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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: V6CDBOY on 11 January 2009, 10:02:25
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Hi
Just he cheked the oil level on the miggy and opened the filler cap which is covered in a creamy substence?
Can I just clean it off and does this indicated an underlying problem?
Help!!!
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norm m8 if u do short trips the engine dont get hot enough to clean it off its is also made worse but different makes of oil
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Thanks Andy B
Just on my last car the garage said that this was a classic sign of Head Gasket failiure??
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i'd guess short journeys and shitty oil. v6 hg does not fail like that, in fact the v6 hg very, very rarely fails.
do be concerned, though, as your breathers will be in same state, and thats bad news.....
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So do you recommend oil change and long journey
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Recommend cleaning the mayo off the filler cap, do a breather clean out, THEN change the oil.
A good blast up the motorway wouldn't hurt, either!
Breather clean out guide is here: http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152598350
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So if I need to clean the breathers I need to remove the plenum. Is this a job for a non-mechanic type person like myself? If not can anyone recomend a good garage in the Wiltshire area that could do this for me???
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Yes - removing the plenum is a simple job to do, with minimal tools. I did it without any mechanical experience and just a halfords toolkit - I went on to do the camcover gaskets and the cambelt too!
Just take it carefully and slowly, noting the connections to it as you go. The only bit that is fiddly is the breather box at the rear of the engine, drivers side.
A detailed guide to getting the plenum off is here: http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1176213776
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Breather clean is not that difficult ... allow a couple of hours max... whereabouts in Wiltshire are you ??? I may be able to assist ???
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Hi Entwood
I'm in Devizes!!
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Not too far I'm only Swindon area... due to work it would have to be a weekend, and I'm away the next 2 ... but if I can help after that just yell.
If you read/print the guides
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1159298765
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1176213776
and
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152598350
you'll find it is a lot easier than you suspect .. :)
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Cheers Mate Will Do.
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Vx oil does seem to be less prone to the mayo effect than other oils, particularly that crappy castrol shite!
From memory, Entwood has a TC card, so may be able to assist in getting genuine parts at very good prices. If not, others in Swindon area have Trade Club.
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You will need some Torx tools, as most manufacturers use torx now
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As said .. I have the required gubbinses ... toolbox and TC .. if you need my help and let me know any parts I'm sure I can do the business :y :y
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i had that when i bought mine, i just cleaned it out and its been fine since, the car had been stood for a while and only used for very short trips before hand.
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Cheers Entwood, I'll probably take you up on your kind offer. I'll be in touch in a couple of weeks
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in fact the v6 hg very, very rarely fails.
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Apart from yours ;D
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in fact the v6 hg very, very rarely fails.
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Apart from yours ;D
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Fire rings were in tact, it was coolant to outside that went on mine (though MDTM still disputes that)
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I,ve had same problem on mine car...
I do lot's of short trips,and in last few weeks I noticed quite a lot of mayo on filler cap and on filler neck...
SOLUTION: remove oil filler neck (really easy, just rotate it ccw, same as the filler cap) ... i've did this, and mayo is gone :y