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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt change..
« on: Today at 06:14:00 »
Duplicate - please ignore.

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt change..
« on: Today at 06:13:27 »
Apologies regarding inbox. I didn’t realise and I’ve not been online after a rough few months health wise.

I’d be happy and able to do a cambelt for you, Terbs. Drop me a message in my (now empty) inbox and we can work it out for this weekend?

Kind regards,
James

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I'm thinking 🤔,, make a good manual conversion
Bet he'd let it go for £270  ;D

Yes, if a forum member genuinely wants it. That was the advertised price (to forum members). If someone comes up with the money it’s gone. First come first serve - so far no genuine forum interest and just off topic posts.

I have cancelled the bid of the chap who entered £1020. If somethings too good to be true then it usually is, and his feedback says he has won car auctions but not turned up to pay in the recent past.



I haven’t got time to mess about over something so cheap. I am away a lot at the moment.

This is a genuine advert and the price is low because I want a hassle free sale. I am only seeking to recoup what I spent.

I have only listed it elsewhere because historically cars don’t sell that well on here and I want it gone. It’s out of my control what people bid.

I’ve been on here for enough years (decades?) that hopefully people know I’m good to my word. But I’m also getting old and grumpy and will not deal with ebayers who have been reported for winning auctions and failing to pay. No disrespect to anyone but I don’t have the time or the patience.

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Omega General Help / Re: Alternator
« on: 14 November 2023, 14:20:22 »
Hi Lizzie

Sorry to hear you've been through the mill but I'm reassured to see you're still posting!

£600 for an alternator is ludicrous. £100 in parts will see your car on the road and it'll take me a couple of hours. Just say when - weekends are best. Please for goodness sake stop taking your Omega to dealerships, they are just not clued up on these models anymore.........

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Cars for Sale & wanted / 2.6 Elite Estate for Spares or Repair!
« on: 14 November 2023, 14:05:23 »
A week or so ago I purchased an Elite Estate, with only a couple of days MOT, for the bargain price of £275. I was planning to strip various components from it, for my 3.2 project (seen in the background!), but for various reasons I've been able to get them elsewhere, so I can now avoid stripping this one down in the cold and rain.

Essentially I am offering the car for what I paid for it - £275. The MOT has now expired.

The description is already here on this board, by the previous owner, Boatboy, so I don't need to repeat it, because it's honest and comprehensive. Only additional point is that there are 4 x very good Continental tyres fitted.

Offered to the forum for £275, which is below scrap value. Worth a fortune in parts but I really (really) CBA to break an Omega over winter. MOT has expired, handbrake is shagged, might need welding, take a punt for very little money?

Located in Oxfordshire. Photos taken this weekend after my drive home. Did the 50 miles without issue. Pulls well, gearbox great, slight pull to the right under braking. The final picture is trying to show a small crack at the bottom of the screen but it's not come out very well.

Grab a bargain :y























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Does it run, if so I’ll give you 275 for it as long as I can drive it away

(I can legally do so, to a place of repair) :y
                Didn’t want mine then?

I’d have loved it mate, but logistically the depths of wales and the ancillary costs around fuel / transport would have meant it financially uneconomical. I’m very sorry I thought I replied.

Steve I have transferred you funds …..

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General Car Chat / Re: Cambelt
« on: 01 November 2023, 11:39:28 »
Thanks for the replies. I think I shall go with the consensus and hold back for a while. I am hoping to respray the roof and bonnet in December, then fit the new windscreen surround. Then early in the new year, see about getting the valve stem seals done, and obviously whilst it’s stripped down, do the cam belt. James has given me a rough price for doing the aforementioned work. Car has only done 81, 000 miles, so I want to get it back on the road, mainly for local use.
On a slightly different topic, has anyone got their car on classic insurance, what are the limitations, and the cost.

Makes sense to do the cambelt kit while it’s here for stem seals. It has to come off anyway, so it won’t cost you any more than the price of the kit. Plus it’s pointless doing all that work to risk ruining it, by fitting an expired belt kit back on :y

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Omega General Help / Re: Alternator
« on: 31 October 2023, 14:11:33 »
Hello Lizzie talking about old people I have recently had my cills welded and a rear brake rebuilt.Ok the welding I could not do but a brake rebuild I would have enjoyed doing but now it is easier to farm it out but I always wonder if the job has been done as well as I would like.At 87 I could be the oldest member of our club. Get it fixed and avoid the stress.

 had no idea you were that age.


He definitely doesn’t look it (or at least, didn’t a few months ago! :y

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Omega General Help / Re: Alternator
« on: 31 October 2023, 12:12:33 »
I'll happily help you out Lizzie, and you sure as hell won't need a loan for the privilege... it's what forums are all about

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It will however be cannibalised for parts for my 3.2 :y

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Does it run, if so I’ll give you 275 for it as long as I can drive it away

(I can legally do so, to a place of repair) :y

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General Car Chat / Re: Passat Diesel - Cut out
« on: 10 October 2023, 23:40:27 »
Might be air, the VW common rails are a bit shitty for this as they do not self prime and if actually ran out need a bit of work to get them running (usually cranking and popping the return pipe off the filter). The filter housings are easy to crack when changing the filters also.

That said, it could also be a crank sensor showing no output, you will just have to run it and see what happens

cheers Mark :y - 100 miles or more now and not missed a beat... I'm keeping everything crossed it was just air from when I ran it so low....

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Omega General Help / Re: 3.2 conversion Worth it
« on: 10 October 2023, 23:36:25 »
You can mess about with all combinations of 3.2 / 3.0 engines, 2.5/2.6 heads, G cams, 3.2 inlets, etc.... yes, it's true you can get some gains from it, but in reality they will all disappoint you.

The Omega is a heavy, boxy car, it will never (certainly by today's standards) win any notable races, and most modern cars of a similar spec will blow it out of the water.

15 years ago it may have had some benefit, but these days unless you're talking serious work, I think these kinds of upgrades to try and get a few horses out of a heavy Omega barge, are basically like pissing in the wind.

The 2.2 is acceptable, and any V6 is a lovely, comfortable smooth cruiser. That's where it ends for me these days. If you want something "quick", then look away from the Omega, unless you have a significant budget for V8 conversion, etc. (And even then, you have to really love it, because there are much more capable cars out there)......

I will always have a huge soft spot for Omegas, but, I would never waste time trying to tune one. If anything, I'd want to keep it standard / original, and focus on what's important, eg, keeping it rust free, etc.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Pronouns
« on: 09 October 2023, 12:22:07 »
Mate and Lass or Love does up here.

:y

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General Discussion Area / Re: Pronouns
« on: 09 October 2023, 12:21:07 »
Can the female staff still choose traditional cabin crew attire, such as skirts and necktie, or, are they now not allowed under this crazy new world?

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