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Omega General Help / Re: Head gasket?

« on: 17 July 2013, 13:49:46 »

Nigel was a massive help. And thank him (and all the OOF members for the help) I will for as long as I can remember.

Unfortunatly my boss decided he needs me in Germany so all that hard work and now it has to go...   

I was gutted with the news that I needed to sell it (not using RHD on LHD country, tried it before and it went very wrong... Still haven't repaired that one, the poor thing)

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Omega General Help / Re: Head gasket?

« on: 05 April 2013, 01:54:33 »

First, Entwood thank you for coming down to see the golden boat 
It really was a relief to have someone that knows this car look and say: a good service and your fine!

And kevinp58 you can't imagine how happy I am that you were right 

I'm starting to think that getting this car was a good call   

Now all I need is for JamesV6CDX to come down to do the timing belt and sleeping at night will be easy (at least for me, the damn kid will still be a big job   )

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Omega General Help / Re: Head gasket?

« on: 31 March 2013, 18:24:32 »

Thanks guys.

Being Easter I haven't done anything to it yet apart keeping an eye out to what you good ppl tell me.

What/Where is this TC?

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Omega General Help / Re: Head gasket?

« on: 30 March 2013, 22:01:04 »

You guys rock.

Now all I need to do is break it gently to the mrs.
This might take a bit of time. Problem is no garage so I'm out in the driveway.

As soon as I have any news I'll post them.

Thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: Head gasket?

« on: 30 March 2013, 20:21:10 »

Ok, check the dip stick. No mayo-creamy sludge there.

The coolant level was low again and brown instead of clear pink.

Does this change anything?

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Omega General Help / Re: Head gasket?

« on: 30 March 2013, 18:57:18 »

The heater stopped working a week ago. Keeps blowing the 30amp fuse, so I have no control over the setting. I got  a "new" control unit to see if it solves the problem.

When it did work, I never got hot air out of it, no matter the setting.

As for the dipstick, I'll check it in a couple of minutes.

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Omega General Help / Re: Head gasket?

« on: 30 March 2013, 18:42:26 »

Ok

How do I look for those?

I'm not all geared up to do "big surgery" on the thing 

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Omega General Help / Re: Head gasket?

« on: 30 March 2013, 18:34:21 »

No overheating, but I did top-up coolant a couple of weeks ago.

Some black drips in the exaust a couple of days ago.

What other symptoms should I look for?
It struggles to start some mornings

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Omega General Help / Re: Head gasket?

« on: 30 March 2013, 18:27:54 »

Hmmm

8 - 10 miles a day to go to work, so not a lot.

As for the oil I wouldn't know.

Head gasket looks to be right then, is it?

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Omega General Help / Head gasket?

« on: 30 March 2013, 18:16:08 »

Hi guys!

I'm new here because I've bought a 2.5V6 Elite estate a couple of months ago.

When I got it there was a leaking noise from what I think is the exaust manifold.
Yesterday it all went south... 

Display said: Check oil level.
I stopped, opened the oil cap and was received by a lovely "double cream" sludge on the cap.

Am I right to assume head gasket went bye-bye?

How much could something like this cost to repair?
I really didn't want to see her go, I'm really getting to like my golden boat...

Thanks