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Rocker gasket
« on: 03 January 2015, 17:11:09 »

Hi all

just taken my omega out an noticed oil smoke coming from engine then smell of burnt oil coming through vents .
stopped an oil seeping from rocker an going straight on the exhaust manifold .

have done loads before . but heres the problem  , never done one on a v6 .
will look for guide in a min on here an hoping there is , as alot of parts i have to take off .
but any advice an help more than welcome . ???

Cheers all
Kev :(
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #1 on: 03 January 2015, 17:13:35 »

Follow the guide to the letter, use genuine sealant and clean the breathers whilst you're at it :y
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« Reply #2 on: 03 January 2015, 18:43:07 »

Follow the guide to the letter, use genuine sealant and clean the breathers whilst you're at it :y

And of course, as per guide  Genuine GM gaskets only   I know this  goes without saying but . . . now

the OP knows for sure   ;) ;)   Use pattern & you will be doing them again in a few weeks ;) ;)
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #3 on: 03 January 2015, 18:49:47 »

Any word from Dbug yet regarding the pattern gaskets supplied by Allgermanparts?
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #4 on: 03 January 2015, 20:30:21 »

Hi all

just taken my omega out an noticed oil smoke coming from engine then smell of burnt oil coming through vents .
stopped an oil seeping from rocker an going straight on the exhaust manifold .

have done loads before . but heres the problem  , never done one on a v6 .
will look for guide in a min on here an hoping there is , as alot of parts i have to take off .
but any advice an help more than welcome . ???

Cheers all
Kev :(
Good guide in the maintenance section. Only tricky bit is getting out the lower inlet manifold, but it does come out at the right angle. Take your time over it, dig all the old O rings out of the cover, clean all the surfaces, then stick the new O rings and the new gaskets to the cam covers with grease; apply the black  sealant as instructed; carefully replace the cam covers, making sure nothing drops out; pop in the screws and torque them up.
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #5 on: 04 January 2015, 00:15:10 »

Any word from Dbug yet regarding the pattern gaskets supplied by Allgermanparts?

No issues to date
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #6 on: 04 January 2015, 03:32:58 »

Any word from Dbug yet regarding the pattern gaskets supplied by Allgermanparts?

No issues to date
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #7 on: 04 January 2015, 12:17:54 »

Any word from Dbug yet regarding the pattern gaskets supplied by Allgermanparts?

No issues to date
How long have they been in dbug?  I have a small leak on drivers side (easy side), so if looking good, may be prepared to take a stab, as its no biggie if that side fails.  Passenger side is, as we know, the awkward one.
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #8 on: 04 January 2015, 16:13:40 »

cheers for the advice ,

so where's the best place to buy replacement cam cover gaskets ,
you say def use oem part , is it a case vauxhall service department can get me the part or specialist

cheers all   
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #9 on: 04 January 2015, 16:36:50 »

Just go to parts desk at a vauxhall dealership to order parts.
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #10 on: 04 January 2015, 16:42:41 »

Just go to parts desk at a vauxhall dealership to order parts.
Worth waiting for the reply to...
Any word from Dbug yet regarding the pattern gaskets supplied by Allgermanparts?

No issues to date
How long have they been in dbug? I have a small leak on drivers side (easy side), so if looking good, may be prepared to take a stab, as its no biggie if that side fails.  Passenger side is, as we know, the awkward one.
If they've done a few miles, then that could mean an alternative source...
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #11 on: 05 January 2015, 00:24:50 »

Any word from Dbug yet regarding the pattern gaskets supplied by Allgermanparts?

No issues to date
How long have they been in dbug?  I have a small leak on drivers side (easy side), so if looking good, may be prepared to take a stab, as its no biggie if that side fails.  Passenger side is, as we know, the awkward one.

Went in around last September - probably done around 3 - 3.5K miles since then - when I get a min I'll check mileages.

Mixture of short runs (SWMBO uses it for work etc say 20 miles/day, plus a fair bit of local running about) and long fast motorway runs weekends (dog racing).

Fitted the pattern one to drivers side bank for obvious reasons ;)
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #12 on: 05 January 2015, 17:22:14 »

Might be worth me doing a test as well. What o rings did you use?
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #13 on: 06 January 2015, 00:17:28 »

Might be worth me doing a test as well. What o rings did you use?

Already had a set of genuine Vx o-rings, so used those
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Re: Rocker gasket
« Reply #14 on: 06 January 2015, 13:46:32 »

I got pattern in at the moment also. I know the recommnded Vx only advice (not taking in to consideration dBugs current testing) but simply put I refuse to pay what Vx want*





*Note to all reading this goes against the correct advice from OOF at my own risk.
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