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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 26 July 2023, 12:55:55 »

Fixed the Corsa handbrake. Nothing broken in the end. Had just jumped off mounts and seized a bit. Cleaned, greased and reassembled and adjusted and all is well. One happy Harry.

Speaking of the Corsa C.....our car has soaking wet carpets on the driver side floor (behind pedal area is perfectly dry)

Both scuttle drains cleared out the first time it happened.

Where is the water coming from??

Passenger side leak on this one!  only seems to be when facing uphill in the rain, also checked the drains etc last night

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 25 July 2023, 21:23:16 »

Fixed the Corsa handbrake. Nothing broken in the end. Had just jumped off mounts and seized a bit. Cleaned, greased and reassembled and adjusted and all is well. One happy Harry.

Not sure if they are still the same but they had a shorter cable leading to each rear brake and dirt would sit in the pivoting groove and eat away at or pinch the cable. The main cable from the handbrake is generally fine and when they do snap it’s just the short part that needs replacing. 

Yes. I think the passenger side short one to the drum is where it started going wrong. Still all in one piece for the moment. Looks like it has some life left yet. ESP now zits all greased up. Quite shocked none of it was broken.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 25 July 2023, 20:46:12 »

Fixed the Corsa handbrake. Nothing broken in the end. Had just jumped off mounts and seized a bit. Cleaned, greased and reassembled and adjusted and all is well. One happy Harry.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 22 July 2023, 16:39:34 »

3 oil changes done.....but as Harry parked his Corsa for its service, the handbrake cable snapped.

Ahh well, 1 job done, another to go! (once I work out how)

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Test Zone / MOVED: Wanted 2.5 diesel pre facelift or facelift saloon

« on: 20 July 2023, 05:34:25 »

This topic has been moved to Cars for Sale & wanted.

https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=150415.0

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Newbie Welcome Area / MOVED: Looking for a 2.6 or a 2.5dti

« on: 19 July 2023, 08:32:30 »

This topic has been moved to Cars for Sale & wanted.

https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=150403.0

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Newbie Welcome Area / MOVED: Looking for a towbar please

« on: 19 July 2023, 08:31:28 »

This topic has been moved to Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted.

https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=150404.0

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Test Zone / MOVED: Looking for a 2.5dti and a 2.5v6 engine

« on: 19 July 2023, 08:31:10 »

This topic has been moved to Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted.

https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=150409.0

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General Car Chat / Re: Cooked it

« on: 28 June 2023, 05:40:39 »

Unlucky, at least youve another waiting in the wings.

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General Car Chat / MOVED: TT

« on: 09 June 2023, 09:15:29 »

This topic has been moved to General Discussion Area.

https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=150317.0

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General Car Chat / Re: DSG gearbox

« on: 06 June 2023, 15:59:18 »

Been impressed with the DSG in her Golf GTI,
Serviced at around 40k now at 66k and always been fine.

If I bought one with no history, and it drove fine, id prob factor in a couple hundred for a gearbox service and hope.

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Test Zone / MOVED: Wanted: Coil packs for facelift 2.6 V6

« on: 30 May 2023, 10:05:01 »

This topic has been moved to Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted.

https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=150299.0

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Omega General Help / Re: Rear Wheel Bearing replacement - Wirral/North West. Any advice ?

« on: 15 May 2023, 07:32:37 »

Hi Andy
If it's any help I had a rear bearing replaced on my elite by Buckley tyres (in Buckley obvs)
The guy there,Kev I think had done a couple before and took it on for me as no one else seemed willing.
I can't just remember the costs but will try to resurrect the thread  to give you an idea.
HTH.

I Think I put you onto Buckley Tyres.....
However, like many other places they have been bought out by Pro Tyre (same outfit that bought Blackboots / Wheels in motion) now.....  That geometry bay gets you out as fast as they can now with an 'In the green'  They are not what they once were....

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General Discussion Area / Re: Time for a new Mobile Phone - Recomendatiobs

« on: 20 April 2023, 14:47:52 »

No probs
Ive found them to be good.
Do a varity of packages to suit.
5G works as well.

I'd avoid doing a speedtest however as that will eat a large chunk of data pretty fast.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Time for a new Mobile Phone - Recomendatiobs

« on: 20 April 2023, 05:35:34 »

Try 1p mobile for an EE based PAYG sim,
https://www.1pmobile.com/index.taf?friend=M155386J  (we both get an extra £5 if yu use this link)

£10 every 3 months, or as needed, and builds up credit.
I keep one and 2nd SIM as an alternative to when o2 is poor.