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[holey head]

hi all

i'm seriously thinking about getting rid of my prescious omega. it's burning oil and costing me loads. now i luv the car and if i can get the work done by somebody <if any1 here can do it i'll pay well> for a decent price then i'll keep it but i have the chance of getting a newer car on saturday and don't know what to do!!!! what do you all think, somebody said it's valve stem seals or something the reason it's burning oil. if somebody can do it let me know and we'll talk but need to know asap.

cheers all

steve

[IrmscherKris]

Sell it and buy a V6  

Or... slot a V6 in it  

[Grumpy]

somebody said it's valve stem seals

I think you'll need a bit more than this to go on before taking the
cylinder head off to replace defective items.

Are you sure part of the plug, or debris from the helicoiling, hasn't
dropped down into the cylinder and scored the bores/damaged valves
etc.. when your spark plug blew out of the engine?

Boils down to what you want in the end, and the price difference to change car
or repair the one you've got.

[holey head]

hi grumpy,

no it was doing this before blowing blue smoke out of exhaust and really really smells of burning oil! i love the omega but i've already spent loads on it. i coud go get a newer car still under warranty and then if something does go wrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

if something has fallen down from helicoiling then will still need head off won't i???

[Grumpy]

if something has fallen down from helicoiling then will still need head off won't i???

Yes. But if something from the spark plug, or swarf/piece of thread has entered the
cylinder then I would expect a badly scored cylinder bore as well.
That would mean a large garage bill to remove and strip engine to repair.
Would probably be better off fitting a known good second hand or reconditioned engine
when you start adding up labour and parts cost.

If your burning oil at a hefty rate, it's either bore/piston ring wear/damage, or worn
valve guides/seals. Both problems require cylinder head removal and the bore/piston
rings require engine out.
The garage will love you for the labour charges, that will probably be enough to send
them on a group holiday to Barbados.

The car will eventually fail an mot emissions test. If you really are burning a lot
of oil, and you've seen a car with warranty that you like, might be a good idea to
part ex it whilst you still can. Either that or budget for a replacement engine in your
Omega.

Either way, do what you actually want to do. I can't recall many folk on their
death beds saying, "I wish I'd bought a Nissan Micra".  
Get and do what you want to whilst you can.

[VX1]

Just a thought, but have you checked the crankshaft breather pipe to see if its bloked with hard carbon crud? This will also cause the blue smoke coming from the exhaust.

[holey head]

no i haven't checked but wil do 2 moz

[amigov6]

 :(Hope you get it sorted. If you really ca'nt then buy another one!