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Omega General Help / Re: My head gasket progress...

« on: 11 June 2009, 21:07:12 »

It ran 50/50 since i got it a year ago.
Who knows what the other 160000 miles were like 

To be fair the engine is in very good nick for the mileage.
Clean values/pistons, smooth bores, good cams.
Even the followers pumped out clean oil, not black muck.

Certainly think it's run for a while on water though.
When I got it I flushed it four time with caustic and several more with clean to stop it overheating.
Lots of crap came out, probably where the missing meat from the head gaskets went !

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Omega General Help / My head gasket progress...

« on: 11 June 2009, 17:26:12 »

Hi All,

just posting some images of my damaged HG's 


Here is where the oil poured out from at the back of the left head.




It gets worse !!!


Here is the whole head gasket ...




And yes it is as bad as it looks, the outer was stuck to the head and the inner stayed on the block!
How did this not leak




And and piccy of the car itself

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Omega General Help / Re: v6 re-maps / chips

« on: 15 June 2009, 14:44:43 »

Auto in the Mig, cruiser all the way.

Manual is for lighter cars and back lane thrashing!

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Omega General Help / Re: Dipstick tube

« on: 15 June 2009, 14:51:21 »

Thanks,

Have left it alone, not broken, not fixing it!

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Omega General Help / Dipstick tube

« on: 11 June 2009, 18:56:36 »

Am replacing both HG on a 2.5 V6.

The book of lies says the dipstick tube pulls out.
However it don't want to and as it's not in the way I just left it alone.
Is this normal ?

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Omega General Help / Re: Help: Oil cooler banjo bolt

« on: 12 June 2009, 22:13:17 »

And of course, as I typed this someone has indeeed offered me one, thanks star_whites.

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Omega General Help / Help: Oil cooler banjo bolt

« on: 12 June 2009, 22:06:56 »

I snapped one of mine today 

Are they a dealer only part i.e. stupid money.

Or does anyone have a spare (hint, hint) ?

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Omega General Help / Re: headgasket question

« on: 12 June 2009, 21:18:50 »

Could be a stuck thermostat?

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Omega General Help / Re: Anybody fitted Jetex exhaust to V6?

« on: 11 June 2009, 19:15:41 »

If you don't mind me asking, how much was the whole system ?

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Omega General Help / Re: New car problems

« on: 11 June 2009, 19:46:55 »

Have a look at the guides, they describe it better than I can.

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Omega General Help / Re: New car problems

« on: 11 June 2009, 19:32:25 »

Defo get in there and check the cam covers first!

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Omega General Help / Re: New car problems

« on: 11 June 2009, 19:24:17 »

Do you know anything about its life and service history ?

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Omega General Help / Re: New car problems

« on: 11 June 2009, 19:21:36 »

Could be oil cooler or head gasket causing both problems.
Could be seperate oil leak and coolant leak/blockage.

Have a look at the guides and check for rocker cover leaks first.
Check the oil for water (mayo) and the water for oil.

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Omega General Help / Re: New car problems

« on: 11 June 2009, 19:14:02 »

Right hand side of the engine looking from where ?
How much oil is 'a good bit' ?

Where is the coolant leaking from ?
Is it overheating ?

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Omega General Help / Re: Ebay head bolts

« on: 11 June 2009, 17:21:50 »

Have looked at the bolts and they good ok, no wavy threads.

Phew!


Here's the bag they came in.