tiptoptim 
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Registered: 26th Feb 04
 Location: Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire 
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Found out where my oil leek is coming from and it is the oil pan. vauxhall quoted me £82 +vat for one (LOL). Anyone know where I can get one  cheaper from?? 
 
Also need some other bits for the cooling as my fan cuts in at 94 instead of 100. There is also a leek in it some where (Bloody Cars!).
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BeArDy 
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
 Location: Manchester 
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sounds like sump gasket has gone 
 
Gasket £20 
Oil £15 
Oil filter £3 
Total £38 
 
then eather do it yourself  
- drop oil 
- undo zorst 
- undo all bolts to sump (about 20) 
- remove old gasket 
- put new one in place 
- bolt back up 
- new oil filter (as u may aswell when your changing the oil) 
- fill up with oil 
 
or i will do it for £20 labour
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BeArDy 
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
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Fan shouldent make a differance aslong as your engine is cool and running fine, maybe coolent in the water.
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tiptoptim 
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Registered: 26th Feb 04
 Location: Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire 
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Should be getting a new oil pan today from a scrapyard. They want £15 + £10 for taking it of the car for me. They will also check it for me to.  
 
Do I need to change the oil filter as I only change my oil a week ago? 
 
As for the fan I have never changed the thermostat and the other temp things in the engine that tell the fan when to cut in, so I might change them to. 
 
Vauxhall reckond my head gasket had gone, but since then I have taken it to some other garages and they say that it hasn't. 
 
Thank you for offering to the work for me. I would have taken you up on it, but it is quite a distance to travel as I live near cambridge. 
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