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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 26 January 2015, 19:51:11 »Locked my bloody keys in the boot!Silly arse...
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First time for everything I guess.....
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General Car Chat / Re: Green lane numpties...
« on: 26 January 2015, 19:42:25 »no 4x4 can leave ruts 2 foot deep,Perhaps but to suggest that a horse is more environmentally damaging than a 4x4 is utterly risible
its probably them tractors who I suppose have no rights to be there either?
You've clearly never stood behind one Al!
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 26 January 2015, 19:27:28 »
Locked my bloody keys in the boot! 
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Omega General Help / Nightmare! I've gone and locked my keys in the car!!
« on: 26 January 2015, 19:19:36 »
As above. I was rummaging about in the boot for something, put my keys down, then one of the neighbours came out, started yapping to me and I absentmindedly closed the boot while I was talking to him. I only realised what I'd done when I got back in! Of course the car itself is locked and probably dead locked too.
The neighbour and I spent a couple of hours trying to get in with various implements with no joy, and then I called out the breakdown service and he had ago with more professional looking implements with no joy either! My spare key is in Dorset and I'm in Wales! Bollix!!! 
Before he buggered off and left me to it, the breakdown guy suggested 3 options.
1) Get spare key posted from Dorset.
2) Get a locksmith.
3) Smash rear quarter light, but as we think it's deadlocked he wasn't sure that I could pull up the button, so erred caution on that.
The other thing is that the keys are in the boot and I've a bloody big gas tank in the way if I manage to get into the car, so there's no guarantee that I can get to the keys. We managed to press the boot button with a long steel rod with no joy and I'm not sure that it will open on the button if I break in either?
Although it's a complete PITA I'll probably get the keys posted, as I'll have them on Weds. I'll have to do a lot of walking tomorrow.
This is a very pissed off pedestrian Sir Tigger, reporting from the Rhondda Valleys.
Of course the car itself is locked and probably dead locked too. The neighbour and I spent a couple of hours trying to get in with various implements with no joy, and then I called out the breakdown service and he had ago with more professional looking implements with no joy either!
My spare key is in Dorset and I'm in Wales! Bollix!!! Before he buggered off and left me to it, the breakdown guy suggested 3 options.
1) Get spare key posted from Dorset.
2) Get a locksmith.
3) Smash rear quarter light, but as we think it's deadlocked he wasn't sure that I could pull up the button, so erred caution on that.
The other thing is that the keys are in the boot and I've a bloody big gas tank in the way if I manage to get into the car, so there's no guarantee that I can get to the keys.
We managed to press the boot button with a long steel rod with no joy and I'm not sure that it will open on the button if I break in either? Although it's a complete PITA I'll probably get the keys posted, as I'll have them on Weds. I'll have to do a lot of walking tomorrow.
This is a very pissed off pedestrian Sir Tigger, reporting from the Rhondda Valleys.
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Omega General Help / Re: Are there any mobile 2.2DTi mechanics on here ?
« on: 26 January 2015, 00:29:25 »
I don't know anything about Omega diesels, but I had a Merc 2.5 TD that had air getting in the fuel system and on those it's the plastic low pressure pipes that feed the injector pump that go hard and brittle. 
A set of those sorted my problem and cost about £60 from the Merc dealer. 
A set of those sorted my problem and cost about £60 from the Merc dealer.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Old Boiler.
« on: 26 January 2015, 00:23:36 »
Talking of old boilers, I've been sorting out a house that's been empty for a few months for new tenants and decided to test the heating today.
Hmmm, the pressure's a bit low, so topped it up and suddenly the dump valve's going and I've got water pishing all over the kitchen worktop.
Took the cover off to inspect further and discovered that the expansion vessel is goosed. So not too bad and lucky I discovered it rather than the new tenants!
Hmmm, the pressure's a bit low, so topped it up and suddenly the dump valve's going and I've got water pishing all over the kitchen worktop.
Took the cover off to inspect further and discovered that the expansion vessel is goosed.
So not too bad and lucky I discovered it rather than the new tenants!
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General Car Chat / Re: Parts
« on: 26 January 2015, 00:17:07 »Yes it's on the Car Pass.Should be on the V5 if the engines not been changed... might even be on the Car Passwhat is the difference in these two
http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt-kits
You work it out by your engine number BIGtime.
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General Car Chat / Re: White one
« on: 26 January 2015, 00:07:22 »It is there! Look closer..Can't see what isn't there, Dvla check tells you everything the ad doesn'tI can't see an engine size...........
4th picture on the boot
Still can't see it............
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General Car Chat / Re: Parts
« on: 26 January 2015, 00:03:03 »what is the difference in these two
http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt-kits
You work it out by your engine number BIGtime.
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General Discussion Area / Re: M3 today.. was it you
« on: 26 January 2015, 00:01:21 »
No nor me either, although I had a nice little jaunt up and down the M4 on Saturday and managed to avoid a nasty pile up near Cardiff.
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General Car Chat / Re: Green lane numpties...
« on: 25 January 2015, 23:53:09 »It was 12 when i drove home,lights weren't that dirty,and can see perfectly well out of windows,if i couldnt have they would have been cleaned before leaving site as i always carry rags and water just incase everything is that dirty i cant see out of them.Kinda missed the pointhttp://www.glass-uk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=129Is there a copy of that with pictures?
Is the joined up writing a bit much for you Al?
It reads like alabour manifestosurreal comedy, so it might as well be in pictures...
You're right in that it's not a labour manifesto as it's got some policies in it....
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Omega General Help / Re: Are there any mobile 2.2DTi mechanics on here ?
« on: 25 January 2015, 23:50:12 »
If it's hard to start from cold, you've probably got air getting in your fuel system somewhere.
If you park on a hill, leave it parked facing downhill and you might find that helps.
If you park on a hill, leave it parked facing downhill and you might find that helps.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Top gear back on Sunday
« on: 25 January 2015, 23:45:18 »
OK I've seen it now, although it took twice as long with the circle of death going round, and round and round and round..... Aaaaaah!
I went to St Petersburg in 1995 and wandered around on a sunny day thinking "Cor there's alot of sexy girls in this city!" 
I think the TG cameramen felt the same!
I went to St Petersburg in 1995 and wandered around on a sunny day thinking "Cor there's alot of sexy girls in this city!"
I think the TG cameramen felt the same!
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General Car Chat / Re: Green lane numpties...
« on: 25 January 2015, 23:41:26 »It was 12 when i drove home,lights weren't that dirty,and can see perfectly well out of windows,if i couldnt have they would have been cleaned before leaving site as i always carry rags and water just incase everything is that dirty i cant see out of them.Kinda missed the pointhttp://www.glass-uk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=129Is there a copy of that with pictures?
Is the joined up writing a bit much for you Al?
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General Discussion Area / Re: Top gear back on Sunday
« on: 25 January 2015, 22:07:35 »
Aw look I've got to watch it on iplayer, don't give away the plot!