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[jayten10]

hi there,

my friend and l went to see a 1996 3.0 elite all seemed ok good service history regular cambelt change and oil cooler done all last year, the car has been parked up since febuary this year, it started ok drove like a v6 should, however there appeared to be smoke coming from the filler cap side, the owner assures its just oil he split when topping up, but when we pulled the throttle cable it would only smoke then not at idling he only wants £270 for it however it is 90 mile journey, any suggestions on where the smoke is coming from? only one owner from new and quite a good example
cheers

[Elite Pete]

Possibly camcover gaskets

[jayten10]

hi

if it is the cam cover gaskets would he still be able to drive it or should he just walk way? :-/

[Elite Pete]

hi

if it is the cam cover gaskets would he still be able to drive it or should he just walk way? :-/

You should be OK but it causes fun when you pull in to a petrol station for fuel and smoke appears from under the bonnet

The gaskets are about £65 from Vauxhall with a trade card and should only be bought from Vauxhall as the cheaper versions only last 5 minutes

[jayten10]

thanks mate