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2001 Vauxhall Vectra Repair Question


Topics covered: Diesel, Engine, Ignition key.
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Asked on April 4, 2011

Engine noises

My car , a vauxhall vectra 2.2 petrol as been parked up since saturday when i started it today it sounded like a diesel , when you turn the ignition key but not start it there is a rattling comin from the top of the engine , it was running great when it was parked up saturday , have you any idea what the problem might be please , yours maggie
Avatar Asked by capri28i

Answer

Replied on July 3, 2011

You may have a stuck valve, do a comp test to check for this, start here.

Tiny Answered by mhpautos (expert)
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