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Vauxhall Astra 2004 - DTi or CDTi which is best? #

Posted by George Ambelas on October 8, 2012, 8:51 pm

Year of Manufacture *: 2004
Engine Size and Code *: 1.7

hi everyone it's time to change my peugeot 305 van and the astra fits the bill only i am not sure which is best the dti or cdti engine what has been your experience with these?

Re: astra 1.7 dti or cdti which is best

Posted by Mark Carter <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/ukautotalk8/info/user=UKAT1428' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on October 8, 2012, 10:23 pm, in reply to "astra 1.7 dti or cdti which is best"
Mark Carter

It deprnds on the size of your wallet !!

Modern cars, Its all wizardry and witchcraft

Re: astra 1.7 dti or cdti which is best

Posted by george ambelas <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/ukautotalk8/info/user=ukat3245' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on October 8, 2012, 10:40 pm, in reply to "Re: astra 1.7 dti or cdti which is best"
George Ambelas

hi mark i am considering a 2004 model which comes
in both dti and cdti engines my dilema is which of these is known to be more relible and the best option to go for

Re: astra 1.7 dti or cdti which is best

Posted by Lee Mackintsoh <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/ukautotalk8/info/user=UKAT1348' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on October 8, 2012, 11:14 pm, in reply to "Re: astra 1.7 dti or cdti which is best"
Lee Mackintosh

Isn't one of these engine's the £30 a year tax, could be iirc eco 4 or something similar or does this only apply to the car not a van variant.

Isn't it the common rail CDTi that has problems with the injector sleves corroding causing coolant entering the cylinder.

Never really had any major issues with either other than a couple of head gasket failures, pump edu's and engine ecu's which can happen on any car.

Oil cooler is another suspect part but think that's common to both engine types. Starter motors are rubbish and alternaters are expensive for a good one.

Other than that i think there a good car.

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