Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.

91

Omega General Help / 2.5 front springs and top mounts

« on: 15 September 2021, 21:55:15 »

Hi guys hope ur well. I am changing front shocks soon. I also want to change springs front and rear. Can’t get hold of front springs and top mounts. Where are u legends purchasing said items? Tia 

92

Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt kit query

« on: 02 August 2021, 21:40:24 »

That looks good to me then 👍 thanks dtb

93

Omega General Help / Cambelt kit query

« on: 02 August 2021, 18:23:30 »

Gooood evening men. I hope u r all well:-)

So manifold gasket last week. Cambelt n WP this week 🤦‍♂️

Anyways got my kit from Bedfraud Battery and was very pleased that they have supplied me with a Gates kit. I’m on a bit of a time deadline with the car and can’t really afford to have it off the road due to kit being wrong for example. So. Can someone confirm the belt length I have is correct…

It says on the belt…

5453XS - 225 x 30mm

It certainly all looks good and unlike conti kits it looks like I’ve got the correct tensioner backing plate too. But if someone can confirm the belt length that’d be sweeeeet 😃😎😎😎

Ps it’s a 2.5 v6 👍👍👍

94

Omega General Help / Re: N/S exhaust manifold gasket (2.5 V6)

« on: 27 July 2021, 11:10:43 »

So head has to come off for drivers side? 🤦‍♂️

95

Omega General Help / Re: N/S exhaust manifold gasket (2.5 V6)

« on: 26 July 2021, 13:17:50 »

Thanks men much appreciated 🥰👍👍👍

I ended up using a BGA one. Not happy about the brand or the type (graphite one with silver coating) but I needed the motor back on the road ASAP and was all I could get quick. Also now the manifold blow has gone I can now hear a dead lifter more clearly. Honestly it never stops. Oh and the drivers side has a small blow on start up but goes after few seconds.

Happy for now but as usual more shit to do in future. And that drivers side looks even more painful with fekking great coolant pipe running parallel with the manifold 😩😩😩

A job for next year I think 👌

96

Omega General Help / Re: N/S exhaust manifold gasket (2.5 V6)

« on: 25 July 2021, 21:07:55 »

Hi guys. Not bumping but I thought I’d let you know the manifold went back on and she’s quiet as a mouse. Touch wood of course. Putting it back together was an absolute horror show. My only good arm is chewed up to fcku. The gasket I got had of course the 7 holes for the studs but two of them weren’t big enough 😬😬😬 I of course only realised this after fighting with it for two hours 😩😩😩 I then simply opened them up a couple of mil and wallop goes on instantly 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Anyways happy omega owner…… til the next thing.

97

Omega General Help / Re: N/S exhaust manifold gasket (2.5 V6)

« on: 21 July 2021, 13:30:28 »

My understanding is E5 will be available as super unleaded for 5 years. But who knows whether the government will chop and change their mind. I vaguely remember once being encouraged to buy a diesel 🤦‍♂️

98

Omega General Help / Re: N/S exhaust manifold gasket (2.5 V6)

« on: 20 July 2021, 23:14:30 »

Maybe EML on for knock sensor detecting a bit of predetonation?

I wonder if there’ll be an additive for older cars to use with it?

99

Omega General Help / Re: N/S exhaust manifold gasket (2.5 V6)

« on: 20 July 2021, 20:12:54 »

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 true that Steve 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

100

Omega General Help / Re: N/S exhaust manifold gasket (2.5 V6)

« on: 20 July 2021, 18:21:26 »

Has anyone run their omega on it? Would be curious to know about how it runs 🤔

101

Omega General Help / Re: N/S exhaust manifold gasket (2.5 V6)

« on: 20 July 2021, 16:09:43 »

Thanks Nick. Great idea but I just don’t have any time. Also motivation is wavering with the thought of not being able to run the omega in 5 years with E10 coming in 😩😩😩😩

102

Omega General Help / Re: N/S exhaust manifold gasket (2.5 V6)

« on: 20 July 2021, 13:30:15 »

Thanks guys. Found an FAI steel gasket but for 3.2. Can I use this or they different? Certainly looks the same 👍

103

Omega General Help / Re: N/S exhaust manifold gasket (2.5 V6)

« on: 20 July 2021, 10:17:57 »

Thanks DG but need something this week. U got a link to a UK supplier?

104

Omega General Help / N/S exhaust manifold gasket (2.5 V6)

« on: 19 July 2021, 21:58:10 »

Hi gays, I mean guys. hope ur all well and staying safe 😎😃

I have tonight finished removing the n/s exhaust manifold to replace the nackered gasket and finally get rid of the exhaust noise I’ve had for ages now.

Firstly what a knob of a job this was. I’m very much not looking forward to putting it all back together 🤮🤮🤮🤣🤣🤣

Anyway rang Vauxhall earlier and the gasket is no longer available, though I was able to order 2 x manifold to down pipe nuts lol

So can anyone help me out and sell me a gasket or can you give me a link to a good online equivalent? I understand the layered steel ones are the way to go. I’d previously fitted a graphite one which didn’t last. But hey ho we live n learn. Cheers oof brothers

105

Omega General Help / Re: Is this ATF ok...

« on: 06 June 2021, 11:14:10 »

If I’m honest mate I’m not sure. I know there’s two different backing plates for tensioner and upper roller but other than that I’m not sure. I just want a Gates kit. Or Dayco 👍