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.

scrap it
you get about 200 selling bits about 200 over the bridge

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now head gasget gone

how have you come to the conclusion that head gasket has gone?  :-/

had machanic look at it when puttin coolant in pisses straight back out top of engine and all scum where you put the oil

ianc wrote on 14. May 2011 at 18:44:

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?

he put his hand back of engine where hbv is and said he could feel it coming out of engine ?

ianc wrote on 14. May 2011 at 19:36:

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 ;)

i would get a person with a little more knowledge of these engines to have a look at it tbh.
:)

TheBoy wrote on 14. May 2011 at 19:40:

ianc wrote on 14. May 2011 at 19:36: 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. ::)

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

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?

You can buy a good second hand engine with less than 70k on ebay for  £200 might be cheaper in the long run

The Red Baron wrote on 14. May 2011 at 19:41:

i would get a person with a little more knowledge of these engines to have a look at it tbh. :)

agreed  see if someone on here could have a look and give you a definate diagnosis :y

ianc wrote on 14. May 2011 at 18:44:

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

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.