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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: ronomega on 28 February 2013, 16:59:36
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My head gaskets have gone on my MV6. Can anyone help me get them sorted. Just been quoted 911 quid to get done, i am sure there is someone out there who can help.
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My head gaskets have gone on my MV6. Can anyone help me get them sorted. Just been quoted 911 quid to get done, i am sure there is someone out there who can help.
I'd think about that If I were you. ::) ::) ;)
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Sounds like you're being ripped off.
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The belts and head skimming make up most of the cost.
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How much do you reckon?
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What makes you think the head gaskets have failed?
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My auxillary belt went, so thought it was tensioner, took air intake pipes off and they were full of water. Also where you top the oil up was full of gunk.
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Gunk in oil filler neck is normal on the v6 this time of year.What size engine ? Head gasket failure is uncommon on these engines,and other problems are very often misdiagnosed as head gasket.
Whereabouts are you ?
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My auxillary belt went, so thought it was tensioner, took air intake pipes off and they were full of water. Also where you top the oil up was full of gunk.
Aux Belt? - Nothing to do with head gasket. Assume it just snapped, not because of a seized water pump?
Air Intake - Driven through flood water? A failed HG would not cause water to go here
"Mayo" on the underneath of oil cap, is totally normal. Especially when using oils such as Castrol, or doing short runs. Blocked breathers also cause this.
None of this is sounding head gasket to me :y
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I am in corby, northants. I noticed no oil in the water though, but garage said its the heads. I never had any sign of head gasket problems as my temp was ok and no white smoke. But he said it is. I thought it was strange with no oil in the header tank.
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Contact Darth Loo-knee and ask him if he can take a look at it. ;)
He is in Stoke,but Im sure thr trip would be worth while,or he may even come to you.
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I am in corby, northants. I noticed no oil in the water though, but garage said its the heads. I never had any sign of head gasket problems as my temp was ok and no white smoke. But he said it is. I thought it was strange with no oil in the header tank.
Don't use this garage again, sounds like the want to rip you off! :o
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What year is your MV6?
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The gunk was all up it, really thick stuff. My car is at garage now. I have to let them know if they can go ahead. Can you ring me mate please? 07557880563.
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2003 mate.
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The gunk was all up it, really thick stuff. My car is at garage now. I have to let them know if they can go ahead. Can you ring me mate please? 07557880563.
I'd advise them you will take it back & not to go ahead with any work.
Drop a PM here to DarthLooKnee, arrange for him to come down and take a look.
You can have serious amounts of mayo, its still completely normal especially if going by Vauxhall's 20k oil change service
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Is it losing water?
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I am in corby, northants. I noticed no oil in the water though, but garage said its the heads. I never had any sign of head gasket problems as my temp was ok and no white smoke. But he said it is. I thought it was strange with no oil in the header tank.
Don't use this garage again, sounds like the want to rip you off! :o
Or don't know what they are talking about >:(
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OP has just PM,d me saying its a 2.6 engine.As we all know,its unheard off for head gaskets to fail on a 2.6 or 3.2.
I advised him to tell the garage to just put a new auxbelt on and then take the car back from them and see if it actually has any further problems.
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in my opinion, say NO to the garage. speak to daz/darth loo knee or elite pete. keep well away from the garage. last resort, bring her up to me. :y
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I've already told him that I think the garage have got it wrong
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these V6s - oil in cooling water system is usually a sign of oil cooler failure, water in oil sign of head gasket failure. (I know op has not got oil in his water)
Mayo - as said pretty normal for these V6s in cold weather - if excessive sign of blocked breathers and need for oil change.
If no coolant loss and performance ok, pretty certain head gaskets ok. Dump this garage asap mate ;)
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More like the owner of the garage drives a 911
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More like the owner of the garage drives a 911
Or he will do with a few more jobs like that >:(
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Cheers guys, it was just aux belt and i have changed my oil and filter. My oil was pretty clean though and i think i was being ripped of. Thanx to all for help. :y
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The face lift cars with Drive by wire engines have a much stronger head gasket. If its failed then something caused it to fail, rather than it failing on its own over time. If there's water in the intake then it sounds like the engine may have ingested water rather than ejected coolant into the inlet. If so it may have hydro locked and stretched the head bolts. ...may.
Get onto Darth loo knee on here. He'll sort it out for you no doubt. :y