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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: portomega on 24 July 2009, 12:51:51
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Right along with the hole in the sump ( now covered with sealant which isnt really working lol) i had the bonnet up just now and at the top of the engine theres 8 sort of bolts on each side and the front one on the right hand side has oil at the base of it? whats this a sign of?
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me too !!!! ;) - but not excessively so. I just wipe it off every time I check the oil.
I had thought if giving the torx a tweek to try and tighten it up but haven't done so yet.
I'd be interested in any responses you get just to make sure it's not an indication of something about to happen. ;)
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o ring under it has failed. Keep a very close eye on oil in spark plug wells - as soone as this happenes, you need to replace the cam cover gaskets
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cam cover gaskets? really? i only had mine done about 2 months ago :o
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cam cover gaskets? really? i only had mine done about 2 months ago :o
did you change the 10 o rings at the same time?
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Not sure had it done at a garage, so cant say if they changed them or not :-/
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Not sure had it done at a garage, so cant say if they changed them or not :-/
If they didn't, well, thats another garage to never, ever use again! If they did, surely its still under warranty?
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My thanks to "the Boy" for the heads up.
Just one more thing to keep my eye on :(
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no warranty as it just a little local garage, looks like i now have it done again then? :o oh great lol so thats a new emgine sump ( £135) and cam gaskets ( that cost about £120 last time) again! :'(
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TheBoy what does thi O Ring do.
How many of them are there and why must they be changed when doing cam cover gasket?
I had mine done 2 months ago,dont know did they changed the rings bu have oil leak again on the same place
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Portomega no way that can cost so much ( Cam cover gasket)
It costed me around 30 pounds when I did it
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no warranty as it just a little local garage, looks like i now have it done again then? :o oh great lol so thats a new emgine sump ( £135) and cam gaskets ( that cost about £120 last time) again! :'(
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All work done by any garage should be covered by warranty. That said, it shows this lot are poor, and probably best not to let them touch your car. Do it yourself (cam covers are fairly easy, even for non DIYers), then you ensure its done with care, and done properly.
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TheBoy what does thi O Ring do.
How many of them are there and why must they be changed when doing cam cover gasket?
I had mine done 2 months ago,dont know did they changed the rings bu have oil leak again on the same place
they are a seal to stop oil leaking out the bolthole in camcover. Always done at same time as you have to take cam cover off to do them
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Just rung the garage the cam gasket jobs have only a 1 month warranty :'( id love to do it myself but just dont have the mechanical knowledge or confidence. Will take it to a different garage this time and make sure i ask them to do the O rings too, at the moment it seems just to be the one bolt that has oil at the base . Also just rung vauxhall to order the new sump and its £135 plus £45 for the gasket! :o my wallet is going to take a beating this month! :D ;D :(
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Ok thanks for the info.
I'm going to have the cover replaced again with no expense as it isn't done properly the first time and ask them to replace the O-ring.
How much would they cost if you happen to know
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Just rung the garage the cam gasket jobs have only a 1 month warranty :'( id love to do it myself but just dont have the mechanical knowledge or confidence. Will take it to a different garage this time and make sure i ask them to do the O rings too, at the moment it seems just to be the one bolt that has oil at the base . Also just rung vauxhall to order the new sump and its £135 plus £45 for the gasket! :o my wallet is going to take a beating this month! :D ;D :(
see if a local member is willing to watch over you whilst you do it :y
1 month warranty is criminal. avoid those cowboys
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Do you have to buy the o-rings seperately? or do they come in the gasket kit?
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Just rung the garage the cam gasket jobs have only a 1 month warranty :'( id love to do it myself but just dont have the mechanical knowledge or confidence. Will take it to a different garage this time and make sure i ask them to do the O rings too, at the moment it seems just to be the one bolt that has oil at the base . Also just rung vauxhall to order the new sump and its £135 plus £45 for the gasket! :o my wallet is going to take a beating this month! :D ;D :(
see if a local member is willing to watch over you whilst you do it :y
1 month warranty is criminal. avoid those cowboys
or get your arse to Newent meet (about 80 miles from you) - someone will show you how to do it. If you camp, make a night/weekend of it. If you don't do camping, make it a day trip.
PM Loo-Knee, or see meets section if that is a possible answer
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Im doing nights now every night until august 10th so no time to travel , going to be hard enough to get it into a garage and get it back in time for work lol ...never become a security guard! never any free time!
Could the o-rings be done alone and not have the whole gasket done again?
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Just rung the garage the cam gasket jobs have only a 1 month warranty :'( id love to do it myself but just dont have the mechanical knowledge or confidence. Will take it to a different garage this time and make sure i ask them to do the O rings too, at the moment it seems just to be the one bolt that has oil at the base . Also just rung vauxhall to order the new sump and its £135 plus £45 for the gasket! :o my wallet is going to take a beating this month! :D ;D :(
I didnt have any confidence to do mine either belive me :-/ ... but i followed the excellent guides on here and you may be suprised just what you can do :y :y ... and it feels good after you have done it yourself and done it properly .... breathers should be done at the same time with some carb cleaner .... :y :y
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Im doing nights now every night until august 10th so no time to travel , going to be hard enough to get it into a garage and get it back in time for work lol ...never become a security guard! never any free time!
Could the o-rings be done alone and not have the whole gasket done again?
Newent isn't until early Sept ;)
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would the old girl last until september with leaky o rings? lol looks like it will have to be a garage job for it ::) .Dam cars! never break when i got days off , only when i got endless overtime! ;D
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would the old girl last until september with leaky o rings? lol looks like it will have to be a garage job for it ::) .Dam cars! never break when i got days off , only when i got endless overtime! ;D
if no oil it getting into plug wells, and assuming the leak isn't too big, should be ok for newent ;)
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Just rung the garage the cam gasket jobs have only a 1 month warranty :'( id love to do it myself but just dont have the mechanical knowledge or confidence. Will take it to a different garage this time and make sure i ask them to do the O rings too, at the moment it seems just to be the one bolt that has oil at the base . Also just rung vauxhall to order the new sump and its £135 plus £45 for the gasket! :o my wallet is going to take a beating this month! :D ;D :(
see if a local member is willing to watch over you whilst you do it :y
1 month warranty is criminal. avoid those cowboys
I would not say criminal but I would say that the work done/parts supplied are not of suitable quality. The test here is whether a reasonable consumer would expect the fix to last a couple of months or years. Irrespective of the 'warranty' that the garage puts on their work, they are covered by the sale of goods act. Their workmanship/parts are clearly fault. i would now write to them to explain that you believe this is the case, then explain that you will go to trading standards and small claim court with evidence from another garage who has to remedy the work.
THe problem is that saying a '1 month warannty' is just BS to get you to go away. professional garages and shops think they can get themselves off the hook by saying this when it is irrelevant what waranty they give, if their work is not fit for purpose; money back!
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Just rung the garage the cam gasket jobs have only a 1 month warranty :'( id love to do it myself but just dont have the mechanical knowledge or confidence. Will take it to a different garage this time and make sure i ask them to do the O rings too, at the moment it seems just to be the one bolt that has oil at the base . Also just rung vauxhall to order the new sump and its £135 plus £45 for the gasket! :o my wallet is going to take a beating this month! :D ;D :(
see if a local member is willing to watch over you whilst you do it :y
1 month warranty is criminal. avoid those cowboys
I would not say criminal but I would say that the work done/parts supplied are not of suitable quality. The test here is whether a reasonable consumer would expect the fix to last a couple of months or years. Irrespective of the 'warranty' that the garage puts on their work, they are covered by the sale of goods act. Their workmanship/parts are clearly fault. i would now write to them to explain that you believe this is the case, then explain that you will go to trading standards and small claim court with evidence from another garage who has to remedy the work.
THe problem is that saying a '1 month warannty' is just BS to get you to go away. professional garages and shops think they can get themselves off the hook by saying this when it is irrelevant what waranty they give, if their work is not fit for purpose; money back!
Not sure if SoG covers for service, only 'goods'? Trading Standards would be best peeps to chat to