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calidus
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9th Jul 06 at 20:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have been browsing ebay at headgasket kits and piston rings, etc etc...I believe what I need, is a headgasket kit and bolts, then piston rings, however I dont think all head kits have valve stem seals in do they? would an x16xe kit do the job? probably been asked a thaaaasand times I just want to stop some smoking
ainsley_brader
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9th Jul 06 at 21:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
all the inlet manifold gaskets are different i believe
Greg_M
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9th Jul 06 at 21:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and even if you ring vauxhall and give them the engine they stills end you some random round gasket that you have no idea what its for
calidus
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9th Jul 06 at 21:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol hokey kokey laydees thanks for the info...should be amusing ordering...will take it to smitherines first
ainsley_brader
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quote:
Originally posted by Greg_M
and even if you ring vauxhall and give them the engine they stills end you some random round gasket that you have no idea what its for


That was funny.

We ordered two xe exhaust gaskets and managed to get two completely different gaskets!
calidus
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sounds strange...did both work ok or was both wrong?
Greg_M
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one was completely wrong but stamped c20xe
L30 SCT
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i have two sets off gaskets from ebay. seem to be ok.
J100RSA
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id buy payern gasketts as the o.e on vauxhall or just use genuine parts as for rings and shells AE seem to be as good as any
Corsa E-Tec
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10th Jul 06 at 20:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
autovaux.co.uk are a good place to go for cheap GM parts

[Edited on 10-07-2006 by Corsa E-Tec]
calidus
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10th Jul 06 at 22:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
will I be lookin at big bucks for getting a genuine gasket kit and bolts from vaux or autovaux?
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nah not realie auto vaux supply elring gaskets seem good quality as that is what i used on my let rebuild
calidus
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sounding goooood to me...so we are 95% sure the headgasket kit fits the x14xe x16xe and c16xe? if so im ordering one
ainsley_brader
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rob ive got a price on payern ones at work forgot to text you. Have you got sorted yet?

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