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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Proz on 19 July 2008, 16:00:01
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My car flashed up Coolant Level yesterday so i topped it up and let it run for a while and seemed fine ..... but alas on my way to work today it flashed up again . The coolant was down slightly and there was a dripping from the back of the engine on drivers side but i cant see exactly where from ...... its behind the front wheel area when lying on the ground trying to find it if that helps but i cant get the car up high enough to get right under to pinpoint it .... only drips when running aswell...as soon as the car is turned off it stops ... i know that probaly sounds stupid but it may help point out something .... :'(
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Sounds like the HBV. Mine was the same. ;)
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Sounds like the HBV. Mine was the same. ;)
Mmmm ... i will have a look for a how too on that ... Thanks :y
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Sounds like the HBV. Mine was the same. ;)
Mmmm ... i will have a look for a how too on that ... Thanks :y
There is one in the maint section mate :y
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if its just water its the air con drain, normal :). if its coolant coolant,pink and slippery sweat taisting, you have a leak, :( check hbv, guide for replacement in guide section to help you find it. get your hand in there and see if its wet. if not it could be in the v , oil cooler cover or t. stat housig. >:(my hbv leaked according to pressure in the system rather than engine speed as myn would leak with engine off. so may not be that. :-/
post what you find. ta :y
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if its just water its the air con drain, normal :). if its coolant coolant,pink and slippery sweat taisting, you have a leak, :( check hbv, guide for replacement in guide section to help you find it. get your hand in there and see if its wet. if not it could be in the v , oil cooler cover or t. stat housig. >:(my hbv leaked according to pressure in the system rather than engine speed as myn would leak with engine off. so may not be that. :-/
post what you find. ta :y
I didnt have air con on at the time but i can smell the sweet smell of anti freeze :-/.... from what ive read it sounds like the HBV.... it seems to be coming from the cluster of pipes at the drivers side ... i just cant see from where :'(
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if its just water its the air con drain, normal :). if its coolant coolant,pink and slippery sweat taisting, you have a leak, :( check hbv, guide for replacement in guide section to help you find it. get your hand in there and see if its wet. if not it could be in the v , oil cooler cover or t. stat housig. >:(my hbv leaked according to pressure in the system rather than engine speed as myn would leak with engine off. so may not be that. :-/
post what you find. ta :y
I didnt have air con on at the time but i can smell the sweet smell of anti freeze :-/.... from what ive read it sounds like the HBV.... it seems to be coming from the cluster of pipes at the drivers side ... i just cant see from where :'(
it is a hard find apparently! Do you get leak immediatly on tarting or on pressurasation? Mine also did continue to leak a bit when engine turned off due to pressure in coolant.
Did you have a gander in the maintenance section... very good guide. And also the engive pic which shows the true location of the HBV (pic of engine removed from the car)
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if its just water its the air con drain, normal :). if its coolant coolant,pink and slippery sweat taisting, you have a leak, :( check hbv, guide for replacement in guide section to help you find it. get your hand in there and see if its wet. if not it could be in the v , oil cooler cover or t. stat housig. >:(my hbv leaked according to pressure in the system rather than engine speed as myn would leak with engine off. so may not be that. :-/
post what you find. ta :y
I didnt have air con on at the time but i can smell the sweet smell of anti freeze :-/.... from what ive read it sounds like the HBV.... it seems to be coming from the cluster of pipes at the drivers side ... i just cant see from where :'(
it is a hard find apparently! Do you get leak immediatly on tarting or on pressurasation? Mine also did continue to leak a bit when engine turned off due to pressure in coolant.
Did you have a gander in the maintenance section... very good guide. And also the engive pic which shows the true location of the HBV (pic of engine removed from the car)
I started the car again for a minute or two there and no leak so it must only be on pressurisation but its maybe not hot enough .... when it was leaking before as soon as car turned off it stopped .... yes i did have a look at the how too ....seems a bit of a pig to get too :-/
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if its just water its the air con drain, normal :). if its coolant coolant,pink and slippery sweat taisting, you have a leak, :( check hbv, guide for replacement in guide section to help you find it. get your hand in there and see if its wet. if not it could be in the v , oil cooler cover or t. stat housig. >:(my hbv leaked according to pressure in the system rather than engine speed as myn would leak with engine off. so may not be that. :-/
post what you find. ta :y
I didnt have air con on at the time but i can smell the sweet smell of anti freeze :-/.... from what ive read it sounds like the HBV.... it seems to be coming from the cluster of pipes at the drivers side ... i just cant see from where :'(
it is a hard find apparently! Do you get leak immediatly on tarting or on pressurasation? Mine also did continue to leak a bit when engine turned off due to pressure in coolant.
Did you have a gander in the maintenance section... very good guide. And also the engive pic which shows the true location of the HBV (pic of engine removed from the car)
I started the car again for a minute or two there and no leak so it must only be on pressurisation but its maybe not hot enough .... when it was leaking before as soon as car turned off it stopped .... yes i did have a look at the how too ....seems a bit of a pig to get too :-/
Yeah.. mine took about 5 mins before any loss evident. :y
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if its just water its the air con drain, normal :). if its coolant coolant,pink and slippery sweat taisting, you have a leak, :( check hbv, guide for replacement in guide section to help you find it. get your hand in there and see if its wet. if not it could be in the v , oil cooler cover or t. stat housig. >:(my hbv leaked according to pressure in the system rather than engine speed as myn would leak with engine off. so may not be that. :-/
post what you find. ta :y
I didnt have air con on at the time but i can smell the sweet smell of anti freeze :-/.... from what ive read it sounds like the HBV.... it seems to be coming from the cluster of pipes at the drivers side ... i just cant see from where :'(
it is a hard find apparently! Do you get leak immediatly on tarting or on pressurasation? Mine also did continue to leak a bit when engine turned off due to pressure in coolant.
Did you have a gander in the maintenance section... very good guide. And also the engive pic which shows the true location of the HBV (pic of engine removed from the car)
I started the car again for a minute or two there and no leak so it must only be on pressurisation but its maybe not hot enough .... when it was leaking before as soon as car turned off it stopped .... yes i did have a look at the how too ....seems a bit of a pig to get too :-/
Yeah.. mine took about 5 mins before any loss evident. :y
I'll be driving home from work shortly so we shall see if it gets me home ... only about 8 miles so should make it :-/
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if its just water its the air con drain, normal :). if its coolant coolant,pink and slippery sweat taisting, you have a leak, :( check hbv, guide for replacement in guide section to help you find it. get your hand in there and see if its wet. if not it could be in the v , oil cooler cover or t. stat housig. >:(my hbv leaked according to pressure in the system rather than engine speed as myn would leak with engine off. so may not be that. :-/
post what you find. ta :y
I didnt have air con on at the time but i can smell the sweet smell of anti freeze :-/.... from what ive read it sounds like the HBV.... it seems to be coming from the cluster of pipes at the drivers side ... i just cant see from where :'(
it is a hard find apparently! Do you get leak immediatly on tarting or on pressurasation? Mine also did continue to leak a bit when engine turned off due to pressure in coolant.
Did you have a gander in the maintenance section... very good guide. And also the engive pic which shows the true location of the HBV (pic of engine removed from the car)
I started the car again for a minute or two there and no leak so it must only be on pressurisation but its maybe not hot enough .... when it was leaking before as soon as car turned off it stopped .... yes i did have a look at the how too ....seems a bit of a pig to get too :-/
Yeah.. mine took about 5 mins before any loss evident. :y
I'll be driving home from work shortly so we shall see if it gets me home ... only about 8 miles so should make it :-/
Be fine mate. Mine did a few hundred before I could get it done. Just keep an eye on coolant level and your temp guage. :y :y
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myn just leaked loads when the heater was turned on! changed hbv and leak stopped £24 inc vat on trade prices
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(http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p326/chrisgixer/Copy2ofP1010040.jpg)
is that it ? right at the top of pic behind blue conector? its partly covered
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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1181719948
found this usefull
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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1181719948
found this usefull
far better!
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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1181719948
found this usefull
far better!
:y :y Proz does have a 4 pot I belive... Just noticed ::) :-[
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oh..fek arse.
second time i've done similar. started banging on about guide for alternator for a v6 a while back. 10 posts in someone piped up that it was a diesel. :-[ completely differant they told me. ;)
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;D ;D ;D Well the good intention was there :y :y :y I have only just clocked it myself ::) ::)
Nevermind ;)
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oh dear .... this car seems to be getting poorly .... loosing coolant aswell today .... appears to be the HBV..... i think i need to spend some money on her and get her fully checked over .... only had it for about 2 months ( bought from a garage ) and this is the third thing to have gone wrong , although they were fixed under warranty ... just getting a little frustrated with it now .... maybe needs to go in to VX for exhaust / service and get any software updates too ... my last one never missed a beat hence why i bought another one :'(
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What exactly are the probs mate... someone may be able to help and prevent unessesary costs :y
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What exactly are the probs mate... someone may be able to help and prevent unessesary costs :y
Just this coolant leak and the exhaust ..... when i test drove the car it was fine , ie no noises from the exhaust , but it failed the mot when they said they would put a year on it on emmisions so they replaced the front pipe and cat .... when i collected it there is a sqeek from the front exhaust somewhere and the back box is rattley almost as if the baffles have gone and im sure its knocking on something ... only does it when its heated up though ... its really doing my head in cause i hate rattles and squeeks so i planned either a stainless system or a Vx original because of course the exhaust " isnt covered by warranty " .... i prefer a quieter ride so i dont know if this rules out the stainless system ......now of course its leaking coolant.... first central locking went , then the coil or something along those lines and now this .... :'( .... but at least it got me home :y
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Have you checked exhaust mountings to see if secure. Dont worry about the HBV... its a £35 job at most. Less with TC card. Im sure it will all get sorted mate :y :y
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Have you checked exhaust mountings to see if secure. Dont worry about the HBV... its a £35 job at most. Less with TC card. Im sure it will all get sorted mate :y :y
Ive had the car in several exhaust shops and they say there is nothing wrong with it .... thing is it doesnt do it when its sitting idling on a ramp but try telling them that when they are underneath it banging on it saying its fine .... does it when its on the road being driven and only in certain rev bands ... say between 1500 - 2500 revs and again not in the first mile or two ... only when heated up....its really frustrating hence why i thought about replacing it all from cat back :-/.... :y
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Have you checked exhaust mountings to see if secure. Dont worry about the HBV... its a £35 job at most. Less with TC card. Im sure it will all get sorted mate :y :y
Ive had the car in several exhaust shops and they say there is nothing wrong with it .... thing is it doesnt do it when its sitting idling on a ramp but try telling them that when they are underneath it banging on it saying its fine .... does it when its on the road being driven and only in certain rev bands ... say between 1500 - 2500 revs and again not in the first mile or two ... only when heated up....its really frustrating hence why i thought about replacing it all from cat back :-/.... :y
Are you sure it is the right fixments?? I had this on a citroen (not much help I know :() and you could not tell appart from horrible rattles and clanging !! May be worth a check?? :y
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Have you checked exhaust mountings to see if secure. Dont worry about the HBV... its a £35 job at most. Less with TC card. Im sure it will all get sorted mate :y :y
Ive had the car in several exhaust shops and they say there is nothing wrong with it .... thing is it doesnt do it when its sitting idling on a ramp but try telling them that when they are underneath it banging on it saying its fine .... does it when its on the road being driven and only in certain rev bands ... say between 1500 - 2500 revs and again not in the first mile or two ... only when heated up....its really frustrating hence why i thought about replacing it all from cat back :-/.... :y
Are you sure it is the right fixments?? I had this on a citroen (not much help I know :() and you could not tell appart from horrible rattles and clanging !! May be worth a check?? :y
Mmm yes it may well be worth a check ... i would like to keep the car for a long time so should i go stainless or Vx original ? ... im not looking for the sporty noisey type ... i prefer the quieter exhaust .... god i must be getting old ;D
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Have you checked exhaust mountings to see if secure. Dont worry about the HBV... its a £35 job at most. Less with TC card. Im sure it will all get sorted mate :y :y
Ive had the car in several exhaust shops and they say there is nothing wrong with it .... thing is it doesnt do it when its sitting idling on a ramp but try telling them that when they are underneath it banging on it saying its fine .... does it when its on the road being driven and only in certain rev bands ... say between 1500 - 2500 revs and again not in the first mile or two ... only when heated up....its really frustrating hence why i thought about replacing it all from cat back :-/.... :y
Are you sure it is the right fixments?? I had this on a citroen (not much help I know :() and you could not tell appart from horrible rattles and clanging !! May be worth a check?? :y
Mmm yes it may well be worth a check ... i would like to keep the car for a long time so should i go stainless or Vx original ? ... im not looking for the sporty noisey type ... i prefer the quieter exhaust .... god i must be getting old ;D
very much up to you mate! i would not impose my opinion on yours ::) :-X
But I know what I want on my elite :-X :-X No nogood.... cant keep it shut! I want stainless... but it is personal pref :y
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Have you checked exhaust mountings to see if secure. Dont worry about the HBV... its a £35 job at most. Less with TC card. Im sure it will all get sorted mate :y :y
Ive had the car in several exhaust shops and they say there is nothing wrong with it .... thing is it doesnt do it when its sitting idling on a ramp but try telling them that when they are underneath it banging on it saying its fine .... does it when its on the road being driven and only in certain rev bands ... say between 1500 - 2500 revs and again not in the first mile or two ... only when heated up....its really frustrating hence why i thought about replacing it all from cat back :-/.... :y
Are you sure it is the right fixments?? I had this on a citroen (not much help I know :() and you could not tell appart from horrible rattles and clanging !! May be worth a check?? :y
Mmm yes it may well be worth a check ... i would like to keep the car for a long time so should i go stainless or Vx original ? ... im not looking for the sporty noisey type ... i prefer the quieter exhaust .... god i must be getting old ;D
very much up to you mate! i would not impose my opinion on yours ::) :-X
But I know what I want on my elite :-X :-X No nogood.... cant keep it shut! I want stainless... but it is personal pref :y
;D ;D yeah .. so do i :y
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ive got s/s powerflow in gloucs done it but i kept my irmscher s/s backbox so the police wouldnt bother me!
cost me £280 for s/s cat back with centre silencers removed!
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oh dear .... this car seems to be getting poorly .... loosing coolant aswell today .... appears to be the HBV..... i think i need to spend some money on her and get her fully checked over .... only had it for about 2 months ( bought from a garage ) and this is the third thing to have gone wrong , although they were fixed under warranty ... just getting a little frustrated with it now .... maybe needs to go in to VX for exhaust / service and get any software updates too ... my last one never missed a beat hence why i bought another one :'(
Well i better dig deep in my pockets .... thats her booked in at Vx tomorrow ....going to have it thourghly checked over / serviced / water leak repaired / exhaust repaired or replaced and any software updates needed .... this wont be cheap but i now need the car to go away at the weekend :(