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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Peti on 16 March 2012, 14:05:26

Title: Cooler - which type shall I buy ?
Post by: Peti on 16 March 2012, 14:05:26
There are two types of cooler I could buy for my Omega B :

(http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i324/porosz23/Omegacoolers.jpg)

(the blue  arrows stand for rubber hoses)

I have aircon....but I have the one    WITHOUT   those 21mm outputs.

There's a small pump that helps coolant to circulate, it is at the end of HEATER HOSES(going to heater matrix), under expansion tank :

(http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i324/porosz23/Auxpump.jpg)

When I buy a brand new cooler, shall I buy one WITH those extra outputs and two more hoses and that extra aux pump ? (please note : I DO have aircon!)

Or is that pump (that I already have) enough ?

If I buy the one WITH the extra pump :
 - Where that pump should be attached ?
 - How does its wiring connector look like ? I'm not even sure if I have that one at all.


Title: Re: Cooler - which type shall I buy ?
Post by: ngrainqey on 16 March 2012, 14:08:22
AFAIK its only the 3.2 that has the 2 aux cooler pumps- at the bottom of the radiator and just next to the header tank, think plods have two pumps though regardless of engine but could be wrong
alex
Title: Re: Cooler - which type shall I buy ?
Post by: Andy B on 16 March 2012, 14:13:36
AFAIK its only the 3.2 that has the 2 aux cooler pumps- at the bottom of the radiator and just next to the header tank, think plods have two pumps though regardless of engine but could be wrong
alex

You are  ;) ;) ;) My 3.0 only has the one pump, but I've seen other cars of a similar vintage with two!  :y :y
Title: Re: Cooler - which type shall I buy ?
Post by: ngrainqey on 16 March 2012, 14:31:47
nobody likes a smart arse :P
were they by any chance elites? or ex plods? lol
Title: Re: Cooler - which type shall I buy ?
Post by: Andy B on 16 March 2012, 14:43:52
nobody likes a smart arse :P
were they by any chance elites? or ex plods? lol

Moi?! A smart arse?  ;D  ;D  ;D
No idea what went where, the pump by the header tank is something to do with the winter pack I think, mine's an Elite & the cruise gubins is fitted there.  :y
Title: Re: Cooler - which type shall I buy ?
Post by: ngrainqey on 16 March 2012, 15:38:55
yeah the purpose of the pump is to circulate warm coolant for the heater even when engines off IIRC
Title: Re: Cooler - which type shall I buy ?
Post by: omega3000 on 16 March 2012, 16:22:42
AFAIK its only the 3.2 that has the 2 aux cooler pumps- at the bottom of the radiator and just next to the header tank, think plods have two pumps though regardless of engine but could be wrong
alex

You are  ;) ;) ;) My 3.0 only has the one pump, but I've seen other cars of a similar vintage with two!  :y :y

 :o :o Another pump  ??? Didnt know about that one  :-\
Title: Re: Cooler - which type shall I buy ?
Post by: doz on 16 March 2012, 16:38:29
I've got the facilities to run the heater with the engine off but I though that used the pump by the radiator
Title: Re: Cooler - which type shall I buy ?
Post by: ngrainqey on 16 March 2012, 21:06:12
I've got the facilities to run the heater with the engine off but I though that used the pump by the radiator

i thought it used the one next to the header tank then the second is just the auxillary-aux pump :P
Title: Re: Cooler - which type shall I buy ?
Post by: Andy B on 16 March 2012, 22:14:22
I've got the facilities to run the heater with the engine off but I though that used the pump by the radiator

The pump by the rad is to circulate coolant around the block when the engine is hot & has just been switched off to prevent hot spots being created in the block/heads.  :y
Title: Re: Cooler - which type shall I buy ?
Post by: Peti on 18 March 2012, 06:23:24
Sorry guys...but too much ...AFAIK.... and... I thought.... and.... as far as I remember   :)

Does anyone have in his pocket a sentence containing any of these words ? :

...that's for sure !
...do this !
...do that !

 :)

Mine's 2,5litre , petrol, with aircon.