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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: steve6367 on 24 July 2014, 13:08:50
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I can't find any of these of TC website. Does that mean they are retail price only?
Steve
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Yes it does Steve. Either retail or trade if you can blag it from your Dealer
Andy
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Thank you
I shall see if they will do me trade, but they were not that keen on TC!
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I do know a man who has a pair of brand new X engine cam covers if you are interested.
With a Y32 and Z28 now these are surplus to requirements and the pair will be cheaper than the £120ish they are likely to cost you each.
:-)
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I do know a man who has a pair of brand new X engine cam covers if you are interested.
With a Y32 and Z28 now these are surplus to requirements and the pair will be cheaper than the £120ish they are likely to cost you each.
:-)
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There was a dude who was real world testing some pattern cam cover gaskets that were about £5. Anyone remember that?
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I thought genuine were £40 ish each from Mr Vauxhall :-\
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I thought genuine were £40 ish each from Mr Vauxhall :-\
Yes so did I. Although prices have gone up since. Probably nearer £100 now on trade are they?
Think that includes o rings, but maybe not black goo.
There. Nice precise factual post. Not ;D
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Now , its probably been discussed but there is a Saab V6 i think uses the same engine as the Omega V6 so has anyone tried buying the Genuine Saab ones at a lower price :-\ Just a thought :)
Edit : Just spotted the engine , its true :D
(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/milleblack/7bf967b6-7747-4e3b-a5ca-26a4dc177798_zps1cdef574.jpg)
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Pretty sure the SAAB version of the V6 is the 3.0 version, later engines (2.6 and 3.2) have different gaskets.
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Pretty sure the SAAB version of the V6 is the 3.0 version, later engines (2.6 and 3.2) have different gaskets.
Thought they were all the same :(
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Pretty sure the SAAB version of the V6 is the 3.0 version, later engines (2.6 and 3.2) have different gaskets.
Thought they were all the same :(
My opinion same as EMD . . . 2.5 3.0 2.6 & 3.2 all the same :y
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Saab cam gasket price is wanted then :)
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I think there are 2 versions, effectively compatible, you just bridge a small part with cam cover sealant if using the older gaskets on the newer engines. Using new on old engines doesnt matter. From a long dredged up memory.
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I do know a man who has a pair of brand new X engine cam covers if you are interested.
With a Y32 and Z28 now these are surplus to requirements and the pair will be cheaper than the £120ish they are likely to cost you each.
:-)
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The actual cam covers themselves, not gaskets, just to clear that up
Theare TWO types of gaskets, with the 'later' gaskets the two 'halfs' are joined together, they can be split for the earlier X covers, but as above if its the older 2 part are used on the newer Y & Z engines it will need a gum up bodge
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Thank you, it's the gaskets I am after nukes the cover are warped once off :y
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Now , its probably been discussed but there is a Saab V6 i think uses the same engine as the Omega V6 so has anyone tried buying the Genuine Saab ones at a lower price :-\ Just a thought :)
Edit : Just spotted the engine , its true :D
(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/milleblack/7bf967b6-7747-4e3b-a5ca-26a4dc177798_zps1cdef574.jpg)
Looking at that picture, if the cambelt is on the left (offside) then when the engine is rotated 90 degrees to fit in an Omega then the plenum would be the wrong end
The cam belt can't be the nearside end as the gearbox wouldnt fit.
So if they have changed the plenum what else has been fiddeld with? Buying SAAB parts for a car thats not a SAAB but same 'family' is a big risk that could be expensive.
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Core engine is the same, merely the manifolds that's different :y
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Why is it so difficult to buy these in bulk from Vauxhall and get a big discount ? They would sell like hot cakes on here ::)
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When I asked, bulk is several hundred :-(
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Might bit a bit of a job as there is only ninty left is stock @ Luton at the time of writing
Andy
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I bought a set of cam cover gaskets the other day for £38. I bought a cam cover gasket last year for my Merc C250 and it was £18 odd, so when you consider that you get 2 gaskets the price is broadly similar. ::)
Still a lot of money for a strip of rubber though. Sigh! :(