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Omega General Help / Re: OIl leak and blue smoke
« on: 24 July 2022, 16:57:11 »it's done 127,000 I've put 45000 on since i got it 9 years ago.Serviced properly, they will easily do twice that mileage, if not more.
I do mainly local trips 5-10 miles so not the best way of getting it up to temperature and giving it a good run but it's always started first time and run smoothly. I do the usual plugs and filters and oil changes and normally do the oil change myself with vauxhall semi synthetic 10/40. Last year the sump plug gave up and was just spinning as i tightened it up and as car was in for MOT this year and they were doing exhaust I didnt have the sucker machine to pull the oil out so got them to do it. I requested 10/40 but think it was 10/30 (definitely a 30 on there??).
As i was just happy to get the car back and through an MOT i didn't take much notice of it. Been driving around locally last few weeks no trouble but then went on a motorway trip and 20 miles in hit a slight incline oil pressure light came on and off and smoke out the back.
My gut feel is it's linked to the oil so for 20 quid will change the oil and see how that goes.
the real kicker is brand new exhaust and 4 new tyres and it may be kaput
Appreciate everyone's help on here though still the best site around for help and advice.
Bit worried about taking it for a test drive after changing oil or anything or will it just be a bit smokey and run okay without too much damage
A compression test will give an indication as to the overall health of the engine.
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