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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: M Kerr on 31 August 2008, 14:09:50

Title: Coolant Drain?
Post by: M Kerr on 31 August 2008, 14:09:50

Hello all,

Can anyone tell me where to drain the coolant from my '99 2.5 V6 please? :y

Title: Re: Coolant Drain?
Post by: Andy B on 31 August 2008, 14:11:21

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Hello all,

Can anyone tell me where to drain the coolant from my '99 2.5 V6 please? :y

Bottom corner of radiator, passenger side you'll find a red drain tap. You'll be able to drain around half of the 2 gallon(-ish) system.

Title: Re: Coolant Drain?
Post by: M Kerr on 31 August 2008, 14:12:40

Top man Andy!  I'm off there now.

Cheers,

Martin

Title: Re: Coolant Drain?
Post by: Andy B on 31 August 2008, 14:15:05

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Top man Andy!  I'm off there now.

Cheers,

Martin

Tunnie did a maintenance guide (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1167917774) for his 2.2 Same differnce though.  :y
(http://images.omegaowners.com/images/guides/coolant_change/DSC06345.JPG)

Title: Re: Coolant Drain?
Post by: M Kerr on 31 August 2008, 15:07:24

Cheers Andy,  I went straight out and found it!!  I must be blind.  Does anyone do a guide in braile? :y

Title: Re: Coolant Drain?
Post by: TheBoy on 31 August 2008, 18:00:25

In addition, the 2.5 Diesel has an engine block drain, sadly missing from the Vauxhall engines...

Title: Re: Coolant Drain? ...Head Swap
Post by: M Kerr on 03 September 2008, 18:00:13

Thanks again for the info.  While I am about it, I am "popping" off the heads and will either overhaul mine or replace with 2 that I,ve already got.  I've got James Guide which seems prety good and at the moment I've removed enough parts to build a ford focus!!!  Just to speed me up later, does anyone have a ready-made list of bits, seals, sealants etc.  that I'll need to put it back together properly?  I have read many guides on the forum that note the various sealants etc that perform properly but I'd have to revisit a lot of pages.  I'm not lazy but with 4 Kids maybe I shouldn't even have started!!!

I look forward to any advice.

All the best :)