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Omega General Help / Re: Part numbers please

« on: 22 October 2007, 10:34:20 »

Thanks A380 Elite..expect part no,s are same..mine has a yellow filler cap??

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Omega General Help / Part numbers please

« on: 22 October 2007, 10:15:16 »

Can any body advise of part numbers.

coolant expansion bottle with float level sensor
coolant bottle expansion bottle screw top

1998 2.5 saloon auto elite.

Thanks

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Omega General Help / Re: Radiator replacement

« on: 16 October 2007, 20:37:16 »

Just wanted to check?is coolant radiator the same for 2.5 as 3.0 on auto elite,and anybody know what part no,s the washers are for banjo bolts on oil cooler pipes as advised these will require replacing,as want to be sure I have all bits before stripping out...antifreeze/radiator/washers..anything else

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Omega General Help / Re: Radiator replacement

« on: 16 October 2007, 09:48:43 »

Thanks Hotel21  pm sent..andrew

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Omega General Help / Re: Radiator replacement

« on: 15 October 2007, 15:38:25 »

hi ffcgary 1...sorry but missed off..mine is 1998 2.5 elite auto..

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Omega General Help / Re: Radiator replacement

« on: 15 October 2007, 15:13:44 »

thanks ffcgary1...may take you up on that,just need to check how easy/difficult it is to replace as i am not a mechanic..also unsure if differences between auto and manual ....

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Omega General Help / Radiator replacement

« on: 15 October 2007, 14:34:50 »

1998 v6 elite...have managed to trace water leak to bottom of coolant radiator just on the seam by the drain plug..now believe only permanent solution is a total radiator replacement...how difficult/easy is this to replace and is there a "how to " or is it pretty much undo and then replace as reverse..any advise would be appreciated

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Omega General Help / Re: auxilliary belt

« on: 04 October 2007, 09:10:32 »

just off topic,but what are these omega owners stickers??

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Omega General Help / Re: red vauxhall coolant

« on: 30 September 2007, 22:58:02 »

thanks tb..will keep blue in until warm weather next year ???and then do a full "red "change and to ensure i get the full benefit when i open the bonnet i will also change the coolant bottle as old one is really water stained and despite every effort to clean cannot bring back to new...and would want to see the red colour,just to remind me

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Omega General Help / Re: red vauxhall coolant

« on: 30 September 2007, 22:43:41 »

reason for question is my mega is currently topped up with halfords blue antifreeze at 50/50,so wondering if worth a drain and refill with the "red stuff" as winter is fast approaching.I did the last coolant drain/flush and refill in the early summer this year and cannot see the sense in draining away perfectly good coolant just to replace with a different colour?  but if it is a sound reason to do so i will

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Omega General Help / red vauxhall coolant

« on: 30 September 2007, 22:33:47 »

have read lots of posts on this forum about "vx red antifreeze "being the best available"..my question is ,why is it so much superior to others as if the coolant is replaced every year with a good quality antifreeze to the correct 50/50 mix ,the fact that the vx stuff is long lasting ??well surely most if not all antifreeze at that strenght would last a year.

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Omega General Help / Re: omega 2.5 v6 cutting out

« on: 28 September 2007, 17:58:52 »

If it has little or no history of regular services put my money on oil breathers blocked...worth the effort replacing crank sensor as not too expensive and possibly will be on way out...does the eml light come on? if so flash up fault codes for definite solutions..best of luck with it

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Omega General Help / exhaust pipe diameter

« on: 25 September 2007, 16:15:37 »

can anybody tell me the exhaust pipe diameter on a standard single outlet tail pipe v6 2.5 genuine vx back box,as have found a neat exhaust trim and unsure if it will fit..can,t measure mine as in dry dock !!!

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Omega General Help / Re: Cleaning Expansion Bottle

« on: 22 September 2007, 08:23:49 »

Sounds like I am on a loosing battle,especially if I need to enter into the kitchen and use the dishwasher for unhygeneic things..in the wise words of SWMBO ..think it might be safer to buy a new one then..thanks for help

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Omega General Help / Cleaning Expansion Bottle

« on: 21 September 2007, 19:27:25 »

In the next week or so am going to do a water change and ust the original red antifreeze as at present have halfords blue stuff..and after seeing a picture on ebay of a mega for sale with the tank almost spotless and nice pink liquid thought i should restore mine to its original colour . Question is ,short of buying a new expansion bottle,how do you get them to come up so clean???on last change i removed it and filled with limescale remover and pocked around with a bottle brush but it still looks really dirty..any ideas for a transformation?