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[doz]

Who made you a mod/administrator? To many people when things like this happen jump in, just makes us look like a bitchy community. Should be left with the Forum team. If you don't like it I suggest you just ignore the thread and read another.

[Toledodude1973]

I thought when i got my ommy 2years ago the mayo was goodnight but it is condensation in a big engine also the hbv was the coolant problem this site certainly eased my initial panic  ie. cars had it

[tidla]

Stand by my comment.

Bad day at home.

[dbug]

Stand by my comment.

Bad day at home.

Think the toys have come out the pram   now showing as a guest

[grannon_mv6]

only just had a quick read of this so sorry if ive missed but no one has said about removing the oil filler neck. I was told my head had gone because the filler neck was covered in mayo. Its a load of bull my car has done 6k since i was told it had gone and still no issues

[noel]

only just had a quick read of this so sorry if ive missed but no one has said about removing the oil filler neck. I was told my head had gone because the filler neck was covered in mayo. Its a load of bull my car has done 6k since i was told it had gone and still no issues

That is a very good point ,and worth considering

[kevinp58]

Newbie only joined forum to sell car, seems very obvious to me.

Which bit of this is ambiguous?:
"I think the car is only really worth scrapping, but I guess there may be others that would want it for parts etc, or the really brave that want a challenge of getting it repaired and road worthy again, which is why I thought it may be worth putting on ebay or something. I would also rather someone gets some use for parts etc, rather than it just being crushed for it's weight. "

He wants rid of it, and doesn't feel that the 250 post rule applies to him.

 And you are a guest 
 I had the same thing happen to my 3.2 and hey presto as all the learned people on here were right. 

[sjc]

Totally agree - coolant leak could be many other things, mayo in filler neck is standard equipment.

[feeutfo]

only just had a quick read of this so sorry if ive missed but no one has said about removing the oil filler neck. I was told my head had gone because the filler neck was covered in mayo. Its a load of bull my car has done 6k since i was told it had gone and still no issues

That is a very good point ,and worth considering

...I would not recommend removing the filler neck tbh. Other than to prove the point that the filler neck sits in cooler air, and that is what causes the mayo in conjunction with short journeys giving condensation in the crank case.

If the filler is removed the owner is unaware of the state of the breathers. The two are quite closely related re mayo, so the filler gives a good indication of the breathers condition.

But each to their own as they say.

[bbps]

Thanks for the advice all, it is most welcomed.

If I just wanted to sell the car, I would have put it straight on ebay, or somewhere else that caters selling to the masses.

I had the heater valve done about 2-3 years ago. I remember when this went, the water emptied rather quickly and all in one go.

It didn't use more/less water depending on the heater setting. It was just losing a lot.

About 18 months ago I put a leak stopper in it, and that did manage to tide it over until recently. I had it pretty much confirmed at this time that the coolant was leaking from the head gasket, but not going inside. I put another leak stop in recently, but unfortunately is didn't work.

The oil is probably just over 15 months old, as the car was overdue a service, but the mileage I do is very low. It would have been genuine vauxhall oil in it - not sure if that is a good or bad thing.

Plenium chamber. I had to google that one, and would need to mention that one to my Vauxhall engineer.

When I fully cleaned the filler cap and neck, within a week it was really badly mayo'd up again, loads of it. This is not something that I had seen happen at all with this car before in the 12 years I have had it, and my driving habits haven't changed.

Not sure how bad a car would run with the HG gone, but it was still running pretty smoothly last time I drove it.

[albitz]

Mayo in the filler neck is definitely not a sign of head gasket failure on these engines.The area at the rear of the engine needs inspecting to see where the coolant is leaking from.It could be the heaterbypass valve (coolant valve),especially if the one  put on the car three years ago was a pattern part.If it isnt the valve there are several othe coolant pipes ec. in the same area as the valve so they can all be inspected at the same time.It may be possible to see where the coolant is leaking from by holding a mirror at the back of the engine and maybe getting someone to shine a torch in there at the same time,but really its best to remove the plenum (big alloy casting that sits on top of the engine) and then everything is easy to get at and see.
If you have a browse through the maintenance guides,you will probably find they inspire confidence to have a go.

[Gaffers]

I dont know where you are in London but if you can get it out to me (J4 M3) I can have a look and help you fix it.  I have a good working HBV here too if that is the issue.  Kate had the exact same issue and even with my fat hands she went home with a leak free car after 30 mins of work

Drop me a PM

[bbps]

Many thanks for the offer to look at the car Guffer, but it has no tax and no MOT.

Since taking it off the road, I had a great offer come up to buy an Astra from my Sister-in-Law, so I jumped to get that before she sold it to someone else. 6 years old, 33k miles, and she was the owner from new. Yes it is a big step down, but at least it is still a Vauxhall.

The wife is now moaning because the Omega is just cluttering up the drive, so I have resigned myself to the fact that after 12 years or so, it is time we parted company.

I would like to thank everyone on here for their time and great advice.