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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Barry_B on 27 January 2010, 15:20:56

Title: oil in water
Post by: Barry_B on 27 January 2010, 15:20:56

3.0. very heavy ''mayo'' in water header tank, no water in oil or on dipstick, is this more likely an oil cooler fault rather than ahead gasket ?

Title: Re: oil in water
Post by: feeutfo on 27 January 2010, 15:29:02

yep, oil cooler breaked.

Title: Re: oil in water
Post by: Lazydocker on 27 January 2010, 17:13:43

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yep, oil cooler breaked.

Do not start the engine until you have managed to get it fixed... It'll just circulate the oily sludge and make it almost impossible to get cleared :y :y

Title: Re: oil in water
Post by: ScottieMV6 on 27 January 2010, 17:28:47

Make sure you flush your cooling system very thoroughly once new cooler fitted :y

Title: Re: oil in water
Post by: TheBoy on 27 January 2010, 18:10:40

As you have guessed, oil cooler :y

Title: Re: oil in water
Post by: Barry_B on 27 January 2010, 23:33:23

thanks guys for your very speedy help, seems conclusive oil cooler is fault, sadly engine been run before fault discovered any particulaly good product available to use as flush?

Title: Re: oil in water
Post by: hotel21 on 27 January 2010, 23:35:37

Copious amounts of free flowing water and jizer or gunk to act as an oil emulsifier/flusher.

And thats both during and after the oil cooler has been replaced......   ;)

Title: Re: oil in water
Post by: feeutfo on 27 January 2010, 23:41:29

...and strongly advise correct size flair nut spanner for oil pipes, open ended spanner just buggers the nuts it seems.
There is a guide in maintenance i'm fairly sure.