how many miles/years does omp last?
09-20-2017, 05:03 PM
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how many miles/years does omp last?
doing a water pump and thermostat, saw the omp up close and kinda scared me...how long do yall see them lasting? how many miles/years? what happens when one fails, does it just throw a check engine light?
09-21-2017, 10:53 AM
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ya i kinda figured if it aint broke dont fix it sorta thing, i assumed spraying a bunch of brake cleaner or some other kind of cleaner might damage it so im just going to clean the connector, its weird ive never noticed any oil drips on my driveway so i guess the oil leak is very minor. just switched to synthetic oil so maybe that will help, altho 10w30 is way too heavy for my rx8, smokes on startup, ill have to go back to 5w30
09-21-2017, 11:00 AM
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ya i kinda figured if it aint broke dont fix it sorta thing, i assumed spraying a bunch of brake cleaner or some other kind of cleaner might damage it so im just going to clean the connector, its weird ive never noticed any oil drips on my driveway so i guess the oil leak is very minor. just switched to synthetic oil so maybe that will help, altho 10w30 is way too heavy for my rx8, smokes on startup, ill have to go back to 5w30
09-21-2017, 11:34 AM
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Reoze (09-21-2017)
09-21-2017, 07:26 PM
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Seriously no. There is absolutely no difference between 5W and 10W in warm weather--especially not with regard to any kind of smoking nor rough start. Get that nonsense out of your head. It isn't the cause.
The leak may not be from the OMP. It may be the front main seal.
The leak may not be from the OMP. It may be the front main seal.