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Dave Hay |
posted on 19th Sep 03 at 16:34 |
forgot to say head gasket on an 8v is easy! id recommend u get a new water pump too though! (£15) as they tend to fuck up once taken of and replaced! | |
Dave Hay |
posted on 19th Sep 03 at 16:33 |
get it compression tested then.... | |
Edtrix_GSI16V |
posted on 19th Sep 03 at 14:51 |
take it to a decent mechanic preferbally someone who deals with vauxhalls alot will probabally tell you what it is right away | |
miles |
posted on 19th Sep 03 at 08:43 |
I say you have a physical oil leak somewhere. | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 19th Sep 03 at 00:32 |
no smoke at all, havent noticed any problems at all apart from it usning about a bottle of oil a week! :lol: | |
Juha GSi |
posted on 18th Sep 03 at 16:55 |
i had the same problem. valve stem seals and pistonrings were replaced, no smoke now!! | |
MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 18th Sep 03 at 15:58 |
:( actually mate only time i get excess smoke is when i floor it and hit redline!!! | |
Greasemonkey |
posted on 18th Sep 03 at 15:52 |
the oil travels around the cylinders in oil way the thing stopping the oil getting in the coolant ways and cylinders is the gasket, so it could be that. | |
MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 18th Sep 03 at 15:44 |
hi guys my cars had oil leak too!! | |
miles |
posted on 18th Sep 03 at 07:37 |
If its just leaking oil it wont be head gasket. | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 17th Sep 03 at 22:36 |
i think i need to get a second opinion on this from someone who knows a lot more than i do, before i start making decisions! Its leaked oil since ive had it though, so i guess it wont be a problem so long as i keep it topped up, and that will cost less than the repairs especially considering it has almost no second hand value anyway (122k miles) | |
Adam-D |
posted on 17th Sep 03 at 14:46 |
mine leaks from rocker box | |
miles |
posted on 17th Sep 03 at 14:36 |
So is the only problem that it is phyiscally leaking oil that you can see? If so it wont be a head gasket. Very very unlikely anyway | |
Adam-D |
posted on 17th Sep 03 at 13:55 |
rocker gasket is a few quid | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 17th Sep 03 at 13:36 |
thats what my mechanic said. Ill have a look at the haynes and see how hard it is. U reckon it would be worth getting an OE one from vaux, or chance one from a scrappy? | |
Adam-D |
posted on 17th Sep 03 at 07:48 |
could be the rocker gasket? | |
miles |
posted on 17th Sep 03 at 07:31 |
£260 is well expensive for an 8v. | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 16th Sep 03 at 22:31 |
cheers m8, garage quoted me £260 for the job, and hes the cheapest around! | |
PaulW |
posted on 16th Sep 03 at 22:11 |
head gasget kit for 8v can be got for around £8-£40 depending where ya get it from (sometimes includes timing belt, otherwise the belt is about £10-£15) | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 16th Sep 03 at 21:55 |
My car has had an oil leak since ive had it, and i was told that the head gasket was fine, but found out today that it isnt! Im going for the 2.0 conversion in about 9 months when i have the £, but how much can i get a head gasket for, and are they DIY fittable for a novice with the haynes manual?! I got the 1.4 8v SRi. I dont wanna waste too much £ on the engine now when i plan on replacing it, so am considering just keeping it topped up with oil and hoping for the best till then, ive had it 11 months so far with no real problems, and its done 122k miles now! cheers, Matt |