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mev

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water coming out of engine
« on: 03 December 2007, 20:57:44 »
the water is running over the bell housing cant find a leak at back of engine by the pipes
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #1 on: 03 December 2007, 20:59:21 »
What engine?  If a V6, usual culprit is the heater bypass valve, shows as a leak on drivers side of the gearbox bellhousing.....

Welcome to the forum, by the way....   :y
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #2 on: 03 December 2007, 21:03:29 »
thanks  appreciate any help it is the v6 what does it look like?
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #3 on: 03 December 2007, 21:06:14 »
Check the howtoo and maintenance guides for loads more info, but heres a piccy to get you started....

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1192574064
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #4 on: 03 December 2007, 21:19:27 »
or could be like mine coolant bridge ...i better have a look its getting to cold not to have anti freez :-/
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #5 on: 03 December 2007, 21:39:29 »
If tis the HBV, there's a very well-written and informative guide here...  ::) - http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1193594464
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #6 on: 03 December 2007, 22:08:16 »
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......i better have a look its getting to cold not to have anti freez :-/

And the V6 engines don't like plain water without the antifreeze.  Remember, 'antifreeze' serves more purposes than just reducing freeze temps.  Its an anti corrosive additive as well as a 'water wetter' to allow better cooling transfer, to name just 2...  The bonus you may well have in your leaky machine is that its filled and refilled with soft Scots water rather than the limescale inducing stuff thats the norm in some other parts of the country.....  ;)
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #7 on: 03 December 2007, 22:18:39 »
i know i have no excuse well apart from the fact im lazyand a bit concerned that when i get it back togeather it will be fooked or somthing like that :o
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #8 on: 03 December 2007, 22:23:34 »
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i know i have no excuse well apart from the fact im lazyand a bit concerned that when i get it back togeather it will be fooked or somthing like that :o

coolant bridge and HBV are pretty easy things to do, the trick is to take your time.

Coolant bridge requires more to be stripped out, but then at the most it is about 20 bolts and you are down at that level, take your time, make sure eveything is claen when putting it back together and 9 out of 10 times you have sucsess

HBV is more about geting into small places, if you have big hands that can be a disadvantage
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #9 on: 03 December 2007, 22:25:04 »
Off topic replies have been moved to [link=http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1196720705]This Thread[/link]
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #10 on: 04 December 2007, 08:30:27 »
NO modern engine can tolerate running without anti freeze.....lets just hope that nothing has corroded through and that it is as simple as the bypass valve.
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #11 on: 08 December 2007, 19:21:26 »
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NO modern engine can tolerate running without anti freeze.....lets just hope that nothing has corroded through and that it is as simple as the bypass valve.
oil cooler corroded leaking new one is £98 is it worth buying second hand£ 50 thanks
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #12 on: 09 December 2007, 02:44:27 »
no mate buy new !! the new ones are stanless steel never rot again !! but make sure you put plenty of anti freeze in !!  :y
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #13 on: 09 December 2007, 08:24:34 »
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NO modern engine can tolerate running without anti freeze.....lets just hope that nothing has corroded through and that it is as simple as the bypass valve.
oil cooler corroded leaking new one is £98 is it worth buying second hand£ 50 thanks

Buy new, second hand ones have a habit of stripping the thread (if buying second hand, the cooler must be removed from the plate so you can see if this has happened).

Antifreeze is very important as it has an anti corrosive additives (water is pretty corrosive) to stop long term damage as well as anti freezing properties.
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Re: water coming out of engine
« Reply #14 on: 09 December 2007, 12:38:28 »
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no mate buy new !! the new ones are stanless steel never rot again !! but make sure you put plenty of anti freeze in !!  :y
thanks everyone
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