Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: huggybear on 23 January 2010, 13:02:17
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ok.just read on here that if an omega sits a while then the head can go when it gets used again?any truth?and if so how can i stop this?
also.i havnt had my car too long.but noticed thaat its using about a bit of oil.not too much.like less than half a liter every few weeks.just wondering is this normal?
cheers for any help
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Sounds like the kind of half truth and misinformation that gets spouted after a few pints in the pub.
Any engine with a mixture of metals (cast iron block & aluminium alloy heads on the Omega) needs good quality antifreeze & corrosion inhibitor.
Corrosion can eat away at any metal part but if the head gaskets are compromised then replacing them is a pain (but not the end of the world).
My last 2.5 V6 was using about a pint of fully synthetic oil per 1500 miles of motorway driving (but it had done 200,000 miles). It would have used less if I had switched to semi synthetic.
If your cam cover gaskets are leaking then you could be losing quite a bit that way.
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Dont worry about headgasket until it happens. I drive a K series Rover, so something I'm well used to ;D
Oil usage - check for leaks
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if the car has been sat for a year or so doing nothing then should do oil, belts and water change with a flush out, also check exhaust systerm and change the battery if has been left on, more so if it has been out side, if in garage then belts and water change and oil. just tobe on safe side as you dont want it to break down.
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just been sittnig in my drive for 7 weeks.hasnt moved but started every couple of days.belts are getting done today.if the heads go will it not be too late?so to speak.