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[donna-marie]

I keep reading about the temp gauge going high. mine does that too whilst idle or in traffic, a bit concerning. i also seem to have a bit of a leak (oily). Can some one out my mind at rest. New to Vauxhall in general. Car is sweet.
would it be an idea to have a switch on the dash to control the temp a bit better.

[Kevin Wood]

It's normal for the temperature to rise a little in traffic when the radiator doesn't get a natural airflow over it. Once the temperature has risen to a certain point, the cooling fans should cut in and bring it down again. As long as this happens at a reasonable temperature (95-100 degrees C is typical) I wouldn't worry.

If it's getting well above 100, into the red section of the gauge or the warning light is coming on it's getting too hot for some reason.

Kevin

[Kevin Wood]

I forgot to say that the majority of oil leak problems on a V6 are down to the cam cover gaskets which fail as a consequence of the breathers becoming blocked and causing a build-up of pressure.

Have a look down the spark plug holes and see if there is any oil sitting around the plugs. If so, the cam covers gaskets are leaking.

There is a guide on here regarding cleaning out the breathers and also repairing the cam cover gaskets.

Kevin

[donna-marie]

Kevin, your a star. Just needed a second opinion. Really timid. 1st car bought with hard savings not finance think i got a bargin. 60,000 on clock on 98.

[Markjay]

You can post some pics in the Gallery section:
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?board=omegagallery

[Markjay]

...and of course welcome to the forum.

[Kevin Wood]

It's easy to get concerned when a car is new to you and you don't know its' quirks.

Sounds like a nice low mileage example. Keep an eye on those breathers and change the oil regularly and it should serve you well.

If it doesn't have a cam belt and idler pulley change in its' service history I would do this ASAP. It is vital that these are changed every 40,000 miles or 4 years on these engines. Failure of the cam belt or idlers will cause serious engine damage.

The forum has gatherings from time to time where servicing tasks like this can be carried out by one of the experts at very reasonable rates (Currency: usually beer!).

Kevin

[TheBoy]

The temp should really keep to 95 ish.  At around 96, the slow speed rad fans should kick in. at around 97 to 98, the high speed fans should cut in and bring it down quickly.  Are your fans coming on - if the cooling system has been abused, sometimes the rad switches fail...