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Omega General Help / Re: Problem after problem after...
« on: 17 November 2019, 09:16:38 »
That definitely wins 'best budget' then at £36 for a brand new 78ah battery that's insane. 4 year warranty too which is a surprise.
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Omega General Help / Re: Problem after problem after...
« on: 16 November 2019, 23:53:58 »
or Exide 096 72ah with 720CCA for £55.99.
Varta/Bosch same battery, better name, Exide has higher CCA and cheaper....
Varta/Bosch same battery, better name, Exide has higher CCA and cheaper....
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Omega General Help / Re: Problem after problem after...
« on: 16 November 2019, 23:30:14 »
Thanks. Lion seems 'best of budget' priced around £50+ Bosch for maybe £80 if lucky.. Yuasa in that sort of proce range too, heard good things about.
Can anyone offer a better 'bang for buck' option than a Varta E43 096 72ah with 680CCA, at £62.80?
Can anyone offer a better 'bang for buck' option than a Varta E43 096 72ah with 680CCA, at £62.80?
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Omega General Help / Re: Misfire
« on: 16 November 2019, 20:27:54 »
I just get whatever cheap £1 black sillycone I can find, seems to work fine (says the man that's just had to change his DISpack this week because of a scuttle leak 
ahem...)
Keep the faith, and we're here if you need us
ahem...)Keep the faith, and we're here if you need us
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Omega General Help / Re: Problem after problem after...
« on: 16 November 2019, 20:21:49 »
That's all great, thanks lads. It's looking somewhat like battery - we went on a trip today, hour or so up the road. Made sure I read the voltage on cranking - 10.44v, did the same on return journey 10.5v, however on leaving we got to the end of the road and the engine died! 
which does add credence to it being battery, even if the volts on cranking didnt dip below 10v.
So what is the 'oof best buy' of late, then? Tanya or something, wasn't it, I read on a thread the other week? want 65ah or 72ah, really.
which does add credence to it being battery, even if the volts on cranking didnt dip below 10v.So what is the 'oof best buy' of late, then? Tanya or something, wasn't it, I read on a thread the other week? want 65ah or 72ah, really.
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 15 November 2019, 23:00:06 »Watched the new owner drive my 3.2 away, going to miss that V6 sound.
No Omega in the tunnie household now, first time since 1996 when FatherT got his GLS
1993, if you count a Carlton.
Yeah, that counts - Omega by another name. CHrist, Vauxhall need to pay for a blue plaque at your house!
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General Discussion Area / Re: This will be fun 😆
« on: 15 November 2019, 22:58:00 »I went to the RNAS Yeovilton museum to get a ticket for Air Day. I pitched up about 9AM on the way to work, and on approaching the entrance steps I was ushered into a downstairs room (the shop is upstairs).
To start with I couldn't work out what was going on, and then it dawned on me when they started asking me for my name and driving license. I played along for a while and then let go with a rant about it all being for money, how most of the people in the room were being done for £100 in nonsense speed limits with no-one hurt and it was all just a scam.
I was quite enjoying myself when the staff instructed me to leave and that I had failed the course, and would now be getting 3 points and a fine. When finally told them my name, surprise surprise it wasn't on the list. Their faces were a picture when I told them I wasn't on the course and I'd only come for an air-day ticket
Anyway the only thing I learnt that day was that the museum shop doesn't open till 10AM.
One of the finest anecdotes I have ever heard!
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General Discussion Area / Re: Pine table, chairs and corner cupboard...
« on: 15 November 2019, 22:00:06 »I've used Gumtree with good results, for lots of household stuff, sold the wife on local Facebook selling site.
fixed
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General Car Chat / Re: No Omega...
« on: 15 November 2019, 21:57:09 »
Good stuff, but what a weird feeling not having an Omega after so long in them. At the time of selling the Omega Vauxhall sold a 7 seat version of the Bedford Midi van, before the Sintra, then Zafira etc... Just shows how far MPVs have come since mid 90s.
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Omega General Help / Re: Misfire
« on: 15 November 2019, 21:52:13 »
Ok, as I've done this job myself as recently as yesterday, I'll chuck my twopenneth in This is from my own experiences of making mistakes and learning as I go.
If you're worried about what hose/wire goes where, don't feel stupid for labelling things. HT leads I label 1-6, and why not?, other stuff I'm pretty used to now I can tell by just looking at it.
The breathers, there are four, the large diameter 'Y' is easy, only one place is can go on the plenum, there is one similar-diameter one - this is the gearbox breather, and can be bent out of the way wherever you like, forget about it. The two smaller breather pipes is easy also these also go on the plenum between where the 'Y' sits - trace them back the one that goes to the breather box on the left, goes on the leftmost on the plenum, the one that goes deep elsewhere to the right, goes on the rightmost one. easy
Pitfalls, forwarned is forearmed... try and get the plenum on square when refitting, don't squirm it round too much(there are locating pins) the reason is the large o-rings can be dislodged, you won't realise and an air leak will result, causing poor/lumpy runnning, and the nearest object to be hurled across the driveway.
-The HBV (google it) has a fairly delicate spigot and vac lone on the top it's not impossible to snap this whilst diving you hand in behind the engine. Be careful. Again, vac leak and hot cabin will result!
-Torque settings - DON'T attempt to guess when doing up studs in the plenum, it is alloy, soft and easily stripped. Halfords torque wrenches are top quality, made in England (probably by Norbar), last a lifetime, and will save you many headaches over the years. I use mine as often as I can.
-You need more silicone when sealing the scuttle than you think. I have had about 10mm thick splodge and it's still not enough.
-Photos. Similar to labelling, don't be afraid to take pics as you go, it can be a real aid, also some bright yellow insulating tape on the plugs, especially the one that goes back right of the plenum (part of the multiram setup) doesn't go amiss when it's 10pm and you can't find it because it's dropped behind everything you've just assembled.
-you don't mention removing the scuttle for the job - I'd assume you have/will, depending how far down you have gone, it may be worth it. If you go right down to the 'cylinder heads' then no need, however removal and re-sealing 'futureproofs' it. You don't want to fry your lovely new DISpack when it rains!
Halfords Advanced tools. many on here, and many pro mechanics use them. It may be annoying if you already have a decent set of sockets in your possession, but the t-torx, e-torx, deep drive and impact drive sockets are very useful, and any modern car will have a plethora of torx, whether you buy just 'a set' of Torx, or an entire 170/200 piece socket set, just get them, rather than one socket here... one extension there, it soon gets annoying having to drive out for a slightly larger hex bit when the light's failing and the car's still in bits. Its near xmas there's always a sale on, never pay full price.
Just some thoughts for you, take or ignore what you wish
This is from my own experiences of making mistakes and learning as I go. If you're worried about what hose/wire goes where, don't feel stupid for labelling things. HT leads I label 1-6, and why not?, other stuff I'm pretty used to now I can tell by just looking at it.
The breathers, there are four, the large diameter 'Y' is easy, only one place is can go on the plenum, there is one similar-diameter one - this is the gearbox breather, and can be bent out of the way wherever you like, forget about it. The two smaller breather pipes is easy also these also go on the plenum between where the 'Y' sits - trace them back the one that goes to the breather box on the left, goes on the leftmost on the plenum, the one that goes deep elsewhere to the right, goes on the rightmost one. easy
Pitfalls, forwarned is forearmed... try and get the plenum on square when refitting, don't squirm it round too much(there are locating pins) the reason is the large o-rings can be dislodged, you won't realise and an air leak will result, causing poor/lumpy runnning, and the nearest object to be hurled across the driveway.
-The HBV (google it) has a fairly delicate spigot and vac lone on the top it's not impossible to snap this whilst diving you hand in behind the engine. Be careful. Again, vac leak and hot cabin will result!
-Torque settings - DON'T attempt to guess when doing up studs in the plenum, it is alloy, soft and easily stripped. Halfords torque wrenches are top quality, made in England (probably by Norbar), last a lifetime, and will save you many headaches over the years. I use mine as often as I can.
-You need more silicone when sealing the scuttle than you think. I have had about 10mm thick splodge and it's still not enough.
-Photos. Similar to labelling, don't be afraid to take pics as you go, it can be a real aid, also some bright yellow insulating tape on the plugs, especially the one that goes back right of the plenum (part of the multiram setup) doesn't go amiss when it's 10pm and you can't find it because it's dropped behind everything you've just assembled.
-you don't mention removing the scuttle for the job - I'd assume you have/will, depending how far down you have gone, it may be worth it. If you go right down to the 'cylinder heads' then no need, however removal and re-sealing 'futureproofs' it. You don't want to fry your lovely new DISpack when it rains!
Halfords Advanced tools. many on here, and many pro mechanics use them. It may be annoying if you already have a decent set of sockets in your possession, but the t-torx, e-torx, deep drive and impact drive sockets are very useful, and any modern car will have a plethora of torx, whether you buy just 'a set' of Torx, or an entire 170/200 piece socket set, just get them, rather than one socket here... one extension there, it soon gets annoying having to drive out for a slightly larger hex bit when the light's failing and the car's still in bits. Its near xmas there's always a sale on, never pay full price.
Just some thoughts for you, take or ignore what you wish
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General Car Chat / Re: Gulf 5w40
« on: 15 November 2019, 21:21:05 »
TBB - is that £24 + vat, or actual £24? Because that is a belting price (either way, actually)
Just got my mate/miss DBG a 20l drum of Vx 5w30 for I think £48, which we'll split whoever wants what quantity. Same seller I get my oil from. Sister's Corsa runs 10w40, father's Insignificant runs 5w30, so result.
and yes, it took some digging to figure out what oil my mate's car takes, thanks to eurocrapparts who suggest about three different options
Just got my mate/miss DBG a 20l drum of Vx 5w30 for I think £48, which we'll split whoever wants what quantity. Same seller I get my oil from. Sister's Corsa runs 10w40, father's Insignificant runs 5w30, so result.
and yes, it took some digging to figure out what oil my mate's car takes, thanks to eurocrapparts who suggest about three different options
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Omega General Help / Re: Problem after problem after...
« on: 15 November 2019, 21:15:59 »
It is a genuine Vx, and it's done 4 years. Not a short life for a car battery but not long either.
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Omega Gallery / Re: MOT DAY - Old Girl Flew Threw :)
« on: 15 November 2019, 19:34:54 »
Well done, more PFLs on the road, please!
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Omega General Help / Re: Problem after problem after...
« on: 15 November 2019, 19:34:11 »
Ugh! She's had enough off me!!
Right, I'll get looking, then.
Right, I'll get looking, then.