Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 00 2.0 spark plugs swimming in oil

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Tue 21 Oct 2008 00:22
00 2.0 spark plugs swimming in oil - Jvb
I own a Vauxhall Vectra. When servicing the car on Saturday I was shocked to find that when I went to change the spark plugs each of them was sitting in a pool of oil. As many of you will know the plugs on this car a sunk down into the head vertically above the engine.

Has anyone else experienced this problem and if so what was the solution........


Any advise would be well received........ John

Edited by Pugugly on 25/10/2008 at 08:28

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Tue 21 Oct 2008 01:05
2000 2.0 Spark Plugs swimming in Oil - Dynamic Dave
Leaking rocker gasket by the sounds of it. Needs replacing along with the rubber 'o' rings that fit around each one of the fixing bolts.

I *think* there is a how2 over on Vxon. Popping over there shortly - if I can find it, I'll post the link here. (EDIT - Sorry, couldn't locate it)

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 21/10/2008 at 14:31

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Tue 21 Oct 2008 08:35
2000 2.0 Spark Plugs swimming in Oil - topbloke
try a search on this site i have posted several times on the subject its not just the gasket thats the problem they suffer from blocked breathers
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Tue 21 Oct 2008 17:05
2000 2.0 Spark Plugs swimming in Oil - SpamCan61 {P}
I've has this problem on all 3 of my leggy X20XEVs, seems to come with the territory.

Doing the same job on the X20XEV Omega is covered here:-

www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152565472/0

Although life is a [i]little[/i] different on the Vectra 'cos the engine is the other way round. Usually takes my local mobile mechanic about 1 -2 hours including cleaning out the breathers, which like topbloke says, is imortant if you only want to do the job once.
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Fri 24 Oct 2008 21:53
2000 2.0 Spark Plugs swimming in Oil - peter973
Doing the same job on the X20XEV Omega is covered here:-
www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152565472/0
Although life is a [i]little[/i] different on the Vectra 'cos the engine is the other
way round. Usually takes my local mobile mechanic about 1 -2 hours including cleaning out
the breathers which like topbloke says is imortant if you only want to do the
job once.

Reading that link, it says:

"Apply the sealing compound to the areas to the side of the cam clamps which are at the pulley end of the cams (i.e. the front of the engine on the Omega). It should be applied so as its parralel with the cams and starts at the front of the head and finishes at the rear of the cam clamp. Ensure that it is a reasonable size bead which is touching the cam clamps."

I can't work out where he is saying to use sealing compound.
Can someone explain or work it out ??

Thanks

Ps: I've just done this job on a 1995 Cavalier X20XEV engine, so not sure if I've done everything right !!
see here: www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=64472

Edited by peter973 on 24/10/2008 at 21:56

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