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[kevin xf]

  hi everyone.   Can anyone help me with a owners workshop manual for a 3.2 elite.. I've looked on Haynes and been to local car spares shop but nothing on the V6.  Many thank yous 

[joshwyatt]

Haynes only cover the prefacelift 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 engine. Haynes number 3510. There isn't one for the Y32SE 3.2 engine. Anything not covered in the Haynes manual, you can find on the forum. To be honest, the information on the forum is better than haynes anyway.

Is there specific info you require?

[kevin xf]

 ;)Hi ya. Basically I've got a 3.2 and I've got mayo in my oil filler only do 10 mile round trip to work and slight seeping on right hand rocker cover.   She is mint for a 52 plate with 73k on the clock so am bit worried.. 

[martin42]

mayo is normal as you are using it for short journeys  and theres a how to guide to changing the cam covers in the maintance section 

[joshwyatt]

;)Hi ya. Basically I've got a 3.2 and I've got mayo in my oil filler only do 10 mile round trip to work and slight seeping on right hand rocker cover.   She is mint for a 52 plate with 73k on the clock so am bit worried.. 

As mentioned in the post above, mayo can be perfectly normal. Do you Castrol oil or VX oil, other? Castrol oil for example is worse at causing mayo than GM oil.
It'd be worth performing an oil and filter change with GM 10w40 oil and cleaning the breathers. Guide for breather cleaning can be found in Maintenance section.
Again, guide for cam cover gasket replacement can be found, if you're not confident there are members on here who can do the job for you.

[kevin xf]

I didn't do last oil change as garage done it.  I was thinking about doing it and bought a filter today ....  Thank you guys is there anything else I should look out for ? It's a 4 speed auto with all the toys except rear window blind 

[RobG]

I didn't do last oil change as garage done it.  I was thinking about doing it and bought a filter today ....  Thank you guys is there anything else I should look out for ? It's a 4 speed auto with all the toys except rear window blind  

Want one

[sandune]

Hiya  if you update your profile giving your county/home town, a present member may be close to you.
Some one may even be able to help in the future.

[kevin xf]

  done thanks mate..

[TheBoy]

done thanks mate..

mayo is normal on short runs. 2remeber breathers get in similar state, so keeps on top of them. Worth changing oil every 3000 miles, esp if the short journeys

[joshwyatt]

Ah, I see you're in Oxford, where abouts? There are plenty of local Oxford members on hand to help, I'm located in Kidlington.