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[Webby the Bear]

if i do the job again in the future i'd suggest covering the cams during application of the sealant.... that passenger side at the front was a nightmare to apply the sealant and i caught the tube of sealant on one of the cams... obviously attended to it straight away but a cover from the start would have been best imo

[albitz]

It doesnt give any grief at all if you follow the guide to the letter.Ive never had a leak after replacing the gaskets.Standard cam covers are fine.Always use genuine gaskets.only use the specified sealant.Only use sealant as directed in the guide. Seemples.

[dbug]

It doesnt give any grief at all if you follow the guide to the letter.Ive never had a leak after replacing the gaskets.Standard cam covers are fine.Always use genuine gaskets.only use the specified sealant.Only use sealant as directed in the guide. Seemples.

As I said mate 

[albitz]

Yep. ...........just trying to reinforce the point.

[mark3]

Right.... its seems its solved!

No more leaks.
i had a look at some genuine Vauxhall cam cover seals and they was no different at all the ones i have used in the past BUT £45 a side??? sod that!

I got another seal, removed half the top of the dam engine, again lol, cleaned everything up spotless, squeezed a beed of silicon into the groove on the cam cover, pressed the seal into the silicon and then aplied a nice bead of silicon to the other side of the seal, it was when i was tightening up the 8 cover bolts i noticed the bolts over the lower/exhaust cam front and rear thread wasnt too good, how i missed this previously i dont know?

Anyhow after fitting some slightly longer bolts and seeing the cam cover pull down some more it seems all is well, thank heavens.

[andyc]

About £25.00 per side for OE ones

Cheers
Andy

[JamesV6CDX]

Right.... its seems its solved!

No more leaks.
i had a look at some genuine Vauxhall cam cover seals and they was no different at all the ones i have used in the past BUT £45 a side??? sod that!

I got another seal, removed half the top of the dam engine, again lol, cleaned everything up spotless, squeezed a beed of silicon into the groove on the cam cover, pressed the seal into the silicon and then aplied a nice bead of silicon to the other side of the seal, it was when i was tightening up the 8 cover bolts i noticed the bolts over the lower/exhaust cam front and rear thread wasnt too good, how i missed this previously i dont know?
Anyhow after fitting some slightly longer bolts and seeing the cam cover pull down some more it seems all is well, thank heavens.

Is this post a bit of a wind up / bait?

[Kevin Wood]

Is this post a bit of a wind up / bait?

I doubt we've heard the last of this...

[albitz]

Dont know what to say tbh.

[Elite Pete]

Right.... its seems its solved!

No more leaks.
i had a look at some genuine Vauxhall cam cover seals and they was no different at all the ones i have used in the past BUT £45 a side??? sod that!

I got another seal, removed half the top of the dam engine, again lol, cleaned everything up spotless, squeezed a beed of silicon into the groove on the cam cover, pressed the seal into the silicon and then aplied a nice bead of silicon to the other side of the seal, it was when i was tightening up the 8 cover bolts i noticed the bolts over the lower/exhaust cam front and rear thread wasnt too good, how i missed this previously i dont know?

Anyhow after fitting some slightly longer bolts and seeing the cam cover pull down some more it seems all is well, thank heavens.

You can lead a horse to water 

[tunnie]

How many times does it have to be said on one thread? 

Pattern do not last!

It does not matter what it looks like, can you tell the difference between a 1,000 mile and 40,000 mile cam belt tensioner?

[mark3]

The pattern seal/gasket on the o/s has lasted fine for 38k miles and is still ok, the problem was two of the bolts over the exhaust cam not tightening correctly not the gasket   and also the idiot who didnt sus that out straight away, lol

And at £45 a side there way too much money when i get labour for free 


Anyway its done now, no more leaks 

[Elite Pete]

The pattern seal/gasket on the o/s has lasted fine for 38k miles and is still ok, the problem was two of the bolts over the exhaust cam not tightening correctly not the gasket   and also the idiot who didnt sus that out straight away, lol

And at £45 a side there way too much money when i get labour for free 


Anyway its done now, no more leaks 

They're not £45 a side

[omega3000]

About £25.00 per side for OE ones

Cheers
Andy

Is that the price on TC and does that include the o rings 

[Elite Pete]

About £25.00 per side for OE ones

Cheers
Andy

Is that the price on TC and does that include the o rings 

Its much cheaper than trade price. IIRC the cam cover gaskets aren't part of the trade club