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General Discussion Area / MOVED: Ar25 breather pipe

« on: 08 October 2016, 17:55:58 »

This topic has been moved to Omega General Help.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=137496.0

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General Car Chat / MOVED: V.M tv

« on: 11 August 2016, 18:37:28 »

This topic has been moved to General Discussion Area.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=136818.0

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General Discussion Area / OOF pickup help requested - Liverpool area

« on: 10 July 2016, 19:49:31 »

Hiya. As per title. If, hopefully, I manage to bag a couple of rims and tyres on fleabay would any member in the Liverpool area be in a position to pay/collect/hold for me pending arranging shipping up here to the grim north?  Any help appreciated.

Ta....

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General Discussion Area / Unexpected outage in the next short while

« on: 31 May 2016, 10:21:10 »

Just got a text from TB to the effect that he has a power cut at the server for OOF and the backup power supply is getting tired with the result that when it falls over so will the forum until power is back on.

Cheers.

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General Discussion Area / Oops

« on: 06 December 2015, 20:23:08 »

Had a bit of a moment earlier today.

Driving my disco downhill into a country town round my way, not fast by any means, and crossed some field run off water. Car went instantly into aqua plane mode and headed for the verge on a slight right hander.

At the last moment tyres broke through surface and met Tarmac which ended up pushing car into opposing lane. Luckily no cars in immediate vicinity but there was a kerb and a stone wall round a farm.  Kerbed both offside but missed wall, thankfully.

Stopped further down to check and both alloys took a doing and front tyre has a gashed sidewall. No leaks but it's scrap and the rim has a buckle in it. Steering wobble became apparent and now gone since spare now on. Tyre only a few months old as well!  Rear will survive but rim needs refinishing.

Glad I was driving and not her otherwise it would have been a lot worse.

Hey ho.  Ho. Ho.Ho....

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General Discussion Area / Working as a film 'extra'.

« on: 11 August 2015, 22:55:40 »

Sounds a bit off the wall and also teeing myself up for abuse but - anyone any experience of working as a film extra? 

Got a couple of paying leads to appear in films but dunno the ins/outs/payment/etc.

Ta....

 

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General Car Chat / MOVED: An hour to save your life

« on: 02 June 2015, 21:51:39 »

This topic has been moved to General Discussion Area.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=130785.0

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wtd - zenon headlight switch and a relay

« on: 17 February 2015, 21:48:47 »

Looking for an immaculate condition zenon headlight switch please, for a facelift, as well as a consumer delay relay.  Its the yellow one in the loom under/above the fuse block apparently.

Gives a shout of you can assist.

ta....

 

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Cars for Sale & wanted / MOVED: Wanted rear bumper in Z157

« on: 05 February 2015, 06:46:00 »

This topic has been moved to Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=128684.0

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General Discussion Area / Here's one for you

« on: 05 January 2015, 20:47:44 »

As some of you know I now pass my 'working' week driving for a landrover main dealer.

One of the techs asked me to post a package for him this afternoon seeing as I was passing the post office anyways.

Turns out one of the other techs was carrying out substantial engine work to a disco and discovered a mobile phone jammed in between the engine and bulkhead. Phone was flat but after a few mins on the charger it fired up and said something like, 'locked - please email blah@blah.co.uk   

So they did.

Turns out phone was lost over a year ago and owned by - a landrover tech at a main dealer in London and recalls working on that car. Surprising that it has lodged there for so long and survived as well as being found by a fellow tech.

It's a funny old world, right enough!   

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Bit of a strange one...

« on: 02 January 2015, 16:44:02 »

Battery on the 3.2 has decided to not hold a charge despite being externally charged a couple of times of late.  Even after 24 hours still took 1.5/2 amps or so.

As voltage dropped the interior lights came on and flattened it even faster.

Last time, battery recharged and took car for a run.  Removed interior lamps as constantly lit, irrespective of switch position.  Also noted drivers seat refused to adjust, whilst passenger side fine.  All fuses look good.

Whilst running, volts across battery around 13.7 or so, so not great.

Out for a run again and dash lights up with spanner light, charge light and a couple of others and speedo/revs dead and car in limp mode.

T2 initially would not recognise car despite several attempts but got there eventually after removing T2 card and reseating and reconnecting.

Handfull of fault codes including volts high and volts low.  Live data shows alternator volts as 10.7 or thereabouts.

Question is, would a failing battery that finally has a cell that goes completely dead give source to the disco lit dash and knacked leccy drivers seat, and not pass side?

Car now dead and charge light lit constantly when running (jumped).

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wtd - 3.2 120 amp alternator

« on: 02 January 2015, 16:29:16 »

As title. 

Have developed a wee issue that needs further exploration and a spare known good alternator would be handy if I could get one.

ta.....   

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General Discussion Area / MOVED: Mot/Vosa/dvla database contents

« on: 23 December 2014, 18:00:07 »

This topic has been moved to General Car Chat.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=127929.0

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General Car Chat / Mot/Vosa/dvla database contents

« on: 23 December 2014, 17:59:04 »

Took the omega for its test today (passed without issue) but one daft thing quickly became obvious.

Tester asked about the car and I confirmed 3.2 elite estate. He says computer says 2.2. Looking into the system further shows my reg as a 2.2 diesel elite and not a petrol 3.2. He was able to change fuel to petrol as well as engine size but nothing else.

Same garage and tester I've used for years so nothing he has input so down to database management.  My V5 shows correct info so main database is sound. 

In this day and age you would think that the various agencies would use a cojoined  approach with regards to information?     

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General Discussion Area / MOVED: Estate rear wiper

« on: 23 October 2014, 09:55:11 »

This topic has been moved to Omega General Help.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=126854.0