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[gareth.]

Got a nasty leak on drivers side cam gasket, I looked at the guide and it seemed to finish halfway through? is it just me? (there was only one page, I checked that one!)

[martin42]

guide is correct and only 1 page,refitting is the reversal of removal,its not that hard to do,but will be worth doing both banks at the sametime 

[aitch015]

I done mine at the weekend mate. I would have been lost without the forum guides. Even when i got confused or stuck i found the answer using a different search criteria. I am by no means a confident mechanic,so i gave them a good read and used little bags and labels for the bolts and bits. Most of the work i had to do was cleaning the breathers,which on mine were really clogged up with oily mayanaise like gunk,and the plug wells which were swimming in oil. I found that putting it back together is a lot easier than taking it apart.

[jonny2112]

When I did mine on my last omega I used a piece of cardboard to store the bolts, etc in (by pushing them through the cardboard) and you were able to label them appropriately, plus keep them all in one place 

[jonny2112]

Oh, I should add that I didn't think of that all by myself 
Can't remember now where I saw it tho, but it definitely works.

[Andy B]

When I did mine on my last omega I used a piece of cardboard to store the bolts, etc in (by pushing them through the cardboard) and you were able to label them appropriately, plus keep them all in one place 

a idea often used to keep valves in the correct order 

[gareth.]

Cheers I will get them priced up at Vx tomorrow, job for the weekend. (Just kidding, the missus and kids won't be too pleased)

[JamesV6CDX]

welcome to either pop up to me, or I'll come down your way, and give a hand

[gareth.]

Would you be willing to have a look if I run into some trouble? I'll pay you of course.

[JamesV6CDX]

edited, intended for PM

[gareth.]

I wanted a picture of the gaskets in place, does anyone have one?

I am pretty confident of doing the job but want a back up plan just incase.

Do I have to go over the bare metal work with a flat blade to get any old gasket off? How critical is getting it clean? 

[marrus69]

as im waiting for my gaskets to turn up ,is  thier any thing that needs to be tork down arfter.in a strange way im looking forward to doing it,if thay dont turn up tuesday in on the phone.

[albitz]

Cam covers need to be torqued down to 8nm only.you will need a torque wrench which goes down to that figure before you do the job.
Surfaces on heads and camcovers need to be have traces old sealant removed before reassembly.Also dont forget to remove the old O rings from underneath the bolt holes.They probably wont resemble O rings, more like hard/flat plastic washers which need to be prised out with a small screwdriver or similar.

[Webby the Bear]

Gareth, well done on having the nuts to do this yourself. I'm learning everytime I get on here. And next time something goes wrong I'll be giving it a bash myself I'm nowhere near confident to do cam cover gasket but i'll get there

By the way, talking of gaskets, there is a lot of talk about head gasket going. on my understanding that the ''gasket'' is the seal then what exactly do the ''heads'' do?

cheers

[JamesV6CDX]

Gareth, well done on having the nuts to do this yourself. I'm learning everytime I get on here. And next time something goes wrong I'll be giving it a bash myself I'm nowhere near confident to do cam cover gasket but i'll get there

By the way, talking of gaskets, there is a lot of talk about head gasket going. on my understanding that the ''gasket'' is the seal then what exactly do the ''heads'' do?

cheers

The Cylinder heads sit directly above the pistons - with a chamber (for want of a better expression) above each piston - each chamber has a set of valves (inlet and exhaust) which open/close in sequence with the piston, as part of the combustion process, allowing it to suck air in from the inlet manifold, ignite the air/fuel mixture, causing the piston to be forced back down, and the bi-product released through the exhaust valves > manifold, before the cycle starts again...