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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: mickyboy123 on 24 June 2014, 17:59:29
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hi to you all.
i seem to have developed a water leak it seem to be some where front passenger side . thing is i just had a cam belt and water pump done . im sure that there was no leak before , could they have not put something back right. or desturbed something. :'(
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Pop cambelt cover off, check around water pump if that has been changed.
Passenger side could be rad drain plug though.
Is coolant going down? Or can you see fluid on the tray? As pump changing is a messy business.
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yes coolant gone down just bout half inch. and it driping of cross member passenger side.
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Check water pump. Better still get people who did the job to look :)
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yea thanks i will , it was frosts vauxhall main dealer.
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Check also rad hose that runs from rad to block passenger side ;)
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car has been back to frosts today , aparantly i need a new rad, its the. rad thats leaking :'(
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But no leak before? Hummm how convienant ::)
I'd get q second opinion. Rads tend to fail at top hose :-\
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yes is a bit odd, tell me if the water from the rad gets on the engine block or manifold would the antifrezze in the water give a sort of oil burning smell. get this odd smell like burning oil sumtimes but i have no oil or gearbox oil leaking :-\
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Did ::) ::)the dealer damage the rad when they did the cam belt and pump.
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does make me wonder, but how do you prove it, last time i will use them. >:(
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I concur with others, it's most likely to have been the garage at fault.
It didn't leak before you left it with them and it did when you got it back. Pretty obvious really.
Any witness marks of historic leakage?
Any damage marks (hammer, spanner slipped, etc) on the radiator, especially in the areas near where a clumsy mechanic would have been working on a cambelt?
If you can show this sort of evidence, you have a case.
Ron.
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car has been back to frosts today , aparantly i need a new rad, its the. rad thats leaking :'(
Where are you in Brighton? I can have a look to confirm diagnosis before you part with your cash... have previous experience of Frosts service department in Shoreham :-X
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im in portslade just between hove and shoreham, that would be great if you could take a look for me. :yd
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the quotes , they gave me, fitted with non vx part, 203 and with vx part 450. what a big diffrence, :)
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I recently had a new rad fitted for £150.00
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thats a bit cheaper, how much was the rad itself, :y
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thats a bit cheaper, how much was the rad itself, :y
I have used these people twice now for a new 2.2 radiator (for different cars) & cannot fault the Product or Supplier. If you are reasonably handy with tools it is not a difficult job to DIY :y
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-2-0-2-2-2-5-3-0-99-99-NEW-RADIATOR-/201102781889?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2ed2a8edc1
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Can you get it to Pulborough this evening :-\
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yes i certainly can
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Pm sent :y ring to discuss...
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It looks like you have it covered, "mickeyboy", but I still think that your garage was the cause of your problem - have you been to them for an explanation? Look for new, bright metal on the engine side of the rad?
Anyway, if all else fails and you cannot get satisfaction from your garage or a suitably-priced new rad, I MIGHT have a possibility for you.
A few years back I had a Carlton estate with overheating problems and after failing to cure them by flushing, etc., bought a new, genuine rad from Vx. It is still buried somewhere in my garage, because the car died before I could fit it.
The Carlton was a 2.2 petrol, and I wonder if it's the same as yours? Does anyone know?
I live in Essex, near Chelmsford, so there are logistic problems too in getting it to you, but maybe it's worth thinking about?
Ron.
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sorry got that wrong the rad cost £148.00 without labour charge, I am sure that you can get a lot cheaper than that.
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Nice to meet you Mick :y
For once main dealer diagnosis was spot on :o
Bloody great crack on top of the passenger side end tank :'(
New rad being fitted on Monday, so that should see it sorted :y
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nice to meet you to al, keep me posted on the next curry nite. many thanx again for takeing a look . will see you monday, to see how its done,
many thanx to you all for your help. frost are of the hook this time at least. i no now that they were on the level, :y
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water leak all sorted, many thanks to taxial made a great job of fitting my new rad, :y