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[john1959]

hi im going away next week for little break with family, birmingham to torquay abut 160 miles one way,ive got bit of a leak with camcover rear of v6 drips a bit on exhaust now and again get a wiff of oil and put about litre oil a month.got it booked in with vauxhall in 10 days time to replace gaskets.does anyone think its ok to travel that far i use it everyday for work last 15 years.just a bit apprehensive.
many thanx
John

[Andy B]

.....got it booked in with vauxhall in 10 days time to replace gaskets

You've booked in at the dealers? 

.does anyone think its ok to travel that far i use it everyday for work last 15 years.just a bit apprehensive.
many thanx
John

Obviously depends on how big/little the leak is .... but likely to be OK 

[john1959]

thanx andy yes booked it in with lookers vauxhall price for new camcover gaskets 224.00 inc think they made a mistake i had oil cooler replaced by them 10 years ago 1100 quid swore id never use them again.maybe gone my way for a change

[Bigron]

Run away from the dealers! A better option would be to take it to Serek (SOS Autos, a member here). It will be worth the trip to Huntingdon along the ever-loving M6; he willdo a proper job, including clearing the breathers (essential to avoid repeated oil leaks) and he will not have your trousers down with his charges.

Ron

[Andy B]

What Ron says 

[john1959]

thanx Bigron and andy sent serek a message much obliged old boy

[Doctor Gollum]

That's the official price for ONE camcover. Taking it to someone who actually knows what they're doing.

HenryD runs a garage in Cornwall, so could be worth a side step whilst there

[john1959]

thankyou Doctor where about in cornwall? only there wed to fri in torquay

[Doctor Gollum]

Helston at a guess...

[Andy B]

thankyou Doctor where about in cornwall? only there wed to fri in torquay

Helston

[Enceladus]

thanx andy yes booked it in with lookers vauxhall price for new camcover gaskets 224.00 inc think they made a mistake i had oil cooler replaced by them 10 years ago 1100 quid swore id never use them again.maybe gone my way for a change

I wonder if Lookers would actually use genuine GM gaskets. I would guess that if original gaskets are still available then it would only be by special order from Germany. And on a 7-10 day delivery. More likely they they would just use whatever's cheapest on the day from a local motor factor.

The more labour intensive part of this job is not the dismantling and re-assembly. It's the cleaning. All crud, sealant and varnishing needs to be carefully removed from the mating surfaces or the new seals will rapidly fail. The bores in the breather bridge and the hoses need to be thoroughly cleaned. And maybe also the chamber at the back of the block. Not to mention that most, if not all of the breather seals and hoses are no longer available. So they have to be carefully salvaged and re-used. EG. the top-hat seal and the Y pipe. So you're probably better off getting somebody who know what they're doing for this job.

[Lizzie Zoom]

What Ron says 

Yes, and I would also agree with that!

Although I have enjoyed doing the job many times, it was great to get Serek to do the job, the cam belt, cleaning the breathers and changing the front wishbones at the same time, whilst I took it easy in the local Dunelm store drinking coffee!

I would highly recommend Serek who did a great job all round, fully understanding the Omega, and I will be using him again

[john1959]

hi to all i had confirmation from vauxhall price for 2 banks gasket replacement to rocker covers 224 which i think is ok.parts coming from germany 7 to 10 days,they said they would clean breathers aswell while doing the job,very nice of them.ill keep you posted.mny thanx for your comments most appreciated.

[john1959]

i got the Y pipe and new breathers and the squiggly one .

[Doctor Gollum]

hi to all i had confirmation from vauxhall price for 2 banks gasket replacement to rocker covers 224 which i think is ok.parts coming from germany 7 to 10 days,they said they would clean breathers aswell while doing the job,very nice of them.ill keep you posted.mny thanx for your comments most appreciated.

Ok, that's no so bad

There was a time when they wouldn't sell the gaskets without the covers