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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: pauls on 01 December 2010, 12:42:52

Title: engine oil
Post by: pauls on 01 December 2010, 12:42:52

Hi just a quick question. Can your tell me what is the best additive for my engine. I am getting a tappit noise on start up. also what is the best engine oil. I do short journeys only if that makes a difference in what type of oil needed.
cheers

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: mantahatch on 01 December 2010, 12:45:44

I cant advise on additives, but I do generally short journeys 6.5 miles each way to work. I use Vauxhall semi synth and it is pretty good. I do suffer a bit of mayo in the oil filler cap area, but much less than using other oils.

HTH

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: fiend61 on 01 December 2010, 12:56:22

does the sound get better when warmed up? dont want to alarm you but when my manifold gasket started to go i had a tappet like sound i used wynns lifter treatment because thought it was lifters but as stated it was the noise of the manifold gasket starting to go  :(

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: pauls on 01 December 2010, 13:07:09

Hi yes the noise seems to go once the engine is warm.

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: Omega_Dan on 01 December 2010, 13:08:23

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does the sound get better when warmed up? dont want to alarm you but when my manifold gasket started to go i had a tappet like sound i used wynns lifter treatment because thought it was lifters but as stated it was the noise of the manifold gasket starting to go  :(

Id did the same with mine but my drivers side manifold gasket is starting to go.

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: fiend61 on 01 December 2010, 13:09:12

as i said it could be lifters, no harm in trying a lifter treatment  :y but could be manifold gasket  :(

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 01 December 2010, 13:09:38

Unlikely to be the manifold on a 2.6 as they are a multilayer metal gasket and use a steel manifold.

Most likely to be followers, a few good short oil changes will help and wynns lifter treatment gives reasonable results

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: fiend61 on 01 December 2010, 13:13:40

note to self
must read profile  :-[

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: Omega_Dan on 01 December 2010, 13:17:04

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note to self
must read profile  :-[

 :o ;D ;D ;D

Wynns valve lifter treatment is £7.99 from Halfrauds if you want to try it first :y

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: pauls on 01 December 2010, 13:18:49

Thanks for the quick answers  ;D

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 06 December 2010, 13:46:40

if you leave an omega v6 standing for a week and start it, it will sound like a talbot.

mayo on the filler cap like the other bloke said due to short journeys. wipe it off every week and do regular oil changes.

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: Andy B on 06 December 2010, 13:58:13

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if you leave an omega v6 standing for a week and start it, it will sound like a talbot. ........

Will it?  :-? I'll let you know when I start mine after the snow's gone, but it didn't the last time it was left a week on my drive.  ;)

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: TheBoy on 06 December 2010, 14:13:35

I would recommend a couple of very quick oil changes, then a bottle of wynns lifter treatment, keeping it in for 3000 miles, then another oil change :y

Title: Re: engine oil
Post by: msb1973 on 06 December 2010, 20:56:26

try some fort'e engine flush thats supposed to free sticking lifters etc, dont just run it for 20 mins leave it in for a few days then change the oil