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Omega General Help / Re: a little bit of mayo?

« on: 23 June 2008, 23:14:05 »

God I will miss this resource.  I haven't made many posts but have referred to this forum countless times. Every time it has helped me! Looking around for a similar Land Rover one has not been fruitful. I will be stuck if the Range Rover has a funny turn (or not so funny).

Thank you for your help I will try driving the car to work tomorrow and see how it goes.  Like I said I have never noticed it before and I don't tend to drive it on short journeys.  Maybe I should direct my purchaser to this site to put his mind at rest.

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Omega General Help / a little bit of mayo?

« on: 23 June 2008, 22:57:55 »

Hi there - I'm looking for some advice.

I am selling my beloved Omega Elite.  I have defected to an LPG Range Rover! Sorry guys just being honest.  I have replaced everything on the Omega when ever it has gone wrong. Bills into 1000's - I'm sure you all know the feeling.  It is advertised locally and on ebay.

It has been stood for around 2 weeks - not even started.  I took it for a short 10 mile drive with a prospective purchaser tonight, and when we returned he noticed saw a small amount of mayo in the filler neck and on the cap. Not surprisingly he wanted to walk away muttering blown head gasket.  I have never noticed this before.  Could this be condensation in the crank case? Or is it something more sinister?

Oil cooler and breathers renued about 8 months ago. Car does not seem to loose water. Tick over etc is fine, top hose is not solid so I don't suspect head gasket.

I would not dream of selling a car if there was something seriously wrong with it - in my book it is not fair to the purchaser. I have read some other posts that say that a small ammount of mayo is NORMAL on short journeys.  It will be hard to convince a prospective purchaser that this is the case. Can I do anything to stop this occurring if it is not serious?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

PS if anyone is interested in buying then it is listed on ebay - item number 260254906819. I'm in Newton Abbot Devon.

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Omega General Help / Re: Smoke coming out from LH side

« on: 08 January 2008, 20:57:08 »

Note also, that it can take a few miles for ll the oil to burn off the manifolds following cam cover gasket change.

This happened to me. Mine were leaking so badly I was topping up with oil every day and every time I stopped it looked like the car was on fire. There was a lot of oil floating around the engine bay. In my case I was still getting small puffs of smoke a week after the gaskets were replaced and the oil mopped up and it took about 3 weeks before the burning oil smell finally went away !

I agree.  I had a nightmare with my 3.0 elite.  My breathers were blocked and caused the classic rocker cover gasket failure.  Not much oil loss but a constant smell of burning oil in the cabin and smoke bailing out of the wheel arches and round the scuttle when stopped.  As above like the engine was on fire.  I had my work done at a local garage as I didn't have the facilities at home and they fitted 3 (count them) three sets of non genuine gaskets each set lasted less than a week. You also need to make sure you use the right sort of gasket sealant. I learned the hard way - I thought the stories of genuine gaskets and black sealant was a myth, even the pattern ones look the same - from my experience they are the only ones that work.

LB

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Omega General Help / Re: Newbie - Strange Coolant loss problem

« on: 15 September 2007, 22:34:28 »

Thanks everyone for your help.

I managed to get the faulty HBV off by just removing the scuttle panels.  WHAT A JOB - but it was possible.  I ended up purchasing a genuine unit from Lathams Vauxhall in Newton Abbot for £28.  After a couple of flushes and some anti freeze it was job done.

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Omega General Help / Re: Newbie - Strange Coolant loss problem

« on: 13 September 2007, 00:50:01 »

Thank you both for your advice.

To get to the valve do I need to remove the Plenum or is it possible to do the job by just removing the scuttle panel?

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Omega General Help / Re: Newbie - Strange Coolant loss problem

« on: 13 September 2007, 00:20:39 »

Thanks for the advice Mark.  I'll whip the scuttle off tomorrow and take a look.  I guess a genuine VX unit is the best way forward.  Having read some of the other posts for HBV there would seem to be a low life expectancy for a pattern/factor part. If this is the fault, is there anything else I would need other than fresh antifreeze?

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Omega General Help / Newbie - Strange Coolant loss problem

« on: 13 September 2007, 00:06:40 »

Hi All,

I have just registered having used this site as a very valuable resource in the past.  What a great community there is out there for Omegas. The car is a '99 3.0 Elite estate.  I've just had the oil cooler replaced by a local garage along with the dreaded blocked breathers - leaking rocker covers burning oil syndrome.

I have a strange coolant loss problem which only manifests its self when the heater is set above the Lo position. I get fairly rapid coolant loss from the rear drivers side of the engine.  Would this indicate a faulty HBV.  It would seem to be something related to the return pipe from the heater matrix.  When I top up the header tank with the engine cold and ignition off I also get a small leak. As soon as the engine is started the leak stops.  If I turn on the heater at all - water drip,drip,drip from bottom of bell housing.

I would appreciate any help in where to look first.