fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
Location: Plymouth
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my c20xe keeps blowing rocker gaskets for no reason.
i havent tried a genuine vaux one yet due to the price but have gone through 4 cheaper ones.
any suggestions as to why this is blowing?
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Luke
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Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Oxford Drives:Corsa B C20LET
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is your rocker cover painted or powder coated?
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byrnie_2004
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Registered: 11th Mar 07
Location: Marple, Greater Manchester
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you bin harshly revving the nuts off it when its cold?
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Richardhhha
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Registered: 29th Sep 07
Location: Croydon, Greater London
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check the breathers this sounds like they are slightly blocked and its over pressurised and blows oil.. im replacing mine on friday, as t its leaking, but the breathers are ok
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fazza
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ah ok i have checked breather before, and no i always let the engine warm up before i drive it.
rocker cover painted y that?
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Luke
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Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Oxford Drives:Corsa B C20LET
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because it might have a sharp edge on the rocker cover causing the gasket to split, it happend to me about a week ago. rub the edgeds down so its all smooth & use a gm gasket & it should be job done, hope this hepls you out abit mate.
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fazza
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ah nice one mate will do this, are the gm ones made of different material mate?
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craig_s
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Registered: 5th Mar 06
Location: Birmingham Drives: mk4 astra gsi
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mine kept doing this due to piston blow by.
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fazza
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how did you resolve it mate?
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craig_s
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Registered: 5th Mar 06
Location: Birmingham Drives: mk4 astra gsi
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rebuilt the engine.honed bores new piston ring's etc.may just be a bloked breather as said before though.does the engine smoke?
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fazza
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ooh thats expensive lol
hopefully just blocked breather!!
smokes when cold but running rich and remap needed
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