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well,   how about this......


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so, which one of this lot..... ??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=v6+omega+estate+exhaust&_sacat=0&_dmpt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&_odkw=omega+estate+exhaust&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

my mv6 is sounding a bit more macho than it should, investigation reveals a hole in the pipe between mid and back boxes....   

so cat-back exhaust time....   and definitely want twin pipe rear box....  so.... 

   there's one from poland....    seems cheapest, but if one that's a little dearer is better, i'll happily fork out the extra....  within reason.....   

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General Car Chat / astra cutting out when idling
« on: 24 April 2012, 02:31:06 »
any suggestions?     it stutters, the revs drop a smidge, then it splutters and cuts out....   only while stationary...    2001 , 1.6 8v mk4 astra


49
Omega Electrical and Audio Help / frankenstein seats possible??
« on: 17 April 2012, 17:28:20 »
is it possible to take the mechanics (and maybe frame?) of a set of FL elite seats , and hybridize them with a set of FL Mv6 electric seats ?

to get the memory function, and so on?? but keep the lateral support and pull out leg support...   


i'm guessing it would involve a fair bit of fiddly assed work,  just wondering if anyone's done it .... 


(i'm guessing there's some loom and an extra ECU somewhere to be dealt with as well..... )

about to fit an auto dipping mirror ,  thus the pondering....   

50
Omega General Help / rear Brake pad part numbers please
« on: 16 April 2012, 17:47:59 »
called **Bellenders**  in Abingdon today to sort out some bits,   front pads not an issue, but wanted rear pads... (i've still got someone's TradeCard to hand)   except they were having trouble finding the right ones.... 

on account of the normal ones being specified as NOT for vented discs...

of course, my beloved 3.2 Mv6 estate has vented discs front and rear.....   

so what pads ??    coz they were on about £68 some pence + vat .... and still not sure they were right.....   


i suppose i could just get some elsewhere,  but i do like to keep em on the Vx supplied jobs,...    (or TC equivalent)


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Haynes: Rotate anticlockwise.
Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer anticlockwise.

Haynes: Should remove easily.
Translation: Will be corroded into place ... clamp with adjustable wrench then beat repeatedly with a hammer.

Haynes: Remove small retaining clip.
Translation: Take off 15 years of stubborn crud, it's there somewhere.

Haynes: This is a snug fit.
Translation: You will skin your knuckles! ... Clamp with adjustable wrench then beat repeatedly with hammer.

Haynes: This is a tight fit.
Translation: Not a hope in hell matey! ... Clamp with adjustable wrench then beat repeatedly with hammer.
Haynes: As described in Chapter 7...
Translation: That'll teach you not to read through before you start, now you are looking at scarey photos of the inside of a gearbox.

Haynes: Locate ...
Translation: This photo of a hex nut is the only clue we're giving you.

Haynes: Pry...
Translation: Hammer a screwdriver into...

Haynes: Undo...
Translation: Go buy a tin of WD40 (catering size).

Haynes: Ease ...
Translation: Apply superhuman strength to ...
Haynes: Retain tiny spring...
Translation: "Jeez what was that, it nearly had my eye out"!

Haynes: Press and rotate to remove bulb...
Translation: OK - that's the glass bit off, now fetch some good pliers to dig out the bayonet part and remaining glass shards.

Haynes: Lightly...
Translation: Start off lightly and build up till the veins on your forehead are throbbing then re-check the manual because what you are doing now cannot be considered "lightly".

Haynes: Weekly checks...
Translation: If it isn't broken don't fix it!

Haynes: Routine maintenance...
Translation: If it isn't broken... it's about to be!

Haynes: One spanner rating (simple).
Translation: Your Mum could do this... so how did you manage to botch it up?

Haynes: Two spanner rating.
Translation: Now you may think that you can do this because two is a low, tiny, ikkle number... but you also thought that the wiring diagram was a map of the Tokyo underground (in fact that would have been more use to you).

Haynes: Three spanner rating (intermediate).
Translation: Make sure you won't need your car for a couple of days and that your AA cover includes Home Start.
Translation: But Novas are easy to maintain right... right? So you think three Nova spanners has got to be like a 'regular car' two spanner job.

Haynes: Four spanner rating.
Translation: You are seriously considering this aren't you, you pleb!

Haynes: Five spanner rating (expert).
Translation: OK - but don't expect us to ride it afterwards!!!
Translation #2: Don't ever carry your loved ones in it again and don't mention it to your insurance company.

Haynes: If not, you can fabricate your own special tool like this...
Translation: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

Haynes: Compress...
Translation: Squeeze with all your might, jump up and down on, swear at, throw at the garage wall, then search for it in the dark corner of the garage whilst muttering "bugger" repeatedly under your breath.

Haynes: Inspect...
Translation: Squint at really hard and pretend you know what you are looking at, then declare in a loud knowing voice to your wife "Yep, as I thought, it's going to need a new one"!

Haynes: Carefully...
Translation: You are about to cut yourself!

Haynes: Retaining nut...
Translation: Yes, that's it, that big spherical blob of rust.

Haynes: Get an assistant...
Translation: Prepare to humiliate yourself in front of someone you know.

Haynes: Turning the engine will be easier with the spark plugs removed.
Translation: However, starting the engine afterwards will be much harder. Once that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach has subsided, you can start to feel deeply ashamed as you gingerly refit the spark plugs.

Haynes: Refitting is the reverse sequence to removal.
Translation: But you swear in different places.

Haynes: Locate securing bolt.
Translation: Remember that worrying noise when you drove along the A38 last summer? That's where you'll find the securing bolt.

Haynes: Prise away plastic locating pegs...
Translation: Snap off...

Haynes: Remove drum retaining pin.
Translation: Break every screwdriver in your box.

Haynes: Using a suitable drift or pin-punch...
Translation: The biggest nail in your tool box.

Haynes: Everyday toolkit
Translation: Ensure you have an RAC Card & Mobile Phone

Haynes: Apply moderate heat...
Translation: Placing your mouth near it and huffing isn't moderate heat.
Translation #2: Heat up until glowing red, if it still doesn't come undone use a hacksaw.
Translation #3: Unless you have a blast furnace, don't bother. Clamp with adjustable wrench then beat repeatedly with hammer.

Haynes: Remove oil filter using an oil filter chain wrench or length of bicycle chain.
Translation: Stick a screwdriver through it and beat handle repeatedly with a hammer.
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General Car Chat / OXFORD (ish) members help !!!??
« on: 25 March 2012, 20:24:23 »
anyone in shouting distance from oxford got a tyre valve core tool i can borrow tonight???

daughter seems to have a loose valve and needs to go to cardiff for x factor auditions tonight/tomorrow morning

(don't laugh, it's not my fault, and i do not approve, but neither am i going to put any obstacles in her way,....  if i can help it... )

i can run over to someone and grab it and return it tonight.... 

PM me for mobile/house phone number.

53
General Discussion Area / new house
« on: 12 March 2012, 13:17:28 »
unless something goes horribly wrong,  we should get the keys to our new house on the 12th of april....

and not have to hand over keys on this one till 1st of may, so a fairly relaxed move with any luck.... 

4 bedrooms,  2 large reception rooms,  shed, and huge loft,   2 garages, and a drive way long enough to put maybe 7-8 omegas on at once.... 


:D 


bet SWMBO won't let me have 8 omegas  !! :-[


but good potential for meets.....   maybe....    (although the on street parking is a bit of an arse,   as there's a permit system , and not a very wide road....  )



54
if anyone has a known working CID ,  either for sale,  or to borrow to test,  please let me know....   

i have one ,  that is not playing ball,  been tried in "delivery mode" and "brand new virgin unit" mode ,  and still won't talk to car.....    we would like to try another unit to see if it's the car, or the CID,  (either a compatibility issue or just plain faulty)
\


ideally,  if the existing one is shown faulty/incompatible  i'd like to buy ,  but don't really want to buy one if it turns out to be something about the car that doesn't like CID .......

car is early 3.2  Mv6 2001  estate , loom appears present, it has the extra plug etc .....    the theory being if we can try a unit KNOWN to work in a similar vintage vehicle....   and it doesn't work....  then we need to work back down the loom,   and see if it can be sorted....or the loom section replaced .....   and if it does work, then clearly the issue lies in the CID i already have.

 




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General Discussion Area / Cymru Am Byth 19-12
« on: 25 February 2012, 18:14:22 »
So there !!!!


woooo Hooooo !

56
General Discussion Area / treatment worse than cure
« on: 24 February 2012, 10:48:29 »
in the short term at least, carpal tunnel steroid injection rather hurts......

OUCH

thats all i have to say on the subject,,(TYPING ONE HANDED)

57
can't recall noticing before, but my steering wheel control back lights  seem to stay on when the car is switched off and locked and deadlocked....


is this normal,  or should they turn off????



59
General Car Chat / can anyone look up a colour code for me??
« on: 19 February 2012, 22:14:58 »
dunn o if the info is available on those magic databases some of you have access to....


need to know colour code on the daughter's astra....      as yet log book has not arrived...  (going to chase that up tomorrow )


got reg number and chassis number if anyone can look it up using them.....



she's reversed in to a small tree.....    needs a new tailgate as she's creased the back lip on the boot lid....    not huge , but sharp,  and multi-dimensional....  sort of thing.... unlikely to get knocked out easily..... so a second hand tailgate seems the quickest easiest and cheapest answer.


thus needing to know the colour code....      to get a match of the bay of flea

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this seems to be a common problem on Astras  as far as a bit of google implies, but as yet , i've not found the cause or cure.... so maybe one of you lot has already encountered and solved it..... 

if the car is running,   and stationary,  all works as intended,  and the temp gauge indicates normally.....     


the moment you drive off, or thereabouts.....  it drops to the bottom of the gauge , and stays there....  no matter what.....    until you park up on level ground,  and sit with the engine running for 10-15 minutes
..


at which point it works again.....


it's just had a new thermostat,  water pump,  cambelt,  temp sensor,  all filters, all fluids (oil , coolant, brake fluid, autobox fluid,  etc ) changed, etc etc....     and made no change to this behaviour...


any ideas chaps???


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