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Omega General Help / Blown rocker cover gaskets.. still ok to drive?
« on: 20 August 2010, 19:49:53 »
The old girl has blown her nearside rocker cover gasket.. for the third time in 4 years!
Couple of questions for this common fault....
1. I'm still going to use it.. the amount of oil its losing is negligible at the moment. Obviously ill keep an eye on the levels.. but with it running onto the manifold is it likely to catch fire or anything? I remember when it went last time it got quite bad.. it was smoking well.. you could see people diving for cover at the petrol station
(ok bit of an exaggeration... but it did get some 'mate I think your cars on fire' comments!
2. Is the 'swapping the plastic Omega covers for Vectra ones' an urban myth or is this actually a cure?
3. Pattern or VX parts... surely no real difference? For what its worth I've used VX parts once.. it didnt last any longer than pattern ones.
4. Gasket sealant... yes or no? Some people say no... I cant see the problem??
Sorry if these questions have already been answered elsewhere....
cheers
Davey
Couple of questions for this common fault....
1. I'm still going to use it.. the amount of oil its losing is negligible at the moment. Obviously ill keep an eye on the levels.. but with it running onto the manifold is it likely to catch fire or anything? I remember when it went last time it got quite bad.. it was smoking well.. you could see people diving for cover at the petrol station

2. Is the 'swapping the plastic Omega covers for Vectra ones' an urban myth or is this actually a cure?
3. Pattern or VX parts... surely no real difference? For what its worth I've used VX parts once.. it didnt last any longer than pattern ones.
4. Gasket sealant... yes or no? Some people say no... I cant see the problem??
Sorry if these questions have already been answered elsewhere....
cheers
Davey