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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: swordfish on 08 March 2015, 15:41:42

Title: hot v6
Post by: swordfish on 08 March 2015, 15:41:42

would you say a v6 only running 5 cylinders would get hot

Title: Re: hot v6
Post by: 4x4 on 08 March 2015, 15:59:18

Over heating hot? If so could be hg failure  ::)

Title: Re: hot v6
Post by: swordfish on 08 March 2015, 16:03:43

 not steam coming out hot but top hose hot and firm , its missing due to cam cover gaskets failing you can here it arking out

Title: Re: hot v6
Post by: zirk on 08 March 2015, 16:18:12

Any misfire needs sorting, Cats wont like any unburnt fuel, Lambda's (O2) sensors will start to report rich mixture etc, Mpg starts going out the window, needs sorting as soon as really.  ;)

Title: Re: hot v6
Post by: TheBoy on 08 March 2015, 18:59:36

Certainly likely to overheat the pistons very quickly.

Title: Re: hot v6
Post by: tigers_gonads on 09 March 2015, 06:20:11

Yup to all the above  :y

In fact, its quite spectacular when the unburnt fuel in the cats ignites and you get sparks and flames out of your tailpipe   :y
Motorists behind you do tend to panic a little though  ;)
In fact, if you have been shopping and have some burgers in the car, you could quite easily cook lunch while you wait for the cats to stop glowing orange and cool  ;D ;D