it can do that but 8valves are known for head bolts coming loose

cheers every 1 :thumbs: but ive been told if the head gasket has gone then there is normally alot of white shit in the oil.......:boggle:..........the oil is also near the distributor cap also...and no i dont wanna b goin through windscreen either :lol: and yes i will try and do everythin myself....and a few mates :thumbs:

clean it up and find the exact location of the leak - had one o nmien for a while - replaced the rocker cover gasket myself - piss easy 5 mins job, Ive blown head gasket about 6 weeks ago so had thta reapired pro - but still go the leak - nehow its turned out to be the seal on the distributor cap which is slowly leaking oil down onto the head block - and its costing about 27p to repair

old 8vs always get oily around head gasket..... your car use a lot of water??

compression test it to be sure.

as for seat belt that will prob be a fooked tensioner - replace everything on belt as its pretty damn important. dont wanna be flying through windscreen if u crash do u??

and head gasket on 8v is piece of piss

looking at £250 garage bill though....

I know. I was advising that you have a stab at changing the head gasket yourself. Most engine work is really simple, its just a confidence thing!

miles who do u think u r............im only askin:thumbs:

try some GUNK spray on engine degreaser first. spray it on and clean allthe excess oil off.

drive around as normal for a few days and check it again to see if oil is back.

proberly is tbh, any water in ya oil??

It sounds to me like it could just be the rocker cover gasket, but i'm not too sure

Buy a haynes and do it yourself.

You've got to learn sometime!

1.2 8v

i had major head repairs and that was 400, but i blew the cylinder head n it was banana shaped lol

if its the oil pump, vauxhall charge £180 i fink to replace the gaskit!

8v or 16v???

do you know how much it would b roughly to get it fixed at a garage? Coz i rung a mate and he said about 120 squid :boggle:

[Edited on 06-07-2003 by jazzer2k3]

probably head gasket, check your oil pump tho

On my corsa b ive got oil all below where the rocca is near the sparks.......so is the head gasket....if so how much is it to get repaired at garage?
Also has any1 had the problem with the seatbelt holster mine comes undone when i go over a bump or speed bump....any ideas? :boggle: