Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: marke on 22 October 2010, 16:29:51
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is their a falt on omega oil filler caps :)
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in what way? it would help people on here if you describe the symptoms / experiences you are having.
please also write a short summary of your question in the subject bar. :) :y
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in respect of what. If you have mayo on its due to short runs and quality of oil if its a v6 just clean it off.
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thank neilr thats great just some mayo on cap and bit in pipe :y
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The mayo is more noticeable in colder weather as the filler neck is above the engine and cools at a different rate to the oil in the engine.One of the ways to avoid this problem is to remove the filler neck by turning it anti clockwise,removing it and putting the oil cap straight onto where the filler was.Store the filler neck in the boot for when you need to top up/replace your oil in the future.
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is their a falt on omega oil filler caps :)
As said elsewhere, good though the folks on here are we do not have crystal balls fitted at birth.
Some more info, especially in the header, would get you an appropriate answer quickly.
Also, most problems have already been discovered/ researched/resolved and are available in the maintenance and reference sections of the forum.... :y
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The mayo is more noticeable in colder weather as the filler neck is above the engine and cools at a different rate to the oil in the engine.One of the ways to avoid this problem is to remove the filler neck by turning it anti clockwise,removing it and putting the oil cap straight onto where the filler was.Store the filler neck in the boot for when you need to top up/replace your oil in the future.
I like that top tip :y
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personally id prefer the mayo to collect in the filler tube (easily cleaned) than the rocker cover, so mine stays on :y
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is their a falt on omega oil filler caps :)
As said elsewhere, good though the folks on here are we do not have crystal balls fitted at birth.
Some more info, especially in the header, would get you an appropriate answer quickly.
Also, most problems have already been discovered/ researched/resolved and are available in the maintenance and reference sections of the forum.... :y
I did but the batteries are flat now ;D ;D ;D
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personally id prefer the mayo to collect in the filler tube (easily cleaned) than the rocker cover, so mine stays on :y
It won't form in the cam covers, as already stated it only forms in the filler neck as it is higher up and cools faster causing condensation. This mixes with the oil to cause the mayo. I've always run my V's without a filler neck fitted (except for when I'm doing oil changes) and never had mayo in the cam covers.
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I like my daddy was fitted with big brass ones.. some say they compliment my neck nicely... :P
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personally id prefer the mayo to collect in the filler tube (easily cleaned) than the rocker cover, so mine stays on :y
It won't form in the cam covers, as already stated it only forms in the filler neck as it is higher up and cools faster causing condensation. This mixes with the oil to cause the mayo. I've always run my V's without a filler neck fitted (except for when I'm doing oil changes) and never had mayo in the cam covers.
Ive had mayo in the covers on 2 of my v6's and also on a 4 pot, worse on the 4pot but none the less the v6 covers can colect mayo.
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personally id prefer the mayo to collect in the filler tube (easily cleaned) than the rocker cover, so mine stays on :y
It won't form in the cam covers, as already stated it only forms in the filler neck as it is higher up and cools faster causing condensation. This mixes with the oil to cause the mayo. I've always run my V's without a filler neck fitted (except for when I'm doing oil changes) and never had mayo in the cam covers.
Ive had mayo in the covers on 2 of my v6's and also on a 4 pot, worse on the 4pot but none the less the v6 covers can colect mayo.
That is normally down to the choice of oil, castrol for one is well known to collect moisture. If you use genuine Vx semi-synth and change it regularly then shouldn't get mayo even in the 4 pots :y
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thanks every one :y
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I do daily short journeys almost exclusively (school run 12 miles return, shopping, stop/start, 4miles) the car rarely gets to proper operating temperature & in the 18 months i've had it I have never had a single drop of mayo anywhere, but I use fully sinth 5w x 40 oil & change it every 3000 miles (purely because of the above) :y