To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners...

[ian158]

...you may already know these vans have a gearbox issue...mainly down to the bearings in the gearbox..do yourself a favour and have the gearbox oil changed every 20K or sooner..this gets forgotten on services...lack of oil changes in the gearbox is the route cause of most bearing failures...just had mine done £1200 with new clutch...:mad2:

 

[gamma38]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

I changed mine when I got it 4 months ago to fully synthetic, smooth as a babys now. On the other hand I've just had a £900 bill to change the oil seal on the back of the bottom pulley, new cambelt, auxilliary belt, tensioners, and then the phone call, you need a pulley as well as this caused the problem in the first place. Gutted.:mad2:

 

[Dan s]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

I had to send my vivaro to the scrap yard in the sky this year loads of problems in the end the head went and the injectors blocked, they can sheer off if you aint careful then you can't get the head off :mad2: to much money to fix so I had to get a transit

 

[PJ Tiling]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

Just had another injector go yesterday:mad2:

 

[Qwerty]

Just out of interest, those of you that have reported issues so far, what year & engine are your vans. My 2008 vivaro 2.0cdti has no issues other than day to day bits

 

[PJ Tiling]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

Mine is a Vivaro 2008 2.0 CDTI which I've owned for 18 months, this is the second injector to go on me in 3 months:sick:

 

[Dan s]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

Mine was an 02 1.9cdti I did love it it just became a money pit :incazzato:

 

[Stef]

Mines is an 08 Primastar 2.0 115bhp & it's never missed a beat.
They sorted the gearbox issue on an 06 plate.
Or were meant to have it fixed round about that time..

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

Mine is a renault 54 plate, and had it from new, i drive flat-out everywhere ! never changed gear-box oil or replaced injectors and she runs like a baby ...........renault are the best all the others are cheap imitations LOL..........

 

[hillhead]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

My '07 Trafic is still going well too thankfully.

 

[ian158]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

04 vivaro with 131,000

 

[On one]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

Just had my wallet lightened by £825 to get 4 injectors serviced/refurbished....on an 05 VW Caddy.......£££££...easy come easy go!

 

[Qwerty]

My vivaro has 175000 miles. Any higher?

 

[Ian]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

My vivaro has 175000 miles. Any higher?

That's a big number! We should start a new thread for mileage, including pics!

 

[gamma38]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

Mines a 2005 Renault master with 80'000 on it. I agree 175 is a fair amount of leg.

 

[Qwerty]

That's a big number! We should start a new thread for mileage, including pics!

Here she is!!!



Previous owner was the MD of a kitchen firm and travelled the width of the country a few times a week. Luckily been maintained regardless of cost and is in near mint condition. Had new clutch & gearbox just before I bought it, but had been free of problems when this thread started only for handbrake cable to snap an hour after my initial post!!!!

 

[AMtek]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

Just scrapped my 03 transit last week, failed its MOT on a shopping list of problems mainly rust related!

 

[gamma38]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

Just scrapped my 03 transit last week, failed its MOT on a shopping list of problems mainly rust related!

That's transits for you:lol:

 

[AMtek]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

That's transits for you:lol:

Both front sills were rotten through and both suspension mountings on the back were and I quote "very very dangerous". it only cost me £1500 and lasted a year, can't see the point of spending a lot on a work van personally, they are only storage containers on wheels!

 

[White Room]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

Just scrapped my 03 transit last week, failed its MOT on a shopping list of problems mainly rust related!

My 04 Transit has slight rust but do find other makes don't seem to have the same problem....

 

[gamma38]

Re: To all vauxhall vivaro..nissna primstar and renault trafic owners.

I agree I don't spend too much on my vans either. My one now it's the dearest one I've bought. That said it is the only tool that gets you and your kit to and from the job so it has to be reliable.

 

[Qwerty]

I agree I don't spend too much on my vans either. My one now it's the dearest one I've bought. That said it is the only tool that gets you and your kit to and from the job so it has to be reliable.

I like to make sure it's safe too.......I take my daughters to school in it. Dangerous suspension parts and throw away vans don't fill me with confidence

 

[Ian]

It's an image as well, I wouldn't want potential customers to see me driving around in a shed.

 

[Qwerty]

It's an image as well, I wouldn't want potential customers to see me driving around in a shed.

I agree Bri. Nearly every customer of mine has passed positive comments about my vehicles. Only last week I was at a job when the plasterer pulled up onto the block paved driveway. The homeowner took all of 2 minutes to tell him to park it on the road for fear of dripping oil onto the paving! Meanwhile a sat in my van (on the drive) eating lunch and drinking cold drinks supplied by the client

 

[Ian]

I agree Bri. Nearly every customer of mine has passed positive comments about my vehicles. Only last week I was at a job when the plasterer pulled up onto the block paved driveway. The homeowner took all of 2 minutes to tell him to park it on the road for fear of dripping oil onto the paving! Meanwhile a sat in my van (on the drive) eating lunch and drinking cold drinks supplied by the client

Definitely, if you drive a smart clean van it shows that you care about your appearance and that will reflect in the quality of your work. A smart clean van doesn't have to be expensive either, I reckon I could find a decent van for around the 3 grand mark.