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Title: £120 for a rubber sleeve,, anyone have any ideas ?
Post by: puffa on 18 September 2008, 18:50:54
Whilst carrying out routine maintainence i was changing the plugs on the left hand bank when i came across the back spark plug turret with oil in it,, the cause was the rocker gasket,, cut to the chase the oil has broken down the rubber sleeve on the DIS pack and it fell apart when i touched it,, An easy replacement i thought they only push on,,, how wrong i was i visited vauxhall who advised that the £5 rubber sleeve were not listed but the could provide a whole new dis pack for £120 +VAT... bit expensive when my DIS pack is working fine even with the bodged repair job on the rubber sleeve.

Has anyone encountered this before, does anyone have any suggestions as to a solution to the issue.. does anyone have a knackered DIS pack they want to sell a rubber sleeve off.

steve
Title: Re: £120 for a rubber sleeve,, anyone have any ideas ?
Post by: HolyCount on 18 September 2008, 18:59:05
Have a peek in car parts, bits for sale and wanted -- I am sure someone will be breaking a suitable donor  :y
Title: Re: £120 for a rubber sleeve,, anyone have any ideas ?
Post by: Big_Roger on 18 September 2008, 21:35:36
Hi Steve,
Found exactly as you say. The silicone rubber insulators on the CPP units are not available as a separate part.

As I never throw anything away, I have a spare insulator from a duff CPP unit you can have.

PM your address or contact number and its yours.

Roger
Title: Re: £120 for a rubber sleeve,, anyone have any ideas ?
Post by: HerefordElite on 18 September 2008, 21:42:01
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Hi Steve,
Found exactly as you say. The silicone rubber insulators on the CPP units are not available as a separate part.

As I never throw anything away, I have a spare insulator from a duff CPP unit you can have.

PM your address or contact number and its yours.

Roger


nice work Roger :y :y :y
Title: Re: £120 for a rubber sleeve,, anyone have any ideas ?
Post by: less on 18 September 2008, 22:21:42
Top man!  Nice one Roger  8-)
Title: Re: £120 for a rubber sleeve,, anyone have any ideas ?
Post by: jimmas on 18 September 2008, 22:34:52
Hi was told the same by local vauxhall dealer for my 2.2i 4 pot but when I rang another dealer in lakeside essex they said they come as a kit with new contact spring for spark plugs, bought a set last week £12.00 plus vat for 4
Title: Re: £120 for a rubber sleeve,, anyone have any ideas ?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 September 2008, 08:34:23
I know you cna get the rubbers for the later smaller 4 pot engines, these might well fit (there is no official kit for any of the Omega engines)
Title: Re: £120 for a rubber sleeve,, anyone have any ideas ?
Post by: puffa on 23 September 2008, 18:58:58
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Hi Steve,
Found exactly as you say. The silicone rubber insulators on the CPP units are not available as a separate part.

As I never throw anything away, I have a spare insulator from a duff CPP unit you can have.

PM your address or contact number and its yours.

Roger


Anyone know Roger have PM'd him but had no response ???? Hope he is ok ?!?

Steve