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[Martin_1962]

oh thats alright.. no way id bother changing them.. this car is to see me through the year thats all. can go to the scrapper after that ir req'd

Too new for that.

Heads off is not too bad

[TheBoy]

oh thats alright.. no way id bother changing them.. this car is to see me through the year thats all. can go to the scrapper after that ir req'd

Too new for that.

Heads off is not too bad

Depends what else is wrong with the car - remember, Omegas are pretty worthless now, so if it has other issues as well, I'd walk away.

[vxlgsi]

well i went to look at it.... found the car half parked on the curb and unlocked... went to his front door his wife said he was still in bed 

so after about 5 mins he came out looked like he had been on drugs for the last 20 years... told me he had lost the key and that yesterday it started to misfire (he shouldnt have been driving it as it has no tax)

before he came out the house we looked at the car and all 4 tyres were bald and were badly cracked all the way round a blatant MOT fail...

so when i asked who mot's it cos the tyres were baled and cracked and there is no way it would pass a proper mot he replied with

"dont oppsin buy it then mate!"

and i replied with..  "I decided about 5 minutes ago that i wasnt going to!"

and we drove off 

Had to laugh, but what a nobber!

this is the car so make sure you avoid it!!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-CDX-SILVER_W0QQitemZ190385180083QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item2c53d74db3

[TheBoy]

previous feedback says it all

[Martin_1962]

Report it - I would definately contact someone - including Ebay and some of James' friends

[Andy H]

Harder than new = could be better, not neccessarily failed 

That's some flawed thinking that is mate
A new seal is soft because soft seals will seal oil better than one that is hard. Once they have started to perish they lose their effectiveness to seal oil. Once they have started to lose the effectiveness to seal oil they have failed.

I am inclined to agree with Andy B if you are talking about a modern(ish) multivalve engine with tight tolerances and bucket cam followers that prevent sideways loading of the valve stems. A failed stem seal is one that has split or fallen off.

If you are refering to the 50 year old Viva engine that went into the Chevette (or any pushrod engine) then the valve stems get moved sideways by the rocking motion of the valve rockers so the seals do need to be flexible. Changing 8 stem seals isn't too painful (especially if you can do it without taking the head off). Changing 24 seals is a whole lot more work (and expense )