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Omega General Help / Re: V6 head removal

« on: 23 April 2022, 22:21:11 »

Ive taken a veritable smorgasbord of photos around my 3.2 while it was sat on the floor out of the car. PM me your number if you want them WhatApping over

Thanks gk. pm now 😃

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Omega General Help / Re: V6 head removal

« on: 23 April 2022, 17:29:36 »

Lol thanks for all the advice but if I got a new car it wouldn’t be an omega that would probably have a list of its own issues.

As for the need to remove the heads. My way of thinking is I want to change those lifters and getting the manifolds out for inspection is easier just to come off with the heads. Also there’s a few bolt holes in the heads that need helicoiling so I’ll get those done at same time. Whilst the head is off being tested I can get the other bits done. And then wallop. One or two weekends later shes back on the road. That’s the plan anyway 😃

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Omega General Help / Re: V6 head removal

« on: 23 April 2022, 11:05:01 »

Thanks Nick much appreciated 👍 what at the back does the o ring seal go in to. I just can’t picture it. Also do those coolant lines next to the oil filter need to come off?

It fit just like the thermostat housing. It might even be the same o-ring. Although being German it's just as likely to be microscopically different for some reason


I vaguely remember removing the oil cooler fittings, but left the lines in place. Something needed to be moved - again, German


Aren't the cooler bolts banjos? In which case, they're just copper washers.


Why the opps would you buy downpipe gaskets from GM???

Yeah I’d have thought so but I’ve never had it apart before so I don’t know. I remember the coolant bridge had some weird funky rubber insert on the banjo bolts so wondered if that was the same deal with the cooler??

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Omega General Help / Re: V6 head removal

« on: 23 April 2022, 11:01:32 »

Lovely stuff guys thanks very much for the input. I’ll get some WD on them cooler lines near the oil filter cos they look questionable 🤣🤣🤣

So the o ring fitting on that coolant pipe does it just push in to the block somewhere?

To be honest I’ll probably end up ripping it all out. If it looks like it vaguely might be in the way it’s coming off 🤣🤣🤣

Cheers men for all ur help 😃😃😃👍👍👍

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Omega General Help / Re: V6 head removal

« on: 22 April 2022, 22:50:30 »

One thing I thought of also…. all the washers and plate for cooler etc still available at vaux? I tried to get the down pipe gaskets and they said they no longer make them so I’m guessing some of this stuff is no longer available 🤷‍♂️

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Omega General Help / Re: V6 head removal

« on: 22 April 2022, 22:34:34 »

Thanks Nick much appreciated 👍 what at the back does the o ring seal go in to. I just can’t picture it. Also do those coolant lines next to the oil filter need to come off?

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Omega General Help / Re: V6 head removal

« on: 22 April 2022, 21:11:53 »

Oh and that coolant pipe… where does that snake to?

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Omega General Help / V6 head removal

« on: 22 April 2022, 21:08:33 »

Hi guys hope ur all good

I have manifold gasket or cracked manifold causing slight fumes in to the car. I have one or more dead lifters. I have leaking cam covers. A duff thermostat. And slight coolant leak from the cooler plate.
My wheel arches are just starting to turn again. The front bumper has a recent scuff. I need at least two tires and two track rod ends.

And this is a car that I’ve always looked after. Talk about all things coming at once 🤣🤣🤣

Anyway I want to take me old man to the vaux fest again this year and I don’t want to take my shed the way it is. All these things have honestly had me looking at new cars.

However the reality is I can’t see anything that I’d like as much and it’s fairly cheap to maintain.

Anyway I’ve decided to stick with the devil I know and I’m gonna take it off road for couple of weeks and take the heads off and get all these things done with the plan to get me and the old boy to the vaux fest.

I’ve done this job before so I know what to expect. Couple of quick questions on things I’ve forgotten about… that metal coolant pipe that runs parallel with drivers exh. manifold…. is it 1 bolt holding it to head or block and is it accessible?
Last question… can u remind me where u put that green snot? If memory serves it’s just under the front cam caps but honestly can’t remember 🤣

Cheers in advance boys 👍

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Omega General Help / Re: V6 exhaust to manifold gaskets

« on: 12 April 2022, 21:35:55 »

I literally just did this job tonight 🤣 I did passenger exhaust manifold to head gasket few weeks back only to find exhaust fume whiff coming on again in the cabin. I didn’t bother using a gasket for manifold to down pipe and instead I emptied a bottle of high temp. red poo as my gasket….

It didn’t work hence removing cat and fitting a gasket. I wanted a Vx one but apparently they no longer sell them so got ANother part from MPD.

Drove car and has definitely improved but I suspect other side too now. Tho I was preemptive and ordered two thinking I bet the other sides shot too 👌

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Omega General Help / Re: Centre track rod / bar

« on: 06 March 2022, 12:27:50 »

Thanks very much for input men, much appreciated.

I had it up on the ramp yesterday and as I replaced the idler literally couple of months back (I think) I was surprised to find play at the 9 and 3 position. My mate had look and feel underneath while I rocked wheel and he checked lower BJs and all ball joints on the whole track rod. It’s not what I’d describe as “hanging off” but certainly want to get it done.

Thanks for all the removal tips too. Luckily I can do it all at work so if I’m on my own I’ll just support whole bar with transmission jack and undo everything. If anything gives me trouble I got a big fek off ball joint splitter and a big fek off hammer 😂😂😂😃😃😃 tho I’ll be a lot more careful around the idler coming from the steering box 👍👍👍

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Omega General Help / Re: Centre track rod / bar

« on: 05 March 2022, 15:20:17 »

Ps is febi part 12851B the correct one? Quite like febi bits 👍

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Omega General Help / Centre track rod / bar

« on: 05 March 2022, 15:17:42 »

Good afternoon men. Hope everyone is all good.

As above I serviced the omega today and found a bit of play in the ball joints of the central track rod. Has anyone got a link for someone in theUK that sells these?

Cheers guys 😃👍👍👍

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Omega General Help / Re: NSR plastic door trim / moulding

« on: 08 December 2021, 13:26:18 »

Lol when I say “swiped” the car I got bumped. Not great but blokes paying. Anyone with any available?

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Omega General Help / NSR plastic door trim / moulding

« on: 06 December 2021, 20:11:45 »

Good evening men. Hope ur all well.

So. Somebody swiped my omega last week. Rear bumper, arch and rear door all scraped. Got in touch with the guy and it’s all ok. However I need the plastic trim that runs across the middle of the left hand rear door. Anyone got one I can buy? If in star silver that’d be amazing

Thanks guys 👌

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Omega General Help / Re: Autobox gaskets?

« on: 16 October 2021, 21:49:59 »

😂😂😂😂😂😂🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐