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Title: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Martin_1962 on 25 May 2009, 16:58:05
I need to have a look at one - I think mine may be the wrong way round
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: albitz on 25 May 2009, 17:07:20
cant you look at your old one? :-/
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Andy B on 25 May 2009, 17:11:21
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I need to have a look at one - I think mine may be the wrong way round

Turn it over!  :-/  :-/  ;)
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Martin_1962 on 25 May 2009, 17:15:11
Of course

Anyway I am going to try to reuse head bolts and head gasket as I am now sure they are the wrong way round on 135
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Andy B on 25 May 2009, 17:30:03
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Of course

Anyway I am going to try to reuse head bolts and head gasket as I am now sure they are the wrong way round on 135

Is it possibe to get it wrong? :-/ Never done one though (on an Omega)
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Omega man 2 on 25 May 2009, 17:40:26
Good view here

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OMEGA-B-SAAB-9000-SINTRA-HEAD-GASKET-SET-3-0-V6-X30XE_W0QQitemZ200341819852QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item2ea54d91cc&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A4|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A200
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Andy B on 25 May 2009, 17:51:29
(http://i5.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/1d/a1/7624_12.JPG)
It does look like it's possible to put on 4r$e about face, but looking at the oil way, I think you'd have a huge oil leak from the head where the oil is supposed to be going up to the head.
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Martin_1962 on 25 May 2009, 19:05:26
The pattern one I used is wide the whole length
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: markey mark on 25 May 2009, 19:17:53
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(http://i5.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/1d/a1/7624_12.JPG)
It does look like it's possible to put on 4r$e about face, but looking at the oil way, I think you'd have a huge oil leak from the head where the oil is supposed to be going up to the head.

thats a 2.5 gasket set the 2.6 has metal layer gaskets  :o
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Andy B on 25 May 2009, 19:17:58
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The pattern one I used is wide the whole length

but the oil hole in the gasket will still be relative to the oil feed.
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: markey mark on 25 May 2009, 19:18:28
also you carnt get them wrong way round  ::)
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Martin_1962 on 25 May 2009, 19:31:44
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also you carnt get them wrong way round  ::)


You can I did!

Little holes on the gasket were both at the same end of the engine :( >:( :'(
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Omega man 2 on 25 May 2009, 19:34:31
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also you carnt get them wrong way round  ::)

You can I did!

Little holes on the gasket were both at the same end of the engine :( >:( :'(

At least you got it before any lasting damage.

That was rather quick getting them off :o
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Martin_1962 on 25 May 2009, 19:38:47
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also you carnt get them wrong way round  ::)

You can I did!

Little holes on the gasket were both at the same end of the engine :( >:( :'(

At least you got it before any lasting damage.

That was rather quick getting them off :o

Head is unbolted and loosish - the holes are visible from the outside
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Andy B on 25 May 2009, 19:43:58
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also you carnt get them wrong way round  ::)


You can I did!

Little holes on the gasket were both at the same end of the engine :( >:( :'(


 :-/ I know it's now irrelevent now, but, using the gaskets above, which way were they wrong. Did you spin them along a north/south axis or an east/west axis? Either way your oil way wouldn't be lined up.
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Martin_1962 on 25 May 2009, 19:48:15
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also you carnt get them wrong way round  ::)


You can I did!

Little holes on the gasket were both at the same end of the engine :( >:( :'(


 :-/ I know it's now irrelevent now, but, using the gaskets above, which way were they wrong. Did you spin them along a north/south axis or an east/west axis? Either way your oil way wouldn't be lined up.

It was upside down :( :'(
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Andy B on 25 May 2009, 19:51:11
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also you carnt get them wrong way round  ::)


You can I did!

Little holes on the gasket were both at the same end of the engine :( >:( :'(


 :-/ I know it's now irrelevent now, but, using the gaskets above, which way were they wrong. Did you spin them along a north/south axis or an east/west axis? Either way your oil way wouldn't be lined up.

It was upside down :( :'(

but you could have had it upside down withthe oil hole on the correct side.  :y
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Martin_1962 on 25 May 2009, 19:51:50
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also you carnt get them wrong way round  ::)


You can I did!

Little holes on the gasket were both at the same end of the engine :( >:( :'(


 :-/ I know it's now irrelevent now, but, using the gaskets above, which way were they wrong. Did you spin them along a north/south axis or an east/west axis? Either way your oil way wouldn't be lined up.

It was upside down :( :'(

but you could have had it upside down withthe oil hole on the correct side.  :y

Due to dowels only can go on two ways
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: Andy B on 25 May 2009, 19:59:59
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Due to dowels only can go on two ways

Ah!  :y The right way & the wrong way!  ;)  ;)


I've only ever done a 6 cylinder where they were ALL in line!
Title: Re: Urgent photo of V6 head gasket needed
Post by: feeutfo on 25 May 2009, 20:18:24
pic in here. http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1236287115/180 do you have two for the same side. Are they supposed to be a mirror image of each other?