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Author Omega... going cheap... fnarlin thing MAAAAAD
PaulW
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   16th Nov 06 at 21:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bloody thing - either gona take a match to it or... take a fookin nuke to it...

M62 west, near burtonwood... pish smoke n steam all over the show, think shit... so pull into services quick (luckily about 400 yards to go)

pulled in, steam n shit all flying from the bonnet, smelt quite funky (unlike coolant) pop the bonnet...

right bank of the engine is soaked, all browny water sloshed all over the show... lower crossmember at front all soaked, the rear of the engine soaked, fook all coolant in the bottle, loads of steam, shit, mess... hisssssssss

what coolant i find is a manky brown color, check oil and its low... just below minimum...

call the rac - they go to birch services otherside of manchester wait another hour, finally they arrive...

diagnosis??

coolant hose at the rear of the engine split, complete arse of a one to get to aswell, so get towed home...

back at home, check over, oil is still low, there is a bit of throth in the coolant = oil contamination. compression on all cylinders is fine tho soooo has to be the oil cooler (weak spot on the v6) so oil would of started to leak into the already presurised cooling system, blown the hose, gone pished all over... oil goes low as continues to drain - god damn bastard

fucking thing

cant afford to get it fixed now till january as im proper skint till then, so choices are:

ebay it for pennies or porn
split it & sell bits
burn it
blow it up
sell it to some smackhead
wait and fix it...

fekin vauxhalls
Adam-D
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16th Nov 06 at 21:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
get the bits, and fix it

take your time doin it so its done right
PaulW
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16th Nov 06 at 22:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well i may aswell do the lot while im at it...

new oil cooler
new set of coolant hoses
may aswell do the heater bypass valves at rear while at it
thermostat (will be fucked now if oil got to it)
left bank exhaust manifold (needs doing)
waterpump
abs unit replacement
rear dif replacement (or drive shaft or both)

meh

can i be arsed?? thats the question...
PaulW
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16th Nov 06 at 22:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oh yeah may also need a new radiator again it might be semi-gunked up with oil...
vaux-tech
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17th Nov 06 at 20:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i did one the other week, if u want to get all the gunk it creates out of the oil cooler slot, remove the water pump and it all exits out the hole! then run a dishwasher tablet through the cooling system and it cleans it out wkd! hope this helps
Adam-D
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17th Nov 06 at 21:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ace
PaulW
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18th Nov 06 at 08:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah im gona do the waterpump too & remove it to clean the shite out...

btw, with the feeds for the oil cooler, did you remove them from the rear of the block, or just bend them upwards to gain access to the cooler that way??
vaux-tech
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depending on oil filter, if its a paper filter, remove the housing and access the pipes from the side of the block, then take out the bolts that go into the oil cooler at the top and they will move out just enough to gain access to the cooler, easier than it sounds! do not bend them, they will break!! (been there, done that, got bollocked for it!!)
PaulW
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18th Nov 06 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
meh i dont know if its paper or what... i have a baby-facelift so its a mish-mash of pre-face lift and face lift...

still quite tight in there as it is - need to do the left bank exhaust manifold... any tips??

been told to either drop the engine or shift it over a few inches for better access
Storey17
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25th Nov 06 at 13:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wait and fix it mate.

No car till jan?
PaulW
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25th Nov 06 at 16:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cant afford to sort it till then

cost of repair outways value of car

will scrap it i think & sell the engine on...
Andrew
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28th Nov 06 at 00:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Scrap it and use the money to pull some student shlags
PaulW
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28th Nov 06 at 12:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
but id still need a car to trasnport or rape on the back seat with
Andrew
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28th Nov 06 at 18:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Less you have, more they are intrested
PaulW
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2nd Dec 06 at 20:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got the estimate back, atleast £500 or so, maybe more...

what to do what to do...
PaulW
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10th Dec 06 at 17:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
reet its getting towed away either tomorrow or tuesday...

oil cooler & coolant hoses to be replaced (well, damaged/fooked hoses only) then run see if the headgasket is fine... if so, rest of work shall be done!

should have it back for christmas... but be proper out of pocket
vaux-tech
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11th Dec 06 at 18:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
whos doin the work?
PaulW
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12th Dec 06 at 00:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bloke i know, will be done cheap, but to a good standard.
Adam-D
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12th Dec 06 at 21:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
as it gone yet?
PaulW
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yes got picked up earlier today, back of a low loader next door asked if it was being repossesed

reminds me, im off out for a drink with the girl next door at the weekend... win
Andrew
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13th Dec 06 at 01:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
yes got picked up earlier today, back of a low loader next door asked if it was being repossesed

reminds me, im off out for a drink with the girl next door at the weekend... win


FPMSL
PaulW
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18th Dec 06 at 16:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thursday
Andrew
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18th Dec 06 at 20:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'll see that around Adlantic Point then
PaulW
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19th Dec 06 at 12:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
will you fuck! i park up near richmond stret opposite the police station
Andrew
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19th Dec 06 at 17:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That's way too far lol. Mine has been fine there apart from the odd ticket for parking on the corner or pavement lol.

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