vinkodex.1.6 Twinport / XER (Z16XEP, Z16XER): timing belt at 150,000 km / 10 years
Typically between 120,000 and 180,000 km. It does not show up on every car.
critical
severity
between 120,000 and 180,000 km
mileage
4
sources
4 sources next to the write-up.
The fault
How you spot it
The 1.6 naturally aspirated petrol engines of the Astra H (Z16XEP, Z16XE1, Z16XER) run a timing belt, not a chain. The replacement interval is 150,000 km or 10 years, whichever comes first.
If the belt breaks, the engine is badly damaged inside. Most used cars are right around the 10 year mark, and if there is no invoice for the belt change, the belt is due.
On the Z16XER the variable valve timing (phaser and solenoid) can rattle on a cold start, and it can log a P0011 or P0014 fault code. That is not the belt.
Which model
Who it affects
The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.
Engines and transmissions
Engine
Z16XEP
Engine
Z16XE1
Engine
Z16XER
Engine
A16XER
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1.6 Twinport / XER (Z16XEP, Z16XER): timing belt at 150,000 km / 10 years
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Sources
How we know
- autosmotor.deOpel Astra H (8. Generation) - Zahnriemen oder Steuerkette?Opel Astra H (2004 - 2010) Der Opel Astra H ist das Nachfolgemodell des Opel Astra G, welches in Deutschland als Fünftürer (2004 bis 2009), als Kombi
de.wikipedia.orgOpel Astra H – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
MyMotorList.comMotor Opel Z16XER: Spezifikationen, Eigenschaften, Öl, LeistungDer 1,6-Liter-Opel-Z16XER- oder LDE-Motor wurde von 2006 bis 2010 in verschiedenen Fabriken montiert und in viele beliebte Konzernmodelle wie Astra, Zafira- autosmotor.deOpel Astra J - Zahnriemen oder Steuerkette?Opel Astra J (2009 - 2018) Der Astra J ist ein Kompaktmodell des Herstellers Opel, welches in Deutschland seit Dezember 2009 als Limousine und als Kombi
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