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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Burti on 12 April 2007, 23:09:00

Title: Breathers
Post by: Burti on 12 April 2007, 23:09:00

Hi Again,

I am going to change the rocker cover gaskets this weekend, but I read a post some where on here, that when you change your Rocker cover, don't forget to clean the breathers.

This may be a stupid question but is there a good way to clean the breathers and does anyone know how many there is on the 2.5 V6 petrol ?

Thanks again ;)

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: BrianH on 12 April 2007, 23:28:30

Use this link http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152598350 also lots of other info which helps in guides pictures missing but fairly easy to fillow.

Best of luck
Brian

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: cdx25 on 12 April 2007, 23:29:05

Hi there,

Take a look in the maintenance guides section, on this forum, page 3 or so I think.  Good advice on both gaskets and breathers.

Cheers,

Jon

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: ians on 12 April 2007, 23:32:31

There are also instructions for removing the plenum which I found intimidating before reading it.
But its straightforward - just a fair few connections.    Take some photos before you dismantle - will help you get things in the right place when you put it back together.
Cheers
Ian

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: Markjay on 12 April 2007, 23:37:27

(http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/2876/breatherboxxu6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: ians on 12 April 2007, 23:41:00

Being a 2.5 yours will be a bit different - just a single black plastic unit under the clipon Ecotec bit, but principle is still the same.   Just be patient and make sure you have plenty of carb cleaner.

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: Markjay on 12 April 2007, 23:50:58

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Being a 2.5 yours will be a bit different - just a single black plastic unit under the clipon Ecotec bit, but principle is still the same.   Just be patient and make sure you have plenty of carb cleaner.

Quite right, I forgot I have the 'long plenum' version... 2.6/3.2L, as well as some 3.0L from around 1999 onwards.

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 13 April 2007, 09:14:58

Nice pics tho MJ  :y

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: Markjay on 13 April 2007, 09:51:17

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Nice pics tho MJ  :y

Thank you Sire for your kind words...  ;)

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: TheBoy on 13 April 2007, 19:50:24

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Being a 2.5 yours will be a bit different - just a single black plastic unit under the clipon Ecotec bit, but principle is still the same.   Just be patient and make sure you have plenty of carb cleaner.

And, iirc, you have to remove throttle body on short plenums...

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 13 April 2007, 21:12:45

You certianly do.......but it will benefit from a clean anyway....

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: Ricster on 13 April 2007, 21:13:00

can some kind soul upload pics to rons guide would make the job a lot easier for the novice ?

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 13 April 2007, 21:16:11

Its on the to do list.....I have a project car on the drive which will have this treatment, pics will be taken in the next week or so, up-loaded and the Maintenance guide edited accordingly......

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: Ricster on 13 April 2007, 21:25:06

Nice one :y

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: Matchless on 13 April 2007, 23:34:09

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Its on the to do list.....I have a project car on the drive which will have this treatment, pics will be taken in the next week or so, up-loaded and the Maintenance guide edited accordingly......

Need to add the pics of the cam seal drain holes to the camcover guide. they are at work though

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: Burti on 14 April 2007, 10:00:22

Thanks to everyone who posted, and thanks to Mark for going to to the trouble of the pics. ;) I am going to the spares shop for some Carb Cleaner now.

Thanks Again

..Burti

Title: Re: Breathers
Post by: Markjay on 14 April 2007, 10:06:26

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Thanks to everyone who posted, and thanks to Mark for going to to the trouble of the pics. ;) I am going to the spares shop for some Carb Cleaner now.

Thanks Again

..Burti

Advice: buy more than 1 can of Carb Cleaner....  ;)