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Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« on: 14 May 2011, 18:01:26 »
i have 2.5v6 estate elite done 157000 fixed hbv then oil cooler now head gasget gone on top also just spent £200 on brake system.how much to fix head gasget ?or should i cut my losses and scrap it ?and how much would i get for that.would be sad to see it go cus ive put loads of time and money on it.
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #1 on: 14 May 2011, 18:33:50 »
scrap it
you get about 200 selling bits about 200 over the bridge
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #2 on: 14 May 2011, 18:41:02 »
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now head gasget gone
how have you come to the conclusion that head gasket has gone?  :-/
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #3 on: 14 May 2011, 18:44:15 »
had machanic look at it when puttin coolant in pisses straight back out top of engine and all scum where you put the oil
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« Reply #4 on: 14 May 2011, 19:26:30 »
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had machanic look at it when puttin coolant in pisses straight back out top of engine and all scum where you put the oil
Strikes me as misdiagnosis to me.

Where precisely is it leaking from?
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #5 on: 14 May 2011, 19:36:12 »
he put his hand back of engine where hbv is and said he could feel it coming out of engine ?
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #6 on: 14 May 2011, 19:40:51 »
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he put his hand back of engine where hbv is and said he could feel it coming out of engine ?
But from where? Plenty of other places it can leak from...

...or is he after the work ;)
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #7 on: 14 May 2011, 19:41:45 »
i would get a person with a little more knowledge of these engines to have a look at it tbh.
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #8 on: 14 May 2011, 19:42:39 »
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he put his hand back of engine where hbv is and said he could feel it coming out of engine ?
But from where? Plenty of other places it can leak from...

...or is he after the work ;)
or the car to fix up himself. ::)
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #9 on: 14 May 2011, 20:25:32 »
Back of engine-hbv hose to coolant bridge usually gets frayed on replacing hbv and the pulling to remove and replace the clips eventually leaks :y
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #10 on: 14 May 2011, 20:31:09 »
It's probably the hbv itself leaking. How much are they £30 or so? Singly THE most common cause of external water leak on the omega. Edit-there are a few others so needs investigation.

Mayo in the filler cap is normal for short journeys. Does the oil on the dip stick look normal? Brown - black or milky coffee colour?
« Last Edit: 14 May 2011, 20:32:12 by chrisgixer »
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #11 on: 15 May 2011, 19:01:56 »
You can buy a good second hand engine with less than 70k on ebay for  £200 might be cheaper in the long run
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #12 on: 15 May 2011, 19:37:41 »
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i would get a person with a little more knowledge of these engines to have a look at it tbh.
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agreed  see if someone on here could have a look and give you a definate diagnosis :y
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #13 on: 16 May 2011, 13:06:29 »
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had machanic look at it when puttin coolant in pisses straight back out top of engine and all scum where you put the oil

Time for a new non incompitent mechanic me thinks
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
« Reply #14 on: 16 May 2011, 14:59:58 »
When my oil cooler went on my v6 the oil filler cap was all gunked up with mayo. This was because the oil sump was filled with coolant. After i changed the oil and drove around for a few days the mayo had magically disappeared.

As for your coolant leak i would guess that it's coming from the coolant bridge. Maybe one of the bolts were threaded when they were put back in or the washers weren't renewed.
Hope it all works out for you.
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