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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: mark.adams on 19 June 2008, 18:45:22
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I've sprung a leak, looks like its either dripping onto the rearmost exhaust manifold stud or coming out from behind there. I can't see where it could be coming from.
I'm losing about half a litre a day (60 miles)
Any ideas?
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Sounds like the same leak I sprung yesterday!!! I reckon it's the HBV or related pipework!
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That is a common place and its normally the HBV as said ;)
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HBV?
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If its leaving a puddle on the floor at the back of the engine........id go for HBV as well, I changed mine a few months back due to this......tho it only leaked when it cooled down for some reason :-/
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As a matter of interest, are the HBV's easy to replace and what is the cost?
TIA :y
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Easy enough, but fiddly, there is a guide, cost about £30,
we did one in about 1/2 hour this week
Wipers off
Scuttle off
vac pipe off
3 hose clips off
hbv out
hbv in
3 hose clips on
vac pipe on
scuttle on
wipers on
wash cuts and scrapes on your arm
cup of tea :D
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Easy enough, but fiddly, there is a guide, cost about £30,
we did one in about 1/2 hour this week
Wipers off
Scuttle off
vac pipe off
3 hose clips off
hbv out
hbv in
3 hose clips on
vac pipe on
scuttle on
wipers on
wash cuts and scrapes on your arm
cup of tea :D
Who ::)
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Ok, I directed Ljay ;D
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I'm doing mine in about an hour... Just letting it all cool down a bit before I start because I had to go and collect the part!!
As for cost... I don't have a TC yet but spoke to Andyc and the price difference wasn't worth paying the postage!! I grabbed a litre of anti-freeze as well to top up as I don't have much left from the last lot I bought and the grand total was £37.91!
At least it wont break the bank!! I don't think I'll be quite as quick as half an hour but I'm not expecting it to take long to change. Quick cuppa before I start I think! ::) ::)
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to be fair took me about 2 hours 1st time i did one, working out how, plus i didnt have a suitable too to remove the hoseclips.
I found hoseclip pliers easeist to take them off, but small, long nosed vice grip pliers easier to put them back on
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.... I grabbed a litre of anti-freeze as well to top up as I don't have much left from the last lot I bought and the grand total was £37.91! ......
There doesn't appear to be a box of plasters included there! :-/ ;D ;D ;D You'll probably need one after. :y
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to be fair took me about 2 hours 1st time i did one, working out how, plus i didnt have a suitable too to remove the hoseclips.
I found hoseclip pliers easeist to take them off, but small, long nosed vice grip pliers easier to put them back on
Luckily I have lots of tools left over from my days earning a living with spanners, one of which is a marvellous set of flexible hoseclip pliers!!! :y :y
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.... I grabbed a litre of anti-freeze as well to top up as I don't have much left from the last lot I bought and the grand total was £37.91! ......
There doesn't appear to be a box of plasters included there! :-/ ;D ;D ;D You'll probably need one after. :y
I don't like plasters but... They are already at home just in case!! ;D ;D ;D
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... and you will need a swear box..
actually I found a small set of mole (vice?) grips useful given the restricted room in there.
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... and you will need a swear box..
actually I found a small set of mole (vice?) grips useful given the restricted room in there.
And how right you were!!!! :y :y
It wasn't actually too bad to do, but I'll go into that in a new thread!!
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The HBV is completely the opposite side to the exhaust manifold though, so I'm unsure how it would travel from there onto the exhaust stud.
I think it's something else.
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The HBV is completely the opposite side to the exhaust manifold though, so I'm unsure how it would travel from there onto the exhaust stud.
I think it's something else.
Hmm... Good point!!!
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Blimey, it was page 2 before someone realised it was the other side of the engine...
I can't see any pipework on the manifold side of the engine that could leak unless theres something tucked up under the scuttle.
I'll take a photo and attach it shortly...
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Maybe a weeping core plug?
There is one by the dispack
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ooh that sounds potential, whereabouts is it?
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Blimey, it was page 2 before someone realised it was the other side of the engine...
I can't see any pipework on the manifold side of the engine that could leak unless theres something tucked up under the scuttle.
I'll take a photo and attach it shortly...
I plead stupidity... I didn't look at the engine size!! Mine's a v6 so that was what I was comparing it to!! :-[ :-[ :-[
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Don't know any more than that sorry.
Other than radweld is holding my weeping core plug together quite nicely :-[
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Sorry, just seen yours is a 2.2! forget that idea