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Omega General Help / Re: SKF Cambelt kits ?

« on: Today at 10:58:24 »

Im thinking the same, just a bit nervous about changing from Gates / Contitech brands .

If you love the old girl as much as you say you do, pay for the best kit you can find. Better safe than sorry.

I will if need be Steve, but at the same time if I can be confident that SKF is as good as anything else, but cheaper, then I may as well go for one of them.

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Omega General Help / Re: SKF Cambelt kits ?

« on: Today at 10:57:01 »

It does, thanks.

Autodoc seem to have two different Contitech kits and two different Gates kits with quite a difference in price.
They both state " up to engine number" on the cheaper kit and " from engine number" on the more expensive kit.
In theory the only difference should be the backing plate for the rollers, so I could just swap my backing plate over to the new kit.
Whether the theory matches the reality though is a different matter.
Decisions, decisions.   
https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/timing-belt-set-10505/vauxhall/omega/omega-b/15830-3-2-v6?supplier%5B%5D=31&supplier%5B%5D=33

And to complicate things further, the SKF kits on ebay are listed as fitting all V6 models, which cant be right. But again should be able to swap back plate over so it shouldnt be a major issue.   

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Omega General Help / Re: SKF Cambelt kits ?

« on: Yesterday at 23:25:28 »

Im thinking the same, just a bit nervous about changing from Gates / Contitech brands .

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Omega General Help / SKF Cambelt kits ?

« on: Yesterday at 22:58:32 »

Do we know if they are ok ?
Previously Ive always used Gates or Contitech, but they seem to be very expensive now.
SKF are more reasonably priced.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/405411627006

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: Yesterday at 22:54:30 »

Sorry for your loss Steve.
I would imagine your Mum had a long life, but it doesnt stop us missing them dearly when their time comes.
Mine went quite early at 68, but Dad struggled on to 83, which was about 10 years ago.
He was better off out of it, but I was still heartbroken when he went.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: For Sale - 2002 Omega 3.2 Elite Saloon

« on: Yesterday at 16:39:28 »

Yeah but, Tunnie. 

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Wanted. V6 cam locking / setting kit.

« on: Yesterday at 16:38:44 »

That sounds promising. What brand is it please ?
I think they were all ok apart from Laser tools, who had a dodgy batch that never got recalled.
Feel free to PM me details, thanks.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: For Sale - 2002 Omega 3.2 Elite Saloon

« on: Yesterday at 12:11:45 »

It aint right though. Its a bodge, and I couldnt live with that. 

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General Car Chat / Re: Predictive cruise

« on: 01 January 2026, 17:39:54 »

I despair. 

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 01 January 2026, 17:37:51 »

I count it as exercise these days. Need a little nap afterwards. 
I did go back out and vacuum the carpets, checked fluids and tyre pressures.
Quite tiring, so Im glad Im on overtime rate for this physical exertion. 

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 01 January 2026, 13:27:04 »

Im at work today, so brought the Omega with me and gave it a good wash as it was bloody filthy.
Might get the Hoover out soon and vacuum the carpets too. 

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: For Sale - 2002 Omega 3.2 Elite Saloon

« on: 01 January 2026, 11:20:03 »

Probably easier to just weld it and do the job properly. 

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: For Sale - 2002 Omega 3.2 Elite Saloon

« on: 31 December 2025, 18:57:32 »

This exactly. Sounds like not very much needed to turn it into a nice car again, and there are very few of them left.
If it was " around the corner" I would probably be unable to resist the temptation, but it isnt, so I can.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wanted. V6 cam locking / setting kit.

« on: 29 December 2025, 16:56:10 »

As above. Im not in a great hurry for it as I will probably do the job after the Winter, but just putting feelers out in case someone has one they want rid of.
I already have the big ( 30mm iirc) spanner, just need the locking / setting tools.
Tia.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 28 December 2025, 19:12:40 »

Went to change a number plate light bulb on the C1 today, as the MOT runs out soon.
Bulb was fine but there was a break in a wire somewhere in the loom. ended up lying under the back of the bloody thing unplugging sections and testing for continuity until a found it. Then ran a bypass wire and solved the problem.
Probably a Frenchman assembling the Japanese wiring loom had stretched it too tight at the factory.