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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: mickyboy on 17 August 2008, 11:51:02

Title: lost coolant
Post by: mickyboy on 17 August 2008, 11:51:02

Hi all,

any thoughts or sugestions i am losing coolant from the header tank and the only signs i can see is it leaving a small patch when i park the car up.
No visable signs from the header tank, no loss of power, temp a little bit higher than normal sometimes.
It looks like it runs from the back of the block?

mickyboy

Title: Re: lost coolant
Post by: Brian T on 17 August 2008, 11:55:04

If my foraging around on here has paid off then your problem may well be the HBV. there is a how2 http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1193594464
I'd wait for confirmation from one of the more experienced though

Title: Re: lost coolant
Post by: Elite Pete on 17 August 2008, 11:56:10

Hi Mickyboy and welcome to the forum.

What Omega is it?

Title: Re: lost coolant
Post by: mickyboy on 17 August 2008, 12:09:41

its a 2.6 cdx v6

Title: Re: lost coolant
Post by: feeutfo on 17 August 2008, 12:12:06

helps if you fill in your profile, saves asking what engine you have and all that. Usually that amount of loss is hbv "usually". Good place to start, see if its wet after running the engine, carefull tho it can get hot in that area. If you had coolant loss and no sign of it on the floor its often one of the other possible s in the v"usually".

Title: Re: lost coolant
Post by: Elite Pete on 17 August 2008, 12:15:17

As above, first and easiest place to check is the heater by pass valve, after that I would say oil cooler cover or thermostat and both are located in the V of the engine.

Title: Re: lost coolant
Post by: mickyboy on 17 August 2008, 12:15:18

Thanks i have added my details in profile now  ::)

Title: Re: lost coolant
Post by: feeutfo on 17 August 2008, 12:15:35

helps if you fill in your profile, saves asking what engine you have and all that. Usually that amount of loss is hbv "usually". Good place to start, see if its wet after running the engine, carefull tho it can get hot in that area. If you had coolant loss and no sign of it on the floor its often one of the other possible s in the v"usually".
Edited. Assuming it is a V engine of course?

Title: Re: lost coolant
Post by: mickyboy on 17 August 2008, 12:17:38

Thanks again

i will start there first ;)

Title: Re: lost coolant
Post by: Big Fra on 17 August 2008, 12:59:06

I had to replace the HBV in mine and found that although it was fiddly, it wasn't too much of an issue.

Just wear gloves. (as mentioned in prev link)

Good luck. :y