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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: rob in gib on 27 August 2010, 08:40:11

Title: urgent assistance required
Post by: rob in gib on 27 August 2010, 08:40:11

first let me say hi to all i have been away at sea on deliveries so have not been on in ages

anyway returned home to find oil in the expansion bottle
drained and flushed the cooling system went on a short run and all went wrong

more oil in coolant radiator blew a hole in the plastic end cap

so i think i should be pulling both heads off

but is there something else i should be checking first like the oil cooler i believe these were fitted to the omega

here to hopeing

cheers

Title: Re: urgent assistance required
Post by: Welung666 on 27 August 2010, 08:41:33

Check the oil cooler first as that is the most likely suspect :y

Title: Re: urgent assistance required
Post by: Elite Pete on 27 August 2010, 08:51:30

Yep typical oil cooler symptoms ;)

Title: Re: urgent assistance required
Post by: feeutfo on 27 August 2010, 09:01:39

3rded leave the heads on.  :y

Title: Re: urgent assistance required
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 27 August 2010, 10:30:33

Oil cooler, definate.

Title: Re: urgent assistance required
Post by: Gaffers on 27 August 2010, 13:57:04

defo oil cooler :y

Title: Re: urgent assistance required
Post by: PhilRich on 27 August 2010, 15:39:43

Hi Rob, welcome 'home' :y. Seems like your bad luck isn't as bad as expected  :y :y

Title: Re: urgent assistance required
Post by: rob in gib on 27 August 2010, 17:01:22

Thanks for the replies people

can anyone point e in the direction of the location of the oil cooler so i can check this out

oh and just to moan my bloody bike broke down today as well not happy :( :(

Title: Re: urgent assistance required
Post by: Gaffers on 27 August 2010, 17:14:01

It's in the V between the heads.  You'll have to take off the plenum, inlet manifolds, coolant bridge and the oil cooler pipes to get at it.  It's worth changing the stat too while you're there.  You can change it in a day easy, flushing the coolant will take a while and you have to let the sealant kick overnight before putting the coolant back in.  :y

Title: Re: urgent assistance required
Post by: rob in gib on 27 August 2010, 17:18:02

Thank you so much i have just found a guide in the maintenance section working this weekend so will get stripping next week stand by for updates

thanks again

Title: Re: urgent assistance required
Post by: Kneepad on 27 August 2010, 18:39:02

Quote

Thanks for the replies people

can anyone point e in the direction of the location of the oil cooler so i can check this out

oh and just to moan my bloody bike broke down today as well not happy :( :(

Guess what's going to be easiest to fix Hmmmm  ;D ;D