Gary GSi
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Registered: 30th Oct 02
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Does anyone know how much a full set of Genuine Vaux piston rings will cost for a C16XE engine? 
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
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i wouldnt be bothered about the cost of the rings i would be bothered about the price of fitting!!!!
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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why fit rings?
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widget
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Registered: 17th Feb 03
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i just got a set for £59 wern't genuine vauxhall ones though,£177 from vauxhall
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Gary GSi
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Registered: 30th Oct 02
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My engine is burning shit loads of oil.I am having new valve stem oil seals but i think it might need rings aswell.
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Donnas has done this. Are u getting oil through the indction kit? New rings are about £80 from Vauxhall.
Poor D5 
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widget
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just put new rings in mine,mine was burning oil like crazy inlet manifold was covered in oily slick and so was the pipe from air filter to throttle,put it back together to find it still burnt shit loads of oil.was told by engineer i need to bust the glaze on the bores or putting new rings in is wasting time,so its all back to bits again to get that done
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Daimo B
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Widget, sounds just like Donnas. Is yours an Early GSi??
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
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i got the same problem but dont know the solution mine is an early gsi M reg 1994
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Daimo B
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Well, we we let u know. At the mo, the 4th piston has fallen apart, so new piston, new piston rings, all new gaskets etc etc.
Luckily Don's brother works for Vauxhall so knows wht he's doing. Still looking at a new engine possibly though yet
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widget
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mine is an 94 gsi engine x16xe just bought a glaze buster today to do the bores then put in new rings again
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widget
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daimo b i would buy a new engine if i was u,i spent over £500 on mine at the min and its still the same
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widget
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cant get the bastard through the emissions for an mot either
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widget
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oh and if its burning oil your cat will be fucked too
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Gary GSi
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Registered: 30th Oct 02
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Mine is an early GSi 'L' 93.When i fitted my induction kik i did notice a bit of oil in the pipe connected to the air flow meter.I get a few little flat spots between 4000 and 5500RPM if there iis oil blocking up the air flow meter and in the inlet manifold that could be why.What do you reckon?
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pjd
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Registered: 5th Mar 03
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Help !!!!
Just noticed some smoke when i started ma 1995 GSI up today ??
What could it be valve stem oil seams etc???
How do i find out the cause of this smoke ??
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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will d5 have to settle for an x16xe then daimo?
dave
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CHRIS WOOD
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Registered: 25th Feb 00
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Is it not better in the long run to go for a rebore and over sized pistons.
Thats what i am doing to my C16xe in my Gsi plus it is having a full lightened and balanced bottom end.
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Gary GSi
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Registered: 30th Oct 02
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I went to see the bloke who is gonna do my engine work yeasturday and he said mine will need a rebore and oversized pistons.He said the standard pistons have a wedge on the crown which under compression naturally forces the piston to one side of the cylinder wall which over 60000 miles makes it go oval.The oil then gets down the gap and is burnt.Makes sence, but its now gonna cost me a lot more to get it sorted.
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Gary GSi
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Registered: 30th Oct 02
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Got quoted £1200 for pistons, rebore,crank regrind,ported head and new valve gear.Just need to wait and see how much cash i get for my birthday on wednesday to add to what i have already saved up.
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Ed Renshaw
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Registered: 2nd Dec 99
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bargain
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Im rebuilding a c16xe at the moment with lightend and balanced bottom end and flywheel, sbd idlers, arp bolts.
I just bought new rings for £31.73 + Vat
I spent over £300 at autovaux on rebuild bits!
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Gary GSi
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Registered: 30th Oct 02
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Did you notice much difference in power when you got your's done Ed,Did you put your torque tube on after? What sort of BHP figure was you getting?
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Ed Renshaw
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Registered: 2nd Dec 99
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Car drove loads smoother and reved better too. It's even better now with TT on - 132bhp @ 6000rpm. I reckon at full revs it would be 140bhp-ish
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Gary GSi
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Registered: 30th Oct 02
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If i changed both manifolds to make it more free flowing obviously it would want to rev more.Whats the safe limit to put the rev limiter up to if i get i chipped?
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