08. Apr 2026 at 03:23

	Welcome, Guest. Please Login

Shop

Help

Members

This is the old site. Please use the new site.

www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php.

Omega Owners Forum › Omega Help › Omega General Help › car overheating

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Pages: 1

car overheating (Read 576 times)

benjy44 Junior Member Offline Posts: 51 worksop,nottinghamshire Gender: Drives: vauxhall omega 3.0l v6 mv6 elite	car overheating 13. Feb 2011 at 11:58 just got my car back on road friday and its rocking when ticking over and the revs are jumping,its like a bag of nails its ok when your driving along temp is fine but when i stop in traffic or somthing the temp shouts into red and overheats i no the hbv is leaking coolant and the vac pipes need doing is this the problem?or something else
Back to top	IP Logged

PhilRich

Omega Lord

Offline

Proud to be English, with
no apologies to ANYONE!

Posts: 6825
NorthEast Coast
Gender: male

Drives: 2002 2.2CDX 4dr Auto. LPG Converted.

Re: car overheating
Reply #1 - 13. Feb 2011 at 18:02

'rocking when ticking over'? sounds like a misfire on one or more plugs. Check for water or oil in the plug wells & also for correct plug torque. Look at the plug caps & check the rubber is sound with no splits/cracks or bits missing as this can cause spark tracking & misfire. Have a read of the ECU to check for stored codes:-
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687

If you have vacuum leaks then there is a better than even chance this is the cause of the uneven revs, & the leaking HBV needs seeing to asap if you are losing a regular & noticeable amount of coolant! Keep an eye on the level & don't allow it to fall too low or you will get air locks in the system & overheating. Thumbs Up!

Apparently the Skipper said "Hard a Port!" but I went to Starboard, 'cos i'm Hard a Hearin'!

IP Logged

Lizzie Zoom

Deleted Member
Offline

The Romantic Emotional
Pink Lady

Posts: 65
Ashford, Kent
Gender: female

Drives: 2000 Omega 3.0 Elite Auto

Re: car overheating
Reply #2 - 13. Feb 2011 at 18:04

benjy44 wrote on 13. Feb 2011 at 11:58:

just got my car back on road friday and its rocking when ticking over and the revs are jumping,its like a bag of nails its ok when your driving along temp is fine but when i stop in traffic or somthing the temp shouts into red and overheats i no the hbv is leaking coolant and the vac pipes need doing is this the problem?or something else

Are the twin fans coming on when the temperature rises as you are stopped with no natural air flow? Undecided

Prev: A40;Escort's 1.1 Mk1's;Cortina's 1.6 Mk2/3/4/5;Cav. 1.6 & 1.8SRi;Carlton's Mk1/2 1.8GL & 2.0CD's; 1968 Wol. Hornet III; 1958 Duple Coach; Senator 3.0CD; Omega 3.0Elite;Carina II 1.6GL;Omega 2.5 CDX

IP Logged

benjy44 Junior Member Offline Posts: 51 worksop,nottinghamshire Gender: Drives: vauxhall omega 3.0l v6 mv6 elite	Re: car overheating Reply #3 - 13. Feb 2011 at 18:20 yeah fans are working
Back to top	IP Logged

Pages: 1

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

This is the old site. Please use the new site.

« Home

‹ Board

Top of this page