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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: bored bigyin54 on 23 June 2011, 21:11:49

Title: cam cover
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 23 June 2011, 21:11:49

are the cam cover gaskets on a 98 v6 elite two seperate ones or are they one piece like i got from auto factores the mechanic  told me they are two pieces for one side

Title: Re: cam cover
Post by: VR4Dave on 23 June 2011, 21:25:01

they vary, the two seperate piece version is £7 cheaper and you can bridge the channel with sealant. If you have the gaskets that are joined and cam covers that don't have the channel for the join, cut the joint piece of gasket off (making it 2 seperate ones) and bridge with sealant just to make sure.

Title: Re: cam cover
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 23 June 2011, 21:43:51

thanks dave sent pm

Title: Re: cam cover
Post by: Lazydocker on 23 June 2011, 21:59:29

I hope for your sake they last but from general experience the pattern ones don't :( That's why we generally recommend genuine Vx ;)

Title: Re: cam cover
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 23 June 2011, 22:16:14

u got to have the right ones first to go wrong its getting a pain in the bum not having the right ones first

Title: Re: cam cover
Post by: VR4Dave on 24 June 2011, 05:13:55

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I hope for your sake they last but from general experience the pattern ones don't :( That's why we generally recommend genuine Vx ;)

Yes genuine vx is the only way to go, the 2 types i refer to are both genuine vx. Personally never fitted pattern ones but read many times that they are shite.

Title: Re: cam cover
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 24 June 2011, 17:19:13

i just found a vauxhall parts on the net not as expensive as dealer parts but  they stock vauxhall parts

Title: Re: cam cover
Post by: Lazydocker on 25 June 2011, 09:24:56

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i just found a vauxhall parts on the net not as expensive as dealer parts but  they stock vauxhall parts

Might be ok. Hope so for your sake!

Title: Re: cam cover
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 25 June 2011, 09:49:05

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i just found a vauxhall parts on the net not as expensive as dealer parts but  they stock vauxhall parts

I aren't saying all, but alot of these so called genuine vauxhall parts people on fleabay etc aren't.
Go to your Vauxhall Dealer mate get the proper ones first as last :y

Title: Re: cam cover
Post by: VXL V6 on 25 June 2011, 12:59:56

The ones that the sellers say are genuine are only genuine in so far as the manufacturer supplied GM..... Trouble is that they never supplied GM that particular gasket so really are just pattern parts.

As said repeatedly on here... Buy only GM ones from a dealer.