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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Rizo on 30 July 2010, 22:22:00
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Oil cooler blew and well you all know the rest :-[
Rebuilt using s/s oil cooler, new gaskets, thermstat, water pump, timing belt kit, removed the SAI
Flushed the block and heater matrix.
removed rad and flushed. soaked over 72hrs with a proper bio cleaner for oil sludge yet upon refiting it still over heats and over pressurises.
red hot pipes and stone cold rad apart from a slight warm patch up top.
Did compression test and came back at 210-225 across all 6 pots, took 3 cranks to get this figure... not bad for 170k :o
so is my rad shot? i reckon its blocked with rust/sludge still
Rizo
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It looks that way doesn't it :(
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doh :-/
however must plod on...
parts list is growing:
Rad
Ball Joints
Drop Links
Shocks and springs all round
Complete OSR handbrake assembly
Exhaust Centres x 2
Clutch at some point too, will get flywheel lightened at that point too.
Its not my daily driver so i can just plod on as an when ;D
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Second hand rad is an option.
I find reverse flushing, soaking in a good cleaner (even traffic film remover or washing powder works!) and then repeat....do a few times and they normaly come good
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well its all sorted now...
Good secondhand Rad and another flush and she sits around 92-95 and only going up to 97 under a ragging 8-)
1 problem down, another to fix ::)
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Well done Riz 8-) :y
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Nice one :y
Just the rest to sort now, have fun ;D ;) :y
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Went and stripped some parts from a scrapper today.
Got Water Radiator, Washer Fluid Bottle, Fuel Flap, Front Bumper with Fogs, OSR and NSR Handbrake Assembly including shoes/springs/levers/adjusters, inlet temp sensor and front multiram soliniod (sp).
all for £80 and in the right colour for the body panels :)