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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #15 on: 13 April 2008, 23:15:03 »
As it's only had a coolant leak, and fire rings are still presumably intact I would suggest it won't even need a skim.

Certainly worth doing both, as if one gasket has deteriorated, the other won't be far behind it.

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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #16 on: 13 April 2008, 23:23:54 »
Will it get up to mine? were on a bit of a roll with HG's
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #17 on: 13 April 2008, 23:26:23 »
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Will it get up to mine? were on a bit of a roll with HG's
Prefer bacon ::)
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #18 on: 13 April 2008, 23:27:13 »
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Prefer bacon ::)

You would ;D
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #19 on: 14 April 2008, 08:36:51 »
Right

Genuine manifold gaskets (2 off)
Elring head gaskets (off ebay) (2 off)
Genuine cam cover gaskets (set)
Genuine front pipe to manifold gaskets (2 off)
Decent head bolts (16 off)
Oil cooler O rings (4 off)
Coolant bridge washers (4 off)
Coolant transfer pipe seal (1 off)
Antifreeze
Oil
Filter
Three different sealents.

Never found a V6 head that needs skimming yet!

I reacon about 150 quid for the bits and a days work.
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #20 on: 14 April 2008, 08:37:40 »
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Will it get up to mine? were on a bit of a roll with HG's

You done that one of yours yet?
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #21 on: 14 April 2008, 08:43:45 »
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Genuine manifold gaskets (2 off)
Elring head gaskets (off ebay) (2 off)
Genuine cam cover gaskets (set)
Genuine front pipe to manifold gaskets (2 off)
Decent head bolts (16 off)
Oil cooler O rings (4 off)
Coolant bridge washers (4 off)
Coolant transfer pipe seal (1 off)
Antifreeze
Oil
Filter
Three different sealents.

Never found a V6 head that needs skimming yet!

I reacon about 150 quid for the bits and a days work.
Thanks M_DTM :y

Just get the HG, or a gasket set?

Also, chances of the threads on cooler stripping during removal?  Is it worth getting a cooler kit, and reselling on if not required?

The 3 sealants - green, grey, and black?

Aiming to do later this week, with a bit of help from someone - hopefully Fri/Sat - I suspect it will take us more than a day ::)
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #22 on: 14 April 2008, 08:48:54 »
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Genuine manifold gaskets (2 off)
Elring head gaskets (off ebay) (2 off)
Genuine cam cover gaskets (set)
Genuine front pipe to manifold gaskets (2 off)
Decent head bolts (16 off)
Oil cooler O rings (4 off)
Coolant bridge washers (4 off)
Coolant transfer pipe seal (1 off)
Antifreeze
Oil
Filter
Three different sealents.

Never found a V6 head that needs skimming yet!

I reacon about 150 quid for the bits and a days work.
Thanks M_DTM :y

Just get the HG, or a gasket set?

Also, chances of the threads on cooler stripping during removal?  Is it worth getting a cooler kit, and reselling on if not required?

The 3 sealants - green, grey, and black?

Aiming to do later this week, with a bit of help from someone - hopefully Fri/Sat - I suspect it will take us more than a day ::)

Just get the gaskets, the rest of the stuff in the kits is crap.

You need three different types of sealent.

1) Black for the cam covers
2) Green for the front bearing caps
3) Grey for the oil cooler plate.

With the heads off you can get the oil cooler out still attached to the plate so no risk there.

I have a set of 3.0 heads ready to fit sat on the shelf I can do you as an exchange pair (you would need to buy 24 stem seals so I can re-furb your old heads).

Is the crank oil seal ok on yours?
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #23 on: 14 April 2008, 08:50:11 »
Ow yes, I have a set of head bolts you can have......and some re-furbed exhaust manifolds which will make the job much easier.
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #24 on: 14 April 2008, 08:51:34 »
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Will it get up to mine? were on a bit of a roll with HG's
Yup, should be able to do 100 miles, if I put enough coolant in boot ::)
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #25 on: 14 April 2008, 08:53:47 »
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Right

Genuine manifold gaskets (2 off)
Elring head gaskets (off ebay) (2 off)
Genuine cam cover gaskets (set)
Genuine front pipe to manifold gaskets (2 off)
Decent head bolts (16 off)
Oil cooler O rings (4 off)
Coolant bridge washers (4 off)
Coolant transfer pipe seal (1 off)
Antifreeze
Oil
Filter
Three different sealents.

Never found a V6 head that needs skimming yet!

I reacon about 150 quid for the bits and a days work.
Thanks M_DTM :y

Just get the HG, or a gasket set?

Also, chances of the threads on cooler stripping during removal?  Is it worth getting a cooler kit, and reselling on if not required?

The 3 sealants - green, grey, and black?

Aiming to do later this week, with a bit of help from someone - hopefully Fri/Sat - I suspect it will take us more than a day ::)

Just get the gaskets, the rest of the stuff in the kits is crap.

You need three different types of sealent.

1) Black for the cam covers
2) Green for the front bearing caps
3) Grey for the oil cooler plate.

With the heads off you can get the oil cooler out still attached to the plate so no risk there.

I have a set of 3.0 heads ready to fit sat on the shelf I can do you as an exchange pair (you would need to buy 24 stem seals so I can re-furb your old heads).

Is the crank oil seal ok on yours?
Got a tiny weep from back one, so would presumably need to seperate from cooler to replace washers?
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #26 on: 14 April 2008, 09:04:15 »
Sorry for your bad luck, best of luck with the repair
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #27 on: 14 April 2008, 10:10:28 »
This is the list that Mark gave me for mine


I use this company for the head gaskets (need to speak to them though as you dont want the full kit because every other gasket is crap!):

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-SINTRA-SAAB-9000-3-0-V6-HEAD-GASKET-SET_W0Q...

These head bolts (I have had problems with other non-branded bolts!):

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HEAD-BOLTS-VAUXHALL-OPEL-CALIBRA-V6-OMEGA-V6-VECTRA-V6_W0Q...

These exhaust manifold gaskets:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-V6-EXHAUST-MANIFOLD-GASKET-CALIBRA-VECTRA_W0QQite...

The cam belt kit from buypartsby (sutton auto factors) will do the job (would need to keep the old backing plate but the rest is the same).

I have had good success in re-using the cam seals (dont take them off the cams) but find the non-gen ones leak....

Then for genuine bits you will need:

4 Dowty washers for coolant bridge.
Cam cover gasket set.
coolant transfer pipe O ring.
2 front pipe to manifold gaskets.
Black cam cover sealent
Grey goo(for oil cooler plate)
Green sealent (for front bearing caps)

I also re-seal the oil cooler when the heads are off as a matter of course (coz its easy to do!) so you would also need 4 of the metal washers for the cooler to pipe conenctions.

Then its oil and filter.
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #28 on: 14 April 2008, 10:12:15 »
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Will it get up to mine? were on a bit of a roll with HG's

You done that one of yours yet?

Still waiting for manifold gaskets to turn up :-/
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Re: MV6 - oh cock.
« Reply #29 on: 14 April 2008, 10:18:57 »
Sorry to hear that Jaime, still when its all done with the reworked heads it will be as new again :y
Always worth doing i feel ;)
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