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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: flex on 24 December 2009, 09:13:56

Title: v6 omega
Post by: flex on 24 December 2009, 09:13:56
hi can anyone tell me what is that black thing under the the water header tank  it has two pipes going to it and it looks like a coil with a connector behind it . ::)
Title: Re: v6 omega
Post by: Andy B on 24 December 2009, 09:19:16
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hi can anyone tell me what is that black thing under the the water header tank  it has two pipes going to it and it looks like a coil with a connector behind it . ::)

About 1" & a half diameter and 4" long? Electric water pump for the winter pack heating, it helps circulates water around the heater matrix to get heat into the cabin ASAP.  ;)
Title: Re: v6 omega
Post by: flex on 24 December 2009, 09:25:39
well my oil cooler went down so i fixed that but i dont get hot air and when i took the two pipes off two clean tham i stuck a airline down the black electric thing and the little turbine blades dont spin is that why i dont get hot air
Title: Re: v6 omega
Post by: TheBoy on 24 December 2009, 09:28:51
I'd be looking more at a blocked heater matrix, particularly if driven for a while with blocked oil cooler
Title: Re: v6 omega
Post by: Andy B on 24 December 2009, 09:28:55
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........... and the little turbine blades dont spin is that why i dont get hot air

Not sure, I don't have one on my car. You sure your matrix is completely unblocked after your cooler failed?  :-/
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Title: Re: v6 omega
Post by: flex on 24 December 2009, 10:25:22
how do i un block the matrixwhat pipes do i pull off and how do i know when its flushed
Title: Re: v6 omega
Post by: Andy B on 24 December 2009, 10:55:37
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how do i un block the matrixwhat pipes do i pull off and how do i know when its flushed

This might be handy ..... http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1185891036 Use a hose pipe till the water runs clear, even then though, you can't be certain that you have water flowing through all of the cores. (click here (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1228657191))
Forte coolant flush has been used by various member with positive results. clicky (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Forte-Car-Cooling-Coolant-System-Flush-500ml-New_W0QQitemZ320463288334QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item4a9d19b80e)
Title: Re: v6 omega
Post by: flex on 24 December 2009, 11:09:59
man those two pipe look really hard to get to i will give it a go today in the cold and stick a hose pipe down one end .