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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: George Martin on 06 October 2011, 22:21:25

Title: Can you recommend an Omega specialist in London?
Post by: George Martin on 06 October 2011, 22:21:25

Hi, everyone

I have a 3.2 Elite Estate which has a coolant leak coming from the back of the engine.

I have been looking around in vain for an Omega specialist in South West London to deal with this problem.  Can anyone recommend a London-based specialist please?

Title: Re: Can you recommend an Omega specialist in London?
Post by: feeutfo on 06 October 2011, 22:26:01

Jcn 10 of m4 any good? Or I sometimes visit Epsom. Where are you, more specifically?

Title: Re: Can you recommend an Omega specialist in London?
Post by: feeutfo on 06 October 2011, 22:26:54

Search hbv on here also.

Title: Re: Can you recommend an Omega specialist in London?
Post by: Lazydocker on 06 October 2011, 22:28:30

Sounds like HBV is a likely candidate. Are you completely unable to do the work yourself? Not too hard (if it is confirmed as HBV :y) if you follow the guides

Title: Re: Can you recommend an Omega specialist in London?
Post by: George Martin on 06 October 2011, 22:36:19

Thanks for your replies.  I am based in Streatham and unable to do the job myself.

Title: Re: Can you recommend an Omega specialist in London?
Post by: Gaffers on 07 October 2011, 00:00:01

I'm J4 M3 if that helps  :y

Title: Re: Can you recommend an Omega specialist in London?
Post by: George Martin on 07 October 2011, 00:50:40

Guffer  -  Thanks, but I am losing a whole reservoir of coolant per mile.  I don't think I'd make it to J4 M3.

Chrisgixer  - Thanks, I am about 15 miles from Epsom in the direction of Central London, (A3).

Title: Re: Can you recommend an Omega specialist in London?
Post by: albitz on 07 October 2011, 04:45:49

If it is the heater bypass valve any garage should be able to change it in half an hour.Just make sure they use a genuine valve (approx£40) or you will probably have the same problem in the future. ;)

Title: Re: Can you recommend an Omega specialist in London?
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 07 October 2011, 10:23:25

Quote from: Albs on 07 October 2011, 04:45:49

If it is the heater bypass valve any garage should be able to change it in half an hour.Just make sure they use a genuine valve (approx£40) or you will probably have the same problem in the future. ;)

My HBV was changed last year by a garage (before I purchased the car)........They charged for 2 hours labour... :o :o :o :o

Taking the piss I think... :-\ :-\ :-\

Title: Re: Can you recommend an Omega specialist in London?
Post by: feeutfo on 07 October 2011, 12:01:56

How urgent ? If you need the car print the guide off and get a local mech to do it. But it needs diagnosing correctly first. If anybody even mentions head gaskit, slap em, hard.

Try turning ac on or off, sometimes it redirects the flow of water and stops leaking. Others it just pisses out no matter what.

See maintenance for hbv, see if you can see the part in the engine bay.

Usually I just buy one and bring it along, keep for spares if it's not required, they often fail.