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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: sotmh on 12 February 2011, 20:11:36

Title: oil in plug well.
Post by: sotmh on 12 February 2011, 20:11:36

Found bucket full of oil in plugs well :'(. Can anyone advise whether this is the proverbial final nail seeing as overheat was experienced. :'(

Title: Re: oil in plug well.
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 12 February 2011, 20:15:16

No. as it is probably the most favourite fault on an Omega;  leaking cam cover gaskets!

Straightforward to replace, along with a thorough clean of the breather system throughout ;) ;)

Title: Re: oil in plug well.
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 12 February 2011, 20:18:15

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Found bucket full of oil in plugs well :'(. Can anyone advise whether this is the proverbial final nail seeing as overheat was experienced. :'(

Like the Lovely Lizzie has already said it is your cam covers but this wont be to do with the car over heating I'm afraid :(

Title: Re: oil in plug well.
Post by: sotmh on 12 February 2011, 21:36:22

The oil prob was the second found well after overheating experienced, and thought it was there when OH occured.
I was'nt aware of the oil in wells untill earlier today when I went to do compression test to investigate how bad overheating had affected engine  before stripping head.

I needed to know how and what caused this additional prob as I did not fig on R C as I was thinking maybe seals had gone or by some other avenue (cracked head) :question

My thinking is obviously flawed so if you can expalin further as I was considering engine is now completely U :'(S and therefore need to move on :-/