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[Cav9_4]

Hi,sent autovaux an email monday regarding cam cover gaskets,their price is £37.01 all in for both banks and O rings,they tell me they are Elring,anyone tried these?...or will it be a waste of time and just go for the genuine ones...thanks...Wayne

[TheBoy]

Hi,sent autovaux an email monday regarding cam cover gaskets,their price is £37.01 all in for both banks and O rings,they tell me they are Elring,anyone tried these?...or will it be a waste of time and just go for the genuine ones...thanks...Wayne

Go for genuine...

(autovaux do seem to be moving away from genuine parts, even if they promise genuine)

[Darth Loo-knee]

I paid about £55 for Genuine Vauxhall Cam Cover Gaskets, and O rings... while your there though get the gasket sealer too. Mark gives a list of Part Numbers as well as the how to do guide.
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564281

 

[RonaldMcBurger]

Definitely use genuine ones. The others will fail in a month or two. Make sure vx give you BLACK sealant and not grey! It should be in a small white toothpaste type tube.

[markey mark]

genuine only bud you will be fiting pattern parts forever !! and as ronnie says make sure you get the black sealant and clean your breather syestem out propley  

[ians]

Hi,sent autovaux an email monday regarding cam cover gaskets,their price is £37.01 all in for both banks and O rings,they tell me they are Elring,anyone tried these?...or will it be a waste of time and just go for the genuine ones...thanks...Wayne

I bought some of these before I became enlightened on here (honest ).   So far (3 months on) they are ok.
They needed some surgery to fit though which was a bit alarming.   (Each bank consists of 2 loops - 1 per cam - and the Elring ones had bridging bits in between the loops which needed cutting)

They no doubt told you that Elring supply the Vx ones.   I don't know if that is true or not, but am told that the Vx ones come as separate loops - no cutting.

Especially as £37 is no giveaway, I would go for the Vx ones - get trade if you can (don't think they are on TC..?)

Remember the orings,  and definitely clean the breathers out while you are doing the job.

[Cav9_4]

Hi & thanks for all your replies....not sure i can get trade,is it a big saving,anyone localish to me get trade prices?

[ians]

If you are going to buy a lot, its worth joining one of the clubs such as Autobarnstormers who provide Trade Club with membership.   Many things are a great deal eg oil, antifreeze etc.

Also if you do buy from Autovaux,  they will give you 10%? discount for being a member here.

[TheBoy]

They no doubt told you that Elring supply the Vx ones.   I don't know if that is true or not, but am told that the Vx ones come as separate loops - no cutting.

The genuine ones need no modification, hence not the same as the elring ones they are selling.

[Cav9_4]

Hi,my dad rung me not 5 mins ago and asked me if i can do his gaskets in the morning...he's off to Old Trafford wednesday and wants to give his car a run before they head off to Newquay friday,question is will these be stock items there,i do have a local dealer (pentagon,Mansfield) or could go to pentagon at Arnold which isn't to far....just hope i don't have to order...thanks...Wayne

[Dave-C]

Cam cover gaskets GM are definately not Elring....  though Elring do supply some gaskets to GM..

DC