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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: mick-1975 on 07 March 2009, 18:07:54
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right then after my previous thread ,,
i know this is long but bide your time ! ;D
i have got my car started and sounds sweet as u can imagine im very pleased :y :y :y :y :y :y
took a while to start but did kick in ,
charged the battery and checked the earth straps and gave it a go and fired up she went .
right then now for the bad news ,
1 , oil leak on the breather from the sump
2 , slight tapping noise .sounds from the bottom end as ear to sump ,
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i have put 15/40 oil in at the mo and going to run it a while then drain it while red hot to clean it out as water could still in places ,
what grade of oil would you reccommend???? :y
thanks ,
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10/40 vaux semi syn :y
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10/40 vaux semi syn :y
daft question but how does the grade work with the thickness ?? :-[
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its hot n cold but carnt remember which way !! ::) ::)
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Drain that goo out (15/40) as is no good for the mig engine at all it don't lik it. Replace with 10/40 which is recommended from vx. If you are getting a knocking noise from the botoom end that could be becuase you have pu 15/40 in on the other hand it could be th oil pump onit's way out. The tapping noise you are getting from the top end could be a hydraulic lifter rattling but will go quiet after a few minuetes. The oil leak could be the crankcase breather not done up enough. I am sure someone else will be along to say something else.
HTH
Paul :y
P.s Glad you got it going. What was it in the end?
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10/40 vaux semi syn :y
daft question but how does the grade work with the thickness ?? :-[
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I think its something like 10 is the thickness it is and the 40 is temp it is ok to as -40 i think. Someone else will be along soon to give accurate info
Paul :y
P.s I need to typr quicker :-[
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Also check here at this thread.
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1200904626
Paul :y
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Drain that goo out (15/40) as is no good for the mig engine at all it don't lik it. Replace with 10/40 which is recommended from vx. If you are getting a knocking noise from the botoom end that could be becuase you have pu 15/40 in on the other hand it could be th oil pump onit's way out. The tapping noise you are getting from the top end could be a hydraulic lifter rattling but will go quiet after a few minuetes. The oil leak could be the crankcase breather not done up enough. I am sure someone else will be along to say something else.
HTH
Paul :y
P.s Glad you got it going. What was it in the end?
good question , i checked everything and gave it a whirl and she fired up took some time ,
the oil def coming from breather tube and tight , going to replace the gasket , , is 10/40 thicker than 15/40 , :y
i took the rocker cover off after letting it run for a while and get to temp and found slight gundge still , so just wondering if water could be in some places ,
going to use the oil in to flush it out !! :y
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Yes 15/40 is thicker than 10/40. Did you check the crankcase breather tube was clear?
Paul :y
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Yes 15/40 is thicker than 10/40. Did you check the crankcase breather tube was clear?
Paul :y
yes mate , cleaned everything out that needed to as full of crap ! :y
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Yes 15/40 is thicker than 10/40. Did you check the crankcase breather tube was clear?
Paul :y
yes mate , cleaned everything out that needed to as full of crap ! :y
Did you use a new gasket on the breater tube that bolts on the crankcase at the back?
Paul :y
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Yes 15/40 is thicker than 10/40. Did you check the crankcase breather tube was clear?
Paul :y
yes mate , cleaned everything out that needed to as full of crap ! :y
Did you use a new gasket on the breater tube that bolts on the crankcase at the back?
Paul :y
unfortunatly no , :-[ but wish i did now as its a bi*th to change with everything in place !! :y
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10/40 vaux semi syn :y
daft question but how does the grade work with the thickness ?? :-[
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I think its something like 10 is the thickness it is and the 40 is temp it is ok to as -40 i think. Someone else will be along soon to give accurate info
Paul :y
P.s I need to typr quicker :-[
I always thought the numbers related to the viscocity of the oil at operating and room temp. So 10/40 would be thinner than 15/40 at operating temp but the same when cold. I could be mistaken though
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10/40 vaux semi syn :y
daft question but how does the grade work with the thickness ?? :-[
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I think its something like 10 is the thickness it is and the 40 is temp it is ok to as -40 i think. Someone else will be along soon to give accurate info
Paul :y
P.s I need to typr quicker :-[
I always thought the numbers related to the viscocity of the oil at operating and room temp. So 10/40 would be thinner than 15/40 at operating temp but the same when cold. I could be mistaken though
I can't quite remember either gaffers ::)
Paul :y
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Yes 15/40 is thicker than 10/40. Did you check the crankcase breather tube was clear?
Paul :y
Good thing to check that, its because of that little b*llocks that one of my conrods ended up over there somewhere >:(
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Yes 15/40 is thicker than 10/40. Did you check the crankcase breather tube was clear?
Paul :y
Good thing to check that, its because of that little b*llocks that one of my conrods ended up over there somewhere >:(
ouch ::)
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Yes 15/40 is thicker than 10/40. Did you check the crankcase breather tube was clear?
Paul :y
Good thing to check that, its because of that little b*llocks that one of my conrods ended up over there somewhere >:(
ouch ::)
All sorted now however :y
With my omega, if it breaks, it shall be fixed no matter what :D
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Yes 15/40 is thicker than 10/40. Did you check the crankcase breather tube was clear?
Paul :y
Good thing to check that, its because of that little b*llocks that one of my conrods ended up over there somewhere >:(
ouch ::)
All sorted now however :y
With my omega, if it breaks, it shall be fixed no matter what :D
same as mine , nothing better than getting spanners out on a good day . :y
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10/40 vaux semi syn :y
daft question but how does the grade work with the thickness ?? :-[
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I think its something like 10 is the thickness it is and the 40 is temp it is ok to as -40 i think. Someone else will be along soon to give accurate info
Paul :y
P.s I need to typr quicker :-[
I always thought the numbers related to the viscocity of the oil at operating and room temp. So 10/40 would be thinner than 15/40 at operating temp but the same when cold. I could be mistaken though
Other way round I think, same viscosity at op. temp, 10 is runnier when cold (than 15).
The 10 indicates that it flows like a '10-weight' oil at cold temps, the 40 indicates that at operating temperature it behaves like a much thicker/heavier oil (although it isn't actually thicker than when cold, just not as thin as it would be if it behaved only like a 10-weight oil). It's the additives that allow it to have this 'multigrade' dual-personality. Confusing, huh? ;D
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10/40 vaux semi syn :y
daft question but how does the grade work with the thickness ?? :-[
[/highlight]
I think its something like 10 is the thickness it is and the 40 is temp it is ok to as -40 i think. Someone else will be along soon to give accurate info
Paul :y
P.s I need to typr quicker :-[
I always thought the numbers related to the viscocity of the oil at operating and room temp. So 10/40 would be thinner than 15/40 at operating temp but the same when cold. I could be mistaken though
Other way round I think, same viscosity at op. temp, 10 is runnier when cold (than 15).
The 10 indicates that it flows like a '10-weight' oil at cold temps, the 40 indicates that at operating temperature it behaves like a much thicker/heavier oil (although it isn't actually thicker than when cold, just not as thin as it would be if it behaved only like a 10-weight oil). It's the additives that allow it to have this 'multigrade' dual-personality. Confusing, huh? ;D
confusing is,nt the word. ;D