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[thebeast]

Looking for someone to change cam cover gaskets any one please message me with a quote

[05omegav6]

Looking for someone to change cam cover gaskets any one please message me with a quote

Where are you and what engine as both have a bearing

[Nick W]

£451.


Knowing where you are would make a much more realistic quote.

[thebeast]

Am in bedfordshire 2.6 V6 automatic 2002

[Bigron]

Serek.
No argument - brilliany, painstaking work and a good price. He will also do those essential breathers whilst he is at it.
PM him.

Ron.

[EMD]

Serek.
No argument - brilliany, painstaking work and a good price. He will also do those essential breathers whilst he is at it.
PM him.

Ron.

Bet serek is sick of these bleedin omegas  Seriously though he's can do them blindfolded 

[thebeast]

I just had a quote for £50 quid that's just labour  is it to good to be true I wonder maybe a cowboy, is it worth the risk I will get a quote from my dealer see what they say, last time I done my old omega at my local garage it still kept leaking after replacement took it back they just plastered it sealer just got fed up of burning oil I just got rid of  it done 300k in the last omega this one just done 100k last week now leaking oil only when I put my foot done but it's getting worse as I can smell buring oil,  why do the gaskets go one these?  Is it a bad design I suppose, another way for vauxhall to make money

[05omegav6]

I just had a quote for £50 quid that's just labour  is it to good to be true I wonder maybe a cowboy, is it worth the risk I will get a quote from my dealer see what they say, last time I done my old omega at my local garage it still kept leaking after replacement took it back they just plastered it sealer just got fed up of burning oil I just got rid of  it done 300k in the last omega this one just done 100k last week now leaking oil only when I put my foot done but it's getting worse as I can smell buring oil,  why do the gaskets go one these?  Is it a bad design I suppose, another way for vauxhall to make money

If that's from who I think, then you'll get a job well done

[Andy B]

I just had a quote for £50 quid that's just labour  is it to good to be true I wonder maybe a cowboy, is it worth the risk I will get a quote from my dealer see what they say, last time I done my old omega at my local garage it still kept leaking after replacement took it back they just plastered it sealer just got fed up of burning oil I just got rid of  it done 300k in the last omega this one just done 100k last week now leaking oil only when I put my foot done but it's getting worse as I can smell buring oil,  why do the gaskets go one these?  Is it a bad design I suppose, another way for vauxhall to make money

they go cos the breathers get blocked and the gaskets harden with age. Garages replace the gaskets with pattern which harden even faster but leave the breathers & then plaster the cam covers with instant gasket ...... 

[thebeast]

Well even dealers use patterns as they don't make original ones anymore as it's not cost effective, as gm use approved gm parts as to genuine, after 10 years they don't stock parts as the life expectancy of a car is only 10 years define genuine and pattern parts? it's all about cost cutting , I had  a heat shield fall of my cat converter to get a genuine cat would cost £1200 and yet I can get the same part from London for £287, but a cat should last for life of the car as they say they don't make cars like they use to

[Lazydocker]

Well even dealers use patterns as they don't make original ones anymore as it's not cost effective, as gm use approved gm parts as to genuine, after 10 years they don't stock parts as the life expectancy of a car is only 10 years define genuine and pattern parts? it's all about cost cutting , I had  a heat shield fall of my cat converter to get a genuine cat would cost £1200 and yet I can get the same part from London for £287, but a cat should last for life of the car as they say they don't make cars like they use to

Not sure where you heard that but if it's true then the genuine set I have must be worth good money now!!

I suspect, however, that it's a bit of BS from somewhere

I just had a quote for £50 quid that's just labour  is it to good to be true I wonder maybe a cowboy, is it worth the risk I will get a quote from my dealer see what they say, last time I done my old omega at my local garage it still kept leaking after replacement took it back they just plastered it sealer just got fed up of burning oil I just got rid of  it done 300k in the last omega this one just done 100k last week now leaking oil only when I put my foot done but it's getting worse as I can smell buring oil,  why do the gaskets go one these?  Is it a bad design I suppose, another way for vauxhall to make money

Because people don't maintain them correctly and don't keep the breathers clean

[tunnie]

Cam cover gaskets easily last 10 years /100k without a problem, assuming basic maintenance takes place.

Gaskets fail due to poor breather system cleaning, keep on to of this and oil changes and gaskets last very well.

The advice here after over decade of this forum running, is use genuine GM gaskets if you want it to last. Along with new o-rings and correct sealant.

[steve6367]

Well even dealers use patterns as they don't make original ones anymore as it's not cost effective, as gm use approved gm parts as to genuine, after 10 years they don't stock parts as the life expectancy of a car is only 10 years define genuine and pattern parts? it's all about cost cutting , I had  a heat shield fall of my cat converter to get a genuine cat would cost £1200 and yet I can get the same part from London for £287, but a cat should last for life of the car as they say they don't make cars like they use to

My genuine VX dealer managed to supply me some genuine GM gaskets a couple of weeks ago - had to order in, but the computer showed plenty of stock. They are expensive even on TC but just work and I only intend to do them once.

[VXL V6]

Well even dealers use patterns as they don't make original ones anymore as it's not cost effective, as gm use approved gm parts as to genuine, after 10 years they don't stock parts as the life expectancy of a car is only 10 years define genuine and pattern parts? it's all about cost cutting , I had  a heat shield fall of my cat converter to get a genuine cat would cost £1200 and yet I can get the same part from London for £287, but a cat should last for life of the car as they say they don't make cars like they use to

Yes you can get genuine gaskets from the dealers as they are still available. The ruling is that manufacturers do not have to maintain spares after eight years from the end of production but that doesn't mean they haven't still got stock though. Vauxhall do not have enough storage space for spares for all the models that meet this criteria so the parts get sent back to the central stores in Germany. Both the MV6 springs and genuine windscreen I have had to be shipped back here!

On an Omega the heat shield falling off the pre-cat due to corrosion of the welds where it is tacked on is very common and not an issue.

I just had a quote for £50 quid that's just labour  is it to good to be true I wonder maybe a cowboy, is it worth the risk I will get a quote from my dealer see what they say

Most dealers will charge around £70+ per hour for labour and cam cover gaskets on a V6 isn't a quick job so I wouldn't even walk through the dealers front door to ask the price!

[Bigron]

Sorry to repeat myself, OP, but if you are under 100 miles from Huntingdon, it will be cost-effective to go to see Serek. Be prepared to wait a while (or go shopping) as he likes the engine to cool down first, but it will be a perfect job.
NO, we are not related; he did mine and I was delighted, so telling you about it is what this forum is for, yes?

Ron.