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Omega General Help / power steering failure!

« on: 24 April 2008, 19:49:18 »

hi folks, i changed the oil in the car yesterday and everything went great.
i took it for a drive to warm the oil up first and every thing was as normal, i even tried the air con for the first time to find that it actually blows quite cold

Anyway after changing the oil i ran the engine for a bit and again no probs. come to go shopping today to find no power steering, the climate control isn't working either and all the buttons underneath(heated seats, tc, etc..) aren't illuminated but everything works when you press it. I found that out when the missus got quite warm on the way back and realised her heated seat was on.

I checked the fuses and found a blown 30, replaced it but still no change.

Do you reckon the climate and the pas failing at the same time are related?

Any ideas?

cheers
Dave

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Omega General Help / vec alloys??

« on: 27 April 2008, 23:42:31 »

Anyone know if these will fit an omega?....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/16-INCH-ALLOYS-VAUXHALL-VECTRA-SRI_W0QQitemZ150241159800QQihZ005QQcategoryZ9888QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Omega General Help / sports backbox?

« on: 13 April 2008, 22:29:55 »

Hi folks, i've been thinking of tarting the mig up a bit before i go to pv in june. The first thing i wanted to do was find a decent looking and sounding backbox for it(nothing ott) but i can't seem to find any after flickng through ebay and other sites.

Does anyone now anywhere that sells sports backboxes for the miggy?

Any pics of omega rear ends with aftermarket exhausts would be helpful aswell if anyone has any

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Omega General Help / battery help.

« on: 16 March 2008, 20:34:10 »

Hi folks, my battery decided to give up the ghost and i,ve had to jump start it the last 2 days by hijacking the next car driving past my garage

What i want to know is..

a: do i need a heavy duty one or will a normal car battery be ok?

b: how much would i be looking at for a new one(cheap as poss cos i'm a bit skint atm)

I've already pestered Timbuk to see if he's got one lying about but it doesn't look like he has.
We're going down portsmouth next friday and i don't fancy jump starting it every time i need to drive it

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Omega General Help / buypartsby/ cambelt kit

« on: 09 February 2008, 00:25:55 »

found this...

https://sslrelay.com/buypartsby.co.uk/timing-belt-kit-info.php?recordID=6714

is this the right belt kit for my engine? my engine number is 08283533.

it seems a bit cheap compared to the prices i've seen elsewhere, even with the vat it's still only just over £60.

has anyone ever used this company?

any input is appreciated

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Omega General Help / droplink advice

« on: 05 January 2008, 13:26:43 »

i'm just about to have a go at replacing the droplinks on the omega, anyone got any tips or advice about doing them?

also what torque setting should i do them up to?

thanks
Dave

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Omega General Help / tools for cam cover gaskets.

« on: 29 December 2007, 17:55:21 »

right i've finally plucked up the courage to do the cam cover gaskets, breathers and droplinks aswell.

i've got..

the four gaskets
16 o rings
black sealant
carb cleaner
wd40

what i need to know is, are there any specific size sockets/spanners or special tools that i might need?

i'll be doing it at home(mainly cos i can get some advice off here if i get stuck ) but need to drive to my dads 5 miles away to pick up the tools i need.

i've also just brought a torque wrench off ebay but it's not in nm, i think 8nm is just under 6ft lbs, does this sound about right?

i know this has been covered loads on here before but i just want to make sure i've got everything before i start.

any advice is muchly appreciated

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Omega General Help / droplinks

« on: 05 December 2007, 15:02:36 »

do you reckon these are ok to put on my omega or should i get genuine ones?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280178275633&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018

 i just rang the local dealer and guess how much they want for a single link?

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Omega General Help / rocker gasket quote

« on: 28 November 2007, 16:44:26 »

i've just rang a local garage for a quote to do my rocker gaskets and the guy i spoke to reckons it's a 4 1/2 hour job.
i told him i've already brought the gaskets,o-rings and some black sealant from the dealers, he said it would cost £185  to fit aswell as cleaning the breathers out.

he also said that i'd need to buy new rocker covers aswell as they warp and it'll just start leaking again if the old ones go back on.

it only leaks from the back end on the left side(not a lot) so i don't think they are warped.
does this price sound about right? or is the guy full of it just to screw more money out of me

i'd do it myself but never done a v6 before.

oh and do i need a torque wrench to tighten the bolts and what's the setting for the cam cover bolts?

thanks

Dave

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Omega General Help / knocking suspension

« on: 25 November 2007, 21:38:30 »

hi folks, i have a rather worrying knocking noise from the drivers side suspension, you can feel it through the floor. sounds like somethings loose.

the car's had new wishbones recently fitted by timbuk of here so i don't think it,s them. i had the tracking done last week at kwik fit (which was 21mm out) and they checked the wishbones aswell, all ok.  

the noise has got worse today after a drive to stoke and back and after a quick search on here it looks like it might be one of the droplinks.  i've had a quick look at them and they aren't snapped but they are pretty rusty.

there's no pulling to left or right infact it drives a lot better since the tracking was done.

i had a similar problem on my astra and it was a snapped link, do the joints just go in them or do they tend to snap?
 
any help is appreciated

cheers
Dave.

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Omega General Help / vec cam covers

« on: 23 November 2007, 00:05:15 »

hi folks, i'm gonna go get a pair of rocker gaskets tommorrow and wondered if it's worth picking up a pair of second hand alloy covers to replace the plastic ones that mine apparentley has.

i've heard that they're a lot better as they don't warp.

anybody else got them on their engines?

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Newbie Welcome Area / hello from telford

« on: 16 November 2007, 04:57:48 »

hi folks, my name's dave and i've just brought a cdx saloon. my first auto and a lovely drive, i got it off a guy called doug who i believe is on here.

i'll stick some pics up later, just need to get a cambelt on her in the near future. i'm hoping that i can pick up a few tips off here.

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Omega Gallery / my cdx.

« on: 18 November 2007, 17:44:35 »

a few pics i took today...







i wash gonna wash it today but as you can see it's raining.
just got the rocker gaskets to do and the cambelt's due anytime in the next month or so.

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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / mini meet pics..

« on: 20 April 2008, 17:39:27 »

Well 2 of us turned up today which was more than i expected

Me and John(bigead) in his mini facelift estate, nice to meet you and your missus John

We hung around, had a beer and a chat for a bit. I even managed to flyer a blue facelift estate in the car park.

Anyway some pics...

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General Discussion Area / shifnal pics...

« on: 26 April 2008, 15:38:27 »

from timbuks earlier...









They're all still there i think, as i left they'd got a headgasket stripped down(i fact i think there was 2 cars) and pete had the rear diff off his estate.