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Title: Metal covers
Post by: snappa on 12 April 2007, 11:04:43: Saw some metal cam covers from veccy somewhere on this forum & wondered if anyone has fitted them to an Omega, if so any advantage over plastic ones & is it easily done or is some form of surgery needed.
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: ClarCE on 12 April 2007, 11:05:24: Quote
Saw some metal cam covers from veccy somewhere on this forum & wondered if anyone has fitted them to an Omega, if so any advantage over plastic ones & is it easily done or is some form of surgery needed.

I'll let you know if mine turn up some time this year ;)
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: snappa on 12 April 2007, 11:08:57: Any reason why you chose to replace the plastic ones for metal ?
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: elvin315 on 12 April 2007, 11:43:28: I think the interest in Vectra Cam Covers is that maybe they will provide a tighter gasket seal than the plastic ones. More resistance to leaking. I'd paint them red for a Testarossa look.
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1176068482 (4th picture down)

Elvin
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: ClarCE on 12 April 2007, 11:55:48: Quote
Any reason why you chose to replace the plastic ones for metal ?

I prefer the look of them, and they instill some kind of (possibly un-warranted) confidence in me, time will tell..
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: Markjay on 12 April 2007, 12:56:30: AFAIK the filler neck is not in the same place... you'll find it difficult to add oil when the filler neck is under the passenger-side scuttle board...
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: elvin315 on 12 April 2007, 13:24:09: Quote
AFAIK the filler neck is not in the same place... you'll find it difficult to add oil when the filler neck is under the passenger-side scuttle board...

Not if you use a funnel.
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: Dave-C on 12 April 2007, 18:26:38: Quote
I think the interest in Vectra Cam Covers is that maybe they will provide a tighter gasket seal than the plastic ones. More resistance to leaking. I'd paint them red for a Testarossa look.
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1176068482 (4th picture down)

Elvin

The covers, they look really good! Very racing car indeed! And practical too....

DC
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: chris-b on 12 April 2007, 22:55:10: Hi
Are the metal covers from a vectra 2.5,2.6 or 3.2 or are they all metal?
I have just (last week) changed my rocker gaskets, BUT forgot to use the jointing compound on the edges :-[, the result is a very bad oil leak!
any idea of cost for the metal covers?
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: Markjay on 12 April 2007, 23:53:40: Quote
...I have just (last week) changed my rocker gaskets, BUT forgot to use the jointing compound on the edges :-[, the result is a very bad oil leak!..

Ouch :(
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: ClarCE on 13 April 2007, 09:27:40: Quote
Hi
Are the metal covers from a vectra 2.5,2.6 or 3.2 or are they all metal?
I have just (last week) changed my rocker gaskets, BUT forgot to use the jointing compound on the edges :-[, the result is a very bad oil leak!
any idea of cost for the metal covers?

Yikes! Reminds me of someone I know quite well - but they put it in the wrong place ::)

You need to have a pre-facelift omega I think (although I could be wrong) and the covers I've got have come of a P-reg Vectra with the X25XE engine.. (2.5 V6)
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: Markjay on 13 April 2007, 10:20:06: Quote
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...I have just (last week) changed my rocker gaskets, BUT forgot to use the jointing compound on the edges :-[, the result is a very bad oil leak!..

Ouch :(

Many years ago I was servicing my Mk I Astra at a friend's garage, the car was on the lift, I drained the oil, changed the filter and tightened back the sump plug. I then had a chat with my friend, got back to the car and lowered it to the ground, went into the driver's seat and started engine in order to drive it off the lift. The engine ran fine, but it took a few second before it struck me... I forgot to fill it with oil! Needless to say I switched it off immediately, put dome oil in it, and then checked for damage... the car seemed fine and I had it for another couple of years, no problems...
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: snappa on 13 April 2007, 16:11:45: So anyone know the part no. and possible cost ?
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: ChrisMV6 on 13 April 2007, 17:58:54: I got mine off ebay and they wew £30 for the pair delivered which seemed reasonable, they came off a r reg Vectra V6 but i think any vectra v6 engine should have them.
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: chris-b on 15 April 2007, 23:24:15: Thanks
i may keep my eyes peeled for s set of metal covers!
I changed the gaskets again today but this time remembered the gasket seal!!
i am hoping that this cures my problem!
:-/
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 16 April 2007, 08:35:24: Idealy, you would swap the covers round when fitting them on an Omega.....i.e. the one with the filler neck goes on the drivers side......
Title: Re: Metal covers
Post by: ChrisMV6 on 16 April 2007, 18:04:49: They have to be fitted that way round, when you get the metal covers and start looking at them you notice the plug lead holes have a slant to them and will only fit one way round.