Vauxhall Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Holding screw on the camshaft sensor - Loosening

 

Models:

Corsa-B 93.5-99, Tigra 95-99, Astra-F 92-98, Vectra-B 96-98, Astra-G 98-99, Zafira 99

 

Engines:

1.4 l, 1.6 l

 

Option:

X14XE, X16XE, X16XEL,C16XE

 

Group:

J - Engine

 

Troublecode:

Non

 

Complaint:

Loose or Comes off

Loosening of the holding screw on the camshaft sensor.

 

Cause:

Holding screw is too short and the tightening torque used is too low.

 

Production Solution:

From engine-No. 20G98790 (Szengotthard) and 02JZ9679 (Bochum) the improvement (glued 18 mm Torx screw) is introduced inproduction.

 

Special part:

No

 

Remedy:

Use the Torx screw (18 mm) with compound. Tightening torque:8 Nm + /- 1 Nm.

 

Note:

Also pay attention to Field Remedy 1230.

 

Cat /Part-No.:                                            Torx screw 20 05 103 /(11 095 421)

                                                                  Compound 15 10 181 /(90 542 117)