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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: BazMV6 on 29 April 2009, 20:43:57
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I'm getting through several litres of water on a 40 mile round trip. :(
Seems to be escaping from rear of engine. No obvious signs of oil in water or vice versa, but I've been reliably informed it looks like head gasket (and no, my name's not Wayne).
Not a job I fancy myself, and garage labour would probably amount to more than the car's worth - so maybe it's time to pass the car onto someone who would nurse her through her old age?
Facelift MV6 Estate, 155K miles, cambelt done at Xmas by James, niggling lambda sensor warning (which is definitely not lambda sensors) - but otherwise is good shape and well cared for. Anyone interested?
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Maybe the hbv ... leaking at back of engine drivers side i belive .... is the coolant getting pressurised :-/
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My guess .....
Leak from rear of engine + no oil in water + no water in oil = Heater Bypass Valve
lots of history on here about this problem.
Edit .. must type faster .. :)
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If you were closer I'd have had a nosey for you :(
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If you were closer I'd have had a nosey for you :(
so would I. I'm off to Swindon on monday so possible could meet you. May be better to meet on the way back as I've got the ex SWMBO with me in the morning.....
almost certainly HBV if you were losing that amount of water via the HG you'd be in deep stuff now. It will be cheap fix...
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Anyone interested?
Yes :y
If it't not HBV, it may be corner of HG on the 246 bank - not unheard of :-/
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if you were losing that amount of water via the HG you'd be in deep stuff now. It will be cheap fix...
We all said that about MaxV6's Elite - it would lose coolant in 15 miles and need more - and it was HG on 246. I ended up doing the heads on it
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If you were closer I'd have had a nosey for you :(
so would I. I'm off to Swindon on monday so possible could meet you. May be better to meet on the way back as I've got the ex SWMBO with me in the morning.....
almost certainly HBV if you were losing that amount of water via the HG you'd be in deep stuff now. It will be cheap fix...
Many thanks for the kind offers of help! :y :)
Seems to be passenger side of the engine bay, by the way.
I'm certainly around on Monday if you've got time to drop by - and if it turns out to be the HBV then I'd be a very happy bunny... :-/
Cheers,
Baz.
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If you were closer I'd have had a nosey for you :(
so would I. I'm off to Swindon on monday so possible could meet you. May be better to meet on the way back as I've got the ex SWMBO with me in the morning.....
almost certainly HBV if you were losing that amount of water via the HG you'd be in deep stuff now. It will be cheap fix...
Many thanks for the kind offers of help! :y :)
Seems to be passenger side of the engine bay, by the way.
I'm certainly around on Monday if you've got time to drop by - and if it turns out to be the HBV then I'd be a very happy bunny... :-/
Cheers,
Baz.
HBV is very much driver side... :-[
Baz, also happy to take a gander, at no cost, if we can get together at a mutually good time :y
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Theres always the core plugs to consider
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seem to recall Elite Pete has a unique method of replacing them :)
might be worth contacting him or Daz. :y
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Garage has today confirmed not HBV - coolant clearly coming from gasket. :'(
So thanks for all the offers, but not sure there's much point in a "watch the leak" party on Monday. I'll be around though if any prospective purchasers are passing and want to take a look... :-/
Cheers, Baz.
(less than a mile from the A43, directions on request via PM)
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Out of interest which garage did you give it to ? I live in Brackley and use BVS, The guy who owns it (Tom) knows a lot about Omegas and has always given me good advice in the past.
Cheap too :y
Might be worth a second opinion ?
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Baz is it a manual or auto?
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Out of interest which garage did you give it to?
Silverstone Garage. Always been very good in the past. :y
Baz is it a manual or auto?
Auto.
I'd welcome any views on what folks think she might be worth...
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Out of interest which garage did you give it to?
Silverstone Garage. Always been very good in the past. :y
Baz is it a manual or auto?
Auto.
I'd welcome any views on what folks think she might be worth...
Damn :(
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Baz - broken as it is, it probably isn't worth hardly anything :'(
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as above Baz, and discussed in PM's, its going to be worth very little :'(
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PM sent Baz :y