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General Car Chat / Re: Project anyone?

« on: 16 March 2024, 11:52:19 »

Not far from me. Tempting. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166651027339?itmmeta=01HS3DYS3HKDKJYXGC5GXCWN0B&hash=item26cd2cdf8b:g:q8kAAOSw5oll9VSD&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HkYa9TcYMajI5DbUiToKMzpghrZor%2FKz7FRTrWjwcUuKsRk%2BqwnpfVXeEftRUdrhsjJ4HrEqzcxauK5Wnyl%2BAU1BLbczES3Eg6WIyWPdxWYqGSQlRVa0z6z0mTEQ4I37yti3VbiG82kXDgm6WlsMBhxc0qkUDoNxt4Lx2bQ1SonNaa%2F1L%2Bm%2BaCHKP%2B9HkeYkAj%2BlCQt0MBqP5gMQNjUCGhWpIP%2FIx0XT66R9EGavtm0qe%2BJgl6N5n8JrVpGx3IkAhvBracRXwFPfsI5db8Unic%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_SR--3IYw

has trees growing in it or has partially collapsed/rotted away

cut out the middle man (me ) and say it as it is 

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General Car Chat / Re: Project anyone?

« on: 16 March 2024, 11:34:41 »

Not far from me. Tempting. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166651027339?itmmeta=01HS3DYS3HKDKJYXGC5GXCWN0B&hash=item26cd2cdf8b:g:q8kAAOSw5oll9VSD&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HkYa9TcYMajI5DbUiToKMzpghrZor%2FKz7FRTrWjwcUuKsRk%2BqwnpfVXeEftRUdrhsjJ4HrEqzcxauK5Wnyl%2BAU1BLbczES3Eg6WIyWPdxWYqGSQlRVa0z6z0mTEQ4I37yti3VbiG82kXDgm6WlsMBhxc0qkUDoNxt4Lx2bQ1SonNaa%2F1L%2Bm%2BaCHKP%2B9HkeYkAj%2BlCQt0MBqP5gMQNjUCGhWpIP%2FIx0XT66R9EGavtm0qe%2BJgl6N5n8JrVpGx3IkAhvBracRXwFPfsI5db8Unic%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_SR--3IYw

Much like "Puff the Magic Dragon"......
 Its lived by the sea
And RUSTED in the autumn mist in a land called Frinton-on-Sea 

That said , It MIGHT be solid ,not much information in the listing

MOT history only goes back to 2006 
even if it was an ex job car ,it would have retired into MOTable private ownership in the mid 90s 

Welded up in 2007 & 2008 , so last on the road LEGALLY in 2010

" barn find been standing up for 6 years"
As Alan would say "that sounds disconcertingly vague?"

lying down for another 8 years then 

I do like a Senny 

Must have been a very clean barn

Does algae and moss grow  in a barn 

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General Car Chat / Re: Mark Drakeford

« on: 16 March 2024, 10:13:23 »

It just needs a government to remove the 20% of un-insured drives, unlicenced drivers and cretin drivers from the roads ,make them use 'public transport'
oops 
I must be 'sleep typing' , it was all a dream 

49

General Discussion Area / Re: Should Europe send troops to Ukraine?

« on: 16 March 2024, 10:06:10 »

100 year* war with Ukraine as "no man's land"

*Even when Putin goes to Hell ,some other power crazy Knob-Jockey will continue his delusion 

50

General Discussion Area / Re: From 30K to £200

« on: 15 March 2024, 16:06:59 »

The 4 cats off a V6 alone are worth double that if original and good 
on-line scrap car buying sites would better £200
have you offered it for sale on OOF ? or parts ?
that's also assuming it's beyond repair 

51

Newbie Welcome Area / Re: New Omega owner here

« on: 14 March 2024, 19:13:38 »

welcome to the OOF 

52

General Discussion Area / Re: Ebay Discount Code

« on: 13 March 2024, 21:44:40 »

"15% discount valid from 10:00am UK local time on 11th March 2024 until 11:59pm UK local time on 14th March 2024 on purchases on eBay.co.uk from selected sellers, unless cancelled earlier in accordance with these Terms and Conditions."
£9.99 minimum spend

I used it with another discount to get 10 L of OAT  Concentrated Red Longlife Antifreeze Coolant @ £26 delivered ,came today 

53

General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 13 March 2024, 21:07:34 »

MOTed the Zafira A "elegance" tractor juice edition
no advisories 
I'd prepped/serviced  it before hand over the last few days 
2 new rear springs ,3 brake pipes ,new rear disks and pads ,new brake fluid , oil and filter and 4 cans of anti rust paint
parts total £185 (all classed as "service items" IMHO)
that's the 7th MOT i put on it , 50000 boring miles driven in six years & six months
fortunately not many of those miles where driven by me 

54

General Car Chat / Re: Omega in Iceland

« on: 11 March 2024, 21:15:01 »

Currently in Iceland 🇮🇸 on my holibobs. Been looking out for omegas as I always do.. then I thought.. were they even available here?

There are a lot of new cars, leccy cars etc. however there are a lot of old shitters too. Seen a fair few Astra H’s in HB and estate form. Seen quite a few Suzuki Leannas lol

clicky  

Enjoy your break 

55

General Car Chat / Re: Two MOT passes

« on: 07 March 2024, 12:54:45 »

It's NOT the 10th till Sunday 
unless you mean another PREVIOUS month or year   

56

Omega General Help / Re: Wanted headlights

« on: 07 March 2024, 12:51:27 »

A bulb not seated correctly will often fail beam pattern , H7 
cloudy lenses can be polished in situ
if self levelling Xeon then is the sensor on the wishbone functional.
 

57

General Car Chat / Re: Zafira B 1.6 top end noise.

« on: 06 March 2024, 04:58:35 »

You may have inadvertently "pre-loaded" the cam phasers when you did the belt change 
putting a strain  on them, resulting in their failure .
did you use ALL the kit 
the kit contains a flat bar (to lock cams ,rocker cover off)
2 "wedges" to hold/lock the cam sprockets 
a crank locking bracket

that said, parts fail on their own without any "help"
new-fangled VVT sprockets failing IS common

don't beat yourself up about it , unless you're in to that sort of thing 

58

General Car Chat / Re: Two MOT passes

« on: 05 March 2024, 21:33:58 »

Congratulations on the MOTs 

59

General Car Chat / Re: Zafira B 1.6 top end noise.

« on: 04 March 2024, 21:46:34 »

     I will be sure to get my finger in the hole as you suggested, give it a waggle and see if anything's loose. 

I hadn't heard of the inlet manifold baffles before, so that's good news information, thanks 

I stuck my finger in the hole and wasn't convinced ,didn't feel loose at all
Only after I'd cleaned and re-glued the baffles and stuck it back together ,started the engine ,did i believe it would cure the rattle/knock   

I agree with taking the upper cambelt cover off to start with 

My vauxhalls are too OLD to have VVT 

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General Car Chat / Re: Zafira B 1.6 top end noise.

« on: 04 March 2024, 19:19:40 »

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