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[MARK490]

Hi guys,

My poor ol' Omega is leaking oil from the cam covers onto both exhausts and the near side plugs, which I'm guessing is the cause of the missfire.

I'm not up to fixing it myself and it seems a little too involved for my local garage.

Please could you recommend someone who could sort it, preferably in the Woking, Surrey area?

How much is it likely to cost?

Thanks for your time,

Cheers, Mark

[ted_one]

Nearest to you would be Taxi Al,only an hour and a bit from you,PM him and see if he can possibly help

[05omegav6]

Indeed

[ted_one]

My usual commission 

[05omegav6]

My usual commission 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Worrying that it's too involved for your local garage. You can approximately get away with a small ratchet, about two or three sockets, a spanner and a couple of hours! There are far more involved and tricky jobs on Omegas than the camcovers - however the large amount of bits that do have to come off does add to the labour charges. The job itself, once you've got to the camcovers, is about as difficult as putting on a hat.

Not sure what damage can be done with the 3.2s, with regards to misfires - but if I were you I'd try and get down the plugwells on a weekly basic to mop up any oil, to bodge/temporarily cure the misfire, to save you needing new HTleadcoilpackallinonestupidthings, if the damage hasn't already been done.

OOF shall look after you 

[steve6367]

Worrying that it's too involved for your local garage. You can approximately get away with a small ratchet, about two or three sockets, a spanner and a couple of hours! There are far more involved and tricky jobs on Omegas than the camcovers - however the large amount of bits that do have to come off does add to the labour charges. The job itself, once you've got to the camcovers, is about as difficult as putting on a hat.

Not sure what damage can be done with the 3.2s, with regards to misfires - but if I were you I'd try and get down the plugwells on a weekly basic to mop up any oil, to bodge/temporarily cure the misfire, to save you needing new HTleadcoilpackallinonestupidthings, if the damage hasn't already been done.

OOF shall look after you 

I managed it, so it can't be hard!

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Agreed. I was, I admit, a little daunted, as I'd never taken that much of an engine off before - but as with anything, once you've done it, it's 90% easier the next time. And realised how simple a job it is, actually.  The only 'worry' is you end up causing an air leak, through mis-fitting the plenum/vac pipes. But that same applies to anything. I enjoyed doing it! 

[05omegav6]

The trick is knowing, or quickly learning, how the inlet goes together and therefore exactly what needs to come off... that said it gives a good opportunity to check the oil cooler plate and coolant bridge for leaks/corrosion

As for potential damage, coilpacks don't like oil baths any more than HT leads do, and at £75+ per bank, coilpacks aren't exactly a service item

[ted_one]

IMHO a strong case for taking it to someone like yourself and getting it right first time me ....old dog.....no learnee new tricks

[Diamond Black Geezer]

The trick is knowing, or quickly learning, how the inlet goes together and therefore exactly what needs to come off... that said it gives a good opportunity to check the oil cooler plate and coolant bridge for leaks/corrosion

As for potential damage, coilpacks don't like oil baths any more than HT leads do, and at £75+ per bank, coilpacks aren't exactly a service item

Ooh eck... mine looks white and furry with alloy corrosion, I know for a fact. Might be taking that out for a preventative clean, then.

[05omegav6]

IMHO a strong case for taking it to someone like yourself and getting it right first time me ....old dog.....no learnee new tricks

Tru dat

[MARK490]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the replies.

I've contacted Taxi Al and once I've got the parts hopefully he'll save the day!

I did look up the How To section but I know my skills level and I'd only break something else trying to fix the leaks. Whenever I changed my old VX4/90 or Firenza cam cover I always seemed to snap a plug lead or crimp the gasket. So best to get the professionals in!

Cheers, Mark