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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.
« on: 02 September 2020, 11:11:53 »
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General Car Chat / Re: Good brakes
« on: 01 September 2020, 23:24:42 »
Adequate rather than impressive... with reasonable pedal feel 
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: complete front v6 o/s strut
« on: 01 September 2020, 23:21:03 »ExactlyThe only use of a complete second hand strut is that it allows you to build up a new strut/spring/topmount ahead of doing the actual job...
[/size] New spring, bearing, top mount and bump stop/dust cover, as on all of those parts were knackered on every one I've taken apart. It costs about £100 in parts per side, but means the front end is good for at least another 100,000 miles)more than the life of most remaining cars) without issues. All I want from a strut are the rubber isolators, spring cup and spacers/washers. I still have a spare set of those, so would build a complete strut in a spare 5 minutes. Like I did here:[size=78%]
into this
that was several days before we started on the car.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.
« on: 01 September 2020, 23:19:16 »
Opportunity
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Omega General Help / Re: Red radiator drain plug / tap
« on: 01 September 2020, 23:18:47 »
That will learn you for even looking at it.
Popping the bottom hose is far more efficient for draining the system without breaking anything
Refit the old one and be thankful that you didn't break it...
Popping the bottom hose is far more efficient for draining the system without breaking anything
Refit the old one and be thankful that you didn't break it...
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: complete front v6 o/s strut
« on: 01 September 2020, 21:49:19 »
The only use of a complete second hand strut is that it allows you to build up a new strut/spring/topmount ahead of doing the actual job...
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: complete front v6 o/s strut
« on: 01 September 2020, 20:50:45 »
The only difference is the spring... Which you are presumably re using or replacing 
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Omega General Help / Re: Engine noise @ 1 second frequency
« on: 01 September 2020, 15:49:38 »
It goes around the tensioner and then slips on over the waterpump pulley.
Trying to fit the standard belt any other way is a hiding to nothing as it won't fit over the flange of the other pullies.
Trying to fit the standard belt any other way is a hiding to nothing as it won't fit over the flange of the other pullies.
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: WANTED : Facelift rear offside electric window mechanism
« on: 01 September 2020, 12:27:31 »
They are the same saloon/estate.
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Omega General Help / Re: Engine noise @ 1 second frequency
« on: 01 September 2020, 00:25:27 »
Overlooking the obvious...
Was the aux belt fitted the same way round...
They can object to being fitted so that they are effectively runnong in reverse...
Typically they are marked in direction of travel.
Pop it off a run the engine. If no noise refit the original belt in the opposite direction of rotation and report back
Was the aux belt fitted the same way round...
They can object to being fitted so that they are effectively runnong in reverse...
Typically they are marked in direction of travel.
Pop it off a run the engine. If no noise refit the original belt in the opposite direction of rotation and report back