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[Ken T]

The check oil message came up tonight. Its OK, there is a small leak from the camshafts, so I just fill up until I get time to get them fixed, however I was faced with this

Oh B****Y H**L whats this ?. I start into panic mode, head gasket, oil cooler or what. 

However a search for mayonaise ( ) reveals its to do with the cold weather and the filler being in the cold airstream etc.  Phew I can breath again, no emergency cooler changes next weekend  .

OOF is such a marvelous resource for info on the Omega, what are we going to do after we have changed cars ?. I doubt there are any similar sites with such a wealth of information like OOF.  I'll bet a very large proportion of similar cars, audi's, BM's, Merc's will have been scrapped due to service costs, and we'll be left with little boxes with a  4 year life.

Long live OOF. 

Ken

[Welung666]

Do yourself a favour Ken... Take the neck off, fit the filler cap directly to the cam cover, clean the neck and throw it in the boot

[jonnycool]

Mine looks exactly like that 

[Seth]

Mine looks exactly like that 

Maybe you ought to give it a blast to have a 'site visit' north of Bridgend, pal!

[Ken T]

I'm doing 120 miles per day, each day, annual mileage around 36,000 if that isn't enough......................

However, Bridgend, hmm is a curry and beer involved ? 

Ken

[Kevin Wood]

I'm doing 120 miles per day, each day, annual mileage around 36,000 if that isn't enough......................

However, Bridgend, hmm is a curry and beer involved ? 

Ken

That ought to keep it mayo free without a doubt, IMHO, so I would check the breathers are clear and keep an eye on the state of the coolant in case the oil cooler is failing.

[Johnny English]

OOF is such a marvelous resource for info on the Omega, what are we going to do after we have changed cars ?

No change, matey! 

[Gaffers]

For a minute I thought that TB was selling stones in the OOF merchandise shop

[TheBoy]

Clean out that filler neck, and do breathers (they'll be same).

What oil?

[TheBoy]

Do yourself a favour Ken... Take the neck off, fit the filler cap directly to the cam cover, clean the neck and throw it in the boot

I prefer not to, as its a reminder that breathers will also be mayo'd

[Ken T]

Clean out that filler neck, and do breathers (they'll be same).

What oil?

The usual, GM special.

Ken

[TheBoy]

Clean out that filler neck, and do breathers (they'll be same).

What oil?

The usual, GM special.

Ken

Blimey, even with those long runs

[Marks DTM Calib]

Hows the thermostat?

[Ken T]

I renewed the stat a few weeks ago. Temp used to be very slow to  rise, but since doing it the temp comes up to 85 and stops there, hardly moving.

I haven't managed to clean the breathers, when I took the manifold off to fit the nozzles, I couldn't figure out how to get to the breather box at the rear of the engine, so left it for better weather.

Ken

[Marks DTM Calib]

I renewed the stat a few weeks ago. Temp used to be very slow to  rise, but since doing it the temp comes up to 85 and stops there, hardly moving.

I haven't managed to clean the breathers, when I took the manifold off to fit the nozzles, I couldn't figure out how to get to the breather box at the rear of the engine, so left it for better weather.

Ken

There you go then, cause identified