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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Cav9_4 on 25 July 2007, 10:58:18
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Hi,sent autovaux an email monday regarding cam cover gaskets,their price is £37.01 all in for both banks and O rings,they tell me they are Elring,anyone tried these?...or will it be a waste of time and just go for the genuine ones...thanks...Wayne
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Hi,sent autovaux an email monday regarding cam cover gaskets,their price is £37.01 all in for both banks and O rings,they tell me they are Elring,anyone tried these?...or will it be a waste of time and just go for the genuine ones...thanks...Wayne
Go for genuine...
(autovaux do seem to be moving away from genuine parts, even if they promise genuine)
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I paid about £55 for Genuine Vauxhall Cam Cover Gaskets, and O rings... while your there though get the gasket sealer too. Mark gives a list of Part Numbers as well as the how to do guide.
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564281
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Definitely use genuine ones. The others will fail in a month or two. Make sure vx give you BLACK sealant and not grey! It should be in a small white toothpaste type tube.
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genuine only bud you will be fiting pattern parts forever !! and as ronnie says make sure you get the black sealant and clean your breather syestem out propley :y
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Hi,sent autovaux an email monday regarding cam cover gaskets,their price is £37.01 all in for both banks and O rings,they tell me they are Elring,anyone tried these?...or will it be a waste of time and just go for the genuine ones...thanks...Wayne
I bought some of these before I became enlightened on here (honest ;D). So far (3 months on) they are ok.
They needed some surgery to fit though which was a bit alarming. (Each bank consists of 2 loops - 1 per cam - and the Elring ones had bridging bits in between the loops which needed cutting)
They no doubt told you that Elring supply the Vx ones. I don't know if that is true or not, but am told that the Vx ones come as separate loops - no cutting.
Especially as £37 is no giveaway, I would go for the Vx ones - get trade if you can (don't think they are on TC..?)
Remember the orings, and definitely clean the breathers out while you are doing the job.
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Hi & thanks for all your replies....not sure i can get trade,is it a big saving,anyone localish to me get trade prices?
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If you are going to buy a lot, its worth joining one of the clubs such as Autobarnstormers who provide Trade Club with membership. Many things are a great deal eg oil, antifreeze etc.
Also if you do buy from Autovaux, they will give you 10%? discount for being a member here.
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They no doubt told you that Elring supply the Vx ones. I don't know if that is true or not, but am told that the Vx ones come as separate loops - no cutting.
The genuine ones need no modification, hence not the same as the elring ones they are selling.
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Hi,my dad rung me not 5 mins ago and asked me if i can do his gaskets in the morning...he's off to Old Trafford wednesday and wants to give his car a run before they head off to Newquay friday,question is will these be stock items there,i do have a local dealer (pentagon,Mansfield) or could go to pentagon at Arnold which isn't to far....just hope i don't have to order...thanks...Wayne
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Cam cover gaskets GM are definately not Elring.... though Elring do supply some gaskets to GM..
DC