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[ryan martin]

thanks for the offer elite pete but ive just checked and were 200 miles apart.
i can get the gasket now just cant find a torque wrench that will go as low as 8 nm
anyone know when to hire or buy one

[MikeDundee]

thanks for the offer elite pete but ive just checked and were 200 miles apart.
i can get the gasket now just cant find a torque wrench that will go as low as 8 nm
anyone know when to hire or buy one

Hellfrauds do one at just under £60

[Elite Pete]

This is a good one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Torque-Wrench-Micrometer-Style-3-8-Drive-7-112Nm_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a7Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem29ffb78624QQitemZ180383876644QQptZUKQ5fHandQ5fToolsQ5fEquipmentQQsalenotsupported

[MikeDundee]

This is a good one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Torque-Wrench-Micrometer-Style-3-8-Drive-7-112Nm_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a7Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem29ffb78624QQitemZ180383876644QQptZUKQ5fHandQ5fToolsQ5fEquipmentQQsalenotsupported

Depends on how quick he needs or wants it

[jonathanh]

or this?
http://www.pvrdirect.co.uk/productinfo.aspx?kw=torque%20wrench&tier1=Sealey+Tools&tier2=Premier+Hand+Tools&tier3=Mechanics&tier4=Torque+Tools&catref=STW101

[Marks DTM Calib]

Beware, I have tried 4 different types of pattern gasket now including the likes of Elring and FAI......so far I have had no success with them, some last a week, others 6 months but, there is a single common statement......they are not even worth bothering with.

Ow yes, you can still get the gaskets seperate, simply quote the part numbers from the guide on here.

[razzo]

thanks for the offer elite pete but ive just checked and were 200 miles apart.
i can get the gasket now just cant find a torque wrench that will go as low as 8 nm
anyone know when to hire or buy one

Got one here you can borrow mate, how soon do you need it

[RichardH]

I just checked with Vauxhall-Car-Parts and they have confirmed that the gaskets they sold me were pattern and not genuine.

I know that I must at least get genuine Vauxhall cam cover gaskets, but what about the rest of the gaskets and O-rings?  Is it as essential for these to be genuine or would I get away with just buying the cam cover gaskets direct from Vauxhall and use the other pattern parts for the rest of the change?

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

I just checked with Vauxhall-Car-Parts and they have confirmed that the gaskets they sold me were pattern and not genuine.

I know that I must at least get genuine Vauxhall cam cover gaskets, but what about the rest of the gaskets and O-rings?  Is it as essential for these to be genuine or would I get away with just buying the cam cover gaskets direct from Vauxhall and use the other pattern parts for the rest of the change?

 By the time you've flipped about calling different people, you'll barely have saved anything. IMHO of course.

[Andy H]

6 years ago I went through the whole sorry sequence of buying new cam covers (because the dealers parts desk told me I couldn't buy the gasket separately). There didn't appear to be much wrong with the ones that came off.

Later I ended up taking the engine out to take the cylinder heads off because the head gaskets were rotten. When I had the heads off I took the breather off also. It was completely choked with baked oil deposits.

I suspect that no matter how good the seals are a blocked breather will blow the seals. If I were to have another problem with weeping cam cover seals I would start by fitting a new crankcase breather.

[RichardH]

I just checked with Vauxhall-Car-Parts and they have confirmed that the gaskets they sold me were pattern and not genuine.

I know that I must at least get genuine Vauxhall cam cover gaskets, but what about the rest of the gaskets and O-rings?  Is it as essential for these to be genuine or would I get away with just buying the cam cover gaskets direct from Vauxhall and use the other pattern parts for the rest of the change?

 By the time you've flipped about calling different people, you'll barely have saved anything. IMHO of course.

Well I had bought the whole set online thinking they were genuine and it was only when I got them that i realised they were not.  I am going to return the actual cam cover gaskets for a refund and just want to know if I can use the rest of the parts.

[Elite Pete]

I just checked with Vauxhall-Car-Parts and they have confirmed that the gaskets they sold me were pattern and not genuine.

I know that I must at least get genuine Vauxhall cam cover gaskets, but what about the rest of the gaskets and O-rings?  Is it as essential for these to be genuine or would I get away with just buying the cam cover gaskets direct from Vauxhall and use the other pattern parts for the rest of the change?

 By the time you've flipped about calling different people, you'll barely have saved anything. IMHO of course.

Well I had bought the whole set online thinking they were genuine and it was only when I got them that i realised they were not.  I am going to return the actual cam cover gaskets for a refund and just want to know if I can use the rest of the parts.

Get genuine O rings as well, they are only pence

[ryan martin]

while doing the anti rol bar links i had a look underneath and noticed the drips of oil sitting on the 2 bolts under the gearbox if the cam gaskets leaks at the rear of the engine would it run down to the gear box or could it be the gear box leaking .

[Lizzie_Zoom]

while doing the anti rol bar links i had a look underneath and noticed the drips of oil sitting on the 2 bolts under the gearbox if the cam gaskets leaks at the rear of the engine would it run down to the gear box or could it be the gear box leaking .

Yes, the oil escaping from the cam cover gaskets usually ends up dripping from there!!