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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #15 on: 21 June 2012, 16:06:00 »

This one was very lucky


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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #16 on: 21 June 2012, 16:08:51 »

They are not, you just have another experience or view.

Ok chap whatever you say, you can lead a horse to water and all that. Oh and when you need a top end rebuild drop me a line or I could buy your car off you for breaking ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #17 on: 21 June 2012, 16:13:18 »

Always amazes me when people come on here for advice then when they get it start to argue that they know best.
Why bother? Just go with whatever your dealer has incorrectly told you but don't come bleating on here when your valves have a chat with the piston crowns, take it back to him. I'm sure he'll be more than helpful and the bill will be more than the car's worth.
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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #18 on: 21 June 2012, 16:17:17 »

They are not, you just have another experience or view.

What makes you so sure they are right?  ::)

OOF has been running for nearly7 years now, we have seen countless belt failures, due to tensioners failing. (including later V6's) I have invoices from Vauxhall that at the bottom say, change belt every 40k/4 years on every petrol Omega.

Why don't you ring some other dealers? See what they say  ;)

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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #19 on: 21 June 2012, 16:17:54 »

They are not, you just have another experience or view.

What makes you so sure they are right?  ::)

OOF has been running for nearly7 years now, we have seen countless belt failures, due to tensioners failing. (including later V6's) I have invoices from Vauxhall that at the bottom say, change belt every 40k/4 years on every petrol Omega.

Why don't you ring some other dealers? See what they say  ;)

Even better, get your dealer to put it in writing that your Omega doesn't need a cambelt kit replacement until 80k or 8 years, I bet they decline ::)
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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #20 on: 21 June 2012, 16:21:32 »

Something tells me this chap may be short on help in the future ::)
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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #21 on: 21 June 2012, 16:25:07 »

Shame, but what is the point if you can't pass on your experience. All the best to you and thank's for the help in the past! Will not have any trouble in sorting it!
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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #22 on: 21 June 2012, 16:29:11 »

Shame, but what is the point if you can't pass on your experience. All the best to you and thank's for the help in the past! Will not have any trouble in sorting it!
cos your wrong :y
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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #23 on: 21 June 2012, 16:32:17 »

Shame, but what is the point if you can't pass on your experience. All the best to you and thank's for the help in the past! Will not have any trouble in sorting it!

Not much point passing on the knowledge that your dealer is shite, we knew that from your first statement. 
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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #24 on: 21 June 2012, 16:38:14 »

ok, sorry to have bothered you
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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #25 on: 21 June 2012, 16:39:04 »

well ive just been talking to parts department here 2min ago to see if my parts are in and i asked this very question..
and after tapping away on keybord  he said..4 years or 40 000 ....so i think you need to ring a proper main dealer and not a pattern part one.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #26 on: 21 June 2012, 16:39:59 »

Maybe AndyC (the 4th poster on this thread) can put Allens mind at rest. He works for a Vauxhall dealership ;)
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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #27 on: 21 June 2012, 16:41:57 »

Maybe AndyC (the 4th poster on this thread) can put Allens mind at rest. He works for a Vauxhall dealership ;)

Good idea  :y

ok, sorry to have bothered you


Allen, call Andy at Drive Vauxhall. He will give you correct intervals  ;)

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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #28 on: 21 June 2012, 16:42:42 »

Shame, but what is the point if you can't pass on your experience. All the best to you and thank's for the help in the past! Will not have any trouble in sorting it!

There are plenty of people passing on their experience. You could also argue that there's no point if people don't listen to it.

The Omega petrol engines were indeed originally specified with an 80K service interval for the cam belt and tensioners. GM were swamped with warranty repairs on the early engines where the tensioners failed to last this period by a wide margin and in response they issued a bulletin reducing the interval to 40k/4 years. Your dealer has simply not bothered to check this and is pulling a figure out of his head.

OK, so if you insist what your dealer says is gospel, that's fair enough. That aside, I would point out that we have significant independent experience with Omega petrol engines on this forum dating back many years. We have seen numerous cam belts fail where the 40k/4 years official service interval has not been adhered to and can categorically state that if yours lasts 80k you will have been very lucky. Most don't get much past the 40K interval. We have seen a not insignificant number that fail before even 40K.

Our experience is telling you that yours won't last 80k. A new belt and tensioner kit can be had for around £100 and it'll take an hour and a half to fit. Alternative is enough engine damage to write the car off. To paraphrase:

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Re: Cambelt Fitters In Cornwall
« Reply #29 on: 21 June 2012, 16:50:28 »

Hover over the number 2 on the little picture of the Omega.

http://yoc.whatcar.com/car-reviews/used/vauxhall/omega-saloon/full-review/23454-2

This site knows more than 90% of Vauxhall dealerships when it comes to the Omega. How do you think it's been running and helping out thousands of people for 7 years. If you'd rather believe a bunch of a couple of people in the Vauxhall dealership rather than the various people on this thread and it's also over the Internet in places as the above on link will show, then I'm sorry but there really isn't much point in you asking questions in the first place.
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