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Omega General Help / Stuck Barrel problem

« on: 31 July 2014, 16:00:31 »

Mates Mig has the classic barrel not turning and I know replacement little brass bits are the solution but apparently it's solid and won't turn to enable the steering lock to come off for the barrel to be removed.

Plan is:

Silicone spray down the keyhole and a jolly good jiggle to try and get it to turn to Pos 2 for removal/replacement

Molegrips to encourage the above and maybe a bang with a hammer to encourage it

If above fails the plasics will be getting ripped off and ignition switch removed....then how the hell do I  get the barrel out or any other tips???

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Omega General Help / Dti alternator comparability?

« on: 24 July 2014, 14:44:32 »

Is it the same as the petrol ones? What amps do they kick out ? Haven't took it off yet 

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General Car Chat / That horrible moment....

« on: 22 July 2014, 19:55:35 »

When you realise you left a full rail of Halfords advanced torq sockets in the car you scrapped last week 

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General Car Chat / DTI cat scrap value?

« on: 20 July 2014, 11:46:49 »

Anyone scrapped one recently, how much? looks to be the original GM one

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General Discussion Area / Mod help pls

« on: 09 July 2014, 17:30:36 »

Howdy, I seem to have screwed I up my profile and can't log in on the laptop but am ok on the phone. Won't accept my password ! Can someone reset it or summat pls 

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Omega General Help / locked out

« on: 07 July 2014, 16:03:39 »

Shall we say " a friend"  has locked the keys in a facelift, how does one enter said vehicle whilst avoiding a brick/window interaction?  I believe there is a cunning way that has been pm'd in the past and I would apprecciate if it could come my way ....to be passed on  I haven't done this obviously as I am far too clever for that

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / 2.2 DTI breaking

« on: 07 July 2014, 12:43:13 »

This won't be around for long so bit's will be pulled then it's getting squished, manual with 124 k on it

Door Solenoids £17 posted for starters

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General Car Chat / Maybe killing another Omega

« on: 06 July 2014, 12:27:35 »

Been offered a very cheap 53reg  2.2 GLS manual that is surplus to requirements so will likely get it and pull it to pieces, but might stick it on here if it seems decent when I actually see it, are the manuals any more desirable that auto's?

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Omega General Help / 2.2 hedgehog

« on: 05 July 2014, 08:44:31 »

Mine doesn't appear to have one! on my old V6 it was clearly visible when the glovebox was removed but I can't see it for the life of me on this bugger

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / More bit's off the breaker

« on: 02 July 2014, 08:24:59 »

Removed from my star silver 2.2 petrol

Pick up only items, ideal to stick in the shed for when the inevitable time comes

Cat back exhaust , made by Klarius and in very good condition with no rot £20
Downpipe,flexi and cat ( aftermarket I think ) in good order £ 20
Set of CD alloys, 2 with Prima tyres with 4.5 - 5 mm tread other 2 with not brilliant but legal tread  £70 picked up the lot or will split, can swap them for you if you drive down for the good ones
Complete cylinder head in great order, £40
Mint silver doors £20 each, mint wings £15 I'll even help you swap them ! Shame to scrap them

Posted items

Calipers £10 each plus post
Scuttle £ 15 posted
Mint wings £15 each
Bonnet struts £ 15 posted
Hedgehog £20 posted
mint center armrest £20 posted
mid £15 posted
abs ecu £17 posted
autobox selector switch £25 posted
power steering pump £17 posted
mint as new rad  £27 posted
rear lights £12 posted
fuse box/glovebox/cubby lids £12 each posted
headlight switch £12 posted
Boot struts £12 posted

Shell needs to go soon so be quick if you want any trim or daft bit's, plenty of other stuff  on it

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General Car Chat / Cruise ecu ?

« on: 28 June 2014, 15:32:37 »

Been asked for a cruise ecu off my facelift breaker, do they have one as it's the first I've heard if they do ?

222

General Car Chat / Bloody saga insurace

« on: 19 June 2014, 10:10:27 »

My MIL( 72 yrs ) renewed her policy last month with saga but has just bought a new car. She called them on monday to change the vehicle and was told there was a computer error error and they couldn't do it and would call back. She had 2 days of calls backwards and forwards and got really upset/confused with it all and eventually spilled the beans to me as she is very independant. I called them yesterday and apparently there was a "Merlin error " on the original policy so they couldn't just swap the new car onto it so it would need to be a brand new policy set up . The original was £ 220 and they quoted £356 for the new car which is a lower ins group and if she wanted to terminate the old policy there would be a £50 admin fee!  ....erm no there will not be as the error is on their part.

I got another quote of £235 and hit them with their price match policy as well as roasting them for causing so much distress but they didn't think they could match it   I eventually got a grovelling call to say that due to their poor handling of the affair they would match the price. I categorically sought confirmation that their would be a crossover of the 2 cars so they could drive to the garage and pick up the new car and that the policy documents would be emailed to me yesterday,both of these were confirmed and cover would start at midnight.

On checking the insurance database this morning the car is not bloody insured, if I had not done this they would now be driving around in an uninsured car and could well have had it taken off them or god forbid had a crash. I'm now awaiting a call from the new business manager at Saga.....this call should be fun ! 

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Omega General Help / 2.2 engine question

« on: 18 June 2014, 16:25:21 »

This relates to a 2.2 petrol that has a starting issue, I asked the seller for more detail and got this response, any ideas? alledgedly has new crank and cam sensors ( origin unknown) 

The engine starts 99% of the time, if not it will start after 30 seconds or so. Usually once started it will cut out if you try to move it within the first 60-90 seconds after starting the engine. So we tended to let it sit for a while before pulling off. We've been running it like this for a couple of months, thats why we believe the issue is with the choke.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Some bits off the breaker

« on: 17 June 2014, 20:00:37 »

MID £15 posted



Headlight switch £12 posted


lovely clear headlights with intact adjusters, £55 posted the pair



Drivers window switch £12 posted, passenger £8 posted


Front door solenoid £16  posted



2.2 ECU - CRUISE ENABLED !, ring, 1x fob with chip, Cruise control stalk, carpass, all plug and play for cruise, £50 posted



2.2 100 amp alternator £25 posted, no idea why the pics so big.......damn you photobucket



Door mirror passenger £22 posted




Klarius exhaust cat back, very good nic £30 picked up ( or a decent bottle of scotch  )






Still pulling the car apart so plenty more to come

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General Discussion Area / Parents and cars

« on: 17 June 2014, 09:46:26 »

 My mother in law put her old fiesta in for it's MOT yesterday and it failed badly with apparent welding required, wishbones etc and an estimated bill of £400, by amazing chance the garage had a 52 plate 206 sitting there for £1000 which she has put a deposit on   I don't doubt the fiesta needs work but i'm really frustrated she didn't ring me for advice as 1k for this Pug seems steep to say the least. She's getting more impatient as time goes on ..... old codgers hey ! I'll try and get a look at the Pug before she picks it up