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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: WANTED, Exhaust Downpipe for 2001 2.2 Petrol Saloon Please
« on: 11 October 2011, 23:10:13 »
Mine was registered in Jan 2001.
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: WANTED, Exhaust Downpipe for 2001 2.2 Petrol Saloon Please
« on: 11 October 2011, 23:03:12 »
Colchester is 100 Miles from me and I am really not well at the moment. My Omega is lucky to see 20 miles a week at the moment. I will need to have a think about it. 
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: WANTED, Exhaust Downpipe for 2001 2.2 Petrol Saloon Please
« on: 11 October 2011, 22:44:48 »
How much would the postage be twiglet?
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: WANTED, Exhaust Downpipe for 2001 2.2 Petrol Saloon Please
« on: 11 October 2011, 22:18:37 »
R U Guys sure it is part of that cat as I have come across someone who says the down pipe is bolted onto the cat. I am just totally confused.
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / WANTED, Exhaust Downpipe for 2001 2.2 Petrol Saloon Please
« on: 11 October 2011, 20:15:05 »
Hi, I am after a downpipe for my 2001 Omega Saloon 2.2 Petrol Auto Please as my flexi pipe is totally knackered and my car sounds like it should on a banger racing track.
Cheers
Cheers
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Omega General Help / Re: 2001 2.2 Gearbox Oil Filter Opinions Needed Please
« on: 05 October 2011, 19:03:22 »
I ended up putting a BRAND NEW genuine GM filter in the gearbox as after the discount was only £10.50. I am still going to clean up the old filter tho as it is in good condition and will be selling it cheap!
The gearbox is now smoother than ever however 3rd gear is still a tiny bit sticky and am hoping this is down to the switch. It will be done soon though.
The gearbox is now smoother than ever however 3rd gear is still a tiny bit sticky and am hoping this is down to the switch. It will be done soon though.
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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: For Sale 2001 2.6 Auto CDX Saloon
« on: 02 October 2011, 23:26:52 »
Wish I had the money spare as I would rip your hands off for this nice looking Omega
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General Car Chat / Re: Am finally starting to feel relaxed with my Omega
« on: 02 October 2011, 20:47:23 »All your food is going to taste very odd once you've washed the dishes in that bowl tonight..
I always buy a bowl specially for oil changing.
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General Car Chat / Re: Am finally starting to feel relaxed with my Omega
« on: 02 October 2011, 20:38:43 »
My car has now had a BRAND NEW gearbox filter fitted with new ATF Dexron 3 Fluid, and new sump gaskets and sump plug, the only thing that didn't get done today was the gear selector switch being cleaned as we ran out of time. The car drives totally different and the original filter was totally gunked up as was the magnet. And the oil was just yukky!
I used the recommended method from oof for putting the new oil into the gearbox, (Hand Pump Pressurized fence sprayer) except I got mine from the Argos clearance on Ebay for just under £10 delivered and was amazed how well it worked!
So thanks to my best mate coming over today and him doing all the hard work, I now have a very happy, healthy and reliable 2.2 Petrol Omega 2.2 Auto.
My next job from Tuesday onwards is to fit my day running LED lights. My mate and I got the wiring routed and ready, just need to install the LED lights and connect them to my cigarette lighter socket.
I used the recommended method from oof for putting the new oil into the gearbox, (Hand Pump Pressurized fence sprayer) except I got mine from the Argos clearance on Ebay for just under £10 delivered and was amazed how well it worked!
So thanks to my best mate coming over today and him doing all the hard work, I now have a very happy, healthy and reliable 2.2 Petrol Omega 2.2 Auto.
My next job from Tuesday onwards is to fit my day running LED lights. My mate and I got the wiring routed and ready, just need to install the LED lights and connect them to my cigarette lighter socket.
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General Car Chat / Re: Must be the worst spoiler ever..
« on: 01 October 2011, 00:45:44 »
SHOCKING
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General Car Chat / Re: Am finally starting to feel relaxed with my Omega
« on: 28 September 2011, 16:53:54 »
That is not me driving lol. I took the pictures from my bedroom window with my mobile, hence the dodgy quality
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Omega General Help / Re: Exhaust is black when it should be silver.
« on: 28 September 2011, 02:56:19 »
I ended up using Metal Polish that I found for sale in Asda and then 2 weeks after the exhaust was made nice and shiny the engine dies, cos the dealer who I got it from thought it would be very nice to put sawdust in the oil causing the squirty pipe for the chains on my Vectra 2.2 Sri causing them to dry up and snap and costing me £90 to find out he had done that after fitting a new coil pack and expensive spark plugs! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. The Vectra is now in Car Heaven and a Frontera replaced it.
The exhaust did look good though!
The exhaust did look good though!
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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: SWAP Wanted Please.
« on: 28 September 2011, 02:52:12 »
Car No Longer Up For Swapz, My Frontera has stopped me from needing an Estate. So I am now on the hunt for some Cadilac Catera Parts!
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General Car Chat / Am finally starting to feel relaxed with my Omega
« on: 28 September 2011, 01:47:14 »
At last my to do list and car needs list has shrunk dramatically, I was thinking of getting rid of my Saloon to get an Estate Omega, but the Frontera I bought 2 weeks ago is doing the job of the Estate car perfectly! So my Saloon is here for keeps.
I had a MASSIVE string of post it notes stuck to my bedroom wall with everything I wanted to do to the Omega and everything that needed doing, and had look at it twice today when I realised how many things have been crossed off.
And the thing that was worrying me the most, most recently was my gearbox sticking in 3rd a bit if I didn't run through the gears properly 3 times before I drove off from the car being parked up for any amount of time.
I have ordered all the parts for the Gearbox service, and after carefull thought, I bought a new filter.
The 2 sump gaskets and the filter from JPAT including VAT and cheap standard 1st Class Postage cost me a few pennies under £27.
I bought the Dexron 3 oil from Eurocarparts, Carlube brand which has never caused me any grief in the past, that was £27 for 5.5 litres after a promotional discount.
And I went to my local vauxhall dealer and bought a brand new gearbox sump plug for a few pennies under £7 which I am collecting on Thursday morning.
And I bought a manual pressurised fence sprayer from Ebay through the Argos clearance thingy for £10 minus a few pennies to pump the oil into the car and it even says the litres on it so I can put the right amount in first time round. It is a 6 litre container, So I know I can put the 4.5 litres I need straight in.
£71 roughly is what I have spent and for the first time in a while I am happy to have spent that after being quoted over £200 all in for the same parts from my Vauxhall dealer, and the parts are all Genuine GM I was told on the phone. So very happy.
So providing the weather is good down here on the coast this weekend, my Omega will be off the road having a gearbox service, followed by new fuel filter being fitted, and some fault finding on my I.C.E as the wiring seems to have come loose or maybe I have blown some speakers as I know I managed to blow my subwoofer
This is the Omega when I went to the beach today:
This is my trusty Frontera that has made it possible for me to keep my Saloon:
Yes, I know, More photo's
This time only 3 to start with.
I had a MASSIVE string of post it notes stuck to my bedroom wall with everything I wanted to do to the Omega and everything that needed doing, and had look at it twice today when I realised how many things have been crossed off.
And the thing that was worrying me the most, most recently was my gearbox sticking in 3rd a bit if I didn't run through the gears properly 3 times before I drove off from the car being parked up for any amount of time.
I have ordered all the parts for the Gearbox service, and after carefull thought, I bought a new filter.
The 2 sump gaskets and the filter from JPAT including VAT and cheap standard 1st Class Postage cost me a few pennies under £27.
I bought the Dexron 3 oil from Eurocarparts, Carlube brand which has never caused me any grief in the past, that was £27 for 5.5 litres after a promotional discount.
And I went to my local vauxhall dealer and bought a brand new gearbox sump plug for a few pennies under £7 which I am collecting on Thursday morning.
And I bought a manual pressurised fence sprayer from Ebay through the Argos clearance thingy for £10 minus a few pennies to pump the oil into the car and it even says the litres on it so I can put the right amount in first time round. It is a 6 litre container, So I know I can put the 4.5 litres I need straight in.
£71 roughly is what I have spent and for the first time in a while I am happy to have spent that after being quoted over £200 all in for the same parts from my Vauxhall dealer, and the parts are all Genuine GM I was told on the phone. So very happy.
So providing the weather is good down here on the coast this weekend, my Omega will be off the road having a gearbox service, followed by new fuel filter being fitted, and some fault finding on my I.C.E as the wiring seems to have come loose or maybe I have blown some speakers as I know I managed to blow my subwoofer
This is the Omega when I went to the beach today:
This is my trusty Frontera that has made it possible for me to keep my Saloon:
Yes, I know, More photo's
This time only 3 to start with.
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Still Wanted and starting to need quite soon please (Wheels)
« on: 28 September 2011, 01:28:38 »
Decided to stick with this Omega and not looking to get an estate anymore as my Frontera seems to be coping with everything I throw in it. But know I will be able to get wheels for the money I have. Just can't get hold of the guy I was supposed to be buying the original set from. So am hunting again. And don't want to spend £30 a corner for Michelin tyres on wheels I don't like.