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Timing chain kit was FAI brand Both sprockets damaged the inlet is the 1 with both keys sheered and exhaust is the 1 with 1 key is cracked

ok so the eml light was on because the o ring was missing from the egr pipe to inlet manifold. And i found out that the keys had sheered off the inlet cam sprocket and 1 was cracked on the exhaust cam sprocket. Not happy since they have been on the car for 3 months 1700 miles. luckily there...

Tested coils and seemed fine. Had someone plug a diagnostic in but read "cannot read fault" I took rocker cover off and tried to start it the cams were spinning quick but smooth. So don't think I got compression. Gonna take head off now

ok so ive had the eml light come on about 2 month ago but some days i can drive it and it doesnt come on at all. When im cruising at around 30mph i sometimes get a judder but if i accelerate its fine. ive cleaned and changed TB and i will be removing EGR soon as i think it may be the EGR pipe...

its a perfect fit into the head

This is the grommet I was talking about Can you buy a new 1 or shall I remove it and push a pin through the hole?

Yes the bit circled is where the grommet is. Should it be there?

Thinking about it though there was a black grommet with a pin hole in the centre that came off my head when I took it off but there wasn't a new 1 in the gasket kit so fitted it back (which was a pain). Maybe that is blocked...

The nozzle jet got changed with the chain kit. How does the oil feed to cams and tappets?

Hi after changing valves, engine gaskets and cam/balance chains I started the car and tappets seemed noisier than before. When the engine warms up there was also a squeak. I took the cam cover off and it seems there is no oil feeding the cams. Could there be a blockage and where is best to...

took me head off to change head gasket and i found this little thing... it seems like a gasket with a pin hole in the middle. i dont think i have a new 1 with my gasket kit. i took pic with a 5p to show size of it. Cheers Froggy

i have a vectra c 2.2 elegance (with z22se) i have only owned for about 2 months. about two weeks ago i started the engine and suddenly heard a constant tapping noise. the next day it got much more worse all of a sudden and the car cut out and wouldn't start. i think it killed the battery. i got...