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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: bored bigyin54 on 19 April 2011, 21:45:30

Title: omega 2.5 v6
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 19 April 2011, 21:45:30
i found yellow sluge in my water can anyone tell me what it can be
Title: Re: omega 2.5 v6
Post by: RobG on 19 April 2011, 21:48:54
Brown/yellow sludge in expansion tank is indicative of oil cooler failure
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Post by: Andy B on 19 April 2011, 21:49:57
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Brown/yellow sludge in expansion tank is indicative of oil cooler failure

Good word Rob  ................  ;)
Title: Re: omega 2.5 v6
Post by: CaptainZok on 19 April 2011, 21:53:29
But yellow/brown sludge in your water could mean a trip to the clinic and a course of antibiotics. ;D ;D
Title: Re: omega 2.5 v6
Post by: RobG on 19 April 2011, 21:55:31
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Brown/yellow sludge in expansion tank is indicative of oil cooler failure

Good word Rob  ................  ;)
:P
Title: Re: omega 2.5 v6
Post by: millwall on 19 April 2011, 21:58:48
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But yellow/brown sludge in your water could mean a trip to the clinic and a course of antibiotics. ;D ;D
;D ;D
Title: Re: omega 2.5 v6
Post by: dad1uk on 20 April 2011, 06:08:41
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But yellow/brown sludge in your water could mean a trip to the clinic and a course of antibiotics. ;D ;D
And a good flush out! :o
Title: Re: omega 2.5 v6
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 21 April 2011, 19:51:39
does anyone know how to fix this problem in my area of south wales
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Post by: albitz on 21 April 2011, 23:30:37
You need to stop using the car and get someone to replace the oil cooler for you, unless your handy with the spanners then you coulddo it yourself. I believe there is a guide in the relevant section. The only "special" tool needed is a crows foot spanner - 19mm iirc. :y
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Post by: WINDOWMAN on 22 April 2011, 08:18:03
what ever you do get the part your self .. i got my oil cooler off ebay new and a lot cheaper than the garage, if the garage could even get the part...sorry cant advise about a garage near you but one near me in dorset was good.
Title: Re: omega 2.5 v6
Post by: TheBoy on 22 April 2011, 08:22:56
If it's a creamy texture, oil cooler as others have said. A picture would help if possible.

Oil cooler kit should come out around £150 for parts from deAler. Not too bad a job, but flushing the oil from coolant is tedious.

I reckon they fail partly due to poor coolant servicing, as the corrosion inhibitors disperse