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Title: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: Richard P on 21 February 2008, 19:15:04
I assumed that my 2001 2.6 Elite had 24 valves, but when I was speaking to the local Vauxhall dealer today he stated that is was 12 valves. Is he correct?

Richard P
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 21 February 2008, 19:42:02
Well hes a daft idiot.....

24 valves, 4 per cylinder and 12 per head...
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: philayl on 21 February 2008, 20:07:05
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Well hes a daft idiot.....

24 valves, 4 per cylinder and 12 per head...

Ooooh! Thats not a very nice thing to call a highly trained Vauxhall service specialist ::) :P
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: Richard P on 21 February 2008, 20:12:56
Thanks for the replies, I did suspect that he was talking rubbish!

Many thanks,

Richard P.

 :)
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: achoo81 on 21 February 2008, 20:18:05
you want to go back there and ask him what kellogs box he got his so called training from.
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: Entwood on 21 February 2008, 20:27:12
Really makes you wonder about dealerships ......   no wonder they screw things up with almost monotonous regularity ...  :(
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: rad cap on 21 February 2008, 20:43:15
i have 20 bent valves he can see, thats why i had to buy a full set 24,
we can make him a necklace to show him,
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: Jay w on 21 February 2008, 20:56:11
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Well hes a daft idiot.....

24 valves, 4 per cylinder and 12 per head...

spoken like a seasoned pro  :y
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: The Cambelt Kid on 21 February 2008, 21:29:36
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Well hes a daft idiot.....

24 valves, 4 per cylinder and 12 per head...

Straight to the point!... well done!

 ;D ;D
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: The Cambelt Kid on 21 February 2008, 21:31:17
Why don't you print this off to show him how wrong he is... he's a 'daft idiot' wrong!
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: Tony H on 21 February 2008, 21:46:29
Some of the early 2 ltr Migs were 8 valve however as Mark says he's a daft tw*t
p.s would you trust the VX man to change a cambelt when he doesn't even know how many camshafts the engine has? :-?
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: Omega Pixie on 22 February 2008, 07:50:11
parts guy at our local stealers didnt know what a plenum was he had the sense to ask an egineer who explaned what it was.(an air box)
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 22 February 2008, 08:14:01
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parts guy at our local stealers didnt know what a plenum was he had the sense to ask an egineer who explaned what it was.(an air box)


I assume the engineer was a customer because, you want find anything more than a technician or mechanic in a garage.  :y
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: andyc on 22 February 2008, 12:27:01
and the motor trade wonder why they have a bad name!!

did the first bloke know what a valve was???
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 February 2008, 14:24:20
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did the first bloke know what a valve was???

Something you have in the back of your wireless, isn't it? :-/

Mechanics don't do any real mechanics work any more, otherwise they'd have taken so many engines to bits, they'd know them inside out. Today it's a matter of replacing what the computer says is wrong, scratch your @rse when it doesn't cure the problem, then clean the car so the customer is happy.

Kevin


Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: VXL V6 on 22 February 2008, 14:41:42
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did the first bloke know what a valve was???

Something you have in the back of your wireless, isn't it? :-/

Mechanics don't do any real mechanics work any more, otherwise they'd have taken so many engines to bits, they'd know them inside out. Today it's a matter of replacing what the computer says is wrong, scratch your @rse when it doesn't cure the problem, then clean the car so the customer is happy.

Kevin




Mechanic or Fitter?  ::)

Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 February 2008, 15:50:03
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did the first bloke know what a valve was???

Something you have in the back of your wireless, isn't it? :-/

Mechanics don't do any real mechanics work any more, otherwise they'd have taken so many engines to bits, they'd know them inside out. Today it's a matter of replacing what the computer says is wrong, scratch your @rse when it doesn't cure the problem, then clean the car so the customer is happy.

Kevin




Mechanic or Fitter?  ::)



Neither. Mark had it right in post 2:

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Well hes a daft idiot.....

 ;)

Kevin
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: VXL V6 on 22 February 2008, 19:40:08
 ;D :y
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: Martin_1962 on 22 February 2008, 19:41:39
Best mechanic I ever came across was my dad - he is retired now
Title: Re: 2.6 V6 Number of Valves
Post by: zirk on 23 February 2008, 01:40:18
Hit Him!