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Rob B
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5th Aug 06 at 12:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-ASTRA-TIGRA-CORSA-X16XE-HEAD-GASKET-SET_W0QQitemZ130014110953QQihZ003QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

does it matter that it isnt a GM one ? or am i best to use GM parts and pay more ?

Rob.
Rob B
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5th Aug 06 at 12:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Also when changing the head do you need new head bolt's ?
TimHarrison
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5th Aug 06 at 12:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i thought head gaskets were hundreds of quid to fix...

how come it's only £23?
Rob B
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5th Aug 06 at 12:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That's the kit mate, its the labour that make's it 100's...
TimHarrison
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is it a hard problem to fix?
Adam-D
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yeah you need head bolts
Robin
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5th Aug 06 at 15:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Rob, best going to a motor factors and buying a kit for 60 quid with bolts and ALL the gaskets for the head, like inlet manifold ones rocker cover, cam seals etc... best to do them all while its off
Rob B
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5th Aug 06 at 17:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I dont have enough money for that
Robin
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5th Aug 06 at 17:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
but it'll cost you nearly that to buy new bolts and a headgasket seperately
Corsa E-Tec
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5th Aug 06 at 20:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
autovaux will sort you out a decent price mate.
Warren G
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is it for your car? for a tuned car like yours i would recomend a GM or a uprated headgasket, and you defently need new head bolts, which are about £25 for 10. and you should replace the cambelt too. U2u me if you need the torque settings for the engine
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that looks like an fia headgasket set in which case they are pretty good quality. Only thing i would say is dont use the rocker cover gaskets in that set. Get genuine rocker cover gaskets from vauxhall everytime, much dearer but at least they wont leak!
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6th Aug 06 at 17:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ask yor motorfactors for 'PAYEN' gaskets. They are better than any others I have ever used, inc GM stuff.

FIA arent bad but they have had probs with headgaskets. When mine went recently it was an FIA item and it was shocking how badly it had broken up over just 15k miles.

If you have probs getting payen items give me a shout.
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6th Aug 06 at 17:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and people think that the x14xe and x16xe engines have problems with cam cover gaskets.

the truth is that most people dont use the correct sealing compound or re-fit the cover bolts in the correct sequence or torque them up properly.
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i find i have problems with the x14,16,18,20xe rocker cover gaskets unless i use genuine vaux ones.

And i'm fitting them in no different way regardless of make. The vauxhall ones are better quality!
Rob B
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6th Aug 06 at 23:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I need

headgasket kit
Cambelt kit
Headbolt's

Before Friday
Stu_22
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Ive had no problems with the FAI kits
Jules
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As Dave said I'd go for a Payne one, and yes I'd also get new headbolts.
Cutting corners isn't really a good idea
Rob B
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7th Aug 06 at 10:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah im going to get cambelt kit, headgasket kit and headbolt's

So im not cutting any really.
Sly_SRi
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7th Aug 06 at 11:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
headbolts only cost me £12 from cafco

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Rob B
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7th Aug 06 at 16:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


Vauxhall want 86 quid just for a cambelt kit yeah right
Warren G
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theres a new gm cambelt kit on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170015709418&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=007
Rob B
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That's for a c16xe, found a guy who is selling cambelt for 54 pounds, head kit for 23 pounds and head bolts for 12 pounds

 
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