Your oil light only comes on when there is low oil pressure and doesn't inform you when your oil is getting low like a lot of people think, the oil as got to get as low as a litre of oil in sump to bring on oil light as the oils that low that the oil pump is sucking air and not just oil, usally if oil light comes on its a faulty sensor or your oil pump is packed up and not circulating oil causing no oil pressure
@@JustbeingHayden Hey there fella, i've beenwatching your channel now for a few months and your doing a great job - by the way you have a look of Andy stockton Vauxhall specialist in widnes (Regal stockist) - anyways is there any chance you'd get hold of some carDNA rear LED lights i think they look amazing i am thinking of getting myself some, what do you think ?
You should oil your seals to help ensure a good seal just a tiny amount on your finger tip around the seal you are fitting i have done this many time on various vehicles. Great video tho your getting much better and learning along the way great stuff keep it up bud :D
Good day mate, great video. Very common problem on the Astra's, i replaced my gasket twice already, the first time i just used the gasket and it ended up leaking again but my second gasket i replaced i used Victor Reinz sealer and it been holding up like a Champ. Basically put some on the all around and on the o ring seals. Just tiny bit. But thats just my point of view and experience. Please do keep us posted the leak if its gone. Also i check my oil and water every day every time before i start my car just some good practices
Always worth changing out the O ring on the oil cap as I found mine was leaking there as well as the gasket on my first VXR. On a different note my Astra VXR Arctic Edition that I owned for a week and half will be up for salvage soon. Had a stolen car hit it, writing it off outside my home last Thursday evening 😪 still gonna get another one tho...hopefully 🙄😂
hi guys for everyones that gasket leaks you need to put high temp silicon on the lugs and around that area as it always leaks further down line onces you instsll a new gasket. halfords sells the black silicon upto 600 dagree
You’ve got an underlying problem if it keeps leaking check the one way valve that runs from back of rocker cover to inlet manifold as pressure in the head can push oil out gasket or your rocker cover is warped from over tightening or worst case is your engine is breathing heavy from rings or valve
Did mine a couple months back bro, used gasket sealant to close it up, still getting a bit of leaking in the same place so be looking to see if the no sealant approach is best 😎👊🏻, plus never had an oil light come on my self and it’s been pretty low once G 🤪👊👊
Check out Hayden doing a proper job, tighten sequence, torque wrench, prep work. All happening now. Could have walk to Halfords and picked up oil and filter, only round the corner 👍👍
Don’t know if you’ll still see this haha, but I’ve got a vxr and it’s leaking oil slowly from similar place to yours in this video, I took it to a garage and they’ve said they think it’s valve stem seals. I don’t think it’s this as I have barely any smoke and definitely not blue it’s white but lasts a little while on cold start or high revs. Could you advice what you think it may be. Thanks
And to test oil warning light drain oil then turn ignition on to see if message comes up (how I tested mien) could just be its just high enough on sensor
R444T if you are on the VXR owners Facebook page , there is a guy called Matty Jones who does them with the head on and replaces rocker cover gasket all for £80. Does it in less than an hour. He used nevlock stem seals. Uprated ones.
Courtney Sport sell a complete timing belt kit for the VXR for about £120, including the 3 pulleys & water pump, gasket etc & its all genuine GM parts if your doing it yourself. Great Vid by the way Hayden.
Its quite an easy job to do & the Gates instructions that come with the kit are very clear plus there are vids on U Tube to show you how its done as well.The most important thing for this type of job is take your time,read the instructions carefully & double check the timing marks after installation before starting up the engine.
I check mien everyday before use (Astra mk4 gsi) and change every 3 months or 3,000 miles witch ever comes 1st I use mobile 1 10w 40 great oil I’m running 260-280 bhp with oil restriction bolt
Just being Hayden It saves your turbo oil seals and make them last a lot longer its only £10 it’s the tx autosport one If you get a little smoke after coming of hard boost this can help stop it and with a little thicker oil (10w-40)
When I had my car mapped last year, Sean at sm tuning reckons those restrict or bolts cause more trouble then what they are worth so never fitted one, if you have a car newer then 2007 like me the restrictor bolt is not needed as the turbo was redesigned with the hole not in the bolt but with the feed hole inside the turbo itself, thus adding a restrictor bolt to a turbo that was updated will eventually start causing more problems, if your smoking damage is already done a restrictoe bolt will help but not repair the problem of knackered seals
@@JustbeingHayden yeah every 3 to 4 wks especially if it is leaking again after such short mileage...they seals looked years old too hmmmm.....defo every 3 to 4 bro,better safe than sorry man....and it only takes 2secs....it looked like there wasn't much oil in ur engine wen u took the head off
ive changed mine last year. then turbo. Now got whining noise going down 3rd ,2nd 1st gears . crying think it's the gearbox bearing pooped. not a happy chappy. m32 gearbox finding out r supposed to be bad.
Your oil light only comes on when there is low oil pressure and doesn't inform you when your oil is getting low like a lot of people think, the oil as got to get as low as a litre of oil in sump to bring on oil light as the oils that low that the oil pump is sucking air and not just oil, usally if oil light comes on its a faulty sensor or your oil pump is packed up and not circulating oil causing no oil pressure
Thanks man 👍👍👍
@@JustbeingHayden Hey there fella, i've beenwatching your channel now for a few months and your doing a great job - by the way you have a look of Andy stockton Vauxhall specialist in widnes (Regal stockist) - anyways is there any chance you'd get hold of some carDNA rear LED lights i think they look amazing i am thinking of getting myself some, what do you think ?
Yeah man dna lights look the nuts thanks man glad you like the channel 👍
You should oil your seals to help ensure a good seal just a tiny amount on your finger tip around the seal you are fitting i have done this many time on various vehicles. Great video tho your getting much better and learning along the way great stuff keep it up bud :D
Good day mate, great video. Very common problem on the Astra's, i replaced my gasket twice already, the first time i just used the gasket and it ended up leaking again but my second gasket i replaced i used Victor Reinz sealer and it been holding up like a Champ. Basically put some on the all around and on the o ring seals. Just tiny bit. But thats just my point of view and experience. Please do keep us posted the leak if its gone.
Also i check my oil and water every day every time before i start my car just some good practices
Check every fluid at least once a week unless sooner is required. One of the biggest causes of car failure is the failure to observe your car.
100% matey
Your editing skills are improving every video those transitions of the engine are on fire 🔥 keep up good work pal
Thanks a lot 👍🙏
Always worth changing out the O ring on the oil cap as I found mine was leaking there as well as the gasket on my first VXR.
On a different note my Astra VXR Arctic Edition that I owned for a week and half will be up for salvage soon. Had a stolen car hit it, writing it off outside my home last Thursday evening 😪 still gonna get another one tho...hopefully 🙄😂
Your joking man what a shame 😩
Hey boss just to say I don’t remember if you did but just a bit of sealant round the half moons works a treat
Yeah I think I might try sealant next time around the half moons 👍 thanks tho man
hi guys for everyones that gasket leaks you need to put high temp silicon on the lugs and around that area as it always leaks further down line onces you instsll a new gasket. halfords sells the black silicon upto 600 dagree
What are the lugs ? Are they the half moon shaped bits
It might not be the gasket. Mine leaks like that but it's the filler cap and oil leaking down the engine and looks like rocker cover gasket
You’ve got an underlying problem if it keeps leaking check the one way valve that runs from back of rocker cover to inlet manifold as pressure in the head can push oil out gasket or your rocker cover is warped from over tightening or worst case is your engine is breathing heavy from rings or valve
Hi pal I’ll keep my eyes out thanks for the message 👍
Did mine a couple months back bro, used gasket sealant to close it up, still getting a bit of leaking in the same place so be looking to see if the no sealant approach is best 😎👊🏻, plus never had an oil light come on my self and it’s been pretty low once G 🤪👊👊
Mines leaking too!! Replacing Mine In next couple weeks and I check oil,water and brake fluid level once a month.
Sounds like a good idea tbh 👍
I have a astra GSI been stood 5 years and the heads gasket gone will it need skimming or would it be fine cleaning and putting new gasket on
Nice vid to watch and chill keep it going buddy
Thanks a lot man glad you could chill and watch it 🙏
Warped rocker cover mate if it keeps leaking, min to max on dipstick is not much oil at all so maybe not low enough yet to flag a light?
Check out Hayden doing a proper job, tighten sequence, torque wrench, prep work. All happening now. Could have walk to Halfords and picked up oil and filter, only round the corner 👍👍
Yeah bro trying me best fella 👍👍
Proper informative lad! 👍 Loved it
Thanks fella
Don’t know if you’ll still see this haha, but I’ve got a vxr and it’s leaking oil slowly from similar place to yours in this video, I took it to a garage and they’ve said they think it’s valve stem seals. I don’t think it’s this as I have barely any smoke and definitely not blue it’s white but lasts a little while on cold start or high revs. Could you advice what you think it may be. Thanks
Such a common problem with the z20 engines. No sealant is the best way
AndyE46 you think it’s better with no sealent mate 👍
@@JustbeingHayden I did mine with no sealant and was fine for 20k until the sold the car 👍
And to test oil warning light drain oil then turn ignition on to see if message comes up (how I tested mien) could just be its just high enough on sensor
Nice vid mate!👊🏼 How much did it roughly cost you to get the valve stem seals done?
R444T if you are on the VXR owners Facebook page , there is a guy called Matty Jones who does them with the head on and replaces rocker cover gasket all for £80. Does it in less than an hour. He used nevlock stem seals. Uprated ones.
@@BiGBoAb19831 Nice one, I'll have a look now. Cheers for that mate 👊🏼
Wow I paid 250 😂
Just being Hayden unlucky bud. lol
Hi Hayden, i noticed the cambelt looked a bit worn do you know when it was changed ? If that breaks it could be game over.
Hi pal and no not sure don’t think it’s been done yet don’t worry it’s going to be done real soon 🙏👍
Courtney Sport sell a complete timing belt kit for the VXR for about £120, including the 3 pulleys & water pump, gasket etc & its all genuine GM parts if your doing it yourself. Great Vid by the way Hayden.
Its quite an easy job to do & the Gates instructions that come with the kit are very clear plus there are vids on U Tube to show you how its done as well.The most important thing for this type of job is take your time,read the instructions carefully & double check the timing marks after installation before starting up the engine.
I check mine weekly for oil as i need stem seals doing 🙄
Another good vid from thelegend that is hayden
Thank you very much pal
Just being Hayden your welcome pal anytime
is the valve cover made out of plastic? i thought it´s made out of aluminium O_O
I check mien everyday before use (Astra mk4 gsi) and change every 3 months or 3,000 miles witch ever comes 1st
I use mobile 1 10w 40 great oil I’m running 260-280 bhp with oil restriction bolt
That’s the benefits of the restrictor bolt buddy
Just being Hayden it is mate 👍
I meant what’s the benefits of one haha
Just being Hayden
It saves your turbo oil seals and make them last a lot longer its only £10 it’s the tx autosport one
If you get a little smoke after coming of hard boost this can help stop it and with a little thicker oil (10w-40)
When I had my car mapped last year, Sean at sm tuning reckons those restrict or bolts cause more trouble then what they are worth so never fitted one, if you have a car newer then 2007 like me the restrictor bolt is not needed as the turbo was redesigned with the hole not in the bolt but with the feed hole inside the turbo itself, thus adding a restrictor bolt to a turbo that was updated will eventually start causing more problems, if your smoking damage is already done a restrictoe bolt will help but not repair the problem of knackered seals
Thanks for the content mate
What sort off price did you pay for ur steam seals to be done cheers vids are great to keep it up
Think it was £250 mate
Check oil every 4wks pal especially on older cars
I haven’t checked it in weeks 😂
@@JustbeingHayden yeah every 3 to 4 wks especially if it is leaking again after such short mileage...they seals looked years old too hmmmm.....defo every 3 to 4 bro,better safe than sorry man....and it only takes 2secs....it looked like there wasn't much oil in ur engine wen u took the head off
ive changed mine last year. then turbo. Now got whining noise going down 3rd ,2nd 1st gears . crying think it's the gearbox bearing pooped. not a happy chappy. m32 gearbox finding out r supposed to be bad.
Nice video 👌
Thanks man
Hi pal where did you get your gasket kit buddy I check my oil every month buddy
eBay pal 💪🏼
Was it nevlock buddy
Well wtf I wanted to see it running
Yes lad
Shite vauxhall
Not really dude everycar has its problems
Very true , I've had nothing but problems with the mondeo, keep up the good work son.