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Title: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 25 September 2007, 01:43:41: Blocked breathers, or worse?

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Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: elvin315 on 25 September 2007, 05:54:22: Oil Cooler/Heat Exchanger leaking coolant. I fear for your bearings everywhere in the engine not to mention the cylinder walls. Change the oil immediately and get a new cooler.

Elvin
Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 25 September 2007, 05:58:44: Quote
Oil Cooler/Heat Exchanger leaking coolant. I fear for your bearings everywhere in the engine not to mention the cylinder walls. Change the oil immediately and get a new cooler.

Elvin

Due to the nature of the oil cooler (oil under high pressure being pumped around the exchanger in the water jacket)... if it fails, it will predominantely leak oil into the cooling system, and not coolant into the oil...

IMHO :)
Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: tunnie on 25 September 2007, 06:33:41: looking at the state of the plenum in the back ground, guessing this is not yours
Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 25 September 2007, 07:01:03: Quote
looking at the state of the plenum in the back ground, guessing this is not yours

Well, technically Yes...

But no, good deductions, it's not my facelift ;D
Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: RonaldMcBurger on 25 September 2007, 07:40:32: Put the cap back on and give it a good thrashing. Then check again. Hey presto!

Nothing to do with oil cooler and relatively normal on these.
Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 25 September 2007, 08:29:18: Definately not oil cooler.....

Interestingly, slightly off topic. I was speeking to man father the other day and he told me one of his traders phoned up asking about a 2.5 V6 Omega which had oil in the header tank.....they had already changed the headgaskets and it didn't fix it......its worrying isnt it!

Any way......age of car and engine size please, mileage and service history to (coolant changes in particular).

Any sign of mayo on the dipstick?

Short journeys?

Last oil change and what was used?
Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: Markie on 25 September 2007, 11:23:45: Got to say, im having a real scare on one of mine, mayo on filler cap ( 1/2" thick) I know its condensation but never seen so much....

It got a thrashing as Ronnie mentinoed above and seems better..
Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: Dazzler on 25 September 2007, 11:25:21: Quote
Got to say, im having a real scare on one of mine, mayo on filler cap ( 1/2" thick) I know its condensation but never seen so much....

It got a thrashing as Ronnie mentinoed above and seems better..
Any old excuse.....to thrash ;D
Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: JasonH on 25 September 2007, 14:04:58: Get the engine fully up to temperature for a bit and it should clear that.

If you could measure the oil temperature you'd fine that even after the coolant says 90C the oil will still take perhaps 10 or 20 mins to reach proper temperature. You then need it hot enough long enough to clear the mositure in that long filler spout.
Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 25 September 2007, 14:47:20: Off topic replies have been moved to [link=http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1190728041]This Thread[/link]
Title: Re: Head Gaskets?
Post by: duffy on 25 September 2007, 14:55:19: :-?Hi just signed up need some advice! my omega keeps losing water,i've had a test to see if the head gaskets have gone one garage said yes another said no. i have no loss of power and it only loses water when the better half drives it! any advice ? :-/
please no comments about not letting her drive.
Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 25 September 2007, 14:56:09: I have created a seperate thread for you as per the above link so your fault gets better exposure.
Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: TheBoy on 25 September 2007, 18:32:22: I have seen a few V6 with that amount of mayo. Different oil may help - seems Vx own semi doesn't seem to suffer.

But it is short journeys...
Title: Re: Too much Mayo in oil?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 25 September 2007, 19:55:46: Blocked breathers wouldn't help the situation either, of course, so make sure they're clear so the moisture's got somewhere to escape.

Kevin