Astra Turbo - Rocker Cover Gasket Renewal 

Just done mine perfectly. Re-used a 13 year old one and don't leak one bit. Apply loctite SI 5980 in the cam cover to hold the gasket in place not forgetting to apply to the half circle rubber parts where it leaks the most. Leave 16-24 hours to fully cure. I did start it up after 2 hours after finishing the job and put the car in the garage as it was cold and getting dark and could not push it in the garage because its on a steep slope but turned off again after 5 secs and got away with it. But perfectly ok the next day after a 1 hour run.

Great video. Many thanks for taking the time to do this.

Would never have done this job before but have just finished and all looks good. Thanks for the video. Next cambelt.

Hi Chris, just checking to see if you still have your Astra? Love the videos you do. How is your car going? did you get it tuned after the VXR install? do you have any more videos? Cheers

Hi chrispix great vids, just wondering my astra turbo looks like the same model and is getting a little bit of a hydraulic lifter tap on the inlet side, is there an adjustment on them for that or does the lifters have to be replaced? Same noise is starting on one of the exhaust lifters to. car has done 150000ks. Thanks chrispix, keep these great and very helpful vids coming.

Thanks for the video. I just neended to see how easy it was and then went and did it. took about 45 mins and a bad back but im old :)

great video ,,i need to replace the rocker cover gasket on my astra 1.7dti, and was wondering did you have to get the ecu reset or any thing else with the ecu before you could take the rocker cover off,, cheers geoff

Nice video!!! am doing mine at the weekend, engines covered in oil!

Hows the gasket holding up Chris? Doing mine today. Except sparkplug ports are abut 3" deep in oil.... Messy lol

@nigeya69007 As far as I know, it's pretty common. Mine was really bad before renewing it and now it hasn't leaked since. So I'm really happy that I changed it. Regarding the sealant, it depends what you use. The silicone based sealant I like to use sets in about 15 minutes but it takes up to 24 hours to go off. But then again you don't have to use the sealant if you don't want to. Cheers.

Hey, Nice video! what type of silicone do you use?

last week i changed this thing and now the engine is making strange high noises like the bearings are broken. What could it be?

Thanks for sharing. What is the purpose of the gasket sealant? To hold the gasket in place while putting the rocker cover back on or would a new gasket not necessarily seal up without?

hi . im going to change rocker gasket soon. what kind of sealant shoul i buy? can i buy it of ebay? how long i should wait for sealant to seal before i start the car?

Really good quality video

give some links please , where i could buy those blue pipes. thanks

what size torx socket is needed for the head bolts?

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Chris can you help?...My Astra G has oil on the spark plug threads and plug sealing rings There isnt much oil in the plug tubes but there is above them in the sides of the cam case recesses... Any ideas how oil would be getting down the tubes and onto the threads/ rings? the car isnt using major amounts of oil either?? needless to say I have high carbon build up and emmissions fail.. Dry sooty plugs and good compression readings... very confused.com!

Any chance of a list of tools needed please

Hi what size are the rocker cover bolts ?

hi mate im after that blue hose , have you got a link where to buy it please?

I would've kept that breather pipe.

I thought you had sliced your finger open at 1:38

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How long do you have to wait for the sealant to set before firing up the engine?

what is the size and name of the bolts on the cover any one knows ?

How much would a garage charge for this?

Has it started to leak again? Because my one didn't stop the likeage after the gasket change, so I think that the cover is probably deformed, and it is maybe commom on this engine.

I would have to watch through the video to remember what I used, so your guess is as good as mine :) When I work on my car I usually just grab a few tool boxes from the garage and work out what I need as I'm working.

You might have changed your mind if you saw it up close, John. It was pretty deteriorated. I'm hoping the silicone pipe will last longer.

was panicking that my VXR had packed it in when i saw this oil leak same as you described. thankfully this looks like the fix. thanks from australia mate.

Just picked up a gasket from Holden and gonna do this tmr. What are the torque settings for the 8 bolts on the cover? Also, do you know if the rubber tubes on the ignition coil can be replaced? 2 of mine are split :( Its like a $300+ replacement for the whole thing!!!

I've never understood why the pipe goes over the top of the engine! Such a bad design. It must heat the air up. How about an air filter housing from a 2.2litre on which the outlet comes out of the front? Then you stick a small pipe from that to the turbo. It should make a bit of difference and will fit if you don't have aircon. If you have, then it might take a bit more imagination. For someone with your experience it will not be a problem.

Yeah, probably. It's an excellent video though. The lighting is perfect. I'm doing this job myself soon. I see you use gasket seal all along the gasket. I was hoping to put the rubber gasket in with a minimum of sealant, maybe just on the spark plug rings. What do you think?

Great video mate, I know it’s been a while but do you know where you got the replacement breather pipe from

don not use any solvent like thinner to clean cover grooves it dissolves plastic will break when tightening hard. and wow, same cover as vectra b it seems....many use the red engine putty rtv high temp and will not emit cholrine gas like normal putty that destroys sensors.

Hi chrispix, great vids, just wondering my astra turbo looks like the same model and I am getting a bit of a hydraulic lifter tap on some of the inlet and exhaust side, just wanted to know if there is an easy adjustment that can be done or if all the lifters would have to be replaced? car has done 150000 km. Thanks chrispix and keep all the great and helpful vids coming.

You forgot the little o rings by all the bolt holes. And a new o ring on the oil cap.

Thanks for this - great video , should save me lots of time doing my vectra eco engine.

very good video, planing on doing a z20let conversion to my corsa soon. trying to find any common problems to repair before putting it into the car. keep up the good work mate

Do you have any advice for a 2002 1.7 DTI Isuzu head gasket gone? by the way your video is very good, many thanks.

Done this a few times on the mrs car, this was a good refresher before i go do it again later today, thanks mate :) its a once every 1-2 job this one.

Ive watched a few of your vids but now says author wont allow playback on iphone plz fix it :)

yet again another excellent video cheers, ps, you should have got that hose manufacturer to sponsor your vid!!! :-)

amazing video, will definitely give this a try. Btw how long should you wait for the gasket seal to seal? lol

Common problems with the zlet engine are leaky valve seals, waterpump that I know of.

Is this simular to an astra rocker box fitting?

U never changed the seals for the bolt holes

thanks for the vid mate, really clear and well-done

@ mirce procev, youve probably got a warped rocker cover, get a new one :-)

Hi there, Can anyone help.. Had an oil leak at top of engine on my astra h 1.7 cdti. I had the Rocker cover gasket and 8 seals around cam cover replaced along with breather pipe from my local garage. When the engine was run there appeared to be a diesel leak from around the first and third injector, the cam cover was taken off again and checked before being put back on. Diesel was still leaking from top of engine so sealant was used around 1st and 3rd injector but then the 4th injector started leaking, the mechanic has recommended that I replace the injectors as he cannot find the problem, does anyone know what the problem could be ? Thanks in advance.

I changed gasket. Did everything exactly like in this video but it still leaking. I asked engineer who knows Opels. He told me that all opels have the same problem and opel knows about it but didn't do shit about it for years. Shame on Opel

damn u have quick hands)) very usefull video. many thanks.

Was you Gasket Genuine GM or a third party item? Used a third party product but it's leaking again! Was advised to get a genuine GM part, I think its fatter in its design!

Are there 2 different cars (motors) on this video?

Excellent videos mate, looking forward to any new ones???

can you have an oil leck from the rocker cover i put my car in to vauxhall because it wouldn't start and they sipped the top of the engine down an rebuilt it to make sure the was no damage and re done the timings now i have an oil leck coming from the around the rocker cover down the front of the engine

Cheers mate, hope it goes well :)

Johnemerson38 a decent socket set is enough

I'm just about to do this for the turd time on daughters 2.2 Vectra it last about a year then lets go oil pissing every where, this time gonea shoot down to the wreckers Pic and Payless and get another valve cover 30 bucks for the nicest straightest looking one I can find and try that because the valve cover on hers seams to be just starting to disintegrate inside where the gasket flange on cover meets the head which I hadn,t notice before so hopefully that will fix it once and for all cya Neil.

Great video, thanks!

I change it and it still leaks.and it messing up my engine,i clean it twice a week,could there another problem ?

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hi :) Why do not you change orings?

how do I know whatammount of torque im putting into it?