP/XER/Z18XER - Whistling noise

Field Remedy: 2473

Subject: Engine Z13DT/J/H - Smoke and/or sizzling noise from cylinder head
Models: Engines: Option:
Corsa-D 2007...2009,Astra-H 2007...2009,Meriva 2007...2009,Corsa-C 2007...2009,Agila 2004...2007,Agila-B 2008...2009 Z13DTH| Z13DTJ,Z13DTH,Z13DTJ,Z13DT| Z13DTJ,Z13DT,Z13DTJ
Complaint: Customer complain about smoke and/or sizzling noise from cylinder head area. Further complaints might be bad odur as a result of fuel or exhaust gas.
Cause: Injector bracket gets loose causing the injector to become loose as well. Once happened the loose bracket causes gas from the combustion chamber to bypass the injector and to cause some smoke and/or sizzling noise.
Production: Modified brackets have been implemented in production as of engine number: Z13DTx3238694, 23-Jun-2009.

Remedy:

In case of customer complaint please remove injector from 
injector duct, clean the injector (ultrasonic, etc.), 
clean the injector duct according to the service instruction 
given in TIS2Web and fit injector with a new copper seal. 

A new bracket (partnumber: 55227185 /cataloguenumber: 8 21 008) 
is now available. Replace both brackets, not only the affected one!

FunctionalGroup: J - Engine
Complaint Group: 22 - Smokes
Trouble Code: None

Engine Z18XER - Rattling noise from poly-v-belt > < Engine Z16XE1/LET/LER/XEP/XER/Z18XER - Whistling noise