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Omega General Help / Re: 17" wheels - Will these fit?
« on: 08 December 2006, 17:13:38 »
I think the offset might be different for a Vectra? I'm sure someone else will confirm.
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Omega General Help / Re: Fuel Tank Capacity
« on: 08 December 2006, 20:19:51 »Quote
Quote......You must be on first name terms then with the garage!
I tend to run down till the fuel light comes on then stick £10 to £20 worth in, I only ever fill up if I am going on a long run and intend to use it.You must have a spare sender unit on the shelf waiting to go in for when yours goes t*ts up too!
Probably go to the garage twice a month. Once had a fiat with a faulty fuel sender, was obviously filled to the same point all the time by a previous owner. Used to work till just below half full and then went to zero.
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Omega General Help / Re: Fuel Tank Capacity
« on: 08 December 2006, 14:24:51 »Quote
QuoteQuoteI don't agree with keeping half a tank at all times. I believe in using fresh fuel - it deterioirates. Especialy if you buy tesco crap like me
I would recommend filling up as soon as the red light pops on.
I've had over 25 miles with MID reading 0 miles.
if you run half full all the time you have to drag around all the extra weight for half a tank which probably equates to having a small passenger in the car all the time. I tend to run down till the fuel light comes on then stick £10 to £20 worth in, I only ever fill up if I am going on a long run and intend to use it.
...if I take out all the stuff from my boot I'll be some 20kg lighter...
Not to mention a diet
If you run nearly empty you can forget the diet
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Omega General Help / Re: Fuel Tank Capacity
« on: 08 December 2006, 14:13:41 »Quote
I don't agree with keeping half a tank at all times. I believe in using fresh fuel - it deterioirates. Especialy if you buy tesco crap like me
I would recommend filling up as soon as the red light pops on.
I've had over 25 miles with MID reading 0 miles.
if you run half full all the time you have to drag around all the extra weight for half a tank which probably equates to having a small passenger in the car all the time. I tend to run down till the fuel light comes on then stick £10 to £20 worth in, I only ever fill up if I am going on a long run and intend to use it.
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Omega General Help / Re: Fuel Tank Capacity
« on: 06 December 2006, 07:56:37 »
I always thought it was 75l. My mid is a lot better on the predicted mileage since TB reprogrammed it but I've not got down low enough on fuel since to see how good the predicted mileage is. Might fill the can up and test my nerves someday.
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Omega General Help / Re: Steering Gone A Bit Crazy...
« on: 07 December 2006, 20:49:33 »Quote
Looks about right, can't confirm length though. Check Autovaux etc first - may be cheaper...
just over £40 from autovaux, bought one three weeks ago
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Omega General Help / Re: Interior lights on facelift estates?
« on: 06 December 2006, 20:43:47 »Quote
Lights by grab handles and those in the door pockets on a saloon are triggered by the door pin switch. Could you fit these to your estate and wire in a remote switch to replace the pin switch - maybe?
Nearly suggested that myself
you could just use a torch
or one of those cigarette lighter inspection lights 
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Omega General Help / Re: Interior lights on facelift estates?
« on: 06 December 2006, 20:19:25 »
Mines a prefacelift estate and has lights in the rear by the grab handles, but they only seem to come on when turned on at the switch next to the light or when the door is opened. I seem to remember on my senator when you turned the interior light on from the switch the rear lights came on as well, possibly the kerb lights as well.
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Omega General Help / Re: How long does car battery last when standing?
« on: 07 December 2006, 06:58:22 »
I use one of the solar chargers but the ciggy lighter being off causes a problem. I wired mine into a power feed that was always on, last car I had I used the feed to the boot courtesy light. The one I have has in built diode protection so I can leave it plugged in with engine running, so just wired it in and left it on parcel shelf. Generally it provides enough power to counteract the power drain of the car alarm.
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Omega General Help / Re: Changing plugs and leads.... how hard is it ??
« on: 07 December 2006, 15:06:41 »
Its not really difficult at all just time consuming. It took me about 45mins to do mine but I had had a little practice by changing the plugs a few weeks earlier. The most fiddly bit is getting the new leads onto the DIS pack in the right order.
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Omega General Help / Re: V6 Cambelt Change
« on: 03 December 2006, 17:14:21 »
Well done, I do agree that the DVD is well worth the money 
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Omega General Help / Re: .DIS/COIL pack identification
« on: 03 December 2006, 09:16:27 »
Looking at the picture I've gotta agree, definitely a duff dis pack 
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Omega General Help / Re: R/H exhaust manifold
« on: 26 November 2006, 20:29:49 »
Waterpump is £25 ish with trade club but closer to £40 if buying as normal punter at VX dealer
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Omega General Help / Re: MOT'd at last
« on: 24 November 2006, 20:08:31 »Quote
Well done Salty. Thats another year of trouble-freemight make it to the end of this one
omega ownership is more of an ongoing project
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Omega General Help / Re: MOT'd at last
« on: 24 November 2006, 07:42:55 »Quote
good job - heres hoping i get as nice a MOT next month - brakes nice n easy and not too dear on TC
That's what I thought when I picked mine up, front discs easy job steering idler a couple of balljoints and its done. Turned out to b e a nightmare to split the balljoints, at least I shouldn't have to do it again for a while
Hope you have good luck with yours Markiec