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Why my Vectra has no compression - HEAD OFF - PICS
« on: 09 July 2007, 22:49:37 »
I think I may have just discovered why my VeccyB has no compression on cylinder no. 3!!

I spent an afternoon, in between showers of rain - removing the cylinder head on my Veccy.

I'll let the pictures do the talking.... pay attention to the exhaust valve on no.3!!













This is what 213,000 miles running on LPG does to your valves - burns the buggers through!

So I need a cylinder head rebuild!

Mark.... I don't think I'll bother with the paraffin test ;D ;D
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Re: Why my Vectra has no compression - HEAD OFF -
« Reply #1 on: 09 July 2007, 22:51:22 »
Perhaps a camera with Macro mode would be helpfull.. ;D ;D
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Re: Why my Vectra has no compression - HEAD OFF -
« Reply #2 on: 09 July 2007, 22:52:27 »
ouch and nasty, so will it be a rebuild or simply pop a breaker one on?
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« Reply #3 on: 09 July 2007, 22:54:59 »
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ouch and nasty, so will it be a rebuild or simply pop a breaker one on?

Someone has kindly offered to teach me how to rebuild cylinder heads ;)   ::) :y
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Re: Why my Vectra has no compression - HEAD OFF -
« Reply #4 on: 09 July 2007, 23:01:27 »
get a decent camera!
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Re: Why my Vectra has no compression - HEAD OFF -
« Reply #5 on: 09 July 2007, 23:05:26 »
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get a decent camera!

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« Reply #6 on: 09 July 2007, 23:15:39 »
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ouch and nasty, so will it be a rebuild or simply pop a breaker one on?

Someone has kindly offered to teach me how to rebuild cylinder heads ;)   ::) :y

Now that would make an amazing tutorial/how to  :y :y :)
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« Reply #7 on: 09 July 2007, 23:16:15 »
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ouch and nasty, so will it be a rebuild or simply pop a breaker one on?

Someone has kindly offered to teach me how to rebuild cylinder heads ;)   ::) :y

Now that would make an amazing tutorial/how to  :y :y :)
but not with that camera....
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ouch and nasty, so will it be a rebuild or simply pop a breaker one on?

Someone has kindly offered to teach me how to rebuild cylinder heads ;)   ::) :y

Now that would make an amazing tutorial/how to  :y :y :)

We'll take lots of pics...
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Re: Why my Vectra has no compression - HEAD OFF -
« Reply #9 on: 09 July 2007, 23:17:51 »
Jaime.... SWMVBO is giving you some serious daggers, for dissing her top quality Tesco Camera.... ;D
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Re: Why my Vectra has no compression - HEAD OFF -
« Reply #10 on: 09 July 2007, 23:18:29 »
Rebuilding is fun - do you need a valve spring compressor?

Grinding in the valves, grinding the ports skimming the life out of the head, getting bronze guides fitted ect ect
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Re: Why my Vectra has no compression - HEAD OFF -
« Reply #11 on: 09 July 2007, 23:30:08 »
slight hijack, but same subject, would a car neccessarily fail its mot running on 3 out of 4 cylinders?

i presume a misfire would be picked up emissions wise ?  :-/
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« Reply #12 on: 09 July 2007, 23:33:16 »
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slight hijack, but same subject, would a car neccessarily fail its mot running on 3 out of 4 cylinders?

i presume a misfire would be picked up emissions wise ?  :-/

It would maybe get an advisory for it, but I doubt fail.
My Elite never failed, when it's gearbox was in limp mode

The only thing that might fail it, as you say, is if it screws up the emissions...
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« Reply #13 on: 10 July 2007, 06:43:47 »
No suprises then  ;)

Im glad my local garage diagnosed it correctly.
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Re: Why my Vectra has no compression - HEAD OFF -
« Reply #14 on: 10 July 2007, 08:26:13 »
Christ those pictures are crap.....

Is the valve seat damaged?
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