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[craig]

Looking for advice please
been offered a fully specced elite 3.0 for £450
149,000 miles but a shed load of history
car runs like a dream and for a car thats not been ran for 3 weeks started with no fuss taps or knocks and revs sweet with no smoke or steam
my concern is under oil car and on filler next its thick of mayo
i know vauxhalls suffer with mayo in the cap due to short runs etc but i am concerned
any way i can tell if its going to need a gasket
does not seem to pressure up but i only left it ticking over 15 minutes or so

Thanks in advance
Craig

[JamesV6CDX]

mayo in filler is fine, as long as there's none on dipstick...

[ffcgary1]

If the mayo build up is quite heavy you will need to clean it off and clean the breathers and  breather box as they will be the same as the filler neck, but your main question was with ref to the head gaskets being shot, no they are not and failure is quite rare. change the oil and filter and take the car on a good splat along the motorway and all will be good. Do yu know when the cam belt kit was changed as that wil be a consideration as to whether you buy it or not. Vx oil is gen regarded as being the best oil to use and does seem to resist the mayo build up better than more expensive oils.
 

[tigers_gonads]

v6 gaskets tend to be pretty strong mate.
have a look in the header tank and see what the waters like and also  if there is any slime round the neck.
if is clean ish  then you should be ok  

149000 is nothing for these engines if its been looked after  
has the cam belt been done ?
if not do it  

keep the breather clean, give it plenty of oil changes and the engine should out last the rest of the car  

they can be a bit heavy on the front wishbones but they are pretty easy to do  

plenty of lads on here with spanners are willing to help  

auto or manual ?

[tigers_gonads]

woops ......... i must learn to type faster  

[Crazy LEDs]

Many thanks for putting up this thread for me Craig
I did not even know i had registered on here

Thank you also fellas for the replies the car i am intending to buy for its engine as just bought a Vectra B V6 with cracked head today so why not 3.0 it as had a one before that was putting out 238bhp/234ftlb torque and i really miss it
I think i will buy it and bust the rest of it on ebay

Once again thank you to Craig and all who replied
If anyone has any other bits of advice please keep it coming
thanks
mick

[unlucky mark mv6]

Looking for advice please
been offered a fully specced elite 3.0 for £450
149,000 miles but a shed load of history
car runs like a dream and for a car thats not been ran for 3 weeks started with no fuss taps or knocks and revs sweet with no smoke or steam
my concern is under oil car and on filler next its thick of mayo
i know vauxhalls suffer with mayo in the cap due to short runs etc but i am concerned
any way i can tell if its going to need a gasket
does not seem to pressure up but i only left it ticking over 15 minutes or so

Thanks in advance
Craig

How about a swap for your vec gsi for my 3.2 mv6 on an 02 plate.

[tmx]

i bought an MV6 for £200 intending to engine swap my V6 Veccy in the end i decided the omega is a far better car in everyway and kept the omega and broke the veccy up

headgaskets are very strong oil coolers can play up but thats also a vec b v6 problem

also using the omega's inlet manifold removes the huge vectra v6 flat spot so i would try and use that if you can figure out how to ive seen it done on a courtenay v6 conversion at PVS so its possible!

[Crazy LEDs]

i bought an MV6 for £200 intending to engine swap my V6 Veccy in the end i decided the omega is a far better car in everyway and kept the omega and broke the veccy up

headgaskets are very strong oil coolers can play up but thats also a vec b v6 problem

also using the omega's inlet manifold removes the huge vectra v6 flat spot so i would try and use that if you can figure out how to ive seen it done on a courtenay v6 conversion at PVS so its possible!

i totally agree
to look at the car it is a shame to break it but i fancy another 3.0vectra and imo its a car vauxhall should of made as they go like stink

[Martin_1962]

Many thanks for putting up this thread for me Craig
I did not even know i had registered on here

Thank you also fellas for the replies the car i am intending to buy for its engine as just bought a Vectra B V6 with cracked head today so why not 3.0 it as had a one before that was putting out 238bhp/234ftlb torque and i really miss it
I think i will buy it and bust the rest of it on ebay

Once again thank you to Craig and all who replied
If anyone has any other bits of advice please keep it coming
thanks
mick

Keep the Omega MUCH better car and a lot better handling.

As to Vectra get a spare head off one of the breakers here.

[tmx]

hehe the Manual MV6 is far fqar faster than the v6 vectra ive raced GSi's and anialated them the manual miggy box has such long ratios! itll do 130 in 3rd

[craig]

Looking for advice please
been offered a fully specced elite 3.0 for £450
149,000 miles but a shed load of history
car runs like a dream and for a car thats not been ran for 3 weeks started with no fuss taps or knocks and revs sweet with no smoke or steam
my concern is under oil car and on filler next its thick of mayo
i know vauxhalls suffer with mayo in the cap due to short runs etc but i am concerned
any way i can tell if its going to need a gasket
does not seem to pressure up but i only left it ticking over 15 minutes or so

Thanks in advance
Craig

How about a swap for your vec gsi for my 3.2 mv6 on an 02 plate.[/quote]




Maybe mate any pics??

[unlucky mark mv6]

Looking for advice please
been offered a fully specced elite 3.0 for £450
149,000 miles but a shed load of history
car runs like a dream and for a car thats not been ran for 3 weeks started with no fuss taps or knocks and revs sweet with no smoke or steam
my concern is under oil car and on filler next its thick of mayo
i know vauxhalls suffer with mayo in the cap due to short runs etc but i am concerned
any way i can tell if its going to need a gasket
does not seem to pressure up but i only left it ticking over 15 minutes or so

Thanks in advance
Craig

How about a swap for your vec gsi for my 3.2 mv6 on an 02 plate.[/quote]




Maybe mate any pics??

Does the car run ok,and what condition is it in overall,oh and what reg is it.I will try and get some pics later.Just in the process of having front and rear bumpers repainted,all rubbed down ready and prepared,so these will be done pretty soon.