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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: prestigesec on 30 March 2008, 18:36:47
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Hi just after a bit of advice please guys seen a 3.0L V6 elite estate on an S plate with 79.000miles on the clock for sale they say it has either a failed oil cooler or head gasket that has gone on it as oil is mixing with water. They say it is more likely to be the oil cooler though, so what i would like to know is what is the most common of the 2, could it be both and how much would they cost roughly to repair? Car looks in mint condition and should go cheap other wise i wouldnt be bothering with it. Thank you in advance for your answers.
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Failed oil cooler
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apparently the oil cooler is fairly common,head gasket failure on v6 is quite rare (but not impossible).
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deffo oil cooler raeson will be skrimping on services so make sure you check everything !! :y
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Says it has 4 stamps in service book and belt done at 54.000. How much would oil cooler be to buy and get fitted or is it a diy job???
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4 stamps :o :o should have at least 7 !!!! oil cooler is about £100 for kit and too bad a job to do !! :y
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I know concerns me a bit the lack of service but if get for the right price could work out ok :-/ what you looking at hrs to change oil cooler?
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depends what your like with the spanners matey ! i can do it in a couple of hours ! the longest job is flushing the old crap out the engine and heater matrix normally i change rad as well lots easier !! :y
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meant to say flushing can take 4/6 hours !! update your profile to show loacation bud !! :y
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Updated now, so does anyone know how much it would cost to get oil cooler fitted?
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Not bad with the spanner but would rather know its been done properly rather than me leave something off ha ha
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pity you are not nearer to me matey would do it for ya !! :(
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When engine is all up and running fine what sirt of modifications can be done? nothing daft or too expensive though?
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I know i am miles from anything here, friend of mine works in garage by me so he will prob do work for us, cheers :y
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not a great deal bud chip filter exhaust cams are pretty good whats in there ! super chargeing is an expensive option about £3500 for kit to fit yourself !! :o :o
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Wouldnt be goin that far with it as it will be my work horse, but just got rid of my toy a 380bhp lightweight impreza type r 2 door, great fun to say the least so need to have a little bit of poke in workhorse to keep me smilin! ;D
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you might be quite shocked how quick they are for a big car bud and they do handle very well ! mines quite rapid ask amigov6 ;D ;D
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I know yeah i test drove one the other week an elite estate must be completely different suspension to your mv6 cause it was like a sailin ship round the bends. How much do you think that elite estate i described at begining be worth?
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all depends on what the rest of it is like !! and if it is just the oil cooler also its comeing up for cambelt change at 80k so thats £380 at vx oil cooler at vx would be about £350 so wouldnt like to give over much for it say £400 max bud if you are gona keep it ! i have just bought a 2001 x plate cd facelift 2.2 with hg gone i paid £350 !! :y
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I know yeah i test drove one the other week an elite estate must be completely different suspension to your mv6 cause it was like a sailin ship round the bends. How much do you think that elite estate i described at begining be worth?
yes mv6 is lower and harder and mine is running on 19" wheels as well pictures are in gallery bud !! :y
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As you have a 3.0L would you say its the best version of omegas to go for? Fuel not a big issue
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As you have a 3.0L would you say its the best version of omegas to go for? Fuel not a big issue
yes mate without a doubt had 2.5 before and 3.0 is miles better :y
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Just got to find one now thats the only prob, the ones that look in the best cond have all got something wrong with them as daft as that sounds
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Just got to find one now thats the only prob, the ones that look in the best cond have all got something wrong with them as daft as that sounds
yes mate know what you mean !! quite good to work on and i am always breaking them so have loads of spares !! get an mv6 if you can though :y :y
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Only thing is that leather is a must for me and have not seen one mv6 with leather, did they not come as an option?
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Only thing is that leather is a must for me and have not seen one mv6 with leather, did they not come as an option?
mines got leather matey it was an option yes !! plenty out there just keep looking !! :y
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This the one on a well known auction site?? Looks a really nice clean motor apart from obvious!!
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Yeah in a champagne silver, you know anything about it?
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i do keep away been on there 3 times now first time was a nitemare some sort of philsing site !!!! apairofpumpkins !!! a piair of boloocks :y
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I would side on the getting an Omega elite 98 onwards with leather bose etc and upgrade the suspension to one from an MV6....or if you are getting leather mv6 interior anyway then wont matter whats there in the first place lol
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Cheers guys loads of help great forum just wanna say thanks and will let you know what i get thanks again
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Yeah in a champagne silver, you know anything about it?
i know the motor you mean. my first concern would be to find out why it is up for sale again; the car in question was sold a week ago, so i guess if it's that great i would be wondering why the person buying it is no longer interested and why it is back on sale. just a thought.
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Thought that myself to be honest, might just be a non showing bidder but then again might be a load of crap! Just to far away from me just to have a look
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Yeah in a champagne silver, you know anything about it?
i know the motor you mean. my first concern would be to find out why it is up for sale again; the car in question was sold a week ago, so i guess if it's that great i would be wondering why the person buying it is no longer interested and why it is back on sale. just a thought.
He could be bidding the price up himself.
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Could be seen a couple of cars with very strange bids on them obviosly done by themselves £999.99 you just wouldnt put a bid like that in if you wanted to buy something? Dont you have to pay commision on it still though
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He could be bidding the price up himself.
true, but then again i guess there's no real way of knowing either way. you could try contacting the previous buyer, or maybe check their profile for any similar activity etc. if they are pushing the price then i think they might be expecting too much for it.