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ianc Newbie Offline Posts: 31 moreton merseyside Gender: Drives: vauxhall omega elite v6 auto 2.5 estate 1998	Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? 14. May 2011 at 18:01 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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r1 Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1043 nottingham Gender: Drives: 2.5	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #1 - 14. May 2011 at 18:33 scrap it you get about 200 selling bits about 200 over the bridge
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fiend61 Senior Member Offline a car is not a car if it has cupholders Posts: 798 york Gender: Drives: 99-2.5L manual mfl, 00-2.5l auto f/l	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #2 - 14. May 2011 at 18:41 Quote: now head gasget gone how have you come to the conclusion that head gasket has gone?
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ianc Newbie Offline Posts: 31 moreton merseyside Gender: Drives: vauxhall omega elite v6 auto 2.5 estate 1998	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #3 - 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
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #4 - 14. May 2011 at 19:26 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?
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ianc Newbie Offline Posts: 31 moreton merseyside Gender: Drives: vauxhall omega elite v6 auto 2.5 estate 1998	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #5 - 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 ?
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #6 - 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
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The Red Baron Omega Baron Offline On me tod. Posts: 4072 burton on trent.staffs Gender: Drives: chipped 3.0mv6/corsa 1.2	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #7 - 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.
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The Red Baron Omega Baron Offline On me tod. Posts: 4072 burton on trent.staffs Gender: Drives: chipped 3.0mv6/corsa 1.2	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #8 - 14. May 2011 at 19:42 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.
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sandune Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1597 Essex Southend Gender: Drives: 2.6 Cdx punto HGT	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #9 - 14. May 2011 at 20:25 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
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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #10 - 14. May 2011 at 20:31 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?
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clivegs Newbie Offline Posts: 2 Bristol Gender: Drives: Omega 2.5 V6 Auto 1999	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #11 - 15. May 2011 at 19:01 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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millwall Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1897 se london Gender: Drives: the mrs up the wall 3.2 elite and tddi mondeo	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #12 - 15. May 2011 at 19:37 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
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ? Reply #13 - 16. May 2011 at 13:06 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
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Re: Scrap it ? Or Fix it ?
Reply #14 - 16. May 2011 at 14:59

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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