Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Liam on 07 August 2010, 16:19:40
-
Hello...
Darn - hoped to have my head swap finished today. Decided to service the hydraulic followers, and one of them seems to have a broken spring and doesn't return :(.
Anyone know where to get hold of one? Anyone got one kicking about :)? How much from Vaux?
Grrr I'm half tempted to put it all together anyway. I mean what function does this spring actually serve? The follower is pumped up by oil pressure, not the spring, and I can't see a broken spring preventing this, plus it was working fine before. Still guess it's there for a reason. Someone tell me not to cut corners and do it properly please :) :y
Cheers
-
If the follower did it's job properly without a spring, believe me Vauxhall wouldn't have fitted them! ;)
-
Don't cut corners, do it properly. The spring is vital else it wouldn't be there. Yes the oil pressure will open a valve but only the spring will return it to the required position. I suspect that without it you will lose oil in places where you don't want to, leading to irreparable damage.