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[tunnie]

Fitted genuine to my 2.2 around 5 years go, done 55k since. Not leaked a drop, 4 gaskets are quite cheap from Vauxhall.

People on low budgets should be even more concerned about using pattern parts, as you will, without a doubt be doing the job a lot sooner than using genuine. It will cost you more in the long run!

[bored bigyin54]

Fitted genuine to my 2.2 around 5 years go, done 55k since. Not leaked a drop, 4 gaskets are quite cheap from Vauxhall.

People on low budgets should be even more concerned about using pattern parts, as you will, without a doubt be doing the job a lot sooner than using genuine. It will cost you more in the long run!

i was waiting for you to pipe up. it wont cost me more in the long run as i never had problems with patten parts or my mate never had any trouble with patten parts

[PLANETNZ]

you guys are lucky i was quoted 500pound for 2 cover gaskets here! I ended up importing them from the UK ex ebay. What I did notice that might be of help is that if you put a straight edge down the cover they (mine) were abit distorted so i filed a couple of mm off the top so as well as straightening it up it gives more of the gasket to bite into the head,

[omega3000]

you guys are lucky i was quoted 500pound for 2 cover gaskets here! I ended up importing them from the UK ex ebay. What I did notice that might be of help is that if you put a straight edge down the cover they (mine) were abit distorted so i filed a couple of mm off the top so as well as straightening it up it gives more of the gasket to bite into the head,

Hope fitting was included in that price , you could get a half decent car for that money over here 

[tunnie]

Fitted genuine to my 2.2 around 5 years go, done 55k since. Not leaked a drop, 4 gaskets are quite cheap from Vauxhall.

People on low budgets should be even more concerned about using pattern parts, as you will, without a doubt be doing the job a lot sooner than using genuine. It will cost you more in the long run!

i was waiting for you to pipe up. it wont cost me more in the long run as i never had problems with patten parts or my mate never had any trouble with patten parts

Yes it will. 

[martin42]

oh no it wont 

[PLANETNZ]

you guys are lucky i was quoted 500pound for 2 cover gaskets here! I ended up importing them from the UK ex ebay. What I did notice that might be of help is that if you put a straight edge down the cover they (mine) were abit distorted so i filed a couple of mm off the top so as well as straightening it up it gives more of the gasket to bite into the head,

Hope fitting was included in that price , you could get a half decent car for that money over here 

I know...and have been looking at doing just that!

[bored bigyin54]

Fitted genuine to my 2.2 around 5 years go, done 55k since. Not leaked a drop, 4 gaskets are quite cheap from Vauxhall.

People on low budgets should be even more concerned about using pattern parts, as you will, without a doubt be doing the job a lot sooner than using genuine. It will cost you more in the long run!

i was waiting for you to pipe up. it wont cost me more in the long run as i never had problems with patten parts or my mate never had any trouble with patten parts

Yes it will. 

i was wondering when he pipe up again martin my mate payed £12 for his cam gasket and been leak free for 4 years so now tell me we will pay more

[tidla]

[tunnie]

Fitted genuine to my 2.2 around 5 years go, done 55k since. Not leaked a drop, 4 gaskets are quite cheap from Vauxhall.

People on low budgets should be even more concerned about using pattern parts, as you will, without a doubt be doing the job a lot sooner than using genuine. It will cost you more in the long run!

i was waiting for you to pipe up. it wont cost me more in the long run as i never had problems with patten parts or my mate never had any trouble with patten parts

Yes it will. 

i was wondering when he pipe up again martin my mate payed £12 for his cam gasket and been leak free for 4 years so now tell me we will pay more

Who the hell is Martin? 

[martin42]

no idea who martin is lol

[HockeyDave55]

From the look of all going on with this subject, I see varying results using the cheepo seals from the Bay and it looks to me that if you take extra care doing the job, chances are you do it well and you MIGHT get a few years out of it???
On the same note, I would guess, it would be just as easy to do a poor job using the factory parts...
For me, I wouldn't mind trying it and if I get a few years out of it, I would be happy to do it again....
I absolutely hate the fact that some companies have massively inflated prices of parts, for example, I know a guy, who knows a guy that looked into building a brand new Nissan 200sx from the parts bin, it would've cost him over £250,000 to do so!!!! The car new was about £21k, iirc??? , I just don't get it apart from the fact that they are blood sucking vultures???
Anyway, I do have a set from FleaBay and will be using them soon.... They might work for 2 months, they might even give me some years but I've had them a while and £90 of anyone's money is hard to swallow seeing as I have a very good idea of how much they probably cast to make!

[tunnie]

4 pots, 2.2 in particular are easy peasy to do. Just minutes!

But as the V6 is a bitch to work on, I'd only want to be doing that job once!

[bored bigyin54]

4 pots, 2.2 in particular are easy peasy to do. Just minutes!

But as the V6 is a bitch to work on, I'd only want to be doing that job once!

who is this tunnie

[omega3000]

4 pots, 2.2 in particular are easy peasy to do. Just minutes!

But as the V6 is a bitch to work on, I'd only want to be doing that job once!

who is this tunnie

Who is ralf ? Arrh thats the car webster is working on