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conrad23
27-01-11, 09:37 AM
Whats the best head gasket to use for a 1.3 and where are they available ?

Conrad
mowgli
27-01-11, 11:01 AM
the one that your local motor factors sells.

that way you guarantee that it isn't damaged in transit.

payen or elring(OE supplier to gm) are good brands.

get new head bolts too
garyc
27-01-11, 11:58 AM
Try here http://www.allittmotorsport.co.uk/nova1300.html good prices and mail order too.
mowgli
27-01-11, 11:59 AM
just go local, it saves the cost of the carriage too.
conrad23
27-01-11, 01:15 PM
Cheers guys :thumb:
GRUNT 16V
27-01-11, 01:15 PM
Payen
Andy
27-01-11, 01:17 PM
bad idea getting mail order,only takes mr dickarrse postman tvvat to bend it when posting it through your letterbox.....
Edd
27-01-11, 01:23 PM
Agreed no no to head gasket in the post

Just get one from vauxhall IMO and get the bolts while your there

Fook cheap gasket/bolts just asking for trouble
Andy
27-01-11, 01:42 PM
A gasket is a gasket tbh,aslong as theres a seal,thats it,done.
Ive used old bolts on 8v's-they love an extra quarter of a turn lol
mowgli
27-01-11, 02:32 PM
i bet you've never tried to get a snapped head bolt back out then andy???

i'll never again use s/hand bolts.. the saving was soon eaten by the cost of the second gasket & then a set of new bolts
Andy
27-01-11, 03:39 PM
A quarter of a turn extra shouldnt snap it.Ive done it a few times,now im in a better financial position i wouldnt though.
brainsnova
27-01-11, 06:16 PM
New bolts ftw using the old ones is pikey lol
C612DNM
27-01-11, 10:20 PM
I'm with Mowgli - never ever ever use old bolts. The amount of stretch is quite scary second time around. A bit of crud in the hole and they bottom out, then they snap, then you're in the ****!

I used to have the lid off my race 1300 so many times that I knew the part numbers off-by-heart! Always used genuine GM parts, never had a blown one.
conrad23
28-01-11, 08:23 AM
I've had a wee think and am going to use genuine GM parts:thumb: thanks for all the advice:thumb:
Conrad
iceni
28-01-11, 08:59 AM
Head gasket, 90398046 @ £22.42 + VAT
Head Bolts, 90398532 @ £1.25 each + VAT

I can post but all my stuff is sent by DHL and is insured, in ten years doing MO parts i've not had a bent gasket arrive

Cheers
Andy