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[Liam]

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

Cheers

[PhilRich]

If the follower did it's job properly without a spring, believe me Vauxhall wouldn't have fitted them!

[megaomega123]

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.