Opel Calibra FAQ

Question: Since i brought the calibra i have white stains on the seals around the windows and and having trouble getting it off / out. Any idea’s will post pics later on and show you wat i mean. Its like the dude buffed it and all they shit has stained it. Answer: I think that’s [...]

Question: Just was looking under the bonnet for the paint code today. I came across was the build info from opel, Its actually in german. It states, Farbe colour Y 547 061. This is my code ? Answer: the colour is magma red

Question: found out about 1 month ago that i had a head gasket leak. The reason why i came to that conclusion is that i keep on getting a bit oil on my coolant. I decided to take it to my mates and get a compression test on each of the cylinders. DRY TEST cyl [...]

Question: I have a bad front suspension on my calibra, the shaft where the suspension cap and bolt are placed to hold it together is bad (under the bonet the shaft that sticks out of the suspension with a bolt on it). the thread on it is worn away as the previous owners must have [...]

Question: Does the front quarter window need to come out to fit the drivers side window? Am having problems. The manual says to manipulate the window away from the lifting guide, then lift window out back end upwards. When reversing this procedure the rear guide rail attachment on the window will not fit in the [...]

Question: Iwill soon be doing a engine rebuild on my calibra. The reason im doing this is because the car was running only on about 60% compression and my head gasket recently cracked leaking heaps of oil ( 1L in 50km) and have oil in water, the engine is done 230000 and also the tappets [...]