Anyone here changed a Vectra Headgasket at all?
Mar 5, 2007 | 08:47 PM
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Anyone here changed a Vectra Headgasket at all?
iv'e been offered a job of changing the Headgasket on a Vectra 2.0. Just wondered if anyones done one before, and how hard/easy it was?
Mar 5, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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From: enfield
yes ther not that bad if you need the head bolt torque setting let me know
Mar 5, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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From: sussex
make sure you change tensioners when you strip it as they prone to breaking up.
Mar 5, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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From: Huntingdon
Nice and easy mate, as mentioned change the tensioners and even maybe the water pump whilst its all in pieces.
Mar 5, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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I could do 3 in less time than my mondeo one took me, piece of cake
Mar 5, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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From: Huntingdon
don't you mean piece of shit
However in standard form there not bad at all tbh
Mar 5, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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PMSL
Mar 5, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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I got asked the other day to drop one in a nova ! understandably I refused and told him the 1.6 probably gave more power
Mar 5, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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the ecotec isnt as bad as people say IME
Mar 5, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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From: Huntingdon
No agreed, but its no smokey/rattly powerful xe though is it
Mar 5, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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going
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Mar 5, 2007 | 11:04 PM
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From: Huntingdon
Mar 5, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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its mayo-tastic
Mar 5, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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Anyone here changed a Vectra Headgasket at all?
